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THIS WEEK:

• November 6: End of Quarter 1

Mark your calendar

• November 9: No School (Teacher Records Day)
• November 11: PTO Meeting @ Noon (via Zoom)
• November 13: Report Cards Posted in eBackpack (see instructions below)

• November 20: Parent-Teacher Conferences 8am-3pm; No School for Students

• November 23: Parent-Teacher Evening Conferences 4:30-7:30

Future Testing Dates

• Winter MAP - Virtual Dates are TBD
• Spring MAP - Virtual Dates are TBD

By calling or testing the statewide hotline

- 844-SAFEROH -

- 844-723-3764 -

you can report anything that is suspicious or endangering you, your friends or school.

First Quarter Report cards will be available on November 13th in eBackpack

Last year, we launched a new feature within Parent Portal called the “eBackpack”. The eBackpack provides you access to documents posted for your student(s), classes, or the school(s). As part of the launch, we are using it to post student report cards as an electronic .pdf file. Each student has their own eBackpack with documents that are specific to them.

Please click HERE to access step-by-step instructions. If you have questions, please follow the included instructions to email the helpdesk.

Dear parents of virtual classroom students,

Based on feedback from teachers and parents, we are instituting a change in attendance procedures for virtual classes starting TUESDAY, November 10th.

Just before class, teachers will share a google form/survey with the class. EVERY student will need to access that google form to self-report attendance within a few minutes of the start of class. Teachers will briefly remind students to self-report their attendance.

Please note, if a student does not access the document to report his/her presence in class, he/she will be marked absent for the bell. This new attendance process will time stamp each response which also will allow us to accurately report tardies when applicable. As with students in our Face to Face classrooms, our expectation of every student in our virtual classrooms is to be on time to class and fully present and engaged throughout the entire bell. Thank you in advance for partnering with us to reinforce this expectation.

We hope this eliminates the extra time required for our teachers to take manual attendance and allows our virtual students to engage in classroom instruction in an equitable fashion as it relates to instructional time.

As always, if you know your student will be absent, please call the VIrtual Attendance Line at 686-1707.

Sycamore Junior High PTO General Meeting

Presenters:

Nurse Julie Ferron - COVID-19 district-related policies & issues

Officer Bob Otte - the role of the SRO (School Resource Officer)

Time: Nov 11, 2020 12:00 PM

Join Zoom Meeting

https://financialguide.zoom.us/j/95591733289?pwd=TSsvU0RpTFZzZVVmaXUwM1J1OGpnZz09

Meeting ID: 955 9173 3289

Passcode: 360540

Although our annual Aviator Flight Fest fundraiser was cancelled this October, the committee is being creative with ways to generate income. Remember the money raised goes to support the extra-curricular clubs & activities (including sports) offered at SJH.

Flight Fest is grounded but we are collaborating with the Sycamore Athletic Boosters for a combined event in Spring including a Silent Auction. Thank you to all SJH Fall sports teams that have donated baskets already!

7th grade Girls Gold Volleyball

Girls Soccer

Boys Soccer

Girls Golf

Girls Tennis

Cross Country

Stay tuned for details about Spring event!!!

SJHS News Crew Video Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9vrBl5kKJXhJL9nL5xl5Ag

SJHS TV Communications: http://display.sycamoreschools.org/display/18

2020-21 will be a year like no other, the SJHS Yearbook Club is committed to documenting it for YOU! Order your yearbook today for your best price! The cost is $30/copy. This price will increase to $35 on November 25th.

Click HERE to order your 2021 Yearbook

Interested in joining Yearbook Club? Click HERE!

Are you a F2F or virtual student who has photos of JH students you would like to submit? Click HERE! We want to represent ALL students in this year's historic yearbook.

Questions? Contact Melissa Speelman

speelmanm@sycamoreschools.org

Please turn in your required immunization paperwork to nurse Amy Bonham ASAP at jhimmunization@sycamoreschools.org.

In Ohio, the following vaccines are required by law:

7th-grade students must show proof that they have received (1) dose of Tdap, and (1) dose of MCV4 . This requirement must be met NO LATER THAN THE 14th day of attendance at school for the 2020-21 school year.

If you have questions, please email Amy at bonhama@sycamoreschools.org or call 686-1763.

