Curriculum Night at Worthington Park
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!
Reminder from Worthington Park Cafeteria
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
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.
TWHS vs. WKHS Football Game
The Thomas Worthington Cardinals football team will travel to Worthington Kilbourne on Friday, August 26. Kick-off is at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are undefeated after their first game last Friday! It’s a great community event. Students and employees can get into the game for free with their school ID. Senior Citizens 55 and over get into the game for free. Other tickets must be purchased online at: https://www.worthington.k12.oh.us/tickets
School Fees
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
Be A SHARK
This year, as part of our PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports), we are focusing on these key attributes that make each of our 400+ PARK SHARKS what they are. We will be sharing more about these lessons and our Fin Family Groups we are starting later this fall!
What is a Park Shark? A Park Shark is somebody who is safe, honest, an active learner in the classroom, responsible, and kind to their peers!
Dear Worthington Park Parents and Families!
One thing we are very proud of at Worthington Park is our diversity! For the purposes of this survey, we are particularly interested in the linguistic diversity of our school.
We are really excited to learn about all of the languages spoken by our students and families. We would appreciate it if you could fill out this survey even if English is the only language spoken in your home. We want to get a complete picture of all the languages spoken at Worthington Park! The last question gives you the opportunity to share about celebrations and traditions you share within your family. We look forward to learning about these too.
Please consider taking a few minutes to answer this short survey--you can click on the link below until Thursday, September 1. We look forward to sharing your answers (in graph format--no names will be mentioned) with all of you soon! https://forms.gle/jVdGyJDBbLCtSN45A
Join the Worthington Park PTA
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
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!
Mr. Patrick Garrity
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
