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
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
11/22 - Thanksgiving Break - No School
11/23 - Thanksgiving Break - No School
11/24 - Thanksgiving Break - No School
12/1 - PBIS Spirit Day - Everyone wear
their Green PBIS Shirts!
12/8 - Last Day to Order a Yearbook
SCHOOL NEWS
Dear Montgomery Parents,
Please take a moment to fill out the anonymous Montgomery Parent Survey. We are always striving to improve our supports to you and your children. It is helpful to us to get your feedback in planning for next school year. Click here to access the Montgomery Elementary School Parent Survey.
Thank you for your time!
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"THANK YOU"
to the PTO "Make a Difference"
committee and Karen Weese for helping to
support the program and volunteer recruitment.
The Annual Canned Food Drive was a huge success this school year. We collected approximately 40 boxes of canned and nonperishable foods for families in need. Thank you all for your generous donations. Thank you also to the parent volunteers who helped to sort and pack the canned food items- Kristy McCoy, Sara Bruns, Sara Buitendacht, Lisa Thomas, Molley Duffey, Lori Drasnin, Carly Lawless, Ceilia Mathew, and Stacy Crook.
Happy Thanksgiving!
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YEARBOOKS ARE NOW ON SALE
Be on the lookout for an order form in your child's backpack this week. Orders are due by
December 8.
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BOOK CLUB FOR 3rd & 4th GRADERS
Dr. Debelak and Mrs. Messer are offering a book club for 3rd and 4th graders. We will be reading Wonder by R.J. Palacio. We will meet after school at Montgomery Elementary on November 30th to discuss the book and we will go to see the movie on December 7th. Please RSVP here. Click on the permission slip for more information. The permission slip for our first meeting is due November 17th. Money for the tickets will be due by November 30th along with the additional permission slip for the movie. Dr. Debelak and Mrs. Messer will have a book club for 1st and 2nd grade in the spring!
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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 of testing, 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 9, at Maple Dale from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm for all four elementary buildings.
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.
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TRANSPORTATION POLICY
It has been a long standing transportation policy that requests for students to ride a different bus for social reasons cannot be honored. This is in our School Handbook on page 31 which can be found on our school's website.
If a request is made for a bus change due to daycare reasons, we will honor it if it is for a bus that is not already at capacity. We currently have buses with no extra space and a possibility of others as new students enroll throughout the school year, so before making a bus change request it would be best to contact the school or transportation to see if it is a possibility.
PTO NEWS & NOTES
BINGO NIGHT
TONIGHT! Friday, November 17, 6:30pm-8:00pm. This is a FUN, FAMILY-FRIENDLY evening filled with friends, light refreshments, cool prizes, and BINGO! The PTO is proud to offer this event FREE to all Montgomery families.
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LUNCHROOM VOLUNTEERS
Want to have lunch with your child while
helping our school? Consider volunteering
in the cafeteria! Use this
link for all the details:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f45abac2baaf85-lunchroom1
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING
We are thankful for our generous, dedicated, selfless, and creative community. The PTO wishes our Montgomery families a very Happy Thanksgiving.
