“And all at once, summer collapsed into fall”
~ Oscar Wilde
Dear Community:
Happy Friday! Please see the school-wide updates and upcoming events below. Have a terrific weekend!
Message from Coach Fletcher: Hi, I’m Coach Fletcher and I’m excited to have the opportunity to lead our students in Physical Education this year! We have a lot planned, with a focus on fitness and outdoor sports and games as long as the weather permits. Please remember to send your kids in with active footwear and weather-appropriate clothing on Tuesdays, especially as the temperatures drop this fall. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to email me at FSchneeflock@RHConwell.org.
News fromThird and Fourth Grade: The Third and Fourth Graders farm stand will be set up on September 16, 2024 at 1:00 p.m.near the parking lot at the front of the school. All proceed will go to the ⅚ grade trip to Nature’s Classroom. In our farm stand we will be selling gourds, squash, pumpkin, sunflowers, zucchini, and flower bouquets! We hope to see you there!
WALK TO SCHOOL: We had such a positive experience on our walk to school days last spring! And, are thrilled that we have planned one for each month this school year. Please join us on Friday, September 20, 2024 for our FIRST walk to school day! Buses will be dropping students off at the Worthington Golf Club that morning. Staff will be there to greet students and walk down Ridge Rd. to school together! Caregivers that drive their student(s) to school should plan to drop off their student(s) at the Golf Club at 8:30am. On the day of, please drive up Buffington Rd and down Ridge Rd to the golf course to park there. Families are welcome and encouraged to join us as well!
From The School Nurses: Respiratory viral season has officially started, and we are seeing it here at RH Conwell. Please review the Attendance Guidelines During Illness, Infection, or Injury, or check with Nurse Steph or Nurse Meg if you are unsure if you should send your student(s) to school. It is also important to note that there is no longer a mandatory isolation period for individuals who test positive for COVID-19. Instead please follow guidance from MDPH regarding respiratory viruses.
Here are some key precautions noted in their guidance:
If you develop any respiratory symptoms:
If you get a fever, or any other symptoms of respiratory illness, you should go home. Testing for COVID-19 and flu is encouraged, but no longer required.
You may begin to resume normal activities with some precautions when:
- You have not had a fever for at least 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medicines; AND
- Your symptoms are improving again
Then, take the recommended extra precautions during the next 5 days:
- Avoid crowded indoor spaces
- Wear a mask indoors around other people
- Wash your hands often
- Cover your coughs and sneezes
If you test positive for a respiratory virus, including COVID-19:
- Take the same precautions as above, AND
- Although not required, choosing to stay home for about 72 hours may help reduce the chances that you spread the virus to others.
We also wanted to make you aware of two upcoming vaccine clinics in Worthington! Pre-registration is preferred. WE HOPE YOU WILL JOIN US IN KEEPING OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY HEALTHY THIS SEASON!
Please click on the clinic you would like to attend, and it will bring you to a pdf with a QR code to scan for registration. You may also go directly to the Color website to sign-up for the RH Conwell Clinic. COVID & FLU WILL BE OFFERED AT BOTH.
- Wednesday, September 25th (12-2pm) @ RH CONWELL Color Website to Register (9/25 clinic)
- Thursday, October 10th (1-3pm) @ TOWN HALL
From The Cafeteria: Please join for Family Breakfast on September 27, 2024. Watch for a sign-up sheet in your child(ren) folder. Adult breakfast meals are $4.00! Hope to see you then.
The Cafeteria is excited to share that we have started a Fresh Fruits and Vegetable Program! What is the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP)? The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) is a federally funded program that provides a variety of fresh produce to elementary schools participating in the National School Lunch Program.
Remember the phrase, “you don’t know if you like it until you try it?” The FFVP program is designed for children to learn about and taste fresh produce in its original, raw form. The key to the FFVP program is variety – so children are introduced to different fruits and vegetables and can expand their palate. Through taste testing, children can use their five senses and further explore the food they are consuming.
This program will run 2-3 days during the week at snack time. This will not replace a student’s snack as it is a sampling of the fruit or vegetables, please continue to send your child in with a snack for snack time. 🙂
This week the students sampled Golden Kiwi fruit & Cherry Tomatoes (HOTM). TOMATOES They really enjoyed the Gold Kiwi, ask them what they learned about them. There is a coupon for them at BJs this week!
Just a reminder, If your child would like to have milk and just milk with their home lunch the cost is $.50. You can send in cash or a check made out to the “Town of Worthington” each day or I can put money on their lunch account and charge a milk. So, to clarify breakfast and lunch meals are free, but a single milk has to be purchased with a home lunch. They get milk with the school meal.
If you have any questions please email Ashley @ atompkins@rhconwell.org
R.H. Conwell After-School Program News: The After-School Program will begin next week on Monday, September 16!
Mrs. Madden sent an email to all families she received a session one registration form from. If you sent in a registration form and did not get an email please email her right away to confirm your student’s enrollment.
The program will be open on full days of school – Monday through Friday from 3:20 to 5:15 for grades 1st through 6th and will be open on Monday through Thursday for Kindergarten. The After-School Program is free to students thanks to the 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant through the Department of Education (DESE). DESE requires students to enroll and attend the program a minimum of 2 days a week.
Please contact Shannon Madden, Out of School Time Program Coordinator, at smadden@rhconwell.org.
Upcoming Events:
Sept 20: WALK TO SCHOOL
Sept 25: Noon Dismissal
Sept 25, 12-2: Flu and Covid Clinic at RHC, see above to register
Sept 27: All School Meeting beginning at 9:05
Have a wonderful weekend!
Cheers,
Gretchen Morse-Dobosz
Superintendent/Principa