Windermere Family Update
Windermere Weekly Parent Update 9.20.24
It’s been a great week at Windermere! As you know, Wednesday, we had an early release. I always like sharing with you how much we value and appreciate this time as a staff for professional development. Now that we are six weeks into the school year, it was a great opportunity for us to continue looking at our students and how we, as a staff, can work to grow our students in every area.
I wish each of you the best weekend. Enjoy the sunshine.
Julie
Upcoming Dates:
9.25.24 - Literacy Info. Night 6:30
9.27.24 - Hawk Walk (during lunch)
10.4.24 - Fall Family Night 5-7 pm
10.8.24 - Early Dismissal - 11:05
10.10.24 - Picture Retake Day
10.11.24 - NO SCHOOL Students
10.14.24 - NO SCHOOL Students
10.31.24 - Harvest Parade and Parties - UA Beggar’s Night
Explorations:
The theme for the lesson is "Hitting the Target".
- Students can set a goal and break it into smaller steps to reach my goal.
Students will be...
- Participating in team building and skill building activities OUTSIDE!
- Students will rotate as a group through five stations.
- 1) Archery, 2) Archery, 3) Juggling, 4) Jump rope, 5) 9-Square
Elementary Explorations Newsletter is linked.
Picture Retake Day:
is October 10th. On this day, we will photograph any student that was absent on the first day's photography event as well as anyone requesting a retake picture.
If a student would like a retake of their photo, they simply bring back their original package and hand it to the photographer when they get their photo taken. We will reprint the same package for them using that new image.
Sometimes a student may not have a physical package to return if they ordered a digital download or if the parents have viewed the first image online and were unhappy with the photo. We will photograph any of these students that present themselves for a picture.
Library Media Center News:
Mark your calendars! The Literati Book Fair is back! This annual event will take place on October 3rd-8th with two bonus shopping evenings on Friday (Fall Fest) and Tuesday (Conference Night). This fundraiser supports resources and programming for your Windermere Library Media Center. Watch for more information in your child's weekly newsletter from their classroom teacher. Consider signing up to run a register for this event! Click here to volunteer!
Engaged Learner Competency and Well-Being Survey:
Dear families,
Upper Arlington Schools values feedback from all stakeholders as we strive to challenge and support every student, every step of the way. This fall, we want to hear from your students as we continually seek to improve their overall experience in our schools.
Between Monday, September 16 and Friday, September 27, all students in grades K-12 will have an opportunity to complete an online survey during the school day to provide us with information to better understand our students. Our Engaged Learner Competency and Well-Being Survey aligns with the priorities identified for our upcoming 2025-2030 strategic plan and our Profile of an Engaged Learner. Developed by UA Schools’ educators with feedback from students and teachers, the Profile of an Engaged Learner identifies the skills and characteristics that we believe will prepare students to serve, lead and succeed both now and in their futures.
Grades K-2: Students will be supported individually by teachers and school staff members as they take a brief online survey, using emoji images for their responses. The 9-question survey will cover the following focus areas: supportive relationships, social awareness, emotion regulation, self-management, sense of belonging and perseverance. You can preview the questions using the following link: Grades K-2 Survey.
Grades 3-5 and 6-12: Students will independently take a longer online survey, with age-appropriate questions based on grade band about these focus areas: supportive relationships, social awareness, emotion regulation, self-management, sense of belonging, perseverance and hope. You can preview the questions using the following links: Grades 3-5 Survey and Grades 6-12 Survey.
We are working with Panorama to administer our Engaged Learner Competency and Well-Being Survey. This survey will provide insight at the district, building and student levels to help the school counselors, teachers and administrators understand how to best support their students in their school experience. Please review the alignment of these survey questions to the competencies of the Profile of an Engaged Learner here.
It is our hope that all students will participate so that we have a clear picture of our students’ needs. If, however, you would like to opt your student out of the fall survey administration, please complete and submit this form by September 10, 2024.
As we look ahead, there will be two additional survey administrations this school year in the winter and spring. Families will receive more information, including the opportunity to opt their student out, in advance of those survey windows.
If you have any questions, please contact wellbeing@uaschools.org. Thank you for your continued support of our students and our schools.
Sincerely,
M. Denise Lutz, Ed.D.
Chief Excellence and Engagement Officer
Cathy Ely, Ph.D., LSW, OCPSA
Director of Well-Being, Prevention and Intervention
Multilingual Parent Information Night:
Thursday, October 3rd
6:30-7:30pm
Tremont Elementary Cafeteria
Please join us for our Multilingual Parent Information Night!
Come and learn more about the ML program! We will discuss a variety of topics, and provide resources related to school and the Upper Arlington community. In addition, we hope this event provides an opportunity for families to connect.
If you will be bringing your child, we will have quiet activities for them to do during the event.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact your ML Teacher (see below.)
Please RVSP using the Google Form here: https://forms.gle/H9GrxTfuBWD7bAnj8
Cynthia Redman, Tremont
Anjali Das, Wickliffe, Windermere, and Barrington
Mary Ann Dunn, Greensview
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.
Literacy Night:
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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