Slate Hill Newsletter
January 15, 2021
Welcome Back Slate Hill Families!
It is so wonderful to have our students back at Slate Hill. You can feel the renewed positive energy in the building and their mask covered smiles. Our hard-working students and dedicated staff are back to their hybrid learning routines and are looking forward to the rest of the year. We appreciate your at home support with your child's learning on their off days during hybrid on Seesaw or Schoology.
We want to invite you to share your input and be part of our PTA by joining us this Tuesday evening for our virtual PTA meeting at 7pm (see the link below).
We value your partnership!
Mrs. Julie Gulley, Slate Hill Principal
All-Day Kindergarten Update
The Worthington School District will be having the All-Day Kindergarten Program for the 2021-2022 school year, as long as the district is in an all-in learning mode and not hybrid. If you are interested in registering for the All-Day Kindergarten program/lottery, please review the following information & timeline.
February 8, 2021: The Worthington School Board will determine the cost for families in All-Day Kindergarten.
February 9, 2021: The All-Day Kindergarten sign up link will be sent to families who have completed enrollment through the Worthington Welcome Center. Only families that have completed the entire enrollment process will be able to register for the All-Day Kindergarten program/lottery.
February 26, 2021: Deadline for families to complete enrollment and to pay the All-Day Kindergarten registration fee before it’s determined which buildings will need to hold lotteries.
March 5, 2021: If a school will require a lottery for the All-Day KIndergarten program, information will be posted on our website.
March 12, 2021: All-Day Kindergarten lottery held (Time TBD)
For additional information, here is the link for the District website.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion T-shirts
The store has re-opened and will remain open through Monday, January 18th.
This is likely the LAST re-opening of the online store for this school year, so don’t wait! This fundraiser supports the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives at each participating Worthington school but anyone can purchase! Shirts will ship out of state, if needed!
Please use this link to shop all styles:
Next PTA Meeting - January 19th @ 7:00pm
The Slate Hill PTA would love for you to join them for the next meeting! The meeting will be held at 7:00pm on Zoom and the link is below. The 3rd & 4th grade teachers will be the featured teachers for this month!
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/92059051255?pwd=MjRJQmp5dWlmczdjd01DM3RGOEFXQT09
Meeting ID: 920 5905 1255
Passcode: 308121
Worthington Library Resources
Worthington families,
Our Worthington libraries are available to assist our students in many ways. Check out their website for more information.
https://www.worthingtonlibraries.org/explore/schoolwork-guides/help-school
-This includes 24/7 reference help and live assistance from tutors from 2-11 pm each day.
-Curbside pickup of print jobs that can be sent remotely to the Library.
-The library WIFI extends to the parking lots of each location.
-The holdings of the entire CLC collection of print materials are fully available through the reserve system and curbside pickup of materials.
Community Resources
Worthington Alliance for Black Families and Educators (WABFE) Update
Here is the latest WABFE Update: January Newsletter. If you'd like to attend the virtual meeting on Wednesday, January 20 at 7 PM, register: HERE
Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)
The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) is a federally funded program that provides eligible Ohioans assistance with their home energy bills. This one-time benefit is applied directly to the customer’s utility bill or bulk fuel bill.
To be directed to your local HEAP provider:
Call (800) 282-0880 or visit their website here
Worthington Resource Pantry
Feeding our Community: Connecting neighbors to food, resources and each other since 2009. Feel free to visit their website here
Smoky Row Food Pantry
7260 Smoky Row Rd.
Columbus, OH 43235
614-889-5224
Click here for additional information
Weekly Helpful Reminders
* In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, there will be no school on Monday, January 18th.
* Please remember to have your student(s) wear their mask to school and to bring an extra mask in their backpack.
* For families with students who are car riders, please remember to have a name plate visible in your vehicle when you pick up your students and please stay in your vehicle when picking up and dropping off your student. This will help ensure the pick up process runs smoothly!
* If you have a Chromebook from the school, these need to be plugged in every day! They need to be charging whenever not in use, as they do not work as well when they are allowed to 'die'. Thank you for your help with this!
School Fees
School fees are in your MyPaymentsPlus account. Please log-in to pay your students’ school fees as soon as possible. If you do not have an account set up, please create one to pay your student's school fees. https://www.mypaymentsplus.com/welcome
Thank You!
eBackpack
Please make sure to check out the eBackpack for the latest flyers of activities and events!
PTA Corner
The Slate Hill Elementary PTA is always eager to welcome new members! If you are interested in joining the PTA, the membership form is attached here.
Slate Hill Elementary School
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Email: jgulley@wscloud.org
Website: https://www.worthington.k12.oh.us/Domain/21
Location: 7625 Alta View Boulevard, Columbus, OH, USA
Phone: 614-450-5000
Facebook: facebook.com/ourschool
Twitter: @gulley_julie