Windermere Family Update
Windermere Weekly Parent Update 10.18.24
Happy Fall. The weather this week certainly felt like fall, if not winter in the morning! We want to get our students outside daily for fresh air. Please make sure you check the weather, as we go outside unless there is inclement weather. Making sure our students have layers of clothes or even a jacket to put in their backpack helps with these tricky weather days.
Enjoy the sunshine this weekend.
Julie
Upcoming Dates:
10.31.24 - Harvest Parade and Parties - UA Beggar’s Night
11.5.24 - NO SCHOOL Students
11.14.24 - Family Cultures and Traditions Night 6-8 pm
- Be a Family Table Host
- Enter the Family Culture Art Contest
- Volunteer at the event, details forthcoming!
11.26.24 - Scarlet & Gray Day
11.27 - 11.29.24 - Thanksgiving Break - NO SCHOOL
Facilities Master Planning Phase Two Community Kickoff
Nearly 10 years ago, the Upper Arlington community began working together to plan for the future of our schools, leading to a new high school and all new or renovated elementary schools. Now, it’s time to come together again — to determine the best path forward for the aging middle schools and Burbank Early Childhood School. Join us for the community kickoff to phase two of facilities master planning:
Tuesday, October 29 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at Jones Middle School, 2100 Arlington Avenue
Wednesday, October 30 from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. at the Graf Center, 2020 Builders Place
Explorations:
The theme for the lesson is "Applying The Engineering Design Process to complete the Windy City Design Challenge".
- Students can apply The Engineering Design Process in order to create, modify, and test multiple designs to successfully complete the Windy City Design Challenge.
Students will...
- Apply the Engineering Design Process.
- Collaborate with their team and follow the steps of the engineering design cycle to create a tower that can withstand high wind speeds.
Family Support - Food Resource
For a second year, the district is partnering with the Tri-Village Packers (TVP), a group of community volunteers who work to reduce food insecurity in Upper Arlington. Families with UA students can register throughout October and early November to receive grocery items that supplement their pantries during the upcoming Thanksgiving break. This is not a Thanksgiving meal but support to offset food insecurity by providing breakfast and lunch items during the extended break from school.
Last year, TVP provided food for more than 90 students during Thanksgiving break, and we believe there will be a greater need this year.
Please review and share the linked flyer and registration form weekly through November 1st. In the coming weeks, forms and flyers will be shared in additional channels and languages. Please reach out to Kristyn Anderson at kmanderson@uaschools.org if you have any questions or need support in a particular situation related to this program.
Lost and Found:
Please label your students sweatshirts, water bottles, lunches, etc. so we can return them if they get lost. Our lost and found is beside the office and starting to fill up, please remind your students to check for lost items. We donate all items during winter break, spring break and the end of the school year.
From the Nurse’s Clinic:
Any prescription medication administered at school requires written authorization from the student’s physician as well as written parental permission. Per Ohio Revised Code, the Prescribed Medication must be received by the health office in the container in which it was dispensed by the provider or pharmacist (we cannot accept medication in baggies). Medication authorization forms and other health forms can be found on the district website at: UA Health Forms. Should you have any questions, please contact the Windermere Health Office at 614-487-5060.
Stop, Drop and Go:
Please refer to this arrival and dismissal doc for guidelines on keeping everyone safe during our drop off and pick up times.
Wireless Usage/iPhones/Gizmos:
As smartwatches become more common among students, parents have asked about settings that might reduce the risk of the device causing a distraction during school. Here are links to information about school-time settings for two devices we see here at school, the Apple watch and the Gizmo watch. We kindly ask that students use these settings. Please know we will always call you or allow your child to call you during the day, if needed. If a Smartwatch becomes a distraction, we may ask a child to keep it in their backpack.
Student Absences:
Please email windermereattendance@uaschools.org along with your child’s teacher, any student absences. For extended absences (vacations, travel, etc.) please submit a pre-planned absence form. For more information on the district attendance policy, please visit the district's attendance web page. For all medical appointments, please provide a doctor’s note.
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