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Week of January 6 - WELCOME BACK!

Attendance Line: 614-450-5710 or email perryattendance@wscloud.org

Huge THANK YOU to the PTA for providing Tacos for Senior Antonio's and lot of different tasting from the Yappy Greek for our Culture Day! 😀

Important Message on Attendance

As we start the new year, please reinforce with kids the importance of attending school. There is no bigger indicator of school success than regular attendance. Since COVID, we have had a sharp increase across the country, including at Perry, with students missing a lot more school. While we will always do what we can to catch kids up, there really is no replacement for being here in the building. Over 18% of the students have missed 10% (8 days+) or more of the school year so far and we usually see attendance worsen in the second half of the year.

We know there are sometimes circumstances that are out of family control, but also just want to reinforce for students and families that coming to school can have a lifelong impact.

Mark Your Calendar

Jan 8: PTA Meeting in Perry Library (All welcome!)
Jan 20: MLK Day - No School
Feb 10 & 12: Winter Family Conferences
Feb 14th & 17th: No School
March 7: End of 3rd Quarter
March 24-28: Spring Break
April 18: No School
April 25: Perry Howl (6p-7:30p)
May 22: Last day of the School

District Calendar

Lunch Menus

From the Department of Technology

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.

Previous Newsletter Info that may still be relevant. :)

Getting on Infinite Campus & Schoology

Infinite Campus, and especially the Parent App, is a great way to keep track of your student's grades. Instructions can be found here.

Schoology is a great place to look at the upcoming due dates for your student. You can always have your student sign on and take you through, or you can get Family Access. Instruction on how to do this can be found here.

School Lunch / Free & Reduced Fees Application

Worthington Schools offers breakfast and lunch to students. Pricing for meals will be based on family eligibility. New Meal Applications are required for families every school year. Families may find the online Free/Reduced Lunch Eligibility Form HERE. All students use their Lunch ID for meals. The student's number can be found in the Parent Portal by selecting the Student ID tab and then look for their student's Lunch PIN.

Families may add money to their lunch account through My Payments Plus. They may also use My Payments Plus to track their student's account and see much money remains on it. My Payments Plus is also used to pay other fees, like high school parking permits and AP testing fees.

Athletics

Athletic Ticket Information

Worthington students in grades 6-12 who provide their student ID at the door will be admitted for free
As we continue with the online ticket purchasing through Hometown Ticketing, we will not have a cash option for families and visitors students at the door. Please use this link to purchase event tickets: Hometown Ticket Purchases

Athletics Website

PTA

Order Spirit Wear all year from this link.
You can donate Snacks to feed hungry kids at Perry with this PTA Amazon Wishlist

Ms. Rob's Ramblings

Right before break we held our Annual Culture Day here at Perry. I'm always sad we do not have the room to invite families because it is truly one of the most magical days of the year. Here are some of the great things students got to do on this day:

Students shared personal poems about their culture with the entire school
Students performed and Irish Step Dance
Our 8th grade Choir sang a song about making the world a better place
Students shared their traditional clothing in a Fashion Show
Our English Learners challenged native English speakers to compete to learn a phrase in Arabic, Japanese, Spanish or Portuguese
Student groups made stations to share their their culture with groups of students
Students did an Escape Room lesson, learning about various cultures and languages
Students participated in Drum Circles
Students learned Capoeira
Students played and cheered on students playing Tchoukball
Students learned to make Origami Wolves and Papel Picado
Students got to try Greek and Mexican foods provided by the PTA
Students watched a documentary about Lorena the Light-footed Woman
Students learned to be proud of who they are and learn about what makes others proud!!