Extreme science virtual assembly on the way
Several events are announced for January and February at the Bluffton elementary school. Here are items from the January school newsletter. Click here to read the entire newsletter.
CALENDAR FOR REMOTE LEARNING: We will continue with four day, in-person learning, and Fridays as a remote learning day for all students during the third nine weeks, which ends March, 26. We will decide in March what our schedule will look like for the last nine weeks, which starts on March 29.
HALLWAY AND CLASSROOM PICTURES: Since you cannot visit our school during the pandemic we thought we would display pictures on the elementary website. Go to the bottom of the elementary page and click, “School Photo Galleries.” There you will find “Fall 2020” and “Christmas 2020” pictures.
FIFTH GRADE QUIZ BOWL: Monday, Jan. 11 is the first Quiz Bowl match. All matches are at Shawnee Middle School. Our team members are: Peyton Worcester, Klaira Hohenbrink, Elizabeth Phillips, Jacob Dawson, Emme Lee, Tala Gipson, Hunter Kloeppel, Ella Roby, Izzy Recker and Kennedy Longworth. They are coached by Jaime Shaw.
ELEMENTARY MEMORY BOOKS: A colorful, elementary Memory Book for the 2020-2021 school year is on sale until Feb. 12. Additional options are available. You may order online at ybpay.lifetouch.com.
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION: Any child who will be 5 by Aug. 1, 2021, is eligible to enroll for next school year’s Kindergarten. contact the elementary office at 419-358-7951. We will need the following information:
• child’s name
• birth date
• parents’ names
• address
• phone number
You may send the information via email to [email protected]. All children are required to have their immunizations before starting school. The Allen County Health Department provides immunizations but appointments must be made at: www.allencountypublichealth.org.
P.T.O.: The PTO will sponsor an “Extreme Science” virtual assembly for K-5 students in February. Continue to save Box Tops and Community Market receipts. If you buy products without a clip-able Box Top, download the Box Top App and scan your receipts to earn money for our school.
January calendar
Monday, 11th – 5th & 6th Grade Quiz Bowl, 4:30 p.m.
Friday,15th – End of 2nd grading period
Monday, 18th – No School – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Tuesday, 19th – Second Grade – Iowa testing begins
Thursday, 21 – Grade cards go home with students
Monday, 25th 5th & 6th Grade Quiz Bowl, 4:30 p.m.
February calendar
Monday, 1st – 5th & 6th Grade Quiz Bowl, 4:30 p.m.
Monday, 1st – PTO, 8 p.m. – Teachers’ Lounge
Monday, 8th – 5th & 6th Grade Quiz Bowl, 4:30 p.m.
Friday, 12th – School yearbook deadline
Monday, 15th – No School – Presidents’ Day (Make-up day, if needed)
Monday, 22nd – 5th & 6th Grade Quiz Bowl, 4:30
Stories Posted This Week
Friday, October 16, 2026
- Production offers a modern take on the story of St. Clare of Assisi
- Bluffton volleyball edged in 5 by Van Buren
- Pirate girls soccer tie O-G
- October 16 Bluffton Schools athletics lineup, streaming
- Bluffton Council recap: Officers honored for 25 years of service
- Bluffton Clean Up teams up with Troop 3256 Cub Scouts
- Ada FFA: Feeding the Farmers
- Nov. 7 Fall Community Day at Bluffton University
- Quarry Farm Nature Preserve news for Fall 2026
Thursday, October 15, 2026
- DeWine announces $200M Rural Health Transformation program award
- Herb program with Marge Lafollette, Oct. 15
- Prairie seeding activity at Bluffton University, October 24
- Food for thought: Choline for the brain
- Results for 5K on October 2, Bluffton University Homecoming event
- 15 minutes with Sherry Miller, senior center activities coordinator
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
- Ada Icon headlines, October 14
- CANCELLED Main St. closure on October 15
- Frederick Clyde Warren founded True-2-Form Plastics
- Pirate boys soccer beats Wapak in regular season finale
- Pirate girls soccer defeats Liberty Center
- Mennonite pastor to explore ‘good news’ in creation
- Bluffton University earns recognition in U.S. News & World Report rankings
- Obituary for Deborah "Debbie" Welch, 74
- Spirits and exorcism presentation during University Spiritual Life Week Forum
- Dodging bullets: Bluffton oral history 90+ years after Dillinger robbery
- Nora Matthews named BHS Student of the Month for September 2026
- ICAPP analysis on charter status and local autonomy
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
- Ada Icon headlines, October 13
- Bluffton area Women in Business meeting October 15
- Leo club glasses collection
- Night at the (Swiss Historical) Museum, October 24
- Woodcarving ornament workshop at Swiss Heritage Center
- Barefoot nature walks at the Nature Preserve
- Pirate volleyball seeded 4th
- Beavers sports roundup, October 6-11
- Bluffton leaf pickup scheduled for last week of October
- Pirate boys soccer shuts out Bellefontaine
- Watch an after school movie at the Bluffton Public Library
- Dunlap awarded OSBA humanitarian award