Violet Views October 2022
HOME OF THE SUPERVIOLETS
Principal's Message
How quickly October has come for us at the school level? We have been quite busy the last month and a half. We have completed diagnostics, developed individual student plans, students will create academic goals, teachers are differentiating the instruction and our students are learning how to most efficiently build their school stamina. It has been a challenging journey to get their mindset back into the everyday grind of learning in the classroom, so we are working everyday to ensure that our students continue to focus on some of their gaps in learning. As an educational staff, we are always focused on providing the necessary care and attention to our students. Every decision we make stems from the needs that they bring to the classroom. The end of the first quarter is drawing near, so let’s continue partnering together to make sure that your students are progressing continuously throughout the school year.
"The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand."
-Vince Lombardi
This month will include several State Assessments, including the 3rd grade State OST ELA testing in the middle of October. We also will send information to certain grade levels about gifted testing. You will receive additional notices about all testing throughout this month.
Parent/Teacher conferences will be held this month as well. Information has been sent home. Please be sure to go online and sign up for a conference time with your student's homeroom teacher.
Our PTO will host a Fall Family Night Event on Monday, October 24th at Van Buren Acres. More information will be sent home soon!
Be Kind, Be Helpful, and Be Caring!
- Mrs. Copas
Students Not in School On These Dates:
We have several days in October that the students are not in school. Here are the dates and the expectations for those days:
Wednesday, Oct 5th - District Virtual Learning Day (students will have assignments, please have them check their Google Classrooms, Seesaw and school email)
Monday, Oct 10th - Parent Teacher Conferences Grades K-8 (no work assigned on this day)
Tuesday, Oct. 11th - No Kindergarten Classes for P/T Conf. All other grade levels have class.
Monday, Oct 24th - District Professional Development Day (no work assigned on this day)
Tuesday, Oct 25th - District Virtual Learning Day (students will have assignments, please have them check their Google Classrooms, Seesaw and school email)
Please Review The School District Calendar
Counselor's Corner
Testing
Our 2nd and 3rd graders will have testing in October. All testing will begin at 9:30 a.m. Please take note of the dates to coordinate scheduling appointments for your child. In order for your child to perform their best on a test, it is important they are well rested and eat a nutritious breakfast.
Gifted Identification:
- Thursday, October 6th - 2nd Grade students will take the Naglieri Assessment.
- Monday October 3rd, Tuesday October 4th, and Thursday October 6th - 3rd Grade students will take the CogAT Assessment
Each day of testing will take approximately 30 minutes.
Ohio's State Tests: 3rd Grade only
- Tuesday, October 18th - English Language Arts, Part 1
- Wednesday October 19th - English Language Arts, Part 2
Weekend Food Program
Violet Baptist Church offers a Weekend Food Program called H.O.P.E. This program was created to help those families in need of meals for their children over the weekend. This is offered to our students for FREE. Each student in the house is eligible. Please see the attached flyer for more information.
Lisa Lowe
School Counselor
Violet Elementary School
(614) 548-1531
PTO News
Family Fall Fest
Please join us on Monday, October 24th at Van Buren Acres for a Violet PTO Fall Family Night! There are no classes in Pickerington on this day due to staff professional development. Dress in your costume and enjoy some fall fun! Cost is $20 per family, paid at the entrance. We hope to see you there!
In Need of Extra Clothing for Clinic
If passed, what will the Nov. 8 bond issue cost residents?
Pickerington Schools estimates that passage of the Nov. 8 levy will not increase tax rates (measured in mills) for our residents. The county auditor has estimated that the $89.930 million bond issue will require 2.80 mills for debt payments. But, because property valuations are forecasted to increase by an average of 24% for 2022, and due to the structure of the proposed new debt, district leaders forecast that the county auditor will actually be able to decrease the total tax rate needed to pay district debt service by ½ of a mill.
The tax rate collected by the district to pay debt payments has decreased as outstanding debt has been retired, refunded for better interest rates, and as district valuation has increased. Visit https://www.pickerington.k12.oh.us/bond-issue-info/ under the “What Will It Cost?” section to read more on how the tax rate has changed since 2015, and the forecasted tax rate for the 2022 tax year (which will first be paid in 2023).
Important Dates
October 3 3rd Grade Gifted Testing
October 4 3rd Grade Gifted Testing
October 4 K-12 Evening Parent/Teacher Conferences
October 5 Virtual Learning Day (No In-Person Classes)
October 6 2nd & 3rd Grade Gifted Testing
October 10 No School K-8, Parent/Teacher Conferences
October 11 No School for Kindergarten Only, Parent/Teacher Conferences
October 13 K-12 Evening Parent/Teacher Conferences
October 18 3rd Grade State Testing
October 19 3rd Grade State Testing
October 24 PTO Fall Family Night at Van Buren Acres, 3:00pm until dark
October 27 Picture Re-take Day
ABOUT US
Email: dee_copas@plsd.us
Website: http://www.pickerington.k12.oh.us/violet-elementary/
Location: 8855 Education Drive, Pickerington, OH, United States
Phone: (614) 548-1500
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SuperVioletES/
Twitter: @VioletElem