Newsletter December 2017-January 2018

Dec.2016-

Jan.2017

Bluffsview School http://www.worthington.k12.oh.us/Domain/15

614-450-5100

Our mission in Worthington City Schools and Bluffsview Elementary is

to empower a community of learners who will change the world.

Dear Bluffsview Families, November was certainly a busy month at Bluffsview! Parent conferences, our Veterans’ Day assembly, and Turkey Trot provided each of us with an opportunity to be more involved in the Bluffsview community. We truly value your partnership as we work together to provide your children with opportunities to grow both academically and socially. December and January will bring additional events and opportunities for learning. Thank you, in advance, for the dedication of our many volunteers who help make these meaningful events happen! We couldn’t do it without you! With the unpredictable winter weather, please listen to local radio and TV stations for school closings, delays and early dismissals. A phone call will be made through the Worthington Schools automated calling system when closings or delays occur. Please be sure that your information is entered accurately on the Worthington Schools’ website so you will receive this call. It is important to have a plan in place with your child should one of these situations occur. I look forward to the months ahead and the many new joys it will bring to the Bluffsview community. In this time of thanksgiving, I want to extend my deepest appreciation for the many acts of kindness that each of you bring to the Bluffsview community, as well as for the opportunity you give me each day to be a part of your children’s lives. I wish you all a safe and family-filled time over our Winter Break and look forward to seeing you in the New Year.

Sincerely,

Cindy Fox

Principal

cfox@wscloud.org

Twitter @BluffsviewElem

Bluffsview Website http://www.worthington.k12.oh.us/Domain/15

Upcoming Events:

Tuesday,

December 12

Orchestra Concert

7:30 P.M. at WKHS

Wednesday, Dec. 13

Band Concert

7:30 P.M. at WKHS

December 18-

January 1

Winter Break

Tuesday, January 2

Classes Resume

Thursday, January 11

COSI on Wheels

Monday, January 15

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Day

NO SCHOOL

Tuesday, January 16

PTA Meeting

7:00 P.M.

Wed., January 17

Fifth Grade Music

Program

1:30 & 7:00 P.M.

January 19-26

Read-a-Thon

Saturday, January 20

Host Archery

Tournament

WKHS

8:00 A.M.-3:00 P.M.

Thursday, January 25

Read-In

6:30pm-8:00pm

The Bluffsview Beat: What’s Happening in the Music

Room? ♫♫♫♫♫♫

Congratulations to the Music Makers on a wonderful contribution to our Veterans Day assembly in November. You sang beautifully and worked hard in preparation for the performance. Thank you for your dedication to singing! Up next for Music Makers will be a little holiday caroling, which they will do at school on Tuesday, December 12th. Stop by the front hallway between 11:30-12:00 to hear them if you’re in the building, and we may also be going LIVE on Twitter that day. Stay tuned!

5th graders have been working hard to prepare for their concert in January. Please don’t forget to continue to practice over Winter Break – just because we are not in school, doesn’t mean you can forget all our music! We look forward to presenting two concerts on

Wednesday, January 17th at 1:30 and 7:00 pm.

Concert Dates are set for the year. Don’t miss these great performances:

Wednesday, January 17th – 5th Grade Concert, 1:30 and 7:00 pm. (mentioned above)

Wednesday, March 7th – 3rd Grade Concert, 1:30 and 7:00 pm.

Monday, April 30th – Music Makers Concert, 1:30 and 7:00 pm.

Stay in TUNE with the BEAT of the Bluffsview Music Room! Follow Mrs. Daubney on Twitter! @bluffsviewmusic is your source for quick updates on what is happening in music class. I try to send out one tweet per day with photos or videos of something that we have been learning during the week.

Musically Yours, Mrs. Daubney cdaubney@wscloud.org Twitter: @bluffsviewmusic

WINTER ARCHERY

TOURNEMENT

Mark your calendars for our winter

tournament on January 20th

at

WKHS. All archers are

encouraged to participate and get

some tournament experience at the

closest archery tournament you can find. Be

on the lookout for registration information

coming out soon! We’ll host another

tournament on April 7th

so mark your

calendars for that one too! If interested in

volunteering and/or sponsoring the

tournament and/or Bluffsview Archery

Club, please contact Ben Wilson or

NancyWharton.

PLEASE BE

CAREFUL…… The speed limit throughout the

residential area of Bluffsview is 25

mph. (20 mph in the school zone even

if the lights are not flashing). Safety

patrols are reporting many people

traveling over the posted speed limit

posing a threat to our student and

adult safety patrols and children

walking to and from school. It is also

necessary to make complete stops at

stop signs, including 3-way stop areas.

