A Trip Down Goshen Lane

👉 Reminder, there is no school this Monday, September 7. 👈

It was a wonderful week at Goshen Lane! Students and staff are really settling in to the day to day routines, relationships, and learning. And PRIDE is alive in every space. In September, we are focusing on the P - "I will make POSITIVE choices." Students are earning tickets for things like having walking feet in the hallway, raising their hand to get up in the cafeteria, showing good sportsmanship on the playground, and more.

PTA meeting - Join us for our first PTA meeting this Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. in the library.

Questions for the dinner table this week:

• What is a POSITIVE choice you made this week at school?
• What is a POSITIVE choice you want to make next week?
• What PRIDE reward is your class working toward?

With PRIDE!

Sharon Suriano

Happy new school year Goshen Lane families!

I am so excited to start making new art projects with our amazing artists.

In the first art class each student colored in a popsicle stick, flowers, and stars. These will be used in a school-wide collaborative artwork, including a piece from each student! Keep your eyes out for these artworks at conference time.

This week each grade is working on a project focusing on lines.

Kindergarten is using Kwik Stix to draw lines, 1st grade is creating shooting stars using markers, and 2nd grade is using kwik stix and sharpies to create a mixed media crayon collage. 3rd graders are making line landscapes using markers, paint, and sharpies. 4th graders are practicing using lines by doing an oil pastel transfer of a bug or butterfly. 5th graders are using lines to create scratch board greek vases.

Questions to ask your student:

• K-3 grade: What are 3 different kinds of lines?

• 4-5: How can lines be used in an artwork to create form or shape?

Please help us keep our students safe. Car drop offs until 8:05 are in the back car drop off line. Only district buses, daycare shuttles, etc. should be in the front driveway before 8:05. Students leaving cars and walking between buses is not safe. Cars in the front driveway block buses. Student safety is our number one priority. Thank you for teaming with us!

Families can now view student assessment results in the Infinite Campus Parent Portal. The Assessments section provides a convenient snapshot of results from national (SAT/ACT/AP), state (OST/OELPA/AASCD), and local (NWEA MAP/Acadience) assessments, helping you better understand and monitor your student’s academic progress. If you have questions about specific results, please contact your student’s teacher or building principal.

To access the Assessments section:

1. Login to the Parent Portal

2. Choose a Student

3. Select the Menu icon at the top of the page (three lines on the top, left side)

4. Select “More”

5. Select “Assessments”

Pursuant to House Bill 410, student attendance is calculated in hours. This includes absences that have been identified as both excused and unexcused by the school, as well as planned absences, tardies and early dismissals. Every minute counts!

If your child is going to be absent for any portion of the school day, please notify the school. You may report an absence by using our Online Absence Reporting available in the Parent Portal in Infinite Campus. To enter a request follow these simple steps:

1.Log in to your Infinite Campus Parent Portal account.

2. Select your child’s profile.

3. Navigate to the Absence Request section.

4. Fill in the required information, including the date and reason for the absence.

5. Submit your request.

You will be able to view the status of your request using the View Requests button.

You may also call Goshen Lane at 614-478-5580 or email Mrs. McFadden, school secretary, at mcfaddene@gjps.org to view the status of the request.

Medical excuses from a doctor can be submitted to Mrs. McFadden or you can send in a paper copy.

Planned absences can be reported by completing this form out and shared with Mrs. McFadden.

There are three opportunities, Eager Artists, Eager Engineers, and Drama Kids, for afterschool enrichment this school year for grade 1-5 students . Please see the fliers below for information including dates, cost, and registration info. For questions, please reach out to the email addresses or phone numbers included on each flier.

Infinite Campus is our parent portal and student information system. This site will allow parents/guardians to access school information electronically. For example, Infinite Campus will allow you to update email addresses and other important information regarding your child as well as view your child's report card electronically.

ALL Families (either new to Goshen or returning families) need to update your information in the Parent Portal of Infinite Campus. Directions for how to update Infinite Campus are linked below:

1. Log into the Parent Portal on Infinite Campus at: https://gahannajeffersonoh.infinitecampus.org/campus/portal/gahanna_jefferson.jsp

2. Click MORE from the left hand column

3. Click on ONLINE REGISTRATION from choices on the right

4. Click START next to "Existing Student Registration"

5. Go through each step to complete the registration

Families New to Gahanna Schools: If you are a new family to Gahanna Schools (including all of our kindergarten families) you will need to be provided your Infinite Campus access code. Please stop by the school office during Open House, call the school office at 614-478-5580, or look at a Talking Points message you will receive the first few days of school.

• 8:05 AM - 2:45 PM School Hours
• 7:45 AM Student drop off begins; doors open for K, 1st, and 2nd grade students eating breakfast
• 7:55 AM Doors open for all other students; interested 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students may go to the cafeteria to pick up breakfast at this time
• 8:05 AM School starts & tardy bell rings (in classroom when bell rings)
• 2:35 PM Dismissal begins
• It is important that car riders remain in vehicles until 7:45 at drop off and are picked up by 2:55. There is no district supervision for students prior to 7:45 AM or after 2:55 PM.

Guardians in vehicles will enter the drop off/pick up line in the back of the main building following the designated traffic pattern.

Guardians dropping students off at school after 8:05 must come to the main office through the front door and sign their student(s) into school.

