Montgomery Elementary News
December 8, 2023
Contact Us
Dr. Amy Debelak, Principal
Ms. Sally Ganz, Asst. Principal
Office 513-686-1730
Absence Line 513-686-1736
Absence Email MTattendance@sycamoreschools.org
School Nurse 513-686-1733
Cafeteria 513-686-1735
Transportation 513-686-1785
FAX 513-792-6131
Website: http://www.sycamoreschools.org/Domain/13
Location: 9609 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, OH, United States
Facebook: www.facebook.com/montgomeryelementaryofficial/?fref=ts
π PRINCIPAL'S CORNER π
First grade had a busy week with gingerbread houses and the International Tea Party. Thank you to all of the families who came out to help us celebrate. Next week is CoGat testing for grades 2 & 4 during the school day. Please let us know if you have any questions about this assessment.
Go Bengals,
Amy
π IMPORTANT DATES π
DECEMBER:
12-14 - CoGat Testing Gr 2&4
25-29 - Winter Break *No School*
JANUARY:
1-5 - Winter Break *No School*
11 - End of 2nd Quarter
12 - Records Day *No School*
15 - MLK Day *No School*
17 - Theater Auditions Gr 1&2
26 - PTO Glow Party
π MONTGOMERY NEWS π
Montgomery is excited to present our second Schoolwide 5 Days of Fun theme days!
Monday 12/18: Something blue
Tuesday 12/19: Crazy Holiday Sweater
Wednesday 12/20: Wear something snowflake or snowman
Thursday 12/21: Weβre spicing things up- Pajama Day!!
Friday 12/22: LAST DAY of 2023 together! Wear what you would like with your favorite bottoms. (Possible Ideas: Twin with a friend, hearts, stars, animal print, holiday shirt, favorite color, favorite shirt of 2023).
OPERATION GIVE BACK HOLIDAY STORE
Give Back this Holiday Season
Looking for a meaningful way to help your neighbors? Sycamore Bridges is working with Operation Give Back to stock their shelves for the 2023 OGB Holiday Store. This year, OGB expects to serve over 1,000 children and their families. We curated an extensive AMAZON REGISTRY to make sure every child receives something they wished for with gifts at every price point. Simply select "OGB Holiday Store" as your shipping address and items will be delivered directly to us. Send us an email if you would like a tax receipt for your purchase. Also be sure to visit bit.ly/SycamoreBridges and enter your email address so you never miss an opportunity to spread kindness in our community!
ART ROOM VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Hello, awesome aviator families! The art room is in need of volunteers. The volunteers will help prepare supplies, help with the art show, and help with displays. If this is something you are interested in please complete the art room volunteer sign-up form!
Thank you so much!
Mrs. Helton
Mikayla Helton (She/Her)
Art Teacher
Montgomery Elementary School
βοΈ PTO NEWS βοΈ
Hello Montgomery Families,
A huge congratulations to our young thespians for a successful Frozen production!! You were all wonderful and made Montgomery proud! We look forward to the spring production. And of course, our theater program wouldn't be what it is without our wonderful chair, Molly Johnson...bravo Molly!
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
We CANNOT do the work we do in the school without the help of our wonderful volunteers! We are always looking for help so if you are interested or need more information please contact me at mtpto@sycamoreschools.org. Positions that we'd like to fill as soon as possible include:
LUNCHROOM VOLUNTEERS - Help monitor students in the lunchroom and clean up between grades. Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084CAEAA2FABFF2-45447402-lunchroom#/
HASSLE FREE GIVING CHAIR β Organizes hassle-free opportunities such as restaurant nights, Pipkins receipt turn-ins and Kroger Rewards.
MEDIA CENTER VOLUNTEERS - Help check in books and reshelve during the school day. Sign up here https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4CA9A729AAFD0-45009106-novdec#/
UPCOMING EVENTS
There are lots of fun things coming up. Please be sure to mark your calendars!!
ROLL INTO WINTER BREAK - Friday, December 22, 4:30-6:30. FREE skating at Castle Skateland for all Sycamore and Loveland students, courtesy of BF Realty!!
WINTER BREAK - December 25-January 5, no Personal Learning Days!
GLOW PARTY β January 26 in the Montgomery Elementary Gymnasiumβ¦more details in the coming weeks!
All information is also available on the PTO website and via our facebook page. If you have any questions, you're always welcome to send an email to me - MTPTO@sycamoreschools.org
Best,
Amanda Middleton
Montgomery PTO President
The PTO will be having a special requests meeting on January 23, 2024. Special requests is a process in which parents, guardians, family members, students, and Montgomery Elementary staff may make a request for an item(s) that could benefit the Montgomery Elementary School and, if approved, the PTO will purchase this item for the school.
The criteria to be considered for special request funds include:
-the person making the request must be a current member of the Montgomery Elementary PTO. Fill out Membership Form if you need to join the 2023-2024 PTO still.
-the item(s) requested need to benefit the majority of the students
-the item(s) cannot be consumable and need to remain in the school long-term/beyond this school year
-the person making the request must provide pricing for the item(s) from more than one source without taxes
-if approved, the item(s) will become the property of the Montgomery Elementary PTO and must remain in the school building/property
If you are interested please complete this Google Form. The deadline to submit a request is Monday, January 8, 2024 at noon.
If your request is approved, you will be notified on or before February 12, 2024. Please direct any questions to mtptovpwaymeans@sycamoreschools.org
βοΈ DISTRICT NEWS βοΈ
Event and Activity Flyers Now Listed on Website
After receiving feedback from families, all district-approved flyers will now be listed on Sycamore Schools' website instead of in our weekly newsletters. This will help condense our newsletters to important school information. If you are still interested in viewing community flyers about events and activities for students, please click here: https://www.sycamoreschools.org/domain/944