Worthingway Updates: 10-31-16
The following is an update for the coming week (please see the school website for athletic updates):
Weekly updates are also posted at the school website. Worthingway Website
10/31, Monday: Books n Bagels 8 a.m. WW Library
Math Counts Team 4 – 4:30 p.m. Rm. 34
Trick or Treat 6 – 8 p.m.
11/1 – 11/4, Tuesday - Friday: Actor’s Boot Camp 4 – 6 p.m.
11/1, Tuesday: PTA Mtg. 6 – 7:30 p.m. WW Library
11/2, Wednesday: Family Flu Clinic 4 – 6:15 p.m. McCord M.S.
11/3, Thursday: Orchestra Concert @ TWHS 7:30 p.m.
11/6, Sunday: Daylight Savings (Fall Back)
Books and Bagels:
Our next Books and Bagels book club meeting will take place on October 31st at 8:00am in the library. The book selection for this meeting is Cinder by Marissa Meyer. Any interested students should read the story and join us for a lively discussion and delicious treats!
The Worthingway Arts Program presents:Actor's Boot Camp
Build your acting skills. Drill professional audition techniques. Challenge yourself to become a better performer. Create memorable characters. Spend an intense week playing theatre games and working on scenes and monologues with Worthingway Arts Program director extraordinaire Jeff Horst. This boot camp will include expert training to prepare you to audition forWorthingway's spring production ofCinderella.
TheActor's Boot CamprunsTuesdaythroughFriday,4 pm – 6 pm, from November 1st- November 4th.Register online atwaponline.org under the Actor’s Boot Camp page
Columbus Public Health’s Family Flu Clinic:
Flu immunizations are available for the whole family. No appointment is necessary. No fee will be taken at the clinic. Your insurance will be billed when possible. Two clinics are being offered.
Wednesday, November 2nd, 4 – 6:15 p.m.
McCord Middle School
1500 Hard Rd.
Columbus, Oh, 43235
Thursday, November 10th, 4 – 6:16 p.m.
Kilbourne Middle School
50 E. Dublin Granville Rd.
Worthington, Oh 43085
Please bring your insurance card if you have insurance and custody/guardianship papers (if parent not with child). The clinic may stop taking patients early if it fills up.
Questions? Call 614-645-6463
Ski Club Information:
All middle school students in Worthington are eligible for Ski Club. Ski Club takes place at Mad River Mountain Ski Resort in Bellefontaine, Ohio. It starts once a week on Monday, January 9th and ends February 6th. Students will travel by charter bus. The buses will leave at 3:45 p.m. and return by 10 p.m.
An email will be sent to parents asking them to sign up electronically to hold their student’s spot in line on Thursday, 11/3. Permission slips will be collected Monday, 11/7 through Wednesday, 11/9.
Questions? Contact Matt Zingery at
International Travel Night
Worthington City Schools is proud to provide families information on our National and International Trips planned for Summer 2018. We will provide an overview of various trips and give you a chance to talk with trip leaders for more details. You can attend the Parent Travel Night on Wednesday, November 9, 2016 from 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at the Worthington Education Center located at 200 East Wilson Bridge Road. Contact Dr. Neil Gupta at if you have any questions.
Holiday Assistance
The Worthington Presbyterian Church will be providing Thanksgiving meals for families in need in the Worthington community again this holiday season. Worthingway will be collecting the names of families that would like to participate.
If you are interested in receiving a meal this year, please visit the link below and complete the request form byFriday, November 11th.
https://goo.gl/forms/ZvcVWKE667VpwY8g2
General Mills Box Tops For Education:
Remember to save those box tops and send them into your homeroom. This is a fundraiser for Worthingway. The homeroom that brings in the most box tops will enjoy a party at the end of the month.
Lost and Found:
Please check the table by the gym. It is organized for those of you who have lost clothing, so it should be easy to find.
Yearbooks:
Yearbooks are $25.00 and forms can be picked up in Ms. Wilson or Ms. Beasley's classrooms. Families may also purchase a yearbook online atjostensyearbooks.com.
Classroom Updates:
Mrs. Laird’s Class (French):
French club is planning for National French Week, the week ofNovember 7th. Students are planning to make kites, play capture the Francophone flag, and enjoy French food. Encourage your 8th grade French student to join us!
Sra. Newcomb’s Class (Spanish):
Hola- All of Sra. Newcomb's classes have recently been told about an exciting travel opportunity to Costa Rica in June of 2018. Parents were emailed, too. Anybody interested in that (or any other international district-sponsored trip) should plan to attend the meeting onNovember 9thfrom 7:30-9 at the Worthington Education Center (200 E. Wilson Bridge Rd.) Students who I think are particularly well-suited and students of families I know or have already discussed this trip with got a special invitation with an RSVP slip for the meeting. Please let me know (on that slip or via email) if you plan to attend the meeting.
All of Sra. Newcomb's classes are learning about Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) in class in early November. This holiday is celebrated in several countries in which Spanish is spoken and is most like our All Saints Day combined with a family reunion. It is not spooky or creepy or sad where it is celebrated. It is a special day to remember important people in our lives who have passed away. It is believed that the only true death is to be forgotten. So we will take time to remember in 1b and take time to decorate for the holiday in 1a.
Spanish 1a classes are finally telling time! There will be HW each night. Ask your student to sing the Newcomb original song "Clementime" for a glimpse into a fun mnemonic device. :-)
Spanish 1b students are learning how to decline an invitation with plausible and not so plausible excuses. Fun stuff!
Ms. Wedell’s Class (Orchestra)
The 7th and 8th grade Worthingway Orchestra will combine with Kilbourne Middle School orchestra students to present their first concert onThursday, November 3, at 7:30pmat Thomas Worthington High School. The high school orchestras will also be performing. All are welcome to attend this free event.
Upcoming Events:
11/6: Daylight Savings Time (Fall back)
11/7: Math Counts 4 – 5 p.m. Rm. 34
French Club 4 p.m. Rm. 24
11/8: Election Day
11/9: 7th and 8th Grade Orchestra to Ohio Theatre 9 – 12:45 p.m.
Parent International Travel Night Mtg. 7:30 @ WEC
11/10: Locker Decorating 5 – 7 p.m.
1st Quarter Honor and Merit Roll Students
Letter will go home for those that qualify.
Family Flu Clinic 4 – 6:15 p.m. Kilbourne MS
11/17: Fall Band Festival 7:30 p.m. WW