Worthington Hills Families,
I hope you've enjoyed the week as much as our Hawkeyes have! Students have been doing a great job of being Thinkers, Leaders & Friends. We broke last weeks school record of earned Hawkeye Awards - ask your child about it. Have some conversations with your child about how they showed "The Hawkeye Way" this week!
As a reminder there is NO SCHOOL on Monday, September 2, 2024 in observance of Labor Day.
Make it a great weekend!
Warmly,
Tiena Miller
Principal
Worthington Hills Elementary 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.
Please speak with your students about riding their bikes through the lawns of our neighbors as well as the importance of remaining safe and respectful while riding. We will have a bike safety assembly with Perry Township PD in the next few weeks.
Please note that all students who ride their bike to and from school must wear a helmet.
Please refer to the map below. The highlighted yellow line indicates how students must approach the building on their bikes in the morning. When students enter from the opposite Candlewood entrance it is not safe as busses and drivers can not see them clearly. Please speak with your child about entering the correct way on Candlewood. We appreciate your support!
Important Reminder Regarding Food Allergies
This serves as a reminder that there may be some students in your child’s school who have peanut and/or tree nut allergies. As the safety of our children is paramount to all, we need your support to make our cafeteria “nut free”. A child with a nut allergy can suffer a serious reaction merely by touching a food containing a peanut or tree nut. Therefore, we ask that you adhere to the following safety guidelines:
Please do not send in any peanuts, peanut butter or foods containing peanuts or peanut butter to be eaten during lunch.
Read ingredient labels carefully to ensure that the snacks sent in with your child are peanut and tree nut-free.
Please do not hesitate to contact our Health Office Assistant, Liz Martin, RN @ lmartin@wscloud.org or our School Nurse, Beth Laflumboise RN @ elaflumboise@wscloud.org with any questions or concerns about food allergies. They can also be reached at 614-450-4015.
If your child has a change in dismissal - we need to know! Please use the form below or email your child's teacher and our office staff so we can ensure they are where they need to be at dismissal.
Erin Neville - eneville@wscloud.org
Linda Watts - lwatts@wscloud.org
Lori Kallas - lkallas@wscloud.org
A message from our Health Office...
Here are some guidelines for when to keep your child home from school:
The protocol for management of communicable disease in Worthington City Schools is based upon the Ohio Department of Health’s guidelines and recommendations. Your child is too ill to go to school if any of the following symptoms are present:
● Temperature of 100 F or above by mouth (Student must stay home until fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medication. In most cases this means the student will miss the following school day. Please understand fevers can reoccur within a 24 hour time period and this policy is in the best interest of all students.)
● Vomiting or diarrhea within the past 24 hours (Student must stay home for 24 hours to ensure these symptoms are gone before returning to school.)
● Shortness of breath or increased wheezing during normal activity
● Has a cough that interrupts normal activity
● Pain from an earache, headache, sore throat or recent injury
● Has yellow or green drainage from nose or eye(s)
● Rash over body or localized to one area of the body (A student who shows signs of a communicable disease exhibiting as a rash may return to school once the rash is gone or a doctor’s note is presented stating the student may return to school.)
● Fatigue that requires bed rest (common with flu-like symptoms)
● Signs of conjunctivitis such as red, crusty or swollen eyes (Student may return once symptoms have been treated and are gone or a doctor’s note is presented stating the student may return to school .)
If your child is ill, please do not send them to school to be checked by the school nurse. Such exposure may be harmful to the child as well as to the children with whom they come in contact. Please report all contagious diseases to the school office in order that the proper steps may be taken within the school to prevent the spread of disease. If your child becomes ill, or is injured at school, you will be called and expected to come to school to pick-up the child. We will be guided by information on the “Health Services” portion of your student’s Online Registration Summary. You are asked to supply that information on or before the start of school. If there are ever any changes to this information during the school year, please notify the school office immediately and make those changes online.
Please click here to learn about lice protocols. Please note that Worthington Hills appropriately handles lice cases as outlined in the link above.
Thank you to everyone who attended our first PTA meeting of the year. We encourage you all to come here to see what the PTA is doing for your children, the school, and staff. Minutes, and draft of the budget will be sent out via the Givebacks hub.
PTA Meeting Calendar
Our PTA meetings for the 24/25 calendar year are below or can be found on our PTA dashboard. PTA meetings are always held in the school library unless otherwise stated. Dates are also subject to change.
The link to the dashboard is below.
https://wohills.givebacks.com/join/fc83d8
PTA Calendar (24/25 school year)
September 18, October 23, November 20, December 18*, January 22, February 19, March 19, April 23, May 14
*December 18 is a PTA 'Happy Gathering'
All meetings will be 6:30 pm -7:30 pm
Want information about PTA meetings and the events we host?
- Sign up at Givebacks, the hub for all PTA things. There is no fee to sign up to receive information on events, meetings, and volunteer opportunities. The link to sign up is https://wohills.givebacks.com/join/fc83d8
- Join our Facebook Group. You can find it by searching for Worthington Hills PTA or click on the link below. Please make sure to answer the questions for approval. https://www.facebook.com/groups/141468395941390
- Check out our PTA page on the school district page, or click on the link below. There you will find meeting minutes, who your board members are, and how to get in touch with us. https://hills.worthington.k12.oh.us/studentsparents/departments
- Become a voting member of the PTA. Your donation of $10 allows you to have a vote at the PTA meeting as well as give to the PTA fund for school programming, school events, and curriculum needs. Click on the link below to become a voting member: https://wohills.givebacks.com/store
- Attend the monthly PTA meetings. Your input is crucial to the success of our school community. See ways to access the calendar above.
- Volunteer at PTA events. Volunteers are what make our PTA such a success. See links above for upcoming volunteer opportunities.
- Join one of our many committees to help plan PTA events for students and staff. Our committees include: Book Fair, Community Service/Spirit Day , Curriculum Liaison Council (CLC), Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) , Diversity and Cultural Fair , Field Day/Last Day of School , Fifth Grade Send Off , Financial Review , Fundraising , Gift to School Purchaser , Grounds , Hospitality , Library Volunteers , Nominations , Ready for Reading , Reflections , Room Parent Coordination , Senior Tea , School Supply Kits, Spirit Wear, Student Directory, Welcoming New Students, Wellness/Extracurricular Activities, Yearbook
Please send an email to worthingtonhillspta@gmail.com, or jglazier928@gmail.com.
