Worthington Park Shark Sentinel

What an amazing first few days of school here at Worthington Park. Thank you for helping make this first week run smoothly and for having your students here at Park on time. We are so excited to kick off the first full week together on Monday.

Below are a few quick messages and reminders for the coming week. If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to reach out to our main office or me directly. Have a great weekend and Go Sharks!

-Principal Garrity

(pgarrity@wscloud.org)

(614) 450-5500

• A reminder that doors open at 7:25 am daily
• We ask families to follow parent drop off procedures using the map to the right and using Door 6
• Students walking or riding a bike to school can additionally use Door 6
• Bus Riders will be dropped off at the front door (Door 1)
• As we start next week, we are asking families to say goodbye to their student at the entrance to the building.

Breakfast is served daily in the Worthington Park Cafeteria for students from 7:25-7:40 am. Please have your student arrive as early as possible to ensure time to enjoy breakfast!

Thank you for helping make the start of the school day a safe and smooth transition for our students!

Below are a few quick reminders from our Kitchen and Cafeteria Staff. Please continue to practice your child's PIN number this weekend.

More information can be found here Worthington Food Service Important Information

School Meals

• School breakfast and lunch meals can be purchased for the 2022-23 school year at the following rates:
• Breakfast: $1.60 ($0.30 reduced price)
• Elementary Lunch: $2.75 ($0.40 reduced price)
• Cost for milk: $0.50

***All school lunches are served with a choice of white and chocolate milk. Students can bring another option from home if they wish.

Free and Reduced Meals

• Families are encouraged to apply for free and reduced meal benefits HERE. The application is available in 10 languages.

Lunch PINs

• Student PIN numbers can be found in the Parent Portal

Payment

• Families can continue to add money to lunch accounts through MyPaymentsPlus as they have in past years.

In order to offset costs of consumable textbooks, we do ask parents to pay a fee. While we will send reminders for unpaid fees, it is appreciated if you could take care of the fee at the beginning of the school year. Fees may be paid through My Payments Plus account. Thank you to everyone who has already submitted these.

Fees:

• Kindergarten $24.00

• Grades 1-3 $42.00

• Grades 4-6 $36.00

Parents and Families, Save the Date and plan to join the staff of Worthington Park on Thursday, September 1st for our Curriculum Night. Come hear a presentation from your child's grade level teaching team and learn more about our school, our programs, and more about each grade!

Grades K-2nd 5:00 - 5:45 p.m.

Grades 3rd-5th from 6 - 6:45 p.m.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Join the PTA for the 1st Worthington Park Family Reunion Dinner

Everyone is invited to bring their family to the Worthington Park Family Reunion next Thursday, August 25th evening! It's a great opportunity to connect with other Worthington Park families and celebrate the new school year. We hope to see you there!

The Worthington Park PTA supports the work of the teachers and enhances the learning experience of our students. I would encourage you to join the Worthington Park PTA at the Membership Hub.

I thank the following individuals for their PTA leadership:

Jeff Rutter, Co President

Carrie Sevin, Co President

Katie Coeh, Vice President

Lindsay Yeh, Secretary

Nicole Coldiron, Treasurer

Mark your calendar for the following PTA Meeting dates:

• September 14th - 7 p.m.
• October 12th - 7 p.m.
• November 9th - 7 p.m.
• December 14th - 7 p.m.
• January 11th - 7 p.m.
• February 15th - 7 p.m.
• March 8th - 7 p.m.
• April 12th - 7 p.m.
• May 10th - 7 p.m.

Circle of Grandparents (COG) is a character education program in Worthington Schools. With the support of Worthington Schools and the nonprofit Partners for Community and Character, senior volunteers use community-chosen qualities to teach students the importance of good character. Volunteers are needed!

The group would like to have a grandparent in each Worthington School elementary classroom. As a “Grandparent”, you can draw from your own life experiences and individual talents to teach concepts of character to your “adopted” class. No classroom or teaching experience is required, COG will provide support and materials to you through monthly, optional meetings.

You do not have to be an actual grandparent to participate, however, if you are a grandparent to a child in the Worthington Schools, you may request your grandchild’s class. Any “Grandparent” has the option to choose the school and grade level they wish to assist.

This is a wonderful opportunity that benefits all who are involved. Interested in learning more? Please contact Jim McElligott at jamestmcelligott53@gmail.com.

Learn more about the program: Partners for Community and Character

Please share this information with the grandparent of an Worthington Park student!

August 25th- PTA Worthington Park Family Picnic 5pm-7pm

Principal- Worthington Park Elementary School

Email: pgarrity@wscloud.org
Website: https://www.worthington.k12.oh.us/domain/25
Location: 500 Park Road, Westerville, OH, USA
Phone: (614) 450-5500
Twitter: @WoParkSharks