Blue Ash Elementary
Newsletter March 27, 2017
UPCOMING EVENTS
March 28th - SPRING PICTURE DAY!
March 31st - Report Cards Distributed
April 4th - AIR testing begins see schedule below
Welcome back everyone!
We hope you had a fun and relaxing spring break and that your children are ready to have a great rest of the school year. It is hard to believe that it is 4th quarter already!
We are sending out a special edition of the Smore today with some reminders for this week and next...
This is a busy time of year....Yankee Candle orders due, Active Aves starting tomorrow, Picture Day tomorrow, AIR testing next week for 3rd and 4th grade.....just to name a few!
Information regarding 3rd and 4th grade air testing
March, 2017
Dear Sycamore Families,
Over the next few weeks, our students will be presented with the opportunity to demonstrate their progress on grade level standards as they participate in the Ohio Computer-Based Assessments. This year’s AIR assessments are similar to the tests our students took last year in the spring.
Below, you will find a link that delineates the testing dates scheduled for students in grades 3 - 12. These schedules have been developed to minimize disruption to instruction while complying with the testing window mandated by the Ohio Department of Education. Information regarding specific times for assessments will be generated at each building and communicated via their S'MORE newsletters.
The state’s annual assessments provide a snapshot of your child’s grade level progress as it relates to their understanding and application of curriculum standards. Our teachers work diligently to fully prepare your child to be successful on these assessments as well as other aspects of their growth and development. From a district perspective, these results allow us to benchmark ourselves against similar districts and to identify trends in data that help to guide our work.
We appreciate the support you provide your children in our partnership toward academic excellence. If you have any questions regarding state testing, please contact one of your building administrators.
Sincerely,
Karen B. Naber
Assistant SuperintendentSPRING AIR TESTING SCHEDULE
PTO INFORMATION:
YANKEE CANDLE ORDERS DUE THIS WEDNESDAY!
Please support the many activities provided to our school and students by participating in the Yankee Candle Fundraiser.
If every students sells only one jar candle, the PTO will generate over $5000!
Money raised will fund popular student programs such as COSI, Active Aves, Cultural Night, Variety Show, and much more!
When downloading the App, register with your child's name so they are able to earn lots of prizes when combined with their catalog sales!
Catalog sales until March 29th. Online sales go on through June!
Please reach out to family, friends, and neighbors over Spring Break and then return your fundraising orders to school by Wednesday, March 29th. Email questions to: bapto@sycamoreschools.org.
Thank you!!
SAVE THE DATE~WELLNESS NIGHT OUT
This Friday evening, gather your friends and get active!
ACTIVE AVES STARTS THIS WEEK
Active Aves is back! Enjoy the mild weather and sign up to help the kids during recess with this popular program!
Volunteers Needed
One of the main reasons our school is so successful is because of the strong support we have from our volunteers. Thank you to everyone who has given of your time. Each of you has made a positive difference for our school.
Please review the information below regarding volunteer positions that are still needed for next year. We hope that you will consider getting involved with our school, and helping us continue these great programs and activities.
Open PTO positions for 2017-2018
Assistant to Yearbook Chair
Author Visit Chair (district author visits occur every 3 years, a couple of smaller school led author visits each year.)
Health Room Chair
Loyalty Card Chair (Target card, Kroger card, Amazon Smiles, etc.
School For Scholars Chair
Staff Appreciation Week Assistant (first week of May)
Family Movie Night chair
Executive Board: VP Ways and Means, Co-President
To find out more or express your interest, please email the PTO Presidents at: bapto@sycamoreschools.org.
Thank you,
Ann Uhlman and Kimberly Reese; BAE PTO Co-Presidents
Volunteers Needed for Variety Show:
Volunteers needed for Variety show this year. Looking for teachers for large group acts, monitors, decorations and administrative tasks. Contact Kimberly Reese for more information. Reese_incorporated@yahoo.com
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Sycamore District Blue Ash Elementary PTO page: http://www.sycamoreschools.org/domain/656
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