Families are asked to complete and submit a 2026-2027 Free/Reduced-Priced Meal Application if they believe they may qualify. Applications are available in paper form in the Goshen Lane school office, in a printable form here, or you can fill out information digitally starting Monday, August 10th in the Infinite Campus Parent Portal.

Breakfast is $1.50.

Lunch is $2.75.

Money can be added to your child’s lunch account through Infinite Campus.

Menus can be viewed in a yearlong color-coded version or by clicking on the Breakfast Menu and Lunch Menu digital versions. Here you will find a Friday pizza schedule. Students also have the option to pack their lunch.

To report an absence, please call the front office at 614-478-5580 or email mcfaddene@gjps.org by 8:30am if possible.

Due to House Bill 410, student attendance is now calculated in hours. This includes absences that have been identified as both excused and unexcused by the school, as well as planned absences. Being late or tardy to school does calculate into the total hours absent.

In an effort to encourage regular, on-time attendance and avoid habitual truancy, families are encouraged to:

• Make getting to school on time every day a high priority.

• Discuss the importance of regular school attendance and the negative impacts of excessive absences.

• Create a safe space for students to discuss what is keeping them from school.

• Develop a backup plan for getting your student to school when transportation challenges, illness, or other challenges arise.

• Schedule vacations during a time when school is not in session.

• Monitor your student’s attendance records to identify any disruptions or patterns of change.

• Contact your student’s school to discuss preventative services and supports available to promote regular attendance.

PLANNED ABSENCES (Such as vacation):

The time missed will be counted as an authorized, UNEXCUSED absence but shall not be a factor in determining grades unless the make-up work is not completed. Students who are absent 38 hours in a month or 65 hours in a school year with or without legitimate excuse are now considered Excessively Absent. These students will receive a letter from the District and will be required to follow the District Truancy Plan.These hours include approved planned absences. Planned absences will not be approved if your child has already met or will meet (based on this request) the absence threshold for Excessive Absence and/or Habitual Truancy.

If you have a planned absence, please fill out this form and send it in to the office. For more information or questions, please visit the GJPS website.

If you are visiting Goshen Lane for any reason, you will need to enter the building through the front doors.

We kindly ask that ALL visitors follow the steps below each and every time you visit Goshen Lane:

1. Once at the front, exterior doors of the school, press the buzzer. A member of the office staff will ask your reason for visiting Goshen Lane.

2. Once inside the vestibule, you will enter your drivers' license or state ID into the scanner. ALL visitors/guests/guardians need to scan their drivers license EACH and EVERY time they visit Goshen Lane.

3. Once your license has been scanned and processed you will be permitted to enter the main office area to pick up your visitor/volunteer badge.

**As a reminder, if there is a non-guardian planning to visit Goshen Lane for any reason (visit the bookfair, take your child to an appointment etc.), we ask that the guardian email the teacher and front office (mcfaddene@gjps.org) to let us know prior to the visit.

Background Checks are needed each year for all volunteers!

To increase safety and security protocols, all GJPS volunteers who may have the potential to interact with students in an unsupervised setting or may have access to confidential information will be required to complete an online application that includes a background check. The district will provide the background checks at no cost to the volunteer. Background checks are required EACH school year. If you completed a background check last school year, you will need to complete the process again for the 2025-2026 school year.

EXAMPLES

• Examples of volunteer experiences include but are not limited to: fundraising volunteers, book fair volunteers, mobile dentist volunteers, etc.

Interested in Volunteering? Volunteer Form

Wit & Wisdom is our K-5 English Language Arts curriculum. Here is a Curriculum Overview for Families.

Bridges Mathematics is our K-5 Mathematics curriculum. Check out details about your child's grade level by visiting the Bridges Family Information.

Visit the 2026-27 GJPS Calendar for several important dates in the year ahead.

2026-27 Parent-Teacher Conferences

• Thursday, October 8
• Thursday, October 15
• Thursday, February 11
• Thursday, February 18

2026-27 Ohio State Tests Dates

Did you know your child can access their online educational apps at home like they do in school? These resources include Lexia and DreamBox, educational accounts to build reading and math skills. Click here to read how.

FIND GJPS NEWS AND UPDATES

Sept. 7: Labor Day - No School

Sept. 8, 7p - 8p: PTA Meeting in Library; Meet Mr. Tolbert, our new Assistant Principal!

Sept. 11: School Picture Day

Sept. 21: Teacher PD Day - No School

Oct. 8, 3:00 -7:00p: Parent-Teacher Conferences

Oct. 13, 7:00 - 8:00p: PTA Meeting in Library

Oct. 15, 3:00-7:00p: Parent-Teacher Conferences

Oct. 19: Conference Comp Day - No School

Oct. 20: Staff Work Day - No School

Oct. 21: Picture Re-take Day

Nov. 9: Staff Professional Development Day - No School

Nov. 10, 7:00 - 8:00p: PTA Meeting in Library
Nov. 25-27: Thanksgiving Break - No School

Dec. 8, 6:00 PTA Decorating Night
Dec. 23 - Jan. 4: Winter Break - No School (Jan. 4: Teacher Work Day)

2026-2027 District Calendar

Student Handbook

Bus Schedule and Routes

GJPS Forms