Blue Ash Elementary School
Newsletter January 27, 2017
UPCOMING EVENTS
January 27th - Family Fun Night 7 pm - 9pm
February 8th - Kindergarten Registration 4:30-6 pm
Student Drop Off Safety
While most of our students ride the bus to school and enter through the back doors of the building, there are a number of students who are dropped off in front each day.
We have noticed some unsafe practices during the drop off in front, so we wanted to remind parents of the drop off process.
Drop Off begins at 9:00 a.m.
If parents are walking their child into the building, they are expected to park in the lot first, then walk their child inside.
If parents are dropping their child off, they are expected to pull up to the curb directly in front of the building and have the child exit the vehicle on the curb side only. This prevents students from having to cross in front of moving cars.
Parents must wait in the line and move their vehicle up to the curb as their turn occurs. DO NOT drop your child off on the other side of the lot, or before pulling up to the curb.
Please remember that bus transportation is a free service offered to every family. Students riding their bus alleviates the congestion that we sometimes see in the mornings, and ensures that students get to their classes on time to star their day.
Thank you for keeping all of our students safe!
Staff vs Student Dodgeball
We held our annual Student vs. Staff dodgeball game today and everyone had a fun time! We showed great sportsmanship and respect whether we won or lost.
While this event was for students and staff to have a little fun together, it was also a fundraiser to support our school. Our students collected over $5,000 that will be used to support initiatives like STEAM - Science Technology Engineering Art and Mathematics as well as Character education.
Thank you to everyone for your participation and for supporting our school!
Kindergarten Registration Coming Soon!
Kindergarten registration will take place on Wednesday February 8th from 4:30-6:00 PM at Blue Ash Elementary School for students living in our attendance area turning 5 years old by September 30th. For
detailed registration information visit our website at www.sycamoreschools.org and click on the Kindergarten tab.
Sycamore Patriotic Shirts
Would you like to show your support for both Sycamore and America, all while raising money for charity? Here is your chance! Students from Sycamore Jr. High are selling Patriotic Sycamore Shirts and would love your support. Profits from the 8th grade shirt will help fund programs at The Boys and Girls Club of Cincinnati. Profits from the 7th grade shirt will be donated to the Alzheimer's Association of Greater Cincinnati. The order form link is below. Please fill out the form entirely. A separate/new Google form needs to completed for each t-shirt ordered.
The order for the shirts will not be placed until the sale is final on February 10. Expected delivery is the end of the month. Payment should be given to front desk office staff at your respective building or the District Office starting on Feb 1st.
Only orders that are paid will be placed.
If you have any questions please contact Anne Morrow or Daniel Rodriguez at Sycamore Jr. High.
We thank you again for your willingness to support this endeavor.
Link to order and view shirts-
What every parent might now know, but should know about online safety
It’s 2017. Are your kids glued to their gadgets? Stuck to their smartphones? Find out what they are really up to online!
Join us for a Discussion on Parenting in the Digital Age
February 1 7:00-8:30 p.m.
E.H. Greene Intermediate Cafeteria
Leave the kids at home and come get social media savvy! Educate yourself on the in’s and out’s of internet safety and what Sycamore is doing to keep your student safe.
Sycamore GEAR
There is still plenty of time to get a copy of this book and make plans to join us at the Book discussion on Feb 12 (full details below)!
We have decided to offer babysitting for those of you who need to bring children… we will arrange JH/HS babysitters and provide some appropriate toys.
If you are planning to attend (especially if you need babysitting), please sign up here. www.SignUpGenius.com/go/ 10C0544A9AE2AA75-how
See you there!
*to find the HS HUB…We will have signs posted!! Enter building at main entrance (at circle drive), walk through the glass doors and proceed until you see steps on the right. Go down steps, turn 180 degrees at bottom of steps, proceed until you see HUB on the right.
Energy Conservation Program
Our school has the opportunity to win $2,500, and we need your help! Our school is participating in an energy conservation program from Duke Energy, and through this program, our families and staff can request a FREE Energy Kit to be delivered to their homes. For every 100 kit requests from our school, we’ll automatically win $250, and the school that requests the most kits will win $2,500! Please help us out and request your FREE kit! Go to MyEnergyKit.org or call 1-855-386-9548.
AVES Hangar Bookstore & Spirit Shop - week of January 30, 2017
Bonus Hours Tuesday, January 31 from 6-8 p.m.!
Our clearance rack just got bigger and better! New items recently added + additional markdowns taken on existing clearance items. All clearance items are 30-75% off original price.
PTO INFORMATION:
COSI
COSI on Wheels comes to BAE in less than a month!
Click the link to our PTO Events and Programs webpage to find more details and a SignUp Genius!
Fashion Show During Cultural Celebration
There's a new opportunity to participate in Cultural Celebration on Friday, Feb. 17 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. We are offering a chance for Blue Ash Elementary students to get on stage for a fashion show.
The co-chairs of Cultural Celebration will pre-select a song, and each child would be able to walk out to center stage and then do a bow or twirl in their cultural attire. They would walk off stage and the next child would come out. We would then have all children walk out together at the end. We hope that the fashion show will represent a lot of cultures.
If your child would like to participate, please reply individually to Christine Katzman, ckatzman@nualumni.com, as soon as possible with the following information.
Country Represented:
Parent's Name:
Phone Number:Email:
Child's Name:
Child's Teacher:
Child's Homeroom:
Christine Katzman and Victoria Margroum
Cultural Celebration Co-Chairs
Save the Date
Our next PTO meeting will be held on Thursday, February 9, 2017 at 9:15am in the BAE Cafeteria.
Box Tops
It's time for the Blue Ash Elementary…
SUPER BOWL OF BOX TOPS COMPETITION!
Prizes will be awarded to the HOMEROOM CLASS
and the GRADE that bring in the most Box Tops (total cash value).
Rules and Regulations:
Collect your Box Tops in the ziploc bag (50 per bag) or simply write the number of box tops on your bag.
Return your ziploc bag to your homeroom teacher by February 13th. They will keep them so we can total each homeroom's Box Tops.
Deadline is Monday, February 13, 2017.
Follow the PTO
Sycamore District Blue Ash Elementary PTO page: http://www.sycamoreschools.org/domain/656
Facebook: https://facebook.com/BlueAshElementaryPto
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/baepto