• General Supply List
  
• Teacher-Specific Supply List
• Bell Schedule
  
• 2-Hour Delay Bell Schedule
• Healthy Back to School Family FAQ
  
• Special Education, Gifted, ESOL FAQ
  
• Final Forms
• Parent Portal
• 2020-2021 SJH Student-Parent Handbook

THIS WEEK:

• November 6: End of Quarter 1

Mark your calendar

• November 9: No School (Teacher Records Day)
• November 11: PTO Meeting @ Noon (via Zoom)
• November 13: Report Cards Posted in eBackpack (see instructions below))

• November 20: Parent-Teacher Conferences 8am-3pm; No School for Students

• November 23: Parent-Teacher Evening Conferences 4:30-7:30

Future Testing Dates:

• Winter MAP for F2F - January 12 & 13
• Spring MAP for F2F - May 12 & 13

By calling or testing the statewide hotline

- 844-SAFEROH -

- 844-723-3764 -

you can report anything that is suspicious or endangering you, your friends or school.

In the event of an emergency where an evacuation of the school building is necessary, students will be transported to safety at Sycamore Community Schools’ reunification site:

Blue Ash Recreation Center 4433 Cooper Rd. Blue Ash, OH 45242

Detailed information can be found on the district website under Reunification Plans.

For more information on safety & security at Sycamore Schools, visit the district Safety & Security web page.

First Quarter Report cards will be available on November 13th in eBackpack

Last year, we launched a new feature within Parent Portal called the “eBackpack”. The eBackpack provides you access to documents posted for your student(s), classes, or the school(s). As part of the launch, we are using it to post student report cards as an electronic .pdf file. Each student has their own eBackpack with documents that are specific to them.

Please click HERE to access step-by-step instructions. If you have questions, please follow the included instructions to email the helpdesk.

Thank you to all!!

SJHS News Crew Video Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9vrBl5kKJXhJL9nL5xl5Ag

SJHS TV Communications: http://display.sycamoreschools.org/display/18

Sycamore Junior High PTO General Meeting

Presenters:

Nurse Julie Ferron - COVID-19 district-related policies & issues

Officer Bob Otte - the role of the SRO (School Resource Officer)

Time: Nov 11, 2020 12:00 PM

Join Zoom Meeting

https://financialguide.zoom.us/j/95591733289?pwd=TSsvU0RpTFZzZVVmaXUwM1J1OGpnZz09

Meeting ID: 955 9173 3289

Passcode: 360540

Although our annual Aviator Flight Fest fundraiser was cancelled this October, the committee is being creative with ways to generate income. Remember the money raised goes to support extra-curricular clubs & activities (including sports) offered at SJH.

Flight Fest is grounded but we are collaborating with the Sycamore Athletic Boosters for a combined event in Spring including a Silent Auction. Thank you to all SJH Fall sports teams that have donated baskets already!

7th grade Girls Gold Volleyball

Girls Soccer

Boys Soccer

Girls Golf

Girls Tennis

Cross Country

Stay tuned for details about Spring event!!!

2020-21 will be a year like no other, the SJHS Yearbook Club is committed to documenting it for YOU! Order your yearbook today for your best price! The cost is $30/copy. This price will increase to $35 on November 25th.

Click HERE to order your 2021 Yearbook

Interested in joining Yearbook Club? Click HERE!

Are you a F2F or virtual student who has photos of JH students you would like to submit? Click HERE! We want to represent ALL students in this year's historic yearbook.

Questions? Contact Melissa Speelman

speelmanm@sycamoreschools.org

Please turn in your required immunization paperwork to nurse Amy Bonham ASAP at jhimmunization@sycamoreschools.org.

In Ohio, the following vaccines are required by law:

7th-grade students must show proof that they have received (1) dose of Tdap, and (1) dose of MCV4 . This requirement must be met NO LATER THAN THE 14th day of attendance at school for the 2020-21 school year.

If you have questions, please email Amy at bonhama@sycamoreschools.org or call 686-1763.

• General Supply List
  
• Teacher-Specific Supply List
• Bell Schedule
  
• 2-Hour Delay Bell Schedule
• Healthy Back to School Family FAQ
  
• Special Education, Gifted, ESOL FAQ
  
• Final Forms
• Parent Portal
• 2020-2021 SJH Student-Parent Handbook