Aviator Air Newsletter
Maple Dale Elementary's Parent Communication
December 20, 2018
Our Flight Plan
Attendance Line: (513) 686-1726
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
December 24 - January 4: Winter Break - NO SCHOOL
January 10: PTO Meeting 9:30 - 11 am
January 11: Report Cards Go Home
January 16: All Pro Dad Breakfast
January 18: Cultural Heritage Night 6 - 8 pm
January 21: MLK Jr. Day - NO SCHOOL
School Happenings
After School Enrichment Program Info - 2019
The After School Enrichment (ASE) Committee of the MD/PTO is pleased to offer a variety of after school classes to provide fun, enriching experiences for our children. We encourage your child’s participation.
Click here for important facts that you need to know for the 2019 program.
My Energy Kit Challenge Continues!
If you signed up for your FREE Energy Kit through the My Energy Kit Challenge, thank you! We reached the 100 sign-up challenge and won $250. We want to keep going! For every additional 100 sign-ups we get, we’ll win another $250. And by December 31, the three schools with the most kit sign-ups will win grand prizes of $1,000 - $2,500! Please help us out by signing up for your FREE Energy Kit and crediting our school. Go to MyEnergyKit.org or call 1-855-386-9548.
Have you already received a My Energy Kit? Do you still want to help your school receive free money? Great! Even if you have requested and received a kit before, you can request again and your request will count towards your schools goal of 100 energy efficiency kits. If they get to 100 kits they receive 250 dollars! So help your school out and request your kit today, even if you have already received one.
PBIS Shirts
If you would like to pay $5.00 to cover the cost of your child(ren) shirts you can do so by clicking on this link: http://mdpto.3dcartstores.com/PBIS-T-Shirt-2019_p_119.html
If you would like to "pay it forward" and contribute an additional $5.00 to help cover the cost of a child's shirt who may otherwise not be able to afford it, you may do so as well at the link above.
Thank you!
Reminder to Volunteer for Maple Dale Cultural Heritage Night by December 20th !
Come celebrate the cultures represented in our school on
Friday, January 18, 2018 from 6-8 PM.
Log in to SignUp Genius by December 20, 2018 to participate in one or more of the areas listed below.
For questions and details, contact Alisha Kalb, alisha.v.kalb@gmail.com, 513.785.9475
Sign up by following the link
Food Booth
Make a dish to serve 100 bite sized samples
(~10 single servings)
Cultural Booth
Share traditions such as hands-on activities, games, language, crafts, dance, pictures and artifacts.
Fashion Show
Your child will be a star on stage in cultural attire.
Cultural Performance
Organize a group, or go solo with a song, dance, poem, or impersonation
PTO Meeting CHANGES
- January 10th NEW time is 6:30 PM
- February 14th NEW time is 9:30 AM
2019 Winter Maple Dale PTO Funding
At the General Meeting, some of the surplus funds raised from the Glow Walk above the will be appropriated. Other proposals submitted may be included in subsequent grant periods in the spring of this school year.
Guidelines for expenditures:
- proposals may be submitted by any member of the PTO or the children of any member of the PTO
- proposals must include all requested information
- requests are due by January 3, 2019
- innovative or experimental proposals that would directly affect a smaller subset of the school but might be expanded if successful are encouraged.
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AROUND SYCAMORE
Communicable Disease Alert
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.
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/
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION for the 2019-2020 School Year
Class of 2032
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION
January 22, 2019 through February 15, 2019
District Office
5959 Hagewa Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45242
BY APPOINTMENT ONLY!
Daytime and evening appointments will be available
Beginning January 7th, families must complete all online forms.
The 2019-20 school year will not open in Final Forms until January 7th, 2019. Any forms completed prior to January 7th will result in registration for the 2018-19 school year.
Instructions for completing these forms can be found on our website under the registration tab at www.sycamoreschools.org/kg
Once all forms are complete, follow the instructions to make an appointment online.
*All appointments are made electronically.
*If Final Forms is not complete, your appointment will not be accepted.
Lottery deadline for full day kindergarten is February 15th, 2019.
*Full day selection is NOT based on your appointment date.
*All students registered by the deadline will be entered in to the lottery if you choose.
A $100 deposit is required at your registration appointment
to be included in the full day lottery.
If you have questions about kindergarten curriculum, whether or not your child is ready for kindergarten or any other academic concerns,
please contact your child’s school:
Blue Ash Elementary
513-686-1710
Maple Dale Elementary
513-686-1720
Montgomery Elementary
513-686-1730
Symmes Elementary
531-686-1740
IN THE COMMUNITY
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
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Twitter: @MapleDaleElem