
Slate Hill Newsletter
May 11, 2025- HAPPY MOTHER"S DAY!!
EduKit School Supplies
We are offering an opportunity for families to order their child's school supplies for the 2025-26 school year and have them delivered to Slate Hill to be picked up on the Meet the Teacher/School Picture day on August 11th from 4-6pm. Please go to the Edukit website at www.edukitinc.com by June 20, 2025 if you wish to order your child's school supplies. This is provided as a convenience but is not required.
State Funding Concerns
Ohio's currently proposed State budget has significant impacts on school funding. Please take some time to learn about the prepared budget and the impacts it could bring to Worthington Schools.
Advocacy Website: Help Worthington Schools Protect Local Control
Blog Series:
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:
Library books were due last week. There is $2500 in missing books currently. Please get books back to school or send money to pay for any lost books. If you are unable to pay due to current financial circumstances, please Mx. Kochensparger at (ckochensparger@wscloud.org).
Perry News for incoming 6th grade students!
Perry will offer Supply Kits to Incoming 6th, 7th, and 8th grade families wanting to avoid back to school shopping. The sale will run until May 30th. Click Here and Use #68999 to purchase. Kits will be delivered to the school in August and available at Schedule Pick-Up on August 7th.
Go Wolves! ¡Lobos! o ولفز!
Jodi Robertson
Principal
Perry Middle School
614-450-5700 Ext. 5705Fax: 614-781-0135
@PerryMSWolves
PTA CORNER
Thank you for all of your donations to make staff appreciation week so special! We appreciate all you've done this school year to support the students and staff!
*Did you know that you can link your Kroger Plus Card to Slate Hill PTA and that money goes straight to supporting the school?! On the Kroger app under the My Info tab click on Rewards and then on Community Rewards and select Slate Hill PTA as the organization you want to support.
We hope that you will join our PTA this year and support the great things that we are doing for our Slate Hill Stars! By joining our PTA, you are financially supporting our events and our students.
Feel free to email slatehillPTA1990@gmail.com with any questions!
ONLY for graduating seniors from Worthington that attended Slate Hill Elementary
Important Events!
May 12th- Culture Adventures Day with our OSU partnership (from 8:30-11am for students)
May 15th- Graduating Slate Hill Senior Tea from 3:30-5pm and our Slate Hill Spring Choir, Drum and Accent Concert from 7 pm - 8 pm
May 16th- We will have a short assembly at 2:15pm where some of our staff will take PIES in the FACE since our PTA was able to hit their unfundraising goal of $2000. Actually they surpassed it and raised over $2500 for our Slate Hill Stars.
May 20th- 5th grade Talent Show @9:15am
May 21st- Star Fun Day!
May 22nd -Last Day of Classes! 5th Grade Slideshow begins at 1:15pm for 5th grade students and families and is followed by our 5th Grade Clapout beginning at 2:15pm
June 2nd- The District Summer School begins at Slate Hill for registered K-2 students
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!
Counselors' Corner
With summer break quickly approaching, you might be on the lookout for some engaging activities to do with your child. Your child might be spending some time with friends and family, which gives us the opportunity to remind them about being kind to others. Summer break is the perfect chance to spend time with your child discussing kindness. Read below for some inspiration on activities that encourage kindness!
-Mrs. Stefanee Loges , School Counselor and Miss Julia Hall, School Counselor Intern
COMMUNITY EVENTS! Check out fliers below for things happening in our community
Fall Lazelle League Soccer Registration opens April 22nd – June 28th (or until we fill up)
This fall we will be hosting our own soccer league in Lazelle Woods Park for ages 4 - 12! Lazelle League is a learning league, we focus on skill development, teamwork, and having fun! It is our goal to set a positive foundation for our players so they grow to love the game of soccer.
Registration fee of $50 which includes:
- Uniform (Jersey, shorts and socks)
- 6 games (played on Saturdays)
- Weekly team practice
- Participation award at the end of the season.
Tiny Tot (ages 4-5) Registration Link: http://apm.activecommunities.com/columbusrecparks/Activity_Search/113764
Pee Wee (ages 6-7) Registration Link: http://apm.activecommunities.com/columbusrecparks/Activity_Search/113765
Junior (ages 8-9) Registration Link: http://apm.activecommunities.com/columbusrecparks/Activity_Search/113766
Senior (ages 10-12) Registration Link: http://apm.activecommunities.com/columbusrecparks/Activity_Search/113767
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.
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
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