Weekly Newsletter
Friday, September 23rd
Building Information
Mrs. Marieca Mattox, School Counselor
Mrs. Marni Dreher, School Nurse
Mrs. Katie Thielman, Building Secretary
Mrs. Lisa Karavakis, Office Assistant
Email: chad_rice@plsd.us
Website: https://www.pickerington.k12.oh.us/
Location: 100 N. East Street
Phone: 614-833-6385
Important Dates
10/4 - Evening Parent/Teacher Conferences
10/5 - Virtual Learning Day
10/10 - NO SCHOOL K-8 Only
10/11 - Kindergarten only No School
10/13 - Evening Parent/Teacher Conferences
10/14 - Picture Day
Long-Term Solution to PLSD’s Overcrowding
Nov. 8 Bond Issue Offers a Long-Term Solution to PLSD’s Overcrowding
The reality is our district is rapidly growing and we are running out of space to continue providing our current level of educational opportunities to our students. If passed, the bond issue will build a new junior high school building, provide renovations and other projects throughout the district including secure entryway upgrades, bring matching dollars from the state to Pickerington, and meet the enrollment growth needs facing our district.
If the Nov. 8 bond issue fails, the district will need to divert money from the daily operating budget in order to pursue temporary options to accommodate enrollment growth. The growth we are experiencing and our facility needs will become even more urgent as classrooms and buildings become more crowded. In addition, there is no guarantee that the state can make available the approximately $75 million in matching funds from the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission in future years. Learn more about the upcoming bond issue here. Information about voting is available at www.VoteOhio.gov.
Veterans Day Celebration!
We will be celebrating our Veterans on Friday, November 11th at 10:30. This will be an in-person event located in the Heritage auditorium. Help us celebrate the Veteran in your life by filling out this form. When filling out the form you will need to sign into a google account in order to upload a picture of your Veteran. Feel free to use your child’s device to fill out the form. Please submit the information about your Veteran as well as a picture by Friday, October 14th.
Important Testing Dates
We respectfully request that parents avoid scheduling appointments for their student for the following dates:
Panorama (3rd and 4th grade)
- Week of Sept. 26th
Gifted Testing (2nd and 3rd grade)
- Week of Oct. 3rd
-- 2nd grade (Oct. 3rd ONLY)
-- 3rd grade (Oct. 3, 4 and 6)
Ohio State Testing - ELA (3rd grade)
- Oct 18th and 19th
PTO NEWS
Help the PTO by donating and decorating a Trunk for Trunk or Treat on Thursday, October 20th. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090E4CACA729A0F85-trunk
We are still in need of a few VIPs for our teachers this year, please use the link to sign up. If you would like to volunteer but the remaining times do not work for you please reach out to Lindsay Phillips at lindsayngibson@gmail.com
VIRTUAL FALL CONFERENCES
October 4th 4:45pm-8:15pm
October 10th 8:15pm-4:15pm (No School)
October 11th (No School Kindergarten Only All day P/T conferences)
October 13th 4:45pm-8:15pm
Our Week in Review
Bus Information (Transportation)
Pickerington Schools contracts with Petermann Bus Services for its transportation services. You can contact Petermann at 614-837-8525 for any questions.
CLICK HERE for detailed information on how to access your child's transportation information.
School Supply Lists
School Lunch Menu and Prices
FROM THE SCHOOL NURSE
Welcome to Heritage Elementary!
My name is Marni Dreher and I am the School Nurse at Heritage Elementary and Pickerington North H.S. I look forward to meeting your child and working with you. I wanted to make you aware of some kindergarten health requirements.
1. Immunization Record - The State of Ohio requires all Public-School children to have updated immunization records. Please see Ohio Immunization requirements:
ODH School Immunization requirements
2. Physician Report form - A current completed form, signed by a HealthCare Provider, dated from 08/19/21 to present, is due by August 1, 2022. The Physician Report form can be found here:
If you have not turned in your child's immunization record and physician report form upon enrollment, please email the forms to school nurse's email marnica_dreher@plsd.us
If you have already turned the forms in upon enrollment, the information has been received and you do not need to send it again.
Health Concerns - please communicate your child's health concerns and medications, if needed, a health plan will be developed and shared with teacher(s).
Change of Clothes - During school hours your child may need to change their clothes due to a bladder/bowel accident and/or falling in water puddles and/or mud. If possible, place an extra set of clothes in their book bag to use.
Please contact me with any questions or concerns.
Thank you!
COVID Protocol
The following are the guidelines PLSD is following from Franklin County Public Health Department regarding COVID guidelines.
COVID Test positive -
The student should stay home for 5 days from the onset of symptoms.
The day the student started having symptoms is day 0.
The student should return to school on day 6 as long as the positive person is no longer running a fever, not taking any fever reducing medications and has improvement in symptoms.
It is recommended that the student wears a mask when indoors and around others for days 6 - 10 and unmask on day 11.
For student attendance, to be marked as medically excused, the parent will need to provide documentation of:
- a proctored COVID test result or
- a note from the healthcare provide
The recommendation for family members and anyone living in the household where there is a positive case:
- if no COVID symptoms, the individual may return to school wearing a mask for 10 days from last contact with the positive person.
- if possible, test on day 5
- if you develop symptoms, get tested and stay home until you know the results.
For more information, read the Franklin County Community Mask Advisory.