Huntington Highlights

Dear Parents and Guardians of 3rd Grade Students,

In two weeks, all Brunswick City School District 3rd grade students will be taking the English Language Arts Ohio State Test. The assessment is given over two days; Part 1 will be administered on Wednesday, October 28, 2026 and Part 2 will be given on Thursday, October 29, 2026. During the spring, 3rd grade students will once again take the English Language Arts Ohio State Test, as well as the 3rd grade Mathematics assessment.

The purpose of the fall test is to help us better understand students’ strengths and areas of growth in the skills outlined in Ohio’s English Language Arts Learning Standards. Your child’s teacher will use the data from the assessment to help guide instruction to meet the individual instructional needs of all of our students.

There are a variety of things you can do to help prepare your student to do their best on this assessment:

1. Avoid doctor’s appointments and other planned absences on October 28th and 29th.

2. Encourage your child to get a good night of sleep.

3. Provide a healthy breakfast.

4. Ensure your child arrives at school on time.

Additionally, you can access practice resources for your child by visiting the following website: https://oh-ost.portal.cambiumast.com/families.html

Ultimately, one of the best things parents, guardians, teachers and principals can do for our students is to encourage them to do their best!

Please feel free to contact your child’s teacher or principal with any questions. Additionally, I invite you to reach out to me at any time.

Sincerely,

Patrick Geschke

Director of Instruction and Innovation

Brunswick City School District

(330) 273-0458

wgeschke@bcsoh.org

PICTURE RETAKE DAY IS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21ST.

• If your student was absent on the first picture day, no worries! He/she can get their picture taken on retake picture day.
• If your student was absent on the first picture day, there will be an ordering site available so you can order online at cavanaughphoto.com/order. If you placed an order before the first picture day and didn’t realize your child would be absent, your order will still be honored.
• If your student had pictures on the original picture day and they would like a retake, please return the original picture packet that was ordered. If you only ordered a hi-res digital file, simply send a note in with your student stating that a hi-res digital file was purchased. If the packet or note is not returned, a new package can not be printed until the original is turned in.
• If you did not place an order and would still like a retake, please just let your child's teacher know to send them down for the retake.

October

During the month of October, our Second Step Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) lessons will focus on Bullying Prevention. This week Second and Third grade completed their lesson on Bullying. They learned the following:

• Recognize – Know what bullying looks and sounds like.
• Report – Tell a trusted adult when bullying happens.
• Refuse – Use a strong, respectful voice to say, “Stop.”

Together, we are helping our students build the skills they need to feel safe, confident, respectful, and ready to learn!

Fourth and Fifth graders have completed their Bullying Prevention Lesson.

See link below for K-5 Elementary Second Step Teaching Topics and Schedule:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YvC_lLgwrb2-oSM91W6pm54-Q2ZZlYv2YyRlhoo5f8M/edit?usp=sharing

The great news is that the Second Step Program has a link that parents can utilize to reinforce the skills that their children have learned for the week. All you need to do is the following:

Kindergarten- Use this link www.SecondStep.org then enter the following Activation Key: SSPK FAMI LY70 Look for Lessons 1-2-3 under Home Link

1st Grade- Use this link www.SecondStep.org then enter the following Activation Key: SSP1 FAMI LY71 Look for Lessons 1-2 under Home Link

(If you have any difficulty accessing the site, please contact me for further assistance).

If you feel your child could utilize services that I can provide, please let me know. If you have any other questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me.

Kathy Fulkerson LSW, PCC-S, IMFT

Huntington School Counselor

Phone: (330) 225-7731 x1311

Email: kfulkerson@bcsoh.org

Over the summer, BCSD transitioned our lunch and student fee payment system to a new vendor, PaySchools. Click here for PaySchools Central to register and create your account.

Please note that any balances on your student’s lunch accounts (from MySchoolBucks) have already been transferred to PaySchools and will be available immediately upon creating your account in PaySchools. Also, any outstanding student class fees have been transferred to PaySchools. You will also have the option to pay any Athletic and Marching Band Pay to Participate fees through your PaySchools account.

Additionally, parents interested in applying for free and reduced lunches can submit applications starting July 31, 2024, using their PaySchools account.

Free and Reduced Lunch

There are no fees involved when paying your student's fees online.

There will be a small transaction fee for the Meal Accounts.

• Credit/Debit Cards (Transactions less than $25.00) $1.65 per transaction

• Credit/Debit Cards (Transactions $25 to $49.99) $2.00 per transaction

• Credit/Debit Cards (Transactions greater than $49.99) 4.5%

• Electronic Check (All transaction amounts) $1.75 per transaction

Several PaySchool links are provided below. At the bottom of each informational document, you will find PaySchools customer service contact information. Feel free to reach out to PaySchools if you encounter a problem when creating your account.

If you have a district-related question regarding your fees please contact Tina Campbell, Administrative Assistant to the Treasurer, at tcampbell@bcsoh.org. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation with this transition.

PaySchools Parent Registration

PaySchools Free and Reduced Application

PaySchool Meal Account

Your children may qualify for free meals or for reduced price meals. If you think your children qualify after reading the parent letter and guidelines found in the link below, please complete the application and return to your child's school. We cannot approve an application that is not complete, so be sure to fill out all required information. You may submit one Free and Reduced Price School Meals Application for all students in your household.

Huntington Menus

The Brunswick City School District is committed to providing all children with teachers who are well-trained and certified in the areas that they teach. High quality professional development is made available to all teachers to update and increase their professional knowledge.

Brunswick City Schools is pleased to inform you that all of the classroom teachers assigned to teach your child meet or exceed the qualifications needed to be rated as Highly Qualified Teachers. Our teachers are all fully certified to teach in the areas they have been assigned and are eligible for the Highly Qualified designation due to having taken and passed required licensure exams and/or having taken advanced coursework or earned advanced degrees.

Specific additional information regarding the qualifications of your child’s teacher can be obtained by contacting Heidi Armentrout, Director of Personnel.

Please review the district's statement on Artificial Intelligence .

Mrs. Hoehn Twitter- @PrincipalHoehn

PTO Twitter- @PtoHuntington

PTO Facebook- @huntingtonelementarypto

Website: https://www.bcsoh.org/Domain/13
Location: 1931 Huntington Circle, Brunswick, OH, USA
Phone: 330-273-0484