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Attendance Line: 614-450-5710 or email perryattendance@wscloud.org

Big congrats to the 6th graders who presented their AMAZING books at Bluffsview, Slate Hill, and Brookside last week!

8th Graders also received a Chromebook upgrade this past week! With all of the high school construction, they needed to do it now rather than the beginning of the school year. So, make a plan for where they are going to store it over the summer. :)

• May 20: 8th Graders to COSI
• May 21: 7th Graders to the Zoo
• May 22: Last day of the School
• Aug 7: 4pm-7pm Schedule Pick-Up
• Aug 13: First Day of 2025-26 School Year

On Thursday, students will attend each class for a shortened time to say goodbye and wrap up the year. Here are a couple other fun things happening on this day!

1. 8th Graders will have an 8th grade breakfast in the morning cooked by the teachers and paid for by our wonderful PTA.
2. All grade levels will get to cheer on their peers in Student v. Staff Basketball games.
3. Our Student Council has planned a fun Pep Rally, complete with teachers getting pied in the face.
4. We will have Field Day for the last two hours, where students can choose between lots of fun activities, including sports, art, movies, and games.
5. The PTA has also provided Ice Cream treats from Dairy Queen (Dairy and Dairy Free Options available)
6. While we do not have the parking available for families to join us, our students will line the halls at the end of the day to clap out our 8th graders.

Students will be allowed to use cell phones in the last two hours of the day, as many like to take pictures of the fun. However, any student found to be recording or photographing others without their permission will be removed to the office for the remainder of Field Day.

I am sure this will be a wonderful day of fun and celebration of a successful school year!

We will offer Supply Kits for sale again this year to Incoming 6th, 7th, and 8th grade families. The sale will run until May 30th.

Click Here and Use # 68999

All students interested in sport participation next year must register on FinalForms. This must be done every year. Select all sports of interest to receive information about open gyms, camps, tryouts, and practices via email.

For those with current 6th or 7th graders that want to play sports next year, here is a flyer for free physicals.

Columbus Public Health, in partnership with Columbus City Schools and Nationwide Children’s Hospital, is hosting a Back to School Student Health Fair offering key services for students as they prepare for the year ahead. This event is open to all local school districts, and we encourage families to attend if their child needs any of the services listed below:

• Vaccines (including those required for school entry)

• TB testing

• Vision and hearing screenings

• Annual physicals

Event Details:

Dates: Saturday, August 2 and Saturday, August 9

Time: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Location: East High School, 1500 E. Broad St. – Free parking available

This free event is open to the public. Registration is recommended by scanning the QR code on the attached flyer or visiting bit.ly/cbus-82925. Limited walk-ins will also be accepted.

Here is the website information about State Funding: Help Worthington Schools Protect Local Control

Here is Dr. Bower's Blog Series and Podcoast or even more:

Where Things Stand with the State Budget and Worthington Schools

Why Worthington (and Schools Across Ohio) Need a Cash Balance

How Would a 30% Limit Impact Worthington?

How Can We Advocate for Worthington Schools?

Podcast: Worthington Schools Budget and Cash Balance Issues

Host a student from Spain this July! Hosting is free and offers a fun, enriching cultural experience for both your family and the student. Any student aged 12-18 can be a host student. Host families must be able to provide a safe, clean home, a bed (shared room is okay), 3 meals a day, reasonable transportation to/from activities, and a welcoming, English-speaking environment. Host students will have 2-3 free events to attend with their Spanish student like rock climbing, OSU stadium tour and then family events like Columbus Clippers and Crew games. Spanish students can travel and attend camps with their hosts as well! Please reach out to Señorita Hanna mhanna@wscloud.org for more info!

Join us for the second annual Christmas in July 5K and 1 Miler, a fun and festive event benefiting Worthington Connects, a nonprofit group dedicated to providing year-round support to Worthington families facing financial hardship. This family-friendly event is more than just a race—it's an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in our local community. Proceeds from registration and fundraising efforts go directly toward helping families in need not only during the holiday season but throughout the entire school year. Whether you're running, walking, or cheering from the sidelines, your presence helps bring hope, joy, and vital resources to those who need it most. Don’t miss your chance to win amazing grand prizes generously donated by our community partners, including Burn Boot Camp Worthington, lululemon, Frida Bee Studios, RoadRunner, and many more! Let’s come together in the spirit of giving, sunshine, and sweat to support Worthington families—one step at a time. We can't wait to see you at the starting line!

Race Details and Sign Up

Below is the Flyer to learn more about the 8th Grade trip to Washington DC for our current 7th graders.

This year's DACC Summer Camp will take place from June 3-5 on the main campus, running daily from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The camp is open to Worthington's rising 7th-9th graders. The cost is $40 per camper. They will be offering 11 exciting camps this year, covering a wide range of areas throughout our building. You can view the full list of camps here. We're excited about this selection because it provides something for everyone—students with diverse interests and passions!

