CLOTHING DONATIONS

If your child has outgrown sweatpants or other comfortable clothing that you would like to donate, please consider sending them to the school. Extra clothes come in handy when students fall in a puddle at recess or spill food/drink on themselves at lunch. Please bring them to the main office marked as "donation". Thank you and Happy Holidays!

IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN…..

** Remember your children should remain at home until they are fever/vomiting/diarrhea free for a full 24 hours without fever-reducing medication before coming back to school.

Hamilton County Public Health Department keeps schools updated on current illnesses happening throughout the county. The Health Department is currently seeing cases of hand, foot and mouth disease and pertussis throughout the county. Flu season is also right around the corner so it is important to be aware of signs and symptoms to protect your child and others. As always, Sycamore Community Schools likes to keep families aware of precautions to take to keep our students and families healthy this time of year.

• Frequent handwashing for at least 20 seconds

• Covering the mouth and nose with the inner elbow when sneezing and coughing

• Staying home from school or work when ill until you are fever/vomiting/diarrhea free for 24 hours without fever reducing medication.

• Avoiding close contact with sick people

• The health departments strongly recommends up-to-date Tdap vaccination and Flu shots - which are still available

The following are resource links for each illnesses mentioned. Please take the time to review signs and symptoms and consult your School Nurse or physician if you have any questions.

Pertussis= https://odh.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/odh/know-our-programs/immunization/media/pertussis-whooping-cough

Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease= https://www.cdc.gov/hand-foot-mouth/about/index.html

Influenza (Flu)= https://odh.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/odh/know-our-programs/seasonal-influenza/welcome/

Nine Sycamore FIRST LEGO League Teams have advanced to the district competition and/or won awards at the 2018 regional competition. Two of those teams included students from Sycamore Junior High.

Learn more about Sycamore Robotics: https://goav.es/2B9E4uM

Other Sycamore schools results:

Greene: Six of those teams included students from E.H. Greene.

Blue Ash: One of those teams included students from Blue Ash Elementary.

Montgomery: Two of those teams included students from Montgomery Elementary.

Maple Dale: Three of those teams included students from Maple Dale Elementary.

Symmes: One of those teams included students from Symmes Elementary.

1-844-SAFEROH

A multi-agency effort created to assist schools in continuously improving the safety of our students. By calling or texting the statewide anonymous hotline parents, students or community members can report anything that is suspicious or endangering you, your friends or your school.

If you have not turned in your child's proof of immunizations from a doctor's office, please do so ASAP. The cutoff date was September 5th.

Safety and Reunification