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Gearity PDS
5.10.24 Family Message
Greetings Gearity Families
Preparing for the end of the school year! Thanks to everyone who is supporting the A, B, C Countdown events as we hope your students are having fun as the school year comes to a close. I am sharing information about our summer reading program which is more important this year than in past years given the scaled down summer school program. Please develop a plan to have your students visit the library regularly this summer so they can build their fluency in reading. Students will have access, through their school Clever account, to the online educational programs they use throughout the school year so Epic, Study Island and other programs are still available for skill building. Your student's teachers are available to also offer advice on summer work as your children prepare for the next school year.
Metro Health Returns to Gearity: The next MetroHealth School Health Clinic at Gearity Elementary School is on Friday, 5/24/24.
MetroHealth's School Health Program offers a range of services including annual physicals, sports physicals, injury/illness care, routine lab tests, prescription medication, mental/behavioral health, immunizations, care for chronic conditions like asthma, allergies, diabetes, and seizure disorders, as well as health education and prevention.
It's worth noting that all our services are provided to students at no cost.
To schedule an appointment for your child, please call us at 216-320-2500 or email us at shpschedule@metrohealth.org.
Have a great weekend,
Patrick McNichols
Principal
District Summer Reading Information
Dear Families:
Summer is quickly approaching! As in years past, the Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District has a summer reading plan for students entering PreKindergarten through 12th grade. And this year, we are continuing to encourage all families to enroll in the Heights Library Summer Reading Program - Read, Renew, Repeat. Summer Reading at the Heights Libraries is going green (and digital), with less paper but all the same fun. Log your reading, earn raffle tickets, and enter prize drawings right from your device. It’s simple. Register on Beanstack at http://heightslibrary.beanstack.org/ and log your daily reading for chances to win awesome grand prizes! And don’t forget to stop by any Heights Library branch to select your prize book after registration and again after you’ve read for 30 days.
All links included below are available on the CH-UH School District website (www.chuh.org) under the “Academics” tab, Summer Reading 2024.
Families of students entering Preschool or who are of preschool age, are invited to participate in the Heights Library Summer Reading Program. If your child is younger than 4 and a half years old and has not yet been enrolled in Imagination Library, follow this link and receive a free book each month!
Students entering grades K-5 are encouraged to read throughout the summer (which includes time spent listening to an older reader or an audiobook) and participate in the Heights Library Summer Reading Program. Consider using this graphic organizer to guide your thinking while reading. To help your child choose books, a list of suggested titles (grades K-2 and grades 3-5) is available on the CH-UH School District website under the “Academics” tab. Students entering grades K-5 are encouraged to read any material and are not limited to the titles on the provided list. Encourage students to find something that they want to read. If they can read it or listen to it, it counts!
Students entering grades 6-8 are also expected to read during the summer months. Middle school students will select an age appropriate book and consider how the characters or people in their book reflect the International Baccalaureate (IB) Learner Profile attributes. Here are step-by-step directions for students that might be helpful. If you are looking for book suggestions, check out this list of titles. You are also invited to participate in the Heights Library Summer Reading Program.
Students entering grades 9-12 have each received a book to read during the summer in preparation for the 2024-2025 school year. For information on all high school summer reading, click here.
Here are a few ways to access ebooks at no cost. The Heights Libraries have a way to access ebooks; follow the directions here. The app Open eBooks has access. Check out this resource from INFOhio to explore a variety of topics and access reading materials. Finally, check out this resource from GreatSchools.org which includes specific information about reading and learning.
As a community, we are developing lifelong readers!
District Plan for Communications with Persons with Disabilities
The District has adopted a plan for communications with persons with disabilities, which is available at the following link: Communication Plan. The plan establishes procedures to ensure that the District's communications with persons with disabilities, including applicants, participants, members of the public, and companions with disabilities, are as effective as its communications with others.
Upcoming Events
May 12th Mother's Day
May 24th PAWS Assemblies and Kickball Incentive Staff v Students
May 27th Memorial Day - No School
Field Day TBA
May 29th 5th Grade Sendoff
May 30th Last day of School
August 21st First Day of School