This fall's school book fair is virtual
Here are some fall updates from the Bluffton elementary school, with additional details listed in the October school newsletter – click here to view.
October
• The school’s fall book fair goes viral from Oct. 19-30
• Third grade Ohio State Testing in reading English/language arts is Oct. 20-21
• Red Ribbon Week is Oct. 26-30
• The end of the first grading period is Oct. 30
November
• PTO meets on Nov. 2
• Virtual school on election day, Tuesday, Nov. 3
• Grade cards sent home on Nov. 5
• Parent-teacher conferences on Nov. 23-24
The elementary PTO reminds parents that it continues to use Box Tops app to scan receipts after shopping and to save Community Market receipts. Send them to school with your students.
Stories Posted This Week
Thursday, September 24, 2026
- Marilyn Florence (Brunn) Osting, 94, was a nurse
- Paul Richard Wingate Jr., 79, worked for the Lima Ford Engine Plant
- Ada Icon headlines, Sept. 24
- September 21 Bluffton Schools athletics lineup, streaming
- Roundabouts celebrated for crash reduction
- Scarecrow competition for Bluffton businesses
- Hello, Goodbye: Diphenhydramine for allergies
- 5th Annual MHCO Gala will Roll Out the Red Carpet
- Funeral notice for Mary Louise Reddick
- ODNR urges caution during fall wildfire season
- Nursing student to share clinical research at First Tuesday in the Library
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
- Chamber members take a lesson from Jacomet's Martial Arts
- Proud of your pie? Sept. 26 apple pie baking contest
- Save November 6-7 for Holiday Open House
- Friends of the Library book sale, Sept. 24-26
- Pirate girls golf places 6th at sectionals
- Pirate volleyball outlasts Grove
- Bluffton tennis wins on consecutive nights
- Pirate boys soccer edged by Liberty Center