Fairfield Panther Paw
October 28, 2022
From Mrs Tennenbaum
Dates to Remember
November 5: High School Craft Show
November 5: PEF dinner
November 8: Virtual Learning Day
November 23-25: Thanksgiving Break - Office open on Nov 23 (8-2), closed on Nov 24 and 25.
Hope bags (Panther bags)
We are extremely fortunate to have a community resource called the H.O.P.E Packs Program. This free program provides bags of food for families on a weekly basis and is meant to be kid-friendly, easy to prepare and a supplemental food supply for families. The bags are sent home with your student every Friday, beginning September 9th.
If you feel your child could benefit from this free service, please contact our school counselor, Nikki Arnold at nikki_arnold@plsd.us
Celebrating the path to Awesomeness!
We are all in this together!
Assistant Principal: Lea Ann Yoakum
Secretary: Daniella Schmidt
Attendance Secretary: Jennifer Todd
School Counselor: Nikki Arnold
School Nurse: Liz Moody-Ganoom
School Nursing Assistant: Jayna Smith
Email: stacy_tennenbaum@plsd.us
Website: www.pickerington.k12.oh.us
Location: 13000 Coventry Avenue, Pickerington, OH, USA
Phone: 614-834-7600
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PickeringtonSchools
Twitter: @ms_tennenbaum
From the PTO
Thank you to everyone that came out for Trunk or Treat! Please don’t forget to share your pictures from this event for the school year book!
Here is the link to use throughout the school year:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/ZzQ6wie6mLsfQjUX6
Holiday Assistance Program
Dear Families,
Pickerington Schools are once again teaming up with the Violet Township Fire Department to help provide some holiday assistance for families in need during this holiday season.
In need of assistance?
Request an online form for holiday assistance by contacting me at nikki_arnold@plsd.us or at 614-834-7600. The request link will then be provided to you, only one per household please. This form is handled in a confidential manner with more details from your school counselor. Please remember that we will only be able to supplement your holiday. The online form must be completed by Friday, November 18th.
Wanting to donate?
There are several ways to donate this year:
The traditional big red boxes throughout the community and in the schools accepting donations of new toys/gifts.
Gift cards are also appreciated.
Cash donations through Paypal.
Another way of donating this year is through Amazon and Target. If you would prefer to donate in this way, click on the links below. Be sure to ship to Violet Township Fire Department Toy Drive (address will appear as an option).
Target. Amazon. Paypal
You can also purchase a t-shirt to support the program. Tshirt order form
Veteran's Day
Fairfield Elementary will be having a Veteran’s Day Assembly honoring our Veterans on Friday, November 11th at 9:30am. Fairfield will be providing a light breakfast for veterans that will start at 9:00am.
We would like to invite parents or close family members who have served in the Armed Forces to attend this program. We will be asking all students to wear red, white and blue this day, and invite you to wear something honoring your branch of service! Please return the bottom portion of this form to the office by November 4, so we can ensure there will be enough seating for everyone. Veterans will sit, accompanied by their student, on stage for this short program. Additionally, students will be bringing home a star with a place to put a picture of a veteran. This picture should be something that does not need returned back to you– please use a copy of a picture– because there is no guarantee the pictures will come back home. This display will go up in the cafeteria, where the assembly will take place. Truly, we thank our lucky stars for our veterans, and we cannot wait to honor them!
Thank you!
PICKERINGTON AREA FOOD DRIVE IS COMING TO YOUR DOOR ON BEGGAR'S NIGHT
PEF CHARITY AUCTION PROVIDES A FUN WAY TO SUPPORT OUR SCHOOLS!
Tickets are on sale now for this year’s fun filled Pickerington Education Foundation (PEF) Charity Auction.
The event includes dinner, drinks, entertainment, silent & live auctions, and a Reverse Raffle. It will take place on Saturday, November 5 from 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., at the Wigwam Event Center, 10190 Blacklick-Eastern Rd. NW, Pickerington, OH 43147. The event is a truly enjoyable and fun way to support our schools!
Tickets are $60 per person and are on sale now on the Pickerington Education Foundation webpage.
ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR FUN AND PRIZES: You may opt to purchase a Reverse Raffle Ticket for an additional $50. Got a lucky number? Pick it for a chance to win! Using the 'seat finder' application, pick a number between A1 through A300 for your Reverse Raffle Entry number.
Dinner will be catered by Berwick Manor.
The silent auction includes upscale baskets and themed, decorated trees. Proceeds from this event provide grants to Pickerington teachers and buildings for a variety of classroom projects.
YOU CAN ALSO GO ON THE DISTRICT FACEBOOK PAGE AND BEGIN THE BIDDING ON YOUR FAVORITE TREE!
We hope to see you there!
HOW DOES PICKERINGTON’S TAX RATES COMPARE TO OTHER CENTRAL OHIO COMMUNITIES?
As you consider the Pickerington Schools bond issue on the Nov. 8 ballot, it is important to note that Pickerington tax rates are among the lowest in the Central Ohio area. The following chart shows the total estimated annual taxes paid for a $300,000 market value home in various communities. It also assumes a gross income of $95,000**; a federally adjusted gross income of $78,300; and $15,000 in annual purchases of local taxable goods and services. See chart below
It is also important to note that even if the Pickerington Schools 2.80 mill bond issue on the November 8 ballot passes, tax rates are forecasted to fall by ½ a mill. This will make the new levy ‘feel’ like or be similar to a renewal in that tax rates won’t increase while the community continues its commitment.
You can learn more about the upcoming bond issue here. Information about voting is available at the Vote Ohio website. Absentee and in-person voting is already underway!
Didn't receive your school picture?
An email was sent out by Josten's about 2 weeks after our original picture day in September. Please check your spam folders if you did not receive them. It was sent to the email the school has on file in Infinite Campus. You can also access them by logging into Josten's website with our school code as listed below. For those who got retakes yesterday they will be about 2 weeks and an email will go out as well to those parents from Josten.