Hump Day Happenings

This newsletter is a weekly publication available every Wednesday to our Kilgour community. If you have information to share with our school community, including upcoming events and activities please email details to RC1 by 4pm on Mondays.

Kilgour Faculty/Staff, Students, Parents & School Community:

Thank you so much for your hard work and for making our 2024 Boosterthon program a SUCCESS!

Now that the Kilgour Glow Run is over, we’ve calculated that Kilgour has a PLEDGED PROFIT of $41,461! Of course, we still have to confirm all of those donations collected, but our goal was not only reached... surpassed...but doubled!

Our School Leadership team, on behalf of faculty/staff and students, THANK YOU!

The team will review our school needs and data, and confirm allocation for the funds raised. Once confirmed, we will share out with the larger community where the funds will go to support the 2024-2025 school year!

Our students have not only earned their Extra recess but also there are rumors of fun shenanigans happening to Coach T (Taylor) and even Principal Cook Frazier being turned into a "human sundae".

(Due to Coach T and Principal Cook Frazier being out ill this week. Extra recess and other student incentives are being scheduled for the near future).

Principal Cook-Frazier

Congratulations to Kilgour's Spelling Bee finalists! Our top two spellers in the entire school are:

1. Eliza Baker, 6th Grade

2. Christopher Smarr, 5th grade

In addition to our top two spellers, please applaud all of the 5th and 6th graders that won their homeroom's spelling bee contests.

Here are the 2024 Kilgour Spelling Bee Finalists:

6th graders

Eliza Baker

Max Batchenko

Alice Gutridge

5th graders:

Bryce Arthurs

Bella Kelcey

Christopher Smarr

We are so excited to bring back Kilgour's Multicultural Fair! Are you available on May 3, 2024 to spend the day at school sharing your heritage with our students? If so, let us know by filling out the form using the link below.

Count Me In for the Multicultural Fair

Sixth Grade Parents and Guardians:

Reminder to complete the CPS High School Lottery process (grades 7-12 are considered high school). The deadline is Friday, March 1, 2024. If you do not complete the application your student will be randomly placed at any school based on remaining availability. If you are attending a private school or moving out of the district, we ask that you still complete the application anyway as plans may change. This will help ensure we have a handle on all students' plans.

Parents and guardians will create an account on FOCUS. You will use your student's ID number. The application can be found here: https://focus.cps-k12.org/focus/auth/. Once signed in, you will be asked to confirm basic information such as name and address. Then, there will be three drop down boxes for you to select up to three school preferences. It should take approximately 5 minutes to complete.

Schools that require specific tests or auditions will not appear as a drop down option (Walnut, SCPA, etc.) . If you have received confirmation of enrollment AND attended registration at Walnut, you do not need to complete the application. If you are still waiting for test scores or audition results, plan to fill out the application with your 2nd, 3rd, etc choices to better your chances of attending a school of your preference. CPS will begin sending out placement letters around May 1st.

We kindly ask that you complete this Google Form to help us keep track of where you are in the application process.

Additional information can be found here: https://www.cps-k12.org/lottery.

Questions should be directed to the CPS Customer Care Center at 513-363-0123 or CPSHelp@cpsboe.k12.oh.us

• 2/12 - NO SCHOOL
• 2/19 - NO SCHOOL (President's Day)
• 2/26 - One Book, One School Kickoff
• 3/8 - Kindergarten Round-up, Spring Book Fair starts, annual Spaghetti Dinner
• 3/18 Math + Science Night w/ the CPS Science Dept. & our partners at Mathnasium

Link to purchase tickets --> Let's Eat

Link to volunteer --> I Want to Help

2/9: Valentines Snack 'N' Paint with Ms. McMullen (3rd-6th grade students only) - 7 spots available

Click the image below for more information and to purchase your ticket to some fun events!

Still thinking about planning a Great Gathering? No problem! You can still plan and throw a Great Gathering this school year by filling out the Great Gatherings Planning Form. No idea is too big or too small!

Can you believe that the Mighty Mustangs basketball players are down to the final month or so of their hoop seasons? Good news for you, there's still time to catch some games. Come out this weekend to show your support! Games @ Kilgour will start at 9a with the final tip at 5p on Saturday, 2/10. Action on Sunday gets underway at 12p with the final tip happening at 3p. Come early, stay late, cheer loud!

Saturday's Full Game Schedule
Sunday's Full Game Schedule

Pony League will consist of two (1) hour sessions on Friday evenings in the Kilgour Gym from 5:00-7:00pm. The first hour will be for the girls and second hour for the boys. There will be no other weekday practices or weekend games. The sessions started January 5th and will run through Feb 23rd. The sessions will not be held on days where kids do not have classes.

Parent support is required for the success of the program. We need volunteer coaches. Advanced preparation is not required as we already have a successful format – you only need to show up and help for one hour. Coaching & basketball experience are also not required but helpful.

Should you have any questions, please send email to Andrew Derksen @ arderksen@gmail.com.

Note: Our Basketball Coordinator, Andrew Derksen is working through the logistics of a makeup date for the cancellation due to the snow day on 1/19. Details will be shared with families when they are confirmed.

Kilgour and Champions will be closed February 12th and 19th.

Champions will be running a full day program on March 4th!

SUMMER CAMP ENROLLMENT IS OPEN!

There is information on the parent table. You are able to sign up online in your parent portal. Join in on all the fun field trips, activities and special guests! We can't wait to spend the Summer with you.

Summer camp flyers will be in children's backpacks and on the parent table this week! Please keep an eye out for them.

If we get so many people to sign up for Summer camp before the end of February, the kids will win an ice cream party!

Important Reminders

• Champions closes promptly at 6:15pm. If you are going to be late picking up, please text or call. Late pick up fee is $10.00.
• Billing - Champions bills need to be paid by Wednesday before midnight, or you will be disenrolled on Thursday. If you are disenrolled, you will need to pay a $50.00 reenrollment fee.
  
• Inclement weather - If Kilgour is closed, so is Champions. If Kilgour has a delay, so does Champions.
  

The Kilgour PTA Alumni Scholarship Committee is accepting applications for the $2,000 scholarship given by the Kilgour PTA to a deserving high school senior. The recipient must have attended Kilgour Elementary for at least 3 years and graduated from 6th grade at Kilgour. The scholarship is awarded on the basis of community involvement and demonstrated leadership skills.

The application is available at HERE.

The deadline is March 15.

If you have any questions, e-mail Ryan Wenstrup-Moore, PTA Scholarship Committee Chair, scholarship@kilgourpta.org.

Equipping, enriching and elevating the 21st century learner. Serving grades K-6. We are #KilgourStrong

Email: watsoty@cpsboe.k12.oh.us
Website: https://www.cps-k12.org/kilgour
Location: 1339 Herschel Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Phone: 513.363.3000