Blue Ash Elementary Newsletter
February 18th, 2022
Specials Schedule Week of February 24th - February 28th
Upcoming Dates
February 21st - Presidents Day - No School
February 26th - Art Show and Pancake Day at Sycamore High School! See Below...
District Art Show and Pancake Day
The Art Show and music performances are free. Pancake meal is $8 each.
Pancake Day tickets can be purchased in advance or at the show. Go to sbob.org\pancake day to see a performance schedule and buy Pancake Day tickets. Be sure to bring your receipt to the event, printed or on your phone.
Miss Bush is organizing some beautiful artwork for the upcoming show!
We celebrated our 100th day of school. Look how much we have grown!
Having fun with fractions in 3rd grade!
Helping Students Learn Math Outside the Classroom
We often hear from parents that while they feel confident in engaging with their children in reading activities, they are not always as confident in supporting their child's math development. Our children may not always learn math concepts the exact same way that we did when we were their age, but they are learning processes that are vital to the development of important concepts.
Below is an excerpt from The National Education Association that clarifies how parents can support this important content area:
We know from research that students need activities and tasks that allow for a deeper understanding of math. These tasks may take longer to solve, so fewer problems are assigned. However, these problems will help students understand how integral math is in their lives and will continue to be in the workplace.
Business and industry leaders want collaborators, in addition to students who achieve success in an academic setting and have good communication skills. Even as students continue to work independently in the classroom, they’ll also work together with other students.
Look for math any and everywhere with your child and ask questions to help them connect the dots. A few common scenarios are:
- During a Football Game—is it possible for a team to score 22 points? How many ways can they do it? Is there an impossible score?
- Driving to School—what does “miles per hour” mean? How does it help us know how long it will take us to get to school?
- Buying a Product—is it more cost effective to lease or buy a car?
Parents need resources to help students be successful. That’s why NEA provides support to help you empower your child’s curiosity about math outside the classroom. Adding math to daily life will encourage your child to build skills they can count on!
2022-2023 Kindergarten Registration
Planting Trees to Celebrate Earth Day...
Our students in Kindergarten through 4th grade have an opportunity to celebrate Earth Day this spring by participating in the 13th Annual Neighborhood Forest free tree program, whose aim is to provide free trees to kids every Earth Day.
Since 2010, Neighborhood Forest has reached over 100,000 families and planted over 50,000 (mostly urban and residential) trees through the hands of children and parents across North America.
We are excited to be participating in this wonderful program that teaches kids stewardship through the magic and wonder of planting and watching trees grow.
If you have a child in kindergarten through 4th grade, and are interested, please fill out the following online registration form by February 28th and receive a free tree (6-12 inches in size) during Earth Week (April 22-30).
You also have the option to purchase additional trees (via the registration form) for friends and family members ($10 / tree). The purchase of trees will help fund free trees for more kids.
Trees will be delivered to us and we will arrange to get the trees in the hands of your child(ren) to take home on or around Earth Day (April 22nd).
Planting instructions and species information will be emailed a few days prior to the trees arriving.
Register to receive a free tree for Earth Day to plant with your child:
https://www.neighborhoodforest.org/parent-registration/?school=26346&cyear=2022
For more information about this program, please visit www.neighborhoodforest.org or www.facebook.com/neighborhoodforest.
Thank you for your support and participation!
Learn Sign Language with Us!
We are so fortunate to have a sign language interpreter supporting one of our children at BAE again this year. Nicole Schum has been busy teaching all of us sign language! If you would like to join in the learning from home, please CLICK HERE for the Flipgrid account.
Once you log on to Flipgrid, the code for Blue Ash Sign Language is: baesign
CAFETERIA NEWS!!
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PTO INFORMATION
Family Fun Night
Upcoming Volunteer Opportunties
Interested in chairing our Variety Show? This fun event that highlights the many talents of our students couldn't be possible without a few amazing parents to help organize. If interested, contact Anna Floyd at annafloyd78@yahoo.com. This event takes place in May.
Spring is in the air and Spring is the best time to dust off those running shoes and get moving outdoors again! The PTO would like to host a health and wellness spring fundraiser. Think fun run or color run. If you are interested in helping organize this fun event in April or May, please reach out to Kristen Poast at bapto@sycamoreschools.org.
2022-2023 PTO
Are you wanting to get more involved with the BAE PTO? Do you have great ideas and the availability to help make our school a better place for our kids? We are already thinking ahead to next school year and we are looking for some new people to come on board. If you're interested in volunteering with the PTO next year, or you are interested in taking on the leadership role of PTO president, please reach out for more information. The BAE PTO would love to have new members. And there's plenty of time the remainder of this school year to learn the ropes. Contact Kristen Poast at bapto@sycamoreschools.org for details.