These camps offer a fantastic opportunity for middle school students to gain new skills, make new friends, and experience the world of career-technical education within their own community. For many students, it will also be a valuable week of early career exploration, as they'll have the chance to learn from and collaborate with industry professionals and current DACC students.

Here is the Link to learn more about Field Hockey at the WYB.

There is still time for students to register for B-WISER Science Camp for middle school girls at The College of Wooster. Please share the attached flier with 7th and 8th grade STEM teachers and ask them to announce it to their students. Please also consider including the camp in your parent newsletter. The registration deadline is April 30.

Partnering with the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation, B-WISER camp provides hands-on experiences in physics, chemistry, geology, biology, and engineering. The non-profit residential program was founded in 1990 and takes place on The College of Wooster campus from June 16-21, 2025. We prioritize making this opportunity affordable to any interested young woman; financial aid recipients pay just $160 for the week, including room and board. Please see our website for more information: https://bwiser.spaces.wooster.edu/.

This is a very cool opportunity for our 7th and 8th grade girls. Buckeye Women in Science, Engineering, and Research (B-WISER) is a non-profit that began in 1990 and is designed for girls who will be completing 7th or 8th grade. We prioritize making this opportunity affordable to any interested young woman; financial aid recipients pay just $160 for the week, including room and board.

Partnering with the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation, B-WISER camp provides hands-on experiences in physics, chemistry, geology, biology, and engineering. The residential program takes place on The College of Wooster campus from June 16-21, 2025. Please see our website for more information: https://bwiser.spaces.wooster.edu/.

WYB wanted to make sure you were aware of a newly re-established opportunity for boys aged 13-15 interested in playing rec baseball this summer. WYB has not offered this league since 2018 so many may not be aware of it being available this summer. Games begin Saturday May 24th with practices the couple weeks prior, and the timing of the season pairs well with those playing middle school baseball. The hope is to get up to 4 teams, with loosely 1 per middle school.

This league will be paired with NCIL in Clintonville. Home games and practices will be at Perry or McCord with some away games at Whetstone Park.

Registration is OPEN NOW! Register here - https://playmetrics.com/signup?clubToken=TG9naW4tQ2x1Yi52MS01NDEtMTc1MDE2OTkxOHxuTDVSb3BiWkFNenExckcyZUZFV1ZMalJpcStoV00xdUQ4Y0VpOExUSjVzPQ==

Getting on Infinite Campus & Schoology

Infinite Campus, and especially the Parent App, is a great way to keep track of your student's grades. Instructions can be found here.

Schoology is a great place to look at the upcoming due dates for your student. You can always have your student sign on and take you through, or you can get Family Access. Instruction on how to do this can be found here.

School Lunch / Free & Reduced Fees Application

Worthington Schools offers breakfast and lunch to students. Pricing for meals will be based on family eligibility. New Meal Applications are required for families every school year. Families may find the online Free/Reduced Lunch Eligibility Form HERE. All students use their Lunch ID for meals. The student's number can be found in the Parent Portal by selecting the Student ID tab and then look for their student's Lunch PIN.

Families may add money to their lunch account through My Payments Plus. They may also use My Payments Plus to track their student's account and see much money remains on it. My Payments Plus is also used to pay other fees, like high school parking permits and AP testing fees.

Starting Jan 3, 2025, the old www.worthington-portal.org site is no longer accessible. The items from the old portal are now available from your Infinite Campus portal in the “More” section in “Parent Access Links”. Here is a guide to help you navigate this change: Parent Access Link.

• Worthington students in grades 6-12 who provide their student ID at the door will be admitted for free
• As we continue with the online ticket purchasing through Hometown Ticketing, we will not have a cash option for families and visitors students at the door. Please use this link to purchase event tickets: Hometown Ticket Purchases

• Order Spirit Wear all year from this link.
• You can donate Snacks to feed hungry kids at Perry with this PTA Amazon Wishlist

Spring is a time of so many celebrations! We have music concerts, field trips, incentive celebrations, and released State test scores. One that I am always excited to talk about are our English Language Learners. I am never not impressed by the resilience and bravery it takes to come to a school where you are not yet proficient with the language. Middle School is already often the hardest time for many kids. They don't feel good in their own skin, they struggle to treat other with kindness, and they have yet to discover what really makes them great. Now imagine adding on traversing the challenging social dynamics of adolescence while speaking a different language! And yet, they come each day and try! They try to learn middle school content AND English at the same time.

We had lots of growth in our OELPA (Ohio English Language Proficiency Assessment) scores this year and we had 9 students who are now officially English speakers! Congratulation to all of our English learners!!!

As always, do not hesitate to reach out. We are far from perfect and want to partner with our families to be our best.

Go Wolves! Lobos! o ولفز!

Email: jrobertson@wscloud.org
Website: https://www.worthington.k12.oh.us/Domain/1194
Location: Perry Middle School, Snouffer Road, Worthington, OH, USA
Phone: 614-450-5700
Twitter: @PerryMSWolves