Contact Us
Linda Overbeck, Principal
Amy Debelak, Asst. Principal
Office 686-1730
Absence Line 686-1736
FAX 792-6131
School Nurse 686-1733
Cafeteria 686-1735
Transportation 686-1785
Website: http://www.sycamoreschools.org/Domain/13
Location: 9609 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, OH, United States
Phone: 513-686-1730
Facebook: www.facebook.com/montgomeryelementaryofficial/?fref=ts
Twitter: @Montgomery_Elem
ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPTIONAL TESTING FOR IDENTIFICATION OF GIFTED STUDENTS
You may request that your child be tested on the Cognitive Ability Test (CogAT). If you wish to have your child participate in this round oftesting, all requests must be made through the below online link by December 6th. If you have a child in 2nd and/or 4th grade, they will take the test during school with their class. For other grade levels, we are offering an optional testing opportunity. In order to decrease disruption to your child's instruction, this testing opportunity will take place on Saturday, December 8, at Maple Dale from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm for all four elementary buildings. To sign up your child for this opportunity, please click here.
Please note it is the parents' responsibility to provide transportation to and from Maple Dale on morning of testing. Also please note Sycamore cannot use kindergarten or first grade scores for gifted placement.
NEWS FROM OUR MEDIA CENTER
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
OF CINCINNATI AND HAMILTON COUNTY
is an excellent resource for all ages for print, digital, and audio books. Did you know that you can download e-books and audio books from the comfort of your own home? Here are a few websites that will help you get started:
https://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/eBranch/ebooks.html
https://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/eBranch/catalogsearchtips.html
If you have any difficulty, the librarians at any of the branches are happy to assist. Our local branches include Blue Ash (513-369-6051) and Symmes (513-369-6001).
CANNED FOOD DRIVE
The canned food drive starts November 1st and will end November 15, 2018. These cans provide needed food for families in our area during the holidays. Let’s all help take care of others by providing food to families who need our support. Please bring in Thanksgiving non-perishable foods starting today. Other food items always needed are corn, green beans, peas, baked beans, fruit, soup, peanut butter, jelly, tuna, ravioli, beef stew, chili, and cereal. Just have your student take their donated goods to the classroom for storage until Thursday, November 15 at which time they will be called to the cafeteria to bring their canned goods for donating.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Volunteers are needed to help sort and box our canned food collection on Thursday, November 15th from 9:30 am - 11:00 am in the cafeteria. If available, please contact Susan Linton at 686-1733 or email at lintons@sycamoreschools.org. Thank you!
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
NOVEMBER
16 - Family Fun Night (Bingo) 6:30 - 8:00pm
21 - Thanksgiving Break - No School
22 - Thanksgiving Break - No School
23 - Thanksgiving Break - No School
DECEMBER
7 - PBIS Spirit Day - Wear Green T-Shirt
12 - Theater Auditions - 4 - 6pm
SCHOOL NEWS
VISITORS
All visitors, including parents, must register in the front office and sign in and out using the Lobby Guard system. To enter the building all visitors must bring a Driver's License, Passport or other Government issued ID. Visitors must wear a Lobby Guard visitor sticker/badge when in the building.
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ABSENCE OR TARDY
Don’t forget we have an attendance line for parents to call and report their child’s absence or tardy. The number is 513-686-1736. Please use this number when calling. If we do not hear from you before 10am on the day of an absence or tardy, our office is required to call you.
Thanks for your help with this.
PTO NEWS
PTO PRESIDENT’S REPORT
Thank you to all our Veterans that visited the school today! Thank you for your service, sacrifice, and all that you have done for our country to help keep us safe. Happy Veteran’s Day!
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PTO GENERAL MEETING
is
Wednesday, January 16th at 9:30am!
I’m very excited that Bill Fritz, Director of Technology for the district, has agreed to speak at our next general meeting about kids, the internet, and what parents can do to keep them safe.
Please follow our private Facebook group, “Montgomery Elementary PTO” to learn about upcoming events and see photos of your children having fun experiences at school.
We have some big PTO events between now and the end of January! Please be on the lookout for paper flyers and S’more updates! As always we wouldn’t be able to do what we do without our amazing volunteers! Thank you!
Have questions before then please contact me, Kristy Felss, at mtpto@sycamoreschools.org.
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MONTGOMERY MARKER CHALLENGE
Start cleaning out your craft closet and drawers!
Every year, millions of used markers are tossed in the trash and find their way into landfills. We can help reduce that number by repurposing used markers through the Crayola ColorCycle program.
Beginning November 5th students can bring in used-up markers, highlighters and dry erase markers (regardless of brand) for a chance to be crowned the "Green Heroes" of the school. No pencils or pens, please.
Each classroom will have its own small marker collection box. The first week of December the class with the largest collection of used-up markers will be announced as the winning class.
So let's make it Green, Montgomery....one marker at a time!
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BINGO NIGHT!!!
SAVE THE DATE: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH
FROM 6:30-8:00PM
FALL FAMILY-FRIENDLY FUN NIGHT!
Bring your whole Family to enjoy friends, light
refreshments, cool prizes, and BINGO!
PTO is proud to offer this event Free to all Montgomery Families.
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DODGEBALL, DODGEBALL, DODGEBALL
Congratulations to our grade level winners! The following classes collected the most pledges during the Fall Boosterthon and will compete against the teachers in a Dodgeball game on November 16th!
Kindergarten - Mrs. Hayes
First Grade - Mrs. Thomas
Second Grade - Mrs. Mullins
Third Grade - Mrs. Oduyoye
Fourth Grade - Mrs. Furlong
Thank you all for helping Montgomery Elementary grow full STEAM ahead!
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C A R N I V A L
Time to Start Thinking About
January 25, 2019…
Too much candy in your house this week?
Looking for something to do with the Halloween excess?
Want to take advantage of post-holiday candy sales and make a donation?
The Carnival Committee is looking for nut-free candy donations to help make our Montgomery Elementary Super-Carnival better than ever.
Please bring donations to the front office where there is a box near the PTO Mailboxes for collections. Save the Date: Carnival January 25, 2019!
