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
Friday, August 29, 2025
- Community Dog Park officially opens as memorial to Katrina Riepenhoff
- Obituary for Ian Christopher Shriner
- 2025 Blaze of Lights theme is "Home for the Holidays"
- Pirate volleyball win vs. Defiance Ayersville
- Highway Patrol focused on removing impaired drivers from the road
- Beaverdam Bunch 4-H results at 2025 Allen County Fair
- Porchfest brings live music to Bluffton neighborhoods
Thursday, August 28, 2025
- Pirate girls golf close 2nd at tri; Bauman 1st
- Pirate boys golf 2nd in NWC quad-match
- Pirate girls tennis loss at Wapak
- "You Made It" Forum welcomes Class of 2029
- 2nd annual Bluffton Porchfest celebrates live music
- Learn to play bridge at the Senior Center
- Blanchard Valley Health System enhances “Find-a-Doc”
- Taste of Bluffton serves as mixer for students and residents
- Heart to Heart: New Blood Pressure Guidelines
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
- Mayberry Rd. closure Aug. 27-28
- Janet M. Leonard was a teacher
- Pirates boys golf wins NWC tri
- Inside Innovations brings established design studio to Bluffton
- Walking thru Autumn hikes include Motter Park
- Colloquium Presentation: Emotional Education in 18th Century Germany
- Student to Share Lessons from Study Abroad Experience in Mexico