Slate Hill Newsletter
10/1/2021
Start With Hello Spirit Week at Slate Hill Elementary!
October 4, 2021-October 8, 2021
★ Monday 10/4 - Hey Day/Wear Green Day!
○ Make and wear a name tag all day (can be homemade as well). Greet others by saying hello and using their first name in the hall, lunch and class.
○ Wear GREEN to school!
★ Tuesday 10/5 - Hats off to Kindness/Hat Day!
○ Wear your favorite hat to school.
○ Try to give 3 kind compliments today!
★ Wednesday 10/6 - What’s up? Wednesday!
○ Wear something SPECIAL to you, share what makes it SPECIAL to you with someone.
○ Students are given question prompts to use during lunch to help with conversations
★ Thursday 10/7 - SUPER Day!
○ Express what makes you unique and super. Wear a superhero t-shirt or unique, positively messaged outfit.
★ Friday 10/8 - Friendship Friday!
○ Wear your favorite COLOR to school today to see what new friends you can find that share the same favorite color.
Mark Your Calendar!
Monarch Maker's Market
Stop by the Sutter Park PTA's craft and vendor show, Monarch Maker's Market! It's Saturday, October 2nd from 9-2 at Sutter Park (1850 Sutter Parkway). Entrance is free, with a raffle, bake sale, and over 20 vendors to shop from! Proceeds will go towards purchasing a shade structure for our playground.
Title 1 Right to Know
Title I, Part A (Title I) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESEA), provides financial assistance to local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools with high numbers or high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards. Our school receives Title IA funding.
Parents/families of students in our building have a right to know about teacher qualifications and state-mandated assessments. In addition to being linked here, these documents are available on the Title IA page of our school website.
Slate Hill Book Fair Will Be Here Soon!
Free Shipping on Spirit Wear through October 4th!
Active Parenting Sessions
Register by October 6th!
Planning for Safety in our Schools
The safety of our staff, students, and community is always a priority in Worthington Schools. Statistics show that when staff and students within a school are prepared with knowledge and practice, they respond to emergency situations with positive results.
For that reason, schools have always engaged in routines, drills and learning that support everyone’s safety.
Historically, our schools have participated in the following safety drills:
A. Fire Drills that provide knowledge about reporting fire hazards, and experience with a safe evacuation of the building using multiple exits
B. Weather Drills that provide knowledge about how to be calm and safe in the event of weather related events (such as a tornado), and experience with locating sheltered space within the building in which safety is maximized.
C. Lock-Down Drills that provide knowledge about circumstances in which free movement in and around the building is curtailed (such as neighborhood disturbances or unruly school visitors), and experience with locking down the school perimeter, classrooms, and common areas to keep students safe in a secure area until the circumstance passes.
D. Rally-Point Drills that provide knowledge about exiting the building safely, (such as a gas leak or unsafe school visitor), and experience with walking to a predetermined safe space.
Public schools are required by Ohio law to engage in a "Full Scale" Safety Drill every three years. A "Full Scale" drill is one that combines traditionally practiced drills and will include a controlled classroom lockdown and simulated evacuation of the school, including processes to move students away from the school building in the case of presence of danger at school.
Worthington school staff have been trained in emergency response using the ALICE (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate) training model. Part of this training for staff included how to take additional counter measures during a “lockdown” to facilitate students in an evacuation to a school “Rally Point” from which students could be transported to a “reunification” location to be joined with parents/guardians. Reunification points may vary, but the Worthington Education Center (WEC) would be considered first.
Prior to conducting the full scale safety drill, it is important to prepare students for participation in an age-appropriate manner.
During the month of September, our elementary Library Media Staff will be sharing an age-appropriate informational picture book with students in grades K-2. The book outlines awareness building for students, and includes teaching about a school rally point, which students will locate and visit. Students in grades 3-5 have participated in this read aloud previously. Should you like to preview the book, please reach out to your building principal.
Additionally, in the days leading up to each building’s full scale drill, classroom teachers will lead students in an age appropriate discussion that allows students to understand the steps involved in completing the full scale drill. The purpose of this is to eliminate any feelings of surprise and to allow students to know what to expect.
Our schools are great communities for learning. Being prepared for unplanned interruptions is one way to build confidence for ultimate student safety. The safety of our staff, students, and community is always our priority.
Sincerely,
Rob Messenheimer
Director of Elementary Education
Worthington City Schools
Interested in joining PTA?
If you would like to become to a member, the Slate Hill PTA would love for you to join! The membership form is here. Feel free to complete the form and have your student turn it in to the school office. The top 2 classrooms with the most sign-ups by Oct 1st will win a Popsicle Party!
For any PTA related questions, please email slatehillpta@yahoo.com Thank you!!Important Dates for 2021-22 School Year
October
7th: PTA Mumkin Pick-up Day - 4:00-7:00pm at Slate Hill
Oct 8th-14th: Fall Book Fair
Oct 11-14th: Parent Teacher Conferences Week
13th: Late Night for conferences
15th: No School
19th: School Picture Day!
22nd: Fall Fest - 5:30-7:30
November
2nd: No School
10th: Board of Education Meeting - 7:30
11th: PTA Meeting - 7:00
20th: Progress Reports Available Online
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Please Remember to Update Your Emergency Contact Information!
Payment of School Fees
Kindergarten Fees- $24.00
Grades 1, 2 and 3 Fees - $42.00
Grades 4 & 5 Fees - $36.00
If you feel you qualify for the free and & reduces program, please see the information below.
For any questions, please contact the Slate Hill office at 614-450-5000 or email hkmoffitt@wscloud.org
2021-22 School Year Calendar
Slate Hill Elementary School
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