Huntington Highlights

We are thrilled to share an exciting update! A group of our 5th graders recently conducted experiments with paper towels, exploring their quality and effectiveness. Their impressive efforts have sparked the district to consider ordering a new brand of paper towels based on the results!

This accomplishment has even caught the attention of The Medina Gazette, which will be featuring a story about their work. Additionally, Mr. Niedermeyer will be visiting our school to personally recognize these students for their initiative and contribution.

A special thank you goes out to Mrs. Ciccozzi for planning and facilitating this activity, which provided such a meaningful and hands-on learning experience for our students.

We couldn’t be prouder of their hard work and the positive impact they’ve made.

Medina Gazette Article

This week students in 2nd through 5th grade will take the middle of the year reading and math MAP Growth Test which will help teachers understand how student are growing since the beginning of the school year. Results will be shared at conferences or sent home by Feb 20th.

Also this week all students will be administered the middle of the year DIBELS benchmark test. These quick DIBELS tests provide teachers with information about your child’s reading and how well he or she is progressing on a particular reading skill. Benchmark assessments generally take 2 to 6 minutes to give, depending on the grade. These results will be shared by Feb 20th.

2nd QUARTER REPORT CARD ACCESS

Log into ProgressBook to view your child's report card. Spring conferences are scheduled for February 20th. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to your child's teacher. We are looking forward to a fantastic second semester!

These students were nominated by their teachers for consistently displaying our PRIDE expectations throughout the entire month! Awesome job friends!

January

1/15 MAP Reading Test (2-5)

1/16 MAP Math Test (2-5)

1/20 MLK Jr. Day- No School

1/22 Child Protection Presentations (K-2)

1/23 Safety Drill

1/29 Child Protection Presentations (3-5)

1/30 Fire Drill

February

2/3-2/7 National School Counseling Week

2/3-2/7 LLS Dollar Wars

2/7 PTO Dance

2/11 2nd Grade School Performance

2/12 2nd Grade Parent Performance

2/12 PTO Meeting @ 6:30 pm Art Rm.

2/13 Valentine's Day Parties

2/14 Teacher Inservice Day- No School

2/15 National School Resource Officer Appreciation Day

2/17 President's Day- No School

2/18 5th Gr. BMS Band Recruitment Concert

2/18-2/19 PTO Bowling Nights

2/19 Fire Drill

2/19 2nd Gr. Gifted Testing

2/20 Parent/ Teacher Conferences

2/21 PTO Popcorn Friday

2/22 GCCTM Math Tournament @ 8-12 pm

2/24-3/14 One School One Book

2/27 Math Night @ 5:30-7 pm

2/28 HUDDLE Peer Leadership Day (1st-5th Gr.)

The month of January for Second Step is Empathy/Friendship. Empathy is feeling and understanding how someone else feels. We will also learn the healthy components of a friendship.

See link below for K-5 Elementary Second Step Teaching Topics and Schedule:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YvC_lLgwrb2-oSM91W6pm54-Q2ZZlYv2YyRlhoo5f8M/edit?usp=sharing

The great news is that the Second Step Program has a link that parents can utilize to reinforce the skills that their children have learned for the week. All you need to do is the following:

Use this link www.SecondStep.org then enter the following Activation Key:

Kindergarten- SSPK FAMI LY70 Look for Lessons under Home Link

1st Grade-SSP1 FAMI LY71 Look for Lessons under Home Link

2nd Grade-SSP1 FAMI LY72 Look for Lessons under Home Link

3rd Grade-SSP1 FAMI LY73 Look for Lessons under Home Link

4th Grade-SSP4 FAMI LY74 Look for Lessons under Home Link

5th Grade-SSP5 FAMI LY75 Look for Lessons under Home Link

Here is also additional information on ways to reinforce Listening Skills

Please view our Title 1 Newsletter!

Interested in getting involved with Huntington PTO?

Don't know a lot about us, what we do, or how we support the students, families, and staff of Huntington Elementary?

Join us for one of our monthly meetings!

You can attend VIRTUALLY or IN-PERSON.

SCAN THE QR to access the monthly Google Meet link, meeting agendas & minutes, Treasurers reports, etc.

Questions? Email pto.huntington@gmail.com

Popcorn Friday is always looking for volunteers to pop, bag, & deliver our fresh popped popcorn.

We pop on the stage from 9am-1pm (approx.). Stay as little or as long as you like.

Younger siblings are welcome to "volunteer" as well.

