Wickliffe Family Update

Dear Wickliffe Families,

We hope the start to spring break is going well for everyone! Last week we finished the week off with our Wickliffe Wolves Around the World, which was a wonderful event full of energy, life, and love celebrating our differences. A special shout out to the planning committee for all of the hard work that went into planning this event: Ana Arayah, Riddhi Cochran, Laura Herrold Johnson, Heekyuan Yun, Shanna Smith Jaggars, Greg Klimetz, Jeremiah Renner, Brandon Rollins, Beth Renner, Kathie Zelnik, Damon Jaggars, Leila Vieira, Julio Beltran, Jason McKibben, JiYeon Yoon, Homa Rizvi, Jennifer Haddadin and Annie Neumer. Also thank you to all of the parents, students and families for their participation.

A few important reminders:

• Rock your Socks on Tuesday! Wear your most colorful, fun socks to celebrate people with Down Syndrome (see below for more information)
• Early Release on March 27th at 11:05 a.m. for optional spring conferences. If you feel the need to connect with your child’s teacher, please reach out. Teachers may also be reaching out to schedule a conference with you.

Have a wonderful Spring Break! We look forward to seeing students back at Wickliffe on Tuesday, March 25.

Warmly,
Angela Evans

March 17: Spring Break Begins

March 25: Students return to school. - Rock Your Socks!

March 26: Town Meeting - Jam Club

March 27: Early Release @ 11:00 (No lunch)

April: 2: Town Meeting - Oberlin

April 3-4: 4/5 ELA State Testing

April 8-9th: PTO Art Show
April 9-10: 3rd ELA State Testing
April 14-15: 4/5 Math State Testing

April 16: Town Meeting - Jentgen and Williams

April 22: Earth Day Celebration and Peace Pole Installation
April 24-25: 3rd Math State Testing
April 28-29: 5th Science State Test

May 1: Town Meeting - Blair / Hamilton

May 9: Golden Star Choir School Performance @ 8:30 (5th grade families only invited as space is limited)

May 9th: Wickapalooza (in the evening and Golden Star Choir performance)

May 16th: Town Meeting - Gifford / England

May 23rd: Town Meeting - Peterson

May 27th: Field Day

May 28th: 5th Grade Graduation (8:30); 5th Grade Party (3:00)

May 29: Town Meeting

With the warmer weather, we’re seeing more students and families enjoying the playgrounds after school. Please remember that our playgrounds remain closed to the public until 6:00 PM while our SACC students are outside. This helps ensure their safety during program hours.

Thank you for your cooperation and support!

As you plan your spring schedules, please mark the dates below for when our school will be administering state tests to our 3rd–5th grade students.

• April 3-4: 4/5 ELA State Testing
• April 9-10: 3rd ELA State Testing
• April 14-15: 4/5 Math State Testing
• April 24-25: 3rd Math State Testing
• April 28-29: 5th Science State Test

What: Earth Day Celebration and Peace Pole installation

When: Tuesday, April 22nd at 2 pm.

Come join us in celebrating our hopes for peace and serenity on Earth. We will gather just inside the stone wall at the corner of Cimmaron and Wickliffe to sing songs and share poems in our celebration. You may sign up using this link to show your interest in attending and/or sharing.

Dear 5th Grade Families,

If you are considering applying for open enrollment to a middle school other than your assigned residential school, please remember that the deadline to submit your request is April 15.

If you haven’t done so already, be sure to complete the process before the deadline.

Let us know if you have any questions!

Watch this space for dates and information when it is available.

• 5th Grade only outdoor lunches
• May 1, 8, 15, & 22
• May 9: Golden Star Choir Town Meeting and Wickapalooza
• May 28: 5th Grade Graduation Town Meeting/Cookie Reception
• May 28: 5th Grade Party after school (3 pm - 5 pm)

There will be an informational meeting regarding 6th Grade Camp on April 9th from 6-7 PM in the Hastings auditorium. All parents of incoming 6th grade students to Hastings Middle School are encouraged to attend. During the meeting the following information will be discussed in further detail:

• Dates for camp are September 10-12 and September 15-17 depending on the house your child is assigned.

• Activities and accommodations at Camp NuHop

• Payments and paperwork due by August 21st

• Prescription medications and paperwork also due to Nurse Flegee by August 21st

Please contact Dana Flowers dflowers@uaschools.org with any questions.

See information below on Upcoming Safety Lessons in April. Have a great Spring Break!

Dear Wickliffe families,

As noted in the recent district update, Upper Arlington elementary school counselors will be delivering classroom lessons in April on how to stay safe and speak up, in compliance with the annual requirement of Senate Bill 288. In addition to the district-approved Second Step curriculum, we will also be using the books Your Body Belongs to You by Cornelia Spelman and No Means No by Jayneen Sanders.

Below is a brief overview of the general topics that will be covered during these lessons:

• Safe and Unsafe/Unwanted touches:

• Safe touches are positive and caring, while unsafe/unwanted touches hurt your body or make you feel uncomfortable

• How to say no assertively to unwanted touches

• The Touching Rule: No one should touch your private body parts

• Intuition:

• Use your intuition to recognize unsafe and unwanted touches

• Reporting to an adult:

• How to tell a trusted adult if unwanted touches happen

• Identify caring adults to talk to about unwanted behaviors

• Demonstrate how to report to an adult
  
  

After the lesson, please look for a detailed letter sent home with your child. This letter will provide talking points, suggested questions to ask your child, and additional resources to continue this important conversation at home.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out. I look forward to partnering with you to teach your child about staying SAFE, STRONG, AND FREE.

