Slate Hill Newsletter

Dear Slate Hill Families,

Our annual Slate Hill PTA Fall Fest is THIS FRIDAY, October 11th from 5-6:30pm (flyer is in the eBackpack). We hope to see everyone there and please remember that children need to be accompanied by an adult for this event. We need you so sign up to help at FALL FEST! Click here to sign up! Come with your family and enjoy Food Trucks, DJ, Games, Face Painting, Petting Zoo, Photo Booth and Book Fair! Our PTA will get a portion of sales from all of the food trucks.

Picture Re-take Day was on October 3rd. If you missed ordering, you can contact Ripcho Studios to see if ordering is still available. They can be contacted at 800.686.7427 ext. 1 or customerservice@ripchostudio.com

Also, if you are interested in helping our PTA provide a lunch for our staff on our late night conference night, please sign up HERE! It is a Taco Bar theme! We need you! We hope that you will join our PTA this year and support the great things that we are doing for our Slate Hill Stars! Please go to our PTA website and sign up today

If you are in need of help this holiday season (Thanksgiving and Winter holidays), please complete this form by October 17th. This deadline is FIRM! We want to help as many families as we can this year. We will be reaching out as opportunities arise. Thank you!

As always, we want to partner with you in your child's education so please reach out to me if I can help or support you in anyway!

Julie (=

Julie Gulley, Slate Hill Principal

The Slate Hill Book Fair will be here October 11th - October 17th and we could use your help! If you are able to volunteer, please sign up! The Librarian could also use help with shelving books and covering them with laminate (contact paper) throughout the school year. If you have any questions, please contact our School Librarian Mx. Kochensparger at ckochensparger@wscloud.org

As we get into the routine of a new school year, new friends, and new activities, it is easy to feel disconnected as a Family. Family cohesion is a key factor to ensuring your child feels safe and loved at home. Read about some fun ways to promote a sense of family togetherness!

In honor of our Veterans, Slate Hill will have our annual Veterans Day Assembly on November 8th at 9:15am. All Veterans are invited to join us in the gymnasium for the assembly. Please wear you uniform or something that represents your branch of service. There will be short student performances and presentations, followed by a small breakfast for all Veterans in attendance! There is a QR code on this flier (also in the ebackpack too) for veterans to RSVP if you are planning to attend.

Worthington Girl Scouts are going to be hosting a recruitment event at the shelter house at Wilson Hill Elementary school on Friday, October 18th, at 3:00 pm.

All caregivers and girls who are interested in learning more about Girl Scouts are invited to come learn more about Girl Scouts from experienced troop leaders and Girl Scouts! We'll complete a service project, learn some traditional Girl Scout songs, and more. Interested families can RSVP here: https://forms.gle/ko1sF7eVmuAjyEk87

Anyone who is interested in Girl Scouts, but can't make the meeting can reach out to girlscoutsworthington@gmail.com for more information.

We hope that you will join our PTA this year and support the great things that we are doing for our Slate Hill Stars! Please go to our PTA website and sign up today

Mark your calendars for our Fall Fest on October 11th from 5-6:30pm. We will have food trucks, a petting zoo and more. We need you so sign up to help at FALL FEST! Click here to sign up!

Feel free to email slatehillPTA1990@gmail.com with any questions!

Worthington Schools is planning a change in how our Infinite Campus email is delivered. We plan to make the change before the end of this calendar year.

Prior to the change, all parents of students in Worthington Schools should view the brief parent guide linked below to ensure that emails continue to get delivered to your email inbox.

Parent Guide to Ensure Email is Received

Slate Hill is again collecting pop tabs throughout the school year for donation to the Ronald McDonald House!

The Ronald McDonald House collects the aluminum pop tabs from cans. They are able to generate thousands of dollars from our pop tab collection program every year and that helps them keep the lights on! For more information, email mhiestand@wscloud.org

How can I collect my tabs? Grab a clean container and start collecting your tabs! It could be a plastic bag, a jar, a bucket, or whatever else you have around. Please bring collected tabs to the Slate Hill Office and place in the Pop Tab Bucket. We are collecting all year long!

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! We have already received one $200.00 partner donation so far! Please reach out to Julie if you are interested at jgulley@wscloud.org

Slate Hill is looking for volunteers to build reading skills with kindergarten students. Even if you only have 30 minutes a week, our kindergarten students would love to welcome you! Read below for more information and click HERE or on the flyer to register. Following registration, a program coordinator from our school will be in touch with more information.

Title I, Part A (Title I) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESEA), provides financial assistance to local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools with high numbers or high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards. Our school receives Title IA funding.

Parents/families of students in our building have a right to know about teacher qualifications and state-mandated assessments. All teachers providing Title I interventions are properly licensed for their positions and anyone can search licensure information on any educator at https://core.ode.state.oh.us/Core4/ODE.CORE.Lic.Profile.Public.UI/ . In addition to being linked here, these documents are available on the Title IA page of our school website.

This long standing tradition has been such a great help to the Worthington Resource Pantry, the St Michael's Church Pantry, and the families in our community who depend on us for additional food resources! The Worthington Resource Pantry anticipates serving more than 1,500 different families this December, as compared to 1,000 families last year, and the extra food will help in a big way.

We are planning to schedule food drive pick-ups on the morning of Friday, November 15th.

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 much money remains on it. My Payments Plus is also used to pay other fees, like high school parking permits and AP testing fees.

Oct 6th- National Coaches Day!

October 11th - Fall Fun Fest from 5-6:30pm!

October 11th-17th - Book Fair!

October 14th-17th - Parent Teacher Conference Week

October 18th - No School

October 31st- Annual Halloween Parade 2pm

Circle of Grandparents (COG) is a character education program that operates in the Worthington

School District, having been established in the year 2000. With the support of Worthington Schools

and the nonprofit Partners for Community and Character, senior volunteers use community-chosen

qualities to teach students the importance of good character.

We’re looking for volunteers! Our goal is to have a grandparent in each Worthington School

elementary classroom. As a “Grandparent”, you can draw from your own life experiences and

individual talents to teach concepts of character to your “adopted” class. No classroom or teaching

experience is required, COG will provide support and materials to you through monthly, optional

meetings.

You do not have to be an actual grandparent to participate, however, if you are a grandparent to a

child in the Worthington Schools, you may request your grandchild’s class. Any “Grandparent” has the option to choose the school and grade level they wish to assist.

This is a wonderful opportunity that benefits all who are involved. Interested in learning more? Please contact Jim McElligott at jamestmcelligott53@gmail.com.

Circle of Grandparents - More Information

Attached below (and in the eBackpack) is the Volunteer Flyer that will answer any questions you may have about becoming a volunteer for Worthington City Schools.

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 are explained below. Tip: to toggle between screens without being required to input your login credentialsrepeatedly, click the Return to Selection Page button when you are finished with a section.

K-5 elementary school of shining Star students and a RockSTAR staff in Worthington Schools! School starts at 8:10am and ends at 2:50pm. DOORS OPEN AT 7:55am for Breakfast!

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