Bluffsview Connections
September 13, 2024
Bear Families,
As educators, one of the best parts of our job is when a student comes back and tells us what they are doing with their life. Bears come back at graduation and tell us where they are going to go to college or what career path they are on. Sometimes they stop back to thank a teacher and update us on how things are going. In an elementary school, we often plant seeds that we don't get to see bloom. We do the best by each student and hope that it helps them in the future.
Today we celebrated "Dot Day"! Dot Day is all about inspiring kids to make a mark on the world. It can be small and when we start we never truly know where that mark or that idea is going to go. That is the magic around each student, we don't know where they will go, but we know they will make a mark on this world. They will do both small and BIG things that will change our world. We feel so blessed to be a part of that journey. Happy Dot Day! To learn more visit https://www.internationaldotday.org/
Honored to be a Bear,
Julie L. Payne, Principal
Stay Calm and Parent On: Parenting Resources
Parents,
Introducing the XSEL Room!
XSEL stands for Extra Social Emotional Learning. The XSEL room is designed to help students learn to self-regulate when they are experiencing emotional or sensory dysregulation. The room has several regulation activities for students to do with an adult staffing the room. Students will take a 5 minute break then return to class. Our main goal for implementing this room is to help students recognize when they need a break and to help students find the right calming activity for them. Once students are able to practice those two skills, they will be better equipped to regulate in the classroom setting.
This week and next Mrs. Skura is doing classroom lessons with all students to talk about the XSEL room and how it is used. We anticipate it being ready to open in the beginning of October! Thank you to many parent donors and our PTA for making this possible!
Sincerely, Julie Payne (principal) and Alexandra Skura (counselor)
Important Reminder
PLEASE remember that if you come back to the building after hours for an event (ex. Scouts, sports, CAS, etc.) that classrooms are closed. Please do NOT go into classrooms or allow your child to go to a classroom for any reason. This is a safety and confidentiality concern. If your child forgot something and needs it, you can ask in the office. If the office is closed, you will need to wait until the next day. Thank you for your help on this!
Be sure you receive emails from Worthington Schools!
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.
- September 13th- Mum Pick Up
- September 19th- Fall Pictures
- September 25th- Middle of 1st Trimester
- September 30th- First Bear Bunch Groups of the Year (during the school day)
- October 1st- 4:00-5:00 Ready for Reading Training for all Volunteers in the Library
- October 7th- Ready for Reading Program Begins!
- October 7th- 7:00 PTA Meeting, Library and Zoom
- October 8th- Planetarium come to Bluffsview- Thank you PTA!
- October 14th-16th- Conference Week
- October 17th- 4:00-6:00 Fall Family Fun Night
- October 18th- No School
- October 22nd- Bluffsview Hosts XC Meet
- October 30th- Picture Retakes
- October 31st- Fall Parties
The calendar for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year is at this link.
Bluffsview Bears Cross Country Program
We are excited for another year of our Bluffsview Bears Cross Country program. We will be running on Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday! All students who are interested in running or walking laps on a determined course on the playground on scheduled “Bears Running” days will be able to track their amount of laps across the “season” of recess running. They will earn small reward shoe tokens when having reached various mileage marks over the course of the season. We will also participate in optional races hosted by other Worthington Elementary schools throughout the fall. For more information check out our website and our Facebook page.
To sign up your Bear, please click on the link HERE.
If you would like to volunteer to help with our recess running time, please click HERE.
If you have further questions, please email Jen Miller at bluffsviewcrosscountry@gmail.com.
Mark your calendar for the evening of October 22nd when Bluffsview will host its 2nd annual XC Meet!!!
Cell Phones and Smart Watches
Smart Watches, including Apple Watches and Gizmos are permitted to be worn to school.
Upon arrival to the classroom students will have the choice to put the Apple Watch/Gizmo/Smart Watch in their backpack or give it to their teacher for safe keeping. Just like students are expected to keep phones in backpacks, the same expectation applies to smart watches.
Attention all bus riders!
"It is important that our transportation department has the correct pick up and drop off location for your child. Bus route information will be emailed to you on August 9th. Should you know in advance that your child will need an alternative bus stop on their assigned route due to child care or other reasons, please fill out the Alternative Transportation Request Form as soon as possible."
Elementary Student Handbook
The link below will take you to the updated handbook which is found on the district website. Parents are asked to digitally sign-off on the handbook as they update information for the school year.