Kindergarten Registration 2025-26 school year
REGISTER NOW!!! It is important to register as early as possible. Visit our kindergarten Welcome Center website for information about the registration process and requirements.
We are excited to announce that starting in the 2025-26 school year, Worthington Schools will be offering universal, no-cost all-day kindergarten for all students. This program will provide a strong foundation for learning and allow us to better meet the needs of every child in our community.
For more details about Worthington's All-Day Kindergarten, you can read Superintendent Dr. Bowers blog or watch a presentation about kindergarten from a recent board meeting.
We can’t wait to welcome our newest learners to our schools!
Mrs. Hollinger and her family established the nonprofit, Finley's Smile in 2017, after her daughter passed away. The goal of Finley's Smile is to bring fun, memory building experiences to children and their families. The annual Finley's Smile 5K & Smile Mile fundraising event will be held on Sunday, May 4th this year! This is a fun, family friendly event that includes face painting, an egg hunt, Finley's birthday cupcakes, a race shirt and medal. If you're interested in registering to support Finley's Smile, please visit https://racepenguin.com/events/finleys-smile/
PTA Corner
Our next PTA meeting Thursday, April 3rd will be a parent's night out at Zacatecas Mexican Grill located at 1175 Worthington Woods Blvd, Worthington, OH 43085. Please come out and join us and meet other parents! *No child care for this event*
PTA will NO longer be using GIVEBACKS! We ask that any donations be sent in to check made out to Slate Hill PTA or cash for the last rest of the school year. Thank you!
Thank you to all the families who joined us for the PTA meeting! We hope that you will join our PTA this year and support the great things that we are doing for our Slate Hill Stars! Please go to our PTA website and sign up today By joining our PTA, you are financially supporting our events and our students.
Feel free to email slatehillPTA1990@gmail.com with any questions!
Important Events!
Report Cards are now available in Infinite Campus. Please be sure to log in to see your child's report
March 20th- 4th Grade Field Trip to COSI, 1st Grade Penguin Night at 6pm
March 21st- 2nd Grade Field Trip to Celeste Center (Shriner Circus)
March 24th - 28th - Spring Break (No School)
March 31st- School Resumes!
Art to Remember
Hi families and friends,
Our school is participating in a creative fundraiser with Art to Remember that allows you to purchase keepsake products customized with your child's art. There are over 60 products and many are less than $20. These make great gifts and a percentage of every purchase goes right back to our school. Click on the link below and enter the online order code shown on your child's order form or to search for your child's artwork. Then, have fun shopping!
Cold & Flu Season Protocols
Cold and flu season is here. We are seeing a rise in the number of flu cases. If your child is absent from school, please call/email the school to let us know. Letting us know that your student is sick helps us track illnesses and also allows us to know that your student is safe with you.
Your child is too ill to go to school if he or she has any of the following symptoms:
Temperature above 100.4 F by mouth (see below)
Vomiting or diarrhea within the past 24 hours (see below)
Shortness of breath or an increase in 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)
A rash over the body or localized to one area of the body (see below)
Fatigue and needs bed rest (common with flu-like symptoms)
Signs of conjunctivitis such as red, crusty, or swollen eyes (see below)
Students who are sent home with a fever of 100.4 degrees or higher must remain at home until the student is fever-free for 24 hours without the use of medication. In most cases, this means students will miss the following school day. Please understand that fevers can reoccur within a 24-hour time period and this policy is in the best interest of all students.
Students who are sent home due to vomiting or diarrhea must also stay home for 24 hours to ensure these symptoms are gone before returning to school.
Students exhibiting signs of conjunctivitis (crusty eyes, red or swollen eyes) may return once the symptoms have been treated and are gone or a note is presented from a doctor stating that the student may return to school.
Students who show signs of a communicable disease exhibiting as a rash may return to school once the rash is gone or a note is presented from a doctor stating that the student may return to school.
If you have any questions please let me know.
Nurse Keathley
Counselors' Corner
No matter what time of year, it is always important that your child knows how much you love them! By showing your child how much you value them, you are boosting their confidence and setting them up to have healthy relationships in the future. Remind your child how much you love them with some of these attached suggestions!
