Worthington Hills Families,
What a fantastic and warm week we’ve had! I hope you all had a chance to soak up this beautiful weather!
Today’s WHE Connects assembly looked a little different since the Amazing Adventure Unit took over the gym—but that didn’t stop us! Each month, a different grade level shares their learning and how it connects to our Portrait of a Learner by showing how they are Thinkers, Leaders, & Friends.
This month, we got creative with a pre-recorded assembly! Our incredible 5th Grade Hawkeye News Crew stepped up to record our 1st graders, capturing their learning and leadership in action. Way to go, 1st grade & 5th grade leaders!
Here is a link to the video for the WHE Connect today - enjoy!
Reminder: No School March 24th - March 28th (Spring Break)
Looking forward to another great week ahead!
Warmly,
Tiena Miller
Principal
Worthington Connects is a community-driven organization dedicated to supporting local families in need year-round. We partner closely with schools to identify families who could benefit from assistance and rely on generous donations from the community to make our efforts possible. Every contribution helps us provide meaningful support to those in need.
If you would like to donate or get involved, please visit https://www.worthingtonconnects.org Families seeking assistance are encouraged to reach out to their school counselors, who work with us to connect resources to those who need them most. Together, we can make a lasting impact in our Worthington community!
Direct donation: https://www.worthingtonconnects.org/giving-page-3
Kindergarten Registration has begun. Starting in the 2025-2026 school year, Worthington Schools will offer free, all-day kindergarten. All students who will turn 5 years old by September 30, 2025 are eligible for enrollment.
You can learn more about the kindergarten program on this webpage. If you know a family that has a child entering school next year, please share this information with them!
Important Reminder Regarding Food Allergies
This serves as a reminder that there may be some students in your child’s school who have peanut and/or tree nut allergies. As the safety of our children is paramount to all, we need your support to make our cafeteria “nut free”. A child with a nut allergy can suffer a serious reaction merely by touching a food containing a peanut or tree nut. Therefore, we ask that you adhere to the following safety guidelines:
Please do not send in any peanuts, peanut butter or foods containing peanuts or peanut butter to be eaten during lunch.
Read ingredient labels carefully to ensure that the snacks sent in with your child are peanut and tree nut-free.
Please do not hesitate to contact our Health Office Assistant, Liz Martin, RN @ lmartin@wscloud.org or our School Nurse, Beth Laflumboise RN @ elaflumboise@wscloud.org with any questions or concerns about food allergies. They can also be reached at 614-450-4015.
If your child has a change in dismissal - we need to know! Please use the form below or email your child's teacher and our office staff so we can ensure they are where they need to be at dismissal.
Erin Neville - eneville@wscloud.org
Linda Watts - lwatts@wscloud.org
Lori Kallas - lkallas@wscloud.org
Here are some guidelines for when to keep your child home from school:
The protocol for management of communicable disease in Worthington City Schools is based upon the Ohio Department of Health’s guidelines and recommendations. Your child is too ill to go to school if any of the following symptoms are present:
● Temperature of 100 F or above by mouth (Student must stay home until fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medication. In most cases this means the student will miss the following school day. Please understand fevers can reoccur within a 24 hour time period and this policy is in the best interest of all students.)
● Vomiting or diarrhea within the past 24 hours (Student must stay home for 24 hours to ensure these symptoms are gone before returning to school.)
● Shortness of breath or increased wheezing during normal activity
● Has a cough that interrupts normal activity
● Pain from an earache, headache, sore throat or recent injury
● Has yellow or green drainage from nose or eye(s)
● Rash over body or localized to one area of the body (A student who shows signs of a communicable disease exhibiting as a rash may return to school once the rash is gone or a doctor’s note is presented stating the student may return to school.)
● Fatigue that requires bed rest (common with flu-like symptoms)
● Signs of conjunctivitis such as red, crusty or swollen eyes (Student may return once symptoms have been treated and are gone or a doctor’s note is presented stating the student may return to school .)
If your child is ill, please do not send them to school to be checked by the school nurse. Such exposure may be harmful to the child as well as to the children with whom they come in contact. Please report all contagious diseases to the school office in order that the proper steps may be taken within the school to prevent the spread of disease. If your child becomes ill, or is injured at school, you will be called and expected to come to school to pick-up the child. We will be guided by information on the “Health Services” portion of your student’s Online Registration Summary. You are asked to supply that information on or before the start of school. If there are ever any changes to this information during the school year, please notify the school office immediately and make those changes online.
Please click here to learn about lice protocols. Please note that Worthington Hills appropriately handles lice cases as outlined in the link above. For more information on head lice visit:
The March PTA meeting will be held on Wednesday, 3/19/25 at 6:30pm at the old Random Precision Brewing at 2365 W Dublin Granville Rd. We'll move next door to Aardvark for Happy Hour immediately following our meeting. Pizza and appetizers will be supplied by the PTA. Drinks cannot be covered by the PTA.
Special thank you to Scott Talmage, owner of Endeavor Brewing & Spirits, for letting us use his 2nd location for our meeting, and thank you to Donnie Austin and Megan Cavanugh, owners of Aardvark, for hosting our Happy Hour.
Please take a moment to RSVP no later than Sunday, 3/16 so that I can give Scott, Donnie, a head count.