Your help is greatly appreciated.

Modeling safe practices is the best

way to teach our children the

importance of safety.

We care…..

Attendance and the location of your children are very important to us during the school day. If your child(ren) will be absent from school due to illness, (the student should be fever free, no vomiting or diarrhea for 24 hours prior to the return to school) appointments, or trips, please call the attendance number at 450-5110. Should the office staff not be

available to answer the telephone, messages may be left regarding your children’s attendance.

If we have not heard from you by 8:15 a.m., Mrs. Podolan will be calling you to find out why your child(ren) are absent from school.

Our goal is not to be nosy, but to make sure your children are safe and know why they are not at school. It is very important that we have telephone numbers that are current and numbers that you will be answering. We appreciate your willingness to help us keep your children safe!

Winter Weather

Recess Alert! Part of our healthy daily

routine at Bluffsview

includes outdoor recess.

Research shows that

children need fresh air, exercise, and

sunshine. Physical activity is not only

healthy for your child’s body but it

also stimulates brain activity.

We use information from local

weather sources to make a

determination. District policy states

that children will go out when the chill

factor is 20 degrees F or above.

At these temperatures it is essential

that children wear a winter coat, hat,

gloves, boots and scarves. Prior to

leaving in the morning, help your child

check the weather forecast for the

day so that he or she will be properly

dressed. This will ensure a

comfortable recess for all. Fresh air

and exercise keep our students alert.

Your child’s health is an important

part of the educational program.

TURKEY

TROT

NEWS The 11th annual Turkey Trot was a

perfect way to kick off the Thanksgiving

Holiday. The weather was a little chilly for

the day, but it just had everyone walking a

little faster! We would like to thank the

amazing number of volunteers who made

the day a success! On the very first day of

collecting donations we had already

collected over $1766! By Friday, December

1, we have reached $8,620. We are so close

to our goal for this year of $10,000. Two

carts of 15 Chromebooks and a super-fun

trapeze jump for the gym will be purchased

if our goal is met. We will be collecting

envelopes through the first week of

December. Please remember to return

your pledge envelopes! Also, don’t forget

to check with your employer to see if they

match donations. Our top Trotter this year

was Libby Alderman in Mr. McGuire’s class.

Libby trotted 93 laps! Congratulations,

Libby!! The class that raises the most in

donations will be announced Monday,

December 11th and will win extra gym time

with Mr. Wilson. Gift card winners will also

be announced. All the students and staff

displayed incredible enthusiasm and should

be very proud of contributing to making

Bluffview an amazing and healthy school!

Gobble, Gobble,

Gobble!

ARE YOU WONDERING WHERE YOUR

CHILD’S MISSING COATS AND GLOVES

MIGHT BE?? Please check the tables

in the front hallway. Some very nice

coats are looking for their owners! Don’t forget to

put your child’s name on the inside of coats, etc.,

so they can be reunited!!

All gear remaining after December 16, will be

donated to a local charitable organization!

YEAR BOOK COVERS WINNERS!! “Sparking Creativity” was the theme for the

2017-2018 school yearbook. Many entries

were submitted, and after careful

consideration the following students will

have their artwork displayed on the

cover of this spring’s yearbook: Front Cover: Micah Wilson

K: Shiven Namala, 1st: Zoe Lovegrove, 2nd: Molly O’Leary, 3rd: Logan Schlosser

4th: Maya Marano, 5th: Mason Cottle, 6th: Samantha Kalicki Congratulations!!

DECEMBER

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

1 Day 4

4 Day 1

5 Day 2

6 Day 3

7

Day 4

8 Day 1

11

Day 2

12 6

TH Grade

Band Concert WKHS

7:30 P.M.

Holiday Caroling

11:30-12:00 noon

Day 3

13

Strings Concert WKHS

7:30 P.M.

Day 4

14

Day 1

15

Last Day of Classes before Winter Break

Day 2

18

19

20

21

22

25 26 28

29 29

Winter Break

JANUARY

2018

Monday Tuesday Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

1

No School

2

Welcome Back

Day 3

3

Day 4

4

Day 1

5

Day 2

8

Day 3

9

Day 4

10

Day 1

11

COSI on Wheels

Day 2

12

Day 3

15 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

No School

16 PTA Meeting

Library 7:00 PM

Day 4

17 5th Grade Music

Program 1:30 and 7:00 P.M.

Day 1

18

Day 2

19 Read-a-Thon

Begins

Day 3

22

Day 4

23

Day 1

24

Day 2

25

Read-In 6:30 PM-8:00PM

Day 3

26 Day 4

29 Day 1

30 Class/Group

Pictures Day 2

31 Day 3

1 Day 4

2 Day 1