Worthingway Weekly

December 6, 2024

Principal's Message

Capturing student voice and creating and supporting student leadership opportunities is something we are continually looking to do. So, when three sixth grade students (Grace Seed, Willa Murphy, and Evie Pitney) scheduled a meeting with me at the beginning of November for permission to organize and facilitate a food drive, it was an easy decision to support their initiative.

They collaborated with other students and created a plan to make it happen. The two weeks before Thanksgiving break, our Student Council hosted a canned food drive to support the Worthington Food Bank. In total, we collected 1,391 items! This project was completely student-driven. Students had the idea, students communicated to the student body, and students organized the collection.

I am also proud to report that our "pep rally assembly" was a huge success. This took place the Tuesday before Thanksgiving break and was facilitated by our students. Reese McEnery, Jaxon McElroy, and Eli Clark served as emcees of the event and did a great job leading our student body.

Kassidy Robinson-Flavigny, Willa Murphy, Grace Seed

Reese McEnery, Jaxon McElroy, Eli Clark

Food Drive

Important UPDATES

7th grade Student Clubs

We are excited to share that our 7th grade teachers are piloting Student Clubs during the school day. You may recall from previous newsletter communication that our sixth grade teachers started this with students in the fall. Students will have the opportunity to choose from a variety of clubs, each led by one of our teachers. Some of the options for the seventh grade students are: Computer Games, Crochet, Cooking, Planner, Basketball, Walking, Chess, and Board Games. Students and teachers will meet once a week during our assist time, providing a great opportunity for relationship building and creative engagement.

Student Drop-Off

Please do not drop off your student at the intersection of Reiber and Lambourne. This causes a back up for other vehicles and is not safe for our students. Please pull into our parking lot in front of the school and drop off there. The line moves very quickly.

Cross Country Recognition

The Worthington City Council recognized our State Championship Boys and Girls Cross Country teams on December 2nd. We are grateful to our City Council for inviting the athletes and coaches to the meeting and providing recognition. It was an honor.

Important REMINDERS

Fall DEI Newsletter

Our goal is to create a school environment where every student feels seen, heard, and valued. We’re happy to share our Fall 2024 DEI Newsletter.

Infinite Campus Portal Change

Starting Jan 3, 2025, the old www.worthington-portal.org site will no longer be accessible. The vendor who owns and supports the system our portal site is built on is no longer supporting it.
The items from the old portal are now available from your Infinite Campus portal in the “More” section in “Parent Access Links”. Here is a guide to help you navigate this change: Parent Access Link.
We also recommend updating any browser bookmarks you may have.

Infinite Campus Email Delivery Change

Starting Dec 2, 2024, the email address you receive email communications from Infinite Campus will change. Emails will be delivered from wrthschl@worthingtonoh.mg.infinitecampus.org. For more information on how to ensure safe delivery, please see our Parent Guide: Email Safe Sender information.

AFTER SCHOOL

Students are not permitted to remain at school after school to wait until an athletic contest starts. We do not have supervision for students. Please help your child find other alternatives to leave and come back to watch a game.

The Learning Link

Executive Skills Coaching: What Parents Should Know

Cardinal Award Recipients

The 44th OWL Camping season is approaching! OWL is a residential and day summer camp for gifted and talented students currently (at time of application) in the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. It is held in June and July on the campus of Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio. Applications are now open and the deadline to apply is January 31st.

Please see the attached brochure and information sheet and reach out to Gifted Services coordinator, Suzanne Palmer at spalmer@wscloud.org or School Counselor, Cerita Todd at ctodd@wscloud.org for additional questions.

We are now accepting registrations for a special presentation entitled Looking
Ahead™: Planning for Success in High School and Beyond on December 10, 2024,
beginning at 6:30 pm. This 90-minute interactive webinar will cover a wide
variety of topics including high school scheduling options, graduation
requirements, standardized testing for college admissions, self-assessment, and
more! Beth Probst, founder and CEO of At The Core LLC, will present the
program. To register for the program, go to: https://bit.ly/LA121024.
At The Core LLC is a Central Ohio-based organization that was founded to serve
students and their families nationwide as they prepare to make the very
important decisions that surround their transition from high school to their
future.

If you have questions about this presentation, please direct them to info@gettingatthecore.com.

If you have other questions, please direct them to ctodd@wscloud.org

Athletics

All student-athletes must be registered in Final Forms in order to receive athletic communications and participate in any athletic tryouts, open gyms/fields, and practices.
Worthington students in grades 6-12 who provide their student ID will be admitted free into any home Worthington athletic contest.
You may use this link to purchase tickets for athletic events through Hometown Ticketing.
Check out our athletic website for more information
Team schedules can be found here

Pick Up and Drop Off

Students that are dropped off or picked up by car will enter via our main office entrance (Rieber Street). Buses will drop off and and pick up at our 6th grade entrance (Guyer Street side). Important notes:

Student Safety is our top priority. Please be mindful of our walkers and bike riders (we have bike racks on our bus drop off side). If you exit on the Guyer Street side, please yield to crossing students AND incoming buses.
Doors open at 8:50 for student drop off. Students will be instructed to remain in the cafeteria or gym until 9:02. Classes begin at 9:10 and end at 3:50.
We ask families to pull all the way forward to the end of our main lot at pick up time. Cars that stop at the front doors can create backups that extend onto Rieber St.
There should be no cars in the bus drop off lanes during both drop off and pick up.

PTA Update

*Our next PTA meeting will take place on January 7, 2025 at 7 pm via Zoom. A link will be sent out prior to the meeting for those who would like to attend.

Holiday Sale Dates
The 2024 Worthingway Holiday Spirit Wear Sale will run November 4th thru December 23rd. Choose from hundreds of designs and garments, all with home delivery guaranteed by December 23rd. All merchandise is 25% off and you can qualify for free shipping on orders over $75. You can shop by clicking the link below!

Worthingway Holiday Merchandise Sale

Holiday Honeybaked Ham Fundraiser

On behalf of Worthingway Middle School PTA, we'd love your help raising funds to support Ham It Up! for Worthingway PTA. Honeybaked Ham donates 20% back to the school for all gift card sales. Please check out our fundraising page by clicking the link below. Thanks for your support!

Honeybaked Ham Worthingway PTA Fundraiser .

Restaurant Fundraiser

Keep an eye out for more information about our CHIPOTLE restaurant night in December!

Basketball Concessions Volunteer Sign-Up

Please click the link below for more information and to sign up to volunteer in concession stand at the 7th & 8th grade Boys’ and Girls’ home basketball games. This is fun and easy, and funds benefit the Wothingway PTA. Thanks for your support!

7th & 8th Grade Boys' and Girls' Basketball Concessions Volunteers

Butterbraids and Sara Lee Fundraiser

Thank you to everyone who participated in the PTA fundraiser this year - we raised over $3,800!!

More ways to support the WWay PTA: