Slate Hill Newsletter
3/18/2022
Principal's Corner:
School Expectations: We continue to talk with our Slate Hill stars about the importance of being on time for school. We have seen a recent large increase in tardies. School starts at 8:15am, and we would love to see all students arrive between 8:00-8:10am. We have also been talking a lot about respect and keeping our hands to ourselves when we get frustrated. We appreciate your support in reviewing the importance of being an active and engaged learner who is ready to learn!
As it warms up outside and students come back to school to play, please remind them to take care of our school playground and facilities. There should not be anyone on the playground area after 9pm. We have had a lot of trash around the playground and students playing with in appropriate toys. Thank you for your support!
In case you missed State of the Schools last week, here is the link! https://www.smore.com/fv0pg
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Your student(s) may have told you that a leprechaun visited Slate Hill on St. Patrick's Day. Enjoy some pictures from the event!
Staff Raffle (STRAFFLE)!
PTA Spring Flower Fundraiser!
Finley's Smile 5K
PANORAMA SURVEY
Dear Slate Hill Families,
We thank you and your family for being our valued partners as we work together to educate the children in our district. As you may already be aware, building our well-being and social-emotional learning skills is an important goal for our school this year and every year. Over the next few weeks, students will participate in several exercises to better understand these concepts and to reflect on how they perceive these skills in themselves.
As we have done for the last four years, we will be asking for your child to reflect on his/her own mindsets and approaches to learning via an online survey. The survey shouldn’t take more than 20 minutes to complete and will be administered during a two-week window from March 28 - April 8, 2022.
We are partnering with Panorama Education, a third-party vendor, to support us in administering these surveys. The survey content will ask students in grades 3-12 to self-reflect on School Safety, Teacher-Student Relationships, Sense of Belonging, Rigorous Expectations, and Self-Efficacy. Our students in grades 6-12 will also be asked to self-reflect on two additional topics; Diversity and Inclusion and Cultural Awareness.
Student voice matters to us, and their responses will provide invaluable insights into their experiences in how we can improve and adapt our instruction to meet their needs. If a student doesn’t feel like they have enough information to answer a question, they will be able to skip the item altogether.
If you have any questions about the Social Emotional Learning (SEL) survey, please don’t hesitate to contact us in the office at 614-450-5000.
Respectfully,
Julie Gulley, Slate Hill Principal
Worthington Library Events
- Worthington Libraries Homework Help Centers
Did you know Worthington Libraries offers all students access to free homework help centers Monday-Thursday, after school? Find out more information here: https://www.worthingtonlibraries.org/visit/services/homework-help
- Snacks for Kids & Teens! Snacks can be picked up at all 3 Worthington Library locations Monday-Friday from 4-5pm. Attached below is the flier with all the details.
- Summer Reading Bookmark Contest!
The form and information are below and the contest is from March 1st-31st!
Virtual STEM Night - March 31st!
What? A free family STEM challenge for ALL Slate Hill families!
You and your family will use provided materials to create a catapult. Prizes will be awarded to the longest launches! Look for a flier coming home soon!
When? March 31, 2022 at 7:00pm
Where? Zoom Meeting ID-
Meeting ID: 964 6828 7482
Passcode: 046852
SkateZone over Spring Break!
Spring Break is just around the corner and SkateZone wanted to share a discounted Admission Pass for Slate Hill students to use over their school days out!
Attached here is the digital Skating Pass that families may show on their mobile devices or print the flyer to redeem at admissions!
Infinite Campus Unavailable April 11th-13th
Infinite Campus will be unavailable April 11-13 to transition services to Infinite Campus’ data centers. This move will help ensure Infinite Campus has minimal disruptions (outages) moving forward and will help keep our system up to date and secure.
After the move, starting April 14, the webpage link to Worthington Schools Infinite Campus will change. All of the webpage addresses on our Website and parent portals will be updated, but anyone who has bookmarked it will need to update their url. Families who use the mobile app will also need to reconnect the app to our district.
Thank you
Jeff Collett
Chief Technology Officer
Worthington Schools
Be Well Conference on April 30th
Worthington Schools is excited to partner with Dublin City Schools for the Be Well community event on Saturday, April 30, 2022, on the Dublin Schools Emerald Campus, 5175 Emerald Pkwy, Dublin. This event will offer a wide variety of presentations and resources for families related to mental wellness, safety and suicide prevention, academic and social-emotional success, and many more relevant topics.
At this time, we are collecting proposals to present. If you'd like to learn more about the conference and proposal guidelines, please review and complete the information in the link: Call for Presenters
For your review - EBackPack!
Please Remember to Update Your Emergency Contact Information!
Reminder to Pay Classroom Fees & All Day Kindergarten Tuition!
If you qualified last year for the free & reduced program, you must fill out a new application each year after July 1st.
For any questions, please contact the Slate Hill office at 614-450-5000 or email hkmoffitt@wscloud.org
Important Dates for 2021-22 School Year
March
24th: PTA Meeting (7pm-8pm)
31st: Virtual STEM Night (7pm)
Zoom Meeting ID: 964 6828 7482
Passcode: 046852
April
11th-15th: Spring Break
2021-22 School Year Calendar
Slate Hill Elementary School
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Email: jgulley@wscloud.org
Website: https://www.worthington.k12.oh.us/Domain/21
Location: 7625 Alta View Boulevard, Columbus, OH, USA
Phone: 614-450-5000
Facebook: facebook.com/ourschool
Twitter: @gulley_julie