-Mrs. Stefanee Loges , School Counselor and Miss Julia Hall, School Counselor Intern
Lazelle Woods Summer Camp
Lazelle Woods Community Center holds 8 weeks of summer camp for ages 6 – 12. Camp is from 7:30am – 6pm and is filled with field trips, special events, activities and more. We offer Mini Camp Lazelle for ages 6 – 8 and Kids Camp Lazelle for ages 9 – 12. Each week has a fee of $100 and Registration opens on February 25th. There are financial aid options for those who income qualify. More info about our Mini & Kids camp can be found here https://columbusrecparks.com/summer-camps/camp-lazelle/
Looking for Summer Activities for Your Kids? McConnell Arts Center Summer Programs
Here at the MAC, we are thrilled to offer summer camps for youth of various age groups and with a wide range of artistic interests. These camps are a great opportunity for young people to explore the arts, learn creative skills, and participate in exciting hands-on activities.
There are Scholarship Opportunities that help cover the cost of camps as well! Check out the link below for more options
Worthington Libraries Bookmark Contest
Starting March 1st, Worthington Libraries will be having a bookmark coloring contest until March 31st. Contest flyer and bookmark worksheet are below. They can be returned to any Worthington Library location or turned into Mx.Kochensparger. *Please turn in signed contest form to Mx. Kochensparger by Friday, March 21.*
We are looking for STAR PARTNERS!
If you are interested in being a STAR partner, please reach out to me! Do you have a company or working for a company that is willing to support our school and our Slate Hill Stars! This year for every $200 provided by the first 10 companies, the names of the company will be on the back of our STAR FUN DAY shirts! Please reach out to Julie if you are interested at jgulley@wscloud.org
Book Giveaway Events
Book Giveaway Events are an opportunity for anyone in the community who works with children to shop our selection of FREE gently used books at the Columbus Kids' Book Bank. Here is the website.
Address: 7949 N High St, Columbus, OH 43235
Parent Resources- ALL IN ONE PLACE!
How to Become a Volunteer for Worthington Schools!
This Volunteer Flyer will answer any questions you may have about becoming a volunteer for Worthington City Schools.
School Meals and Free/Reduced Applications
The USDA had school food services return to pre-pandemic operations last year.
Worthington Schools has eligibility-based pricing of meals (Free/Reduced/Paid).
All Worthington School families are required to complete the online Free/Reduced Lunch Eligibility Form. All students use their Lunch ID for meals. The student's number can be found in the Parent Portal. Select the Student ID tab and look for your Lunch PIN.
Families can add money to their lunch account through My Payments Plus. You can also use MPP to track your student's account and see how much money remains on it. My Payments Plus is also used to pay other fees, like high school parking permits and AP testing fees.
How do I update my child's emergency information? (THIS IS REQUIRED EVERY YEAR!)
There are some new procedures this year on how to update your child's Emergency Data. It is required for all parents to do this every year for their child to attend field trips and ensure we have the correct information in case of any emergencies at school. Directions are also attached below!
Parents are asked to:
1. Log in to Infinite Campus at
https://worthingtonoh.infinitecampus.org/campus/portal/parents/worthington.jsp
or from the Infinite Campus Parent app on your mobile device.
2. Input your district-provided parent username and password
Retrieve forgotten credentials at
https://wecweb01.worthington.k12.oh.us/parent-new/recovery.html
*Still having trouble, call 614-450-6000 and ask for tech services or call the Slate Hill office.
3. Click Parent Access Links from the Quick Links section on the Infinite Campus
homepage.
4.The Parent Access Page will open in a new tab. Enter your login credentials a second
time for security purposes, then click Submit. Descriptions for each option on the
parent access page is explained below. Tip: to toggle between screens without being required to input your login credentials repeatedly, click the Return to Selection Page button when you are finished with a section.
Health Office Reminders- Click HERE!
Community Resources for our Slate Hill families- CLICK HERE!
Reporting your child's absence-Please notify Slate Hill each time your child is going to miss school by calling 614-450-5000 and leave a message or email hbaugh@wscloud.org, our attendance secretary. Please be sure to include your child's first and last name, grade level, teacher's name and reason for their absence. Please be sure to turn in all doctor's notes to the office if you have one when your child is absent.
Slate Hill Elementary School
Be here by 8 so that you are not late!
Email: jgulley@wscloud.org
Website: https://www.worthington.k12.oh.us/Domain/21
Location: 7625 Alta View Boulevard, Columbus, OH, USA
Phone: 614-450-5000
Twitter: @SlateHillstars
Instagram: @SlateHillstars