Blacklick Bulletin
**Updated: September 4, 2023
Dear Blacklick Families,
Report Cards for Quarter 1
All K-5 students received a quarter 1 report card on Friday. Please check your child's backpack and look for a white envelope. We ask that you review the report card and then sign and return the report card envelope to your child's teacher. Please keep the copy of the report card at home. If you have questions about your child's report card, please contact your child's teacher.
Tardies calculated as Absences
You may notice on your child’s report card or on the attendance section in Infinite Campus that their tardies will remain at 0 all year, even if they have been late on one or more occasions. If a student is tardy to school, the absence is coded as “unexcused” absence unless a medical note is provided for the reason for their tardiness. To follow state truancy and absence guidelines, all missed school time is calculated by hours, so this is the reason for the coding. For example, if a student arrives at 8:15am, their attendance will be coded AUX (absence unexcused). If you hover over that specific day, you’ll see it will say “checked in at 8:15am.” This would count 15 minutes of missed school time, or 1/4 of an hour. A full student day is six hours and thirty minutes. The accumulated minutes are then converted to equivalent days absent.
Please see the GJPS district guidance with additional helpful information regarding attendance. If you have any questions about district attendance procedures, please reach out to Mrs. Gillens, Assistant Principal, at gillensl@gjps.org or 614-759-5100.
As always, do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns at 614-759-5100 or by email at grovesk@gjps.org.
Respectfully,
Kristen Groves
Please mark your calendars!
Students in grade 2 will take the Cognitive Abilities Assessment on November 8 and November 9. Testing for our grade 2 students will begin at 10:00 AM on both dates.
Students in grade 5 will take the Cognitive Abilities Assessment on November 14 and November 15. Testing for our grade 5 students will begin at 9:15 AM on both dates.
Music in Grade 5
5th graders have been preparing a song to perform in the Veteran’s Day Assembly. Singing as a choir and playing Xylophones, Glockenspiels, & Boomwackers has been our focus so far this year!
Art in Grade 5
Fifth grade students have worked so hard on their sewing projects! Now they are learning the technical skill of drawing in one-point perspective.
We will be collecting Candy for the Troops! Do you have extra Halloween candy that you would like to donate to the U.S Military? Please send in all of your extra candy to your child’s classroom teacher by Wednesday, November 8, 2023. We will be partnering with the Buckeye Military Moms Organization out of Worthington, Ohio. This organization will be shipping the candy to US military troops.
An Invitation to the Blacklick Elementary Veterans’ Day Assembly
The annual Blacklick Elementary Veterans' Day Assembly is scheduled for Friday, November 10th. We will be having two assemblies on this date: 9:30 AM and 10:45 AM.
Please be sure to send in your RSVP form to your child’s classroom teacher by Friday, November 3rd if you are planning to attend. The RSVP form will go home this week in student PRIDE Folders.
We will be recognizing all Veterans and Active Military Guests that attend each assembly.
The next PTO meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 14, 2023 in the Blacklick library at 6:30 PM. Check out the most up to date information from the Blacklick PRIDE Partner PTO by clicking on the link below:
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Karen Davidson, PTO President, at ptoblacklick@gmail.com.
Saturday, November 18, 2023
The Blacklick Bazaar is back again this year and will be held in the Blacklick Elementary cafeteria and gymnasium!
Please plan to attend the Blacklick Bazaar on Saturday, November 18 from 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. There will be over 60 direct sales and craft vendors that will have great items for purchase.
We will also host a raffle with items donated by our vendors during the bazaar. All proceeds from the raffle will be donated to GRIN (Gahanna Residents in Need).
Admission is free! Please invite your friends! We hope to see you there!
CommUNITY University
CommUNITY University is an opportunity for our GJPS adult community to come together and learn tools and resources for supporting our students' success in school and beyond. Mark your calendar for our first event on Nov. 9 at Clark Hall starting at 6 p.m. You can browse the GJPS CommUNITY University Course Catalog and then please register for the sessions you would like to attend by Wednesday, Nov. 1.
As a school community we will be collecting pop tabs for the Ronald McDonald House of Central Ohio. Please check your child's PRIDE folder for information regarding this collection.
WHAT: The Pop Tab Program is a fundraising project that supports Ronald McDonald House Charities. By collecting tabs from aluminum cans, RMHC of Central Ohio is able to recycle them in exchange for money that is then put towards paying the utility bills for the Ronald McDonald House.
WHEN: September 5, 2023 - May 1, 2024
WHERE: Students can drop off pop tabs in the boxes located in each hallway at Blacklick Elementary.
Celebrating Our Staff
We are excited to announce the Heart and Pride staff recognition award! This award is being established to recognize outstanding staff members who make a profound impact on our students and Gahanna-Jefferson Public Schools.
This nomination form will remain open year-round and is open to any member of our staff, regardless of position. Please nominate a staff member you feel is deserving by September 29, 2023 to be considered for October recognition, but if you miss the deadline, please still submit nominations as this is a monthly award.
If you believe your family may qualify for free/reduced-price meals, please apply online for free or reduced-price meal benefits with these easy steps:
- Sign in to your Infinite Campus Parent Portal.
- Choose "MORE" in the left-hand column.
- Choose "MEAL BENEFITS".
RELATED LINKS
Free/Reduced-Price Meal Benefits Online Application Tutorial (PDF)
Mark Your Calendar!
November 8 and 9 Grade 2 CoGAT Testing
November 8 Family Night Out: Chipotle
November 9 Picture Retake Day
November 10 Veterans Day Assembly
November 13 No School for Students (Professional Learning for Staff)
November 14 and 15 Grade 5 CoGAT Testing
November 18 Blacklick Bazaar
November 22-24 Thanksgiving Break (No School for Students or Staff)
November 28 Family Night Out at Glow Putt
December 7 Family Night Out: MOD Pizza