Brookside Bulletin

• Aug. 26 - First Day of Mumkin Sale
• Sept. 3 - Curriculum Night 6:00-6:40pm or 6:50-7:30pm (identical sessions)
• Sept. 4 - Picture Make-up/Retake
• Sept. 9 - Last Day of Mumkin Sale
• Sept. 9 - Marathon Milers Starts
• Sept. 22 - Mumkin Delivery at 3:30pm

Dear, Brookside Families,

We are officially off to a wonderful start, and I could not be more proud of how smoothly our students have settled into their new routines. At Brookside, we have several areas of focus:

• Connection comes first. Our staff spent these first few days starting to learn each child's unique personality, interests, and strengths so every student feels seen, valued, and welcomed.

• A safe environment is essential for learning. We adhere to clear arrival, dismissal, and daily routines to ensure our campus remains a safe, predictable, and supportive space for all.

• High expectations and engaging instruction are at the heart of our classrooms. We are eager to challenge our students to think critically, invite inquiry, and acknowledge student effort.

• Beyond academics, we are dedicated to supporting your child’s social, emotional, and physical development—fostering resilience, character, and confidence.

• Partnership with our families and community is essential. We can’t do our jobs without you and we appreciate all you do.

Thank you for your partnership and for trusting us with your children. Together, we are going to make this an unforgettable school year!

The sun always shines on Brookside! 🌞

Warmly,

Dr. Jenny Wielinski

Student Lunch Accounts

Families can add money to their lunch account through My Payments Plus. You can also use MPP to track your student's account and see much money remains on it. My Payments Plus is also used to pay other fees, like high school parking permits and AP testing fees.

Free & Reduced School Meals for Students

Worthington Schools has eligibility-based pricing of meals (Free/Reduced/Paid).

All Worthington School families are required to complete the online Free/Reduced Lunch Eligibility Form. All students use their Lunch ID for meals. The student's number can be found in the Parent Portal. Select the Student ID tab and look for your Lunch PIN.

Join the Fun! Join the PTA!

Your PTA membership helps fund the school celebrations we all enjoy, support Brookside staff, and make our school community even better!

The best part? You can choose your own level of involvement—whether you’re ready to jump in or simply want to show your support.

Bonus: PTA members receive a Brookside school year calendar magnet—a handy way to keep important school dates right on your fridge!

Join here: brooksidepta.com/join.

Mumkins - Set up your child's account by 8/26!

Don't miss out on the BEST blooms of the year!

The annual Mumkin sale kicks off August 26th! Before your child can start selling, parents will need to register their account.

Once registration is complete, you'll receive a personalized fundraising link to share with family and friends!

Don't wait - set up your child's account today! Help us hit our goal, one mum at a time! Register your account using this LINK!

Marathon Milers

Want to run/walk around with your friends?

Want to exercise while having fun and earn shoe tokens for goals that you meet?

If you answered YES to any of these questions, you need to join the Brookside Elementary Marathon Miler's program!

Our primary goal is to have fun while running/walking together as a group during lunch recess. All Brookside Elementary students are welcome to participate!

We would love for you to discuss this opportunity with your child and ask for you to support him or her in being committed to running or walking at least 1 lap (.25 miles) on each recess running day (Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays this fall).

Sign up at this link: brooksidepta.com/marathonmilers

Brookside is looking for volunteers to build reading skills with kindergarten students. Even if you only have 30 minutes a week, our kindergarten students would love to welcome you! Read below for more information and click HERE or on the flyer to register. Following registration, a program coordinator from our school will be in touch with more information.

Dear Worthington Schools Families,

Instructions for accessing your Infinite Campus Parent account can be found at our Family FAQ page.

If you know about a planned absence, please share that information prior to the absence. It is important that your child arrives on time as school attendance is calculated by the minute and accumulates quickly when tardy.

We also have a new attendance email address for the Brookside office. If your child will be absent for any reason, please call (614-450-5300) or email (broattend@wscloud.org) attendance.

Arrival occurs between 7:30am and 7:40am. The tardy bell rings at 7:40am.

Electronic Backpack

View our Lost and Found items HERE, it is growing again. Simply call, email or have your student stop by the office if you see an item that belongs to them. Please label all of your student’s belongings so that they are easily reunited.

Brookside uses a car loop for parents who choose to drop their children off in the morning. Please be sure your child is ready to exit the car in a quick, but safe manner on the passenger side only. We do this for safety puproses. Please keep your speed to a crawl. Now and then we have family members who are not familiar with our process or are simply new to our school community so your patience is appreciated. Feel free to park in the front parking spaces to drop your child off should you not use the car loop.