Best regards,

Kaitlyn Karam

School Counselor

Happy March Wickliffe Families!

Below you will find the links to the parent letters that will be going home after each counseling lesson! As always if you have any questions or concerns please reach out to me at kkaram@uaschools.org or extension 6503.

K/1 March Lesson- Tattling vs Reporting

2/3 March Lesson- Friendship Boundaries

4/5 March Lesson- Mental Well- Being

Upper Arlington has an exciting partnership with Hazel Health which will be offering free virtual mental health counseling for all students. Here is a link to the flyer. Please reach out with any questions or if you are interested in learning more!

Please let me know if you need anything as we go through the month!

Take good care,

Kaitlyn Karam

Email- Kkaram@uaschools.org

Phone-(614) 487-5150 ext. 6503

Join us April 8 & 9 from 6-8 p.m. at Wickliffe! This special two-night open house is geared toward the whole family with no admission charge. Visit our event webpage for more details, including an option to pre-order your child’s art. At the Wickliffe Art Show, families can bid on or enter raffles to win kid-focused packages and experiences donated by Wickliffe staff, families, and local businesses. If you are interested in donating, please contact Chi Nguyen at chi4osu@gmail.com or 614.537.1915.

Attention all 4th and 5th grade parents/caretakers: If your child is interested in joining the Golden Star Choir, please fill out the Google form here: https://forms.gle/Jf7d7iiGDuBi42eu8 There is a $10 choir fee to help with shirts & props, this can be paid by clicking on account -> forms on the PTO website.

Here is the latest edition of the Elementary Explorations newsletter. In this issue you will find a description of Lesson 12 - Simple Machine Basketball, as well as many pictures and videos from the lesson.

As you may recall, PowerSchool was the target of a cybersecurity incident that resulted in the exfiltration of data from the Students and Teachers tables for some PowerSchool SIS customers by an unauthorized user. Upper Arlington City Schools was impacted by this incident.

All current and former students and their parents/guardians qualify for free credit monitoring through Experian due to the December cybersecurity incident.

PowerSchool has made the final CrowdStrike Incident report available for everyone’s review. Please click here to read the communication from Powerschool and to sign up for the free credit monitoring. Some students, parents and guardians may have already received this information in an email. If you have not received direct communication, please review the above linked information. PowerSchool has extended the sign-up deadline for the Experian credit monitoring services to July 31, 2025.

Unfortunately, the Progress Report icon in PowerSchool has been eliminated. This was out of Upper Arlington’s control. In order to access your child’s IEP progress report, your child’s intervention specialist or speech language pathologist will share the report after each reporting period. You should receive the 3rd quarter progress report via SameGoal by March 25th.

Ramadan will begin on February 28 and last through March 29 this year. We understand that some aspects of the regular school day are more challenging for students who are fasting in observance of Ramadan. Please contact Kaitlyn Karam to discuss support for your student during this time.

We are excited to announce an international educational travel opportunity in June of 2026 that will be open to current 8th, 9th and 10th grade students. Kim Brown and Cynthia Ballheim from Upper Arlington High School will be leading a Central Europe tour through Berlin, Dresden, Prague, Krakow and Budapest.

We will be offering a parent information session where you can learn all about this tour including itinerary specifics, academic opportunities, costs and enrollment options — and meet the tour leaders. The session will be held Wednesday, April 2 at 7 p.m. in the first floor North Learning Commons at Upper Arlington High School, 1625 Zollinger Road. Please RSVP for the session here: https://bit.ly/4krwpgf.

Attendance Information - Click link for full details

• If your child will be absent from school, please email wickliffeattendance@uaschools.org. Please state a reason for your child’s absence. If you are emailing your child’s teacher regarding attendance, simply copy the attendance email - no need to send separate emails.

• There is a link to the attendance email in the Upper Arlington Schools app

• District Attendance Policy

• Please obtain a medical excuse for ANY visit to a doctor, dentist, therapist, etc that occurs during a school day.

Planned Absence Form - Forms should be completed 10 school days in advance of the first date of the planned absence whenever possible. Otherwise, the absence may be unexcused.

District Website Link

• 2024-2025 School Year Calendar

• A-E Calendar

Drop off/Pick up information

Instagram Account ~ @wickwolves

Lunch Menu

Lunchroom Helper - click here to Volunteer

Nurse Notes

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 Wickliffe Health Office at 614-487-5150.

Our health clinics track communicable illnesses and work with local public health agencies to mitigate potential outbreaks. If your student is diagnosed with or treated for a communicable illness/condition (strep, pinkeye, influenza, COVID-19, lice, etc.), please report those to the school nurse at wickliffehealthclinic@uaschools.org, or wickliffeattendance@uaschools.org. Thank you for partnering with us to ensure Wickliffe is a healthy learning environment for all of our students!

PowerSchool Parent Portal: https://ps-uar.metasolutions.net/public/home.html

If you need assistance logging into PowerSchool, you may reach out to: familytechhelp@uaschools.org

Technology Family Support

• Check out this resource for K-5 families.

• WOSU Digital Wellness

• CommonSense Media Activities

Transportation Services

Email: schoolbusquestions@uaschools.org

UA Flyer Connection

Wickliffe PTO

Links to Previous Updates:

All of our updates can be found on the Wickliffe website under “school news”.