Symmes Elementary School
Symmesational News!
Friday, May 10, 2019
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER!
May 14 Parent Volunteer Appreciation Lunch - MPR - 11:00 am - 1:30 pm
May 17 Field Day
May 22 Fourth Grade Celebration 7:00 pm
May 23 Last Day of School!
School Tool Supply Kits - Information for 3rd and 4th Grade Parents
GEAR BOOKWORMS
Bookworms for a reading & brief book club style discussion of Pete the
Cat: Firefighter Pete by James Dean. Then tour the Montgomery Safety
Center's firefighting headquarters on Sunday, May 19, 1-2:30PM.
Please click the following link for more details of this free event &
to RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/BookwormsMayFirehouse
Media Center Notes
Families,
Happy May! We have now completed book checkout for the year. Students will still be coming to the media center and engaging with texts and makerspace but will no longer be bringing books home. Please return all library books as soon as possible. Birthday books can stay home until the last week of school. If you have a missing book your child will be bringing home a notice. If you need to replace it, please write checks out to "Symmes Elementary." Please DO NOT buy the book and send it to school. Thanks so much for your support of our Media Center this year! -Melanie Beckman
Second Grade Lemonade Stand
Come get a refreshing glass of ice cold lemonade next week at the 2nd Grade Lemonade Stand! The classes will be selling in the cafeteria at lunchtimes Monday-Thursday. They will also be selling lemonade during the Field Day picnic on Friday. Bring your 50 cents one day or all 5 days for a sweet glass of lemonade!
Summer MAP Administration
Sycamore Schools is offering an optional summer MAP administration for grades 2-8. Please click on the here for more information and to register your child for this opportunity. If you have any questions, you can email Mindy Zellner, District Gifted Coordinator, at zellnerm@sycamoreschools.org.
NEWS FROM OUR NURSE
MEDICATION REMINDER
If your child has medication remaining in the Nurse's Clinic at the end of the year, an adult must pick it up. No medication is to be transported by a child. Medication remaining in the Clinic past the last day of school must be discarded. This includes inhalers and Epi-pens. Thank you!
LAST CHANCE TO PROVIDE YOUR FEEDBACK!
Sycamore Community Schools continues to engage with students, families, and staff about the growing social and emotional needs of our students and staff. The addition of our school-based therapists through Cincinnati Children’s Hospital was our first step in supporting those student needs. We are proud to announce that beginning in the 2019-2020 school year, every school will be staffed with a school-based therapist. Having a mental health partner allows access to treatment for the students who need it, with greater accessibility.
District administrators have initiated the process of developing a comprehensive strategic plan to identify the mental health needs of our students, families, and staff. We have engaged with 1N5, a local nonprofit organization is committed to stopping the stigma and starting the conversation by increasing awareness and education about mental health.
Students in grades 7-12, teachers, and families received a voluntary survey developed by 1N5 and the district to drive our needs assessment during the week of April 29. While your participation is not mandatory, your honest and open feedback will be crucial in helping us move forward with the proper plans. All of your responses will be kept confidential.
Please share your thoughts with us through this survey link