Adult volunteers must have a current background check on file with the BCS Board Office.

Click here to SignUp for one or more Popcorn Friday events: https://signup.com/go/SXpVPrf

Our favorite dine-to-donate has finally returned....Celebrity Scooper at our Brunswick DQ Grill n Chill is Wednesday, January 22nd from 5-8pm. Come visit your favorite Huntington teacher as they serve up Hot Eats & Cool Treats!

*During this event, DQ donates 30% of your order back to Huntington PTO*

Let's Roll! at Family Bowling Night

Tuesday January 28th or Wednesday January 29th

T&M Lanes Brunswick ~ 6:30-8:30pm each night

$10 per person. Includes 2 games & free shoe rental.

Deadline to RSVP is Friday January 24, 2025.

RSVP ONLINE ONLY with Cheddarup at:

https://huntington-pto-bowling-2025.cheddarup.com

Splash into Summer with Huntington Kalahari Night!

Sunday June 1 and/or Monday June 2, 2025

Rooms are ONLY $159 plus tax for either night and feature 2 Queen beds and INCLUDES 4 waterpark passes!

DEADLINE TO BOOK is Thursday May 1, 2025 with the link below under the "Huntington PTO Room Block" for our discounted room rate. (Room block is limited so book early to avoid getting shut out)

FYI: If your family needs a handicap accessible room, please contact PTO coordinator Diana Book at pto.huntington@gmail.com to see if we can get more rooms switched out.

Book Kalahari here: https://book.passkey.com/e/50950077

Catch a Cavs game with your Huntington friends!

Cleveland Cavs vs. New York Knicks

Wednesday April 2nd at 7:00pm ~ Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse

Order NOW through Sunday March 2nd with the link below:

https://huntingtoncavs2025.cheddarup.com

Over the summer, BCSD transitioned our lunch and student fee payment system to a new vendor, PaySchools. Click here for PaySchools Central to register and create your account.

Please note that any balances on your student’s lunch accounts (from MySchoolBucks) have already been transferred to PaySchools and will be available immediately upon creating your account in PaySchools. Also, any outstanding student class fees have been transferred to PaySchools. You will also have the option to pay any Athletic and Marching Band Pay to Participate fees through your PaySchools account.

Additionally, parents interested in applying for free and reduced lunches can submit applications starting July 31, 2024, using their PaySchools account.

Free and Reduced Lunch

There are no fees involved when paying your student's fees online.

There will be a small transaction fee for the Meal Accounts.

• Credit/Debit Cards (Transactions less than $25.00) $1.65 per transaction

• Credit/Debit Cards (Transactions $25 to $49.99) $2.00 per transaction

• Credit/Debit Cards (Transactions greater than $49.99) 4.5%

• Electronic Check (All transaction amounts) $1.75 per transaction

Several PaySchool links are provided below. At the bottom of each informational document, you will find PaySchools customer service contact information. Feel free to reach out to PaySchools if you encounter a problem when creating your account.

If you have a district-related question regarding your fees please contact Tina Campbell, Administrative Assistant to the Treasurer, at tcampbell@bcsoh.org. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation with this transition.

PaySchools Parent Registration

PaySchools Free and Reduced Application

PaySchool Meal Account

Your children may qualify for free meals or for reduced price meals. If you think your children qualify after reading the parent letter and guidelines found in the link below, please complete the application and return to your child's school. We cannot approve an application that is not complete, so be sure to fill out all required information. You may submit one Free and Reduced Price School Meals Application for all students in your household.

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The Brunswick City School District is committed to providing all children with teachers who are well-trained and certified in the areas that they teach. High quality professional development is made available to all teachers to update and increase their professional knowledge.

Brunswick City Schools is pleased to inform you that all of the classroom teachers assigned to teach your child meet or exceed the qualifications needed to be rated as Highly Qualified Teachers. Our teachers are all fully certified to teach in the areas they have been assigned and are eligible for the Highly Qualified designation due to having taken and passed required licensure exams and/or having taken advanced coursework or earned advanced degrees.

Specific additional information regarding the qualifications of your child’s teacher can be obtained by contacting Heidi Armentrout, Director of Personnel.

Please review the district's statement on Artificial Intelligence .

Mrs. Hoehn Twitter- @PrincipalHoehn

PTO Twitter- @PtoHuntington

PTO Facebook- @huntingtonelementarypto

Website: https://www.bcsoh.org/Domain/13
Location: 1931 Huntington Circle, Brunswick, OH, USA
Phone: 330-273-0484