Aviator Air Newsletter
Maple Dale Elementary's Parent Communication
January 31, 2020
Our Flight Plan
Attendance Line: (513) 686-1726
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
February 7: Wear your GREEN Maple Dale shirt!
February 7: Family Dance Night 6 - 8:30 pm
February 13: PTO Meeting 9:30 - 11 am (E.H. Greene Transition topic)
February 19: All Pro Dad's Breakfast 8 - 9 am
February 20: Spring Picture Day
School Happenings
Student of the Week - 1/27/2020
Pennies for Australia was a success!
Including 2908 pennies and coins from Mexico, China, Canada, the Bahamas, Korea, three rocks, LazrKraze, Singapore, Norway, ezwash car wash, The United Kingdom, Europe, South Africa, and three smashed souvenir pennies.
Thanks to Brian Gath, Bill Markley and the kind folks at Huntington Bank - Montgomery for their assistance in counting ALL of those coins! A donation will be made next week to the Bindi Irwin Animal Welfare Fund.
Way to go, Maple Dale!!
Cultural Heritage Night - 2020!
A Note from our Nurse!
Is It a Cold or the Flu?
Your child has a sore throat, cough, and high fever. Could it be the flu? Or just a cold?
The flu usually makes kids feel worse than if they have a cold. But it's not always easy to tell the difference between the two. Here are tips on what to look for — and what to do.
Colds or Flu: Symptoms Guide
Answer these questions to see if your child has the flu or a cold:
Questions
- Did the illness come on suddenly?
- Does your child have a high fever?
- Is your child's energy level very low?
- Is your child's head achy?
- Is your child's appetite less than normal?
- Are your child's muscles achy?
- Does your child have chills?
If most of your answers are "yes," chances are your child has the flu. If your answers are mostly "no," it's probably a cold.
When Should I Call the Doctor?
If you have any doubts, it's best to call the doctor. An illness that seems like a cold can turn out to be the flu. And other illnesses, like strep throat or pneumonia, can seem like the flu. Even doctors sometimes need to do a test to know for sure if a child has the flu or a cold.
It's important to get medical care right away if your child:
seems to be getting worse
has trouble breathing
has a high fever
has a bad headache
has a sore throat
seems confused
What Can Parents Do?
Prevention is the best medicine. Make sure that everyone in your family gets a flu vaccine every year.
Teach your kids good hand washing habits to help stop the spread of flu.
Reviewed by: Michelle M. Karten, MD Kidshealth.org
My Energy Kit Challenge
Got plastic bags?
Guess what? Plastic shopping bags are recyclable. But if you think you can toss them in with the bottles, cans or cartons in your recycling bin, we have some bad news. Bags require special sorting and processing machines ― and not every recycling plant has those. In most areas of the country, people should not mix plastic bags in with other recyclables. But people do, and on a massive scale, which causes severe technical problems at general recycling facilities.
A group of Maple Dale 4th graders decided to initiate a plastic film recycling collection here at Maple Dale in our continued efforts to be more environmentally friendly. Working with the administration, the students decided to set up a station near the cafeteria to collect not just plastic grocery bags but other types of plastic film such as clean zip-lock bags, dry cleaning bags, bread bags, etc. Click here to see what types of plastic film is recyclable. These bags will then be delivered to an appropriate recycling facility.
Our 4th graders were inspired to start this important efforts due to reasons like the information shared in this article. We are so proud of our 4th graders for their passion and initiative to help save our planet!
Now Hiring!!!
Interested in being part of an amazing school district as a substitute Educational Assistant? This is a great opportunity to help support the needs of our students and buildings. The hourly rate of pay is $12/hr. Applicants must have a satisfactory FBI/BCI background check. Physical ability and appropriate interaction with students, school staff, and administrators are required for this position. Please click here to complete an online application to begin the process.
PTO Corner
Come “Party Hearty” at our 1st ever Maple Dale Elementary Family Dance!!!!
When: February 7, 2020 from 6:oo-8:30pm (doors open at 5:45pm)
The transaction center will close Sunday evening and Monday is the very last day to bring in flyers/money and no tickets can be bought at the door.
Ticket sales end February 2nd. No tickets will be sold at the door.
An email confirmation will be sent out to each family next week who has purchased tickets to the family dance.
Recycling Rangers
Fact: Recycling any aluminium can help to save a great deal of energy, in fact, enough to run your home television for about three hours!
Toilet tissue accounts for 15 percent of deforestation. We throw away enough paper to make toilet paper for a lifetime. Can you spend an extra minute teaching your Kindergartner or other to use less toilet paper?
In Case You Missed It...
A Special Announcement from Mrs. Smith
and her sister and illustrator, Sarah Klise! We are very excited to have them
come and share their talents with all our students. Thank you PTO!
Your family will be receiving an order form if you are interested in
buying a book(s) to have signed that day at school for your student(s).
You are under no obligation to buy. Only Blue Manatee purchased books
will be signed, due to author time constraints and volume.
If you haven't seen the form, enclosed is the online link
for Blue Manatee. All book orders need to be placed by Feb. 3.
https://www.bluemanatee.org/sycamore/
*As a special note, every family will receive one copy of Hollywood, Dead Ahead
for our One Book One School Program purchased by the PTO. More information
to follow in the next few weeks and thank you for your continued support of reading here at Maple Dale. Questions may be sent to Mrs. Smith at smithni@sycamoreschools.org.
Join the PTO today!
Reserve Your Maple Dale Elementary School Yearbook online!
How It Works
- Your yearbook team captures amazing images throughout the year.
- Your yearbook team creates a personalized yearbook for your school.
- Your yearbook will be delivered to you later in the year.
Yearbook Photos Needed/Wanted
Monthly Lunch Menu
Around Sycamore
Fashion for the Cure
In The Community - Flyers
About us
Email: reinkea@sycamoreschools.org
Website: http://www.sycamoreschools.org/Domain/12
Location: 6100 Hagewa Drive, Cincinnati, OH, United States
Phone: (513)686-1720
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mapledaleaviators/
Twitter: @MapleDaleElem