Thank you in advance for adhering to our guidelines. 🙂

Dear Elementary Parents,

Worthington Schools is excited to announce its growing partnership with Securly in safeguarding students. Securly is used to monitor students’ online content, blocking access to inappropriate websites and materials on our school network and school-owned devices. Starting with the 2025/26 school year, Worthington Schools will make the Securly Home app available to elementary families.

Chromebook Content Filtering

District-owned Chromebooks will now have similar content filtering whether they are at school or away. This means that Chromebooks will have a base level of filtering no matter what network they are on. Content filtering is an uphill challenge and a very fine line to ensure students have access to the content and resources needed for effective learning while keeping harmful material at bay. While Internet content is ever-changing, our goal is to ensure a safe online experience.

Parental Control

Parents will have access to a website and mobile app, through Securly, to adjust their student’s district-provided Chromebook filtering levels when the device is away from the district network. You can determine the appropriate categories and sites your student has access to. More details can be found at our Parent Securly Information.

Activity Alerts

Worthington Schools' building leadership receives alerts when activity, such as searches or sites visited, indicates a student may be considering self-harm, harming others, or other inappropriate behaviour. This service was implemented so that school administrators are able to partner with you to provide a safer online experience. While these alerts are not perfect, we feel it is an important tool in ensuring your student’s safety

We take student safety very seriously, and online safety is part of the overall approach. If you have questions or comments, please feel free to reach out to your principal. Or if you need specific support from Securly, you can contact them at homesupport@securly.com.

Additional resources can also be viewed below.

Securly Getting Started Video

Securly Home App Walkthrough (English).pdf

Sincerely,

Worthington Schools

Worthington Connects is a community-driven organization dedicated to supporting local families in need year-round. We partner closely with schools to identify families who could benefit from assistance and rely on generous donations from the community to make our efforts possible. Every contribution helps us provide meaningful support to those in need.

If you would like to donate or get involved, please visit https://www.worthingtonconnects.org Families seeking assistance are encouraged to reach out to their school counselors, who work with us to connect resources to those who need them most. Together, we can make a lasting impact in our Worthington community!

Direct donation: https://www.worthingtonconnects.org/giving-page-3

For the safety of children, do not send any nut or peanut items to school in your child's lunch, snack, or school party item as we are a nut and peanut free school. It could literally mean life or death to another child. Thank you in advance for your understanding and compliance.

Please be sure you are observing road safety laws and educating your student(s) as well. Please always stay vigilant.

• Pedestrians: Where neither sidewalk nor shoulder is available, pedestrians shall walk as near to the outside edge of the roadway and only on the left side of the roadway, facing traffic. Any pedestrian upon a roadway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway. Cross streets at crosswalks or intersections.
• Cyclists: Cyclists should ride on the right half of the roadway, riding with traffic instead of against it. Please wear a helmet!
• Drivers: Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians at intersections and crosswalks.

Field Trip volunteers/chaperones must have their volunteer badges. If you are interested in volunteering in our school or for a field trip. Please go to the district website and follow the instructions HERE.

CONTACT INFORMATION: Parents, if you have not done so this year, please make sure to verify/update information in the Emergency Data Review through the parent portal. You can access the portal* on the WCS website. This process must be completed every year in case of an emergency and in order for your child(ren) to participate in class field trips. Instructions for using the parent portal appear here.

The Special Education Road Map has been translated into 21 different languages!!

This roadmap is helpful to all families, especially families who are just beginning the special education process.

Worthington’s Special Education Key Communicator Committee strives to build positive, productive and collaborative relationships and partnerships amongst the educators and community of families whose children receive special education and related services. We will engage in two-way communication, with the goal being to provide a circle of influence where we can share out and learn from and with each other.

The key communicators will convey information from their building to the committee, as well as information from the committee to their buildings.

The Key Communicators for Brookside are Sandra Sell at snsell74@gmail.com and Emily Smith at lightseekerem@hotmail.com 614-563-3687. Please reach out to either of our communicators if you have questions or topics to discuss.

Title I, Part A (Title I) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESEA), provides financial assistance to local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools with high numbers or high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards. Our school receives Title IA funding.

Parents/families of students in our building have a right to know about teacher qualifications and state-mandated assessments. All teachers providing Title I interventions are properly licensed for their positions and anyone can search licensure information on any educator at https://core.ode.state.oh.us/Core4/ODE.CORE.Lic.Profile.Public.UI/ . In addition to being linked here, these documents are available on the Title IA page of our school website.