Tremont Family Update

January 20-No School

January 22-Progress Reports Go Live in PowerSchool

February

February 3-Grades 2-5 Peter Brown Author Visit Field Trip to UAHS

Yearbook Orders Due

Peter Brown Field Trip Grades K-2

February 7-Cake Bingo

February 13-Grades K-5 Aaron Reynolds Author Visit at Tremont

February 14-Valentine's Day Parties 2pm

February 28-Last day to nominate a staff member for a UACA Golden Apple Award

Not So Silent Social (more details to come)

Please expect to see yearbook order forms coming home with your students. You are welcome to place your order online at book.hrimaging.com. If you choose to use the order form please return it to school no later than Monday, February 3rd. Thank you!

We are excited to celebrate Valentine’s Day with our classroom parties on Friday, February 14th at 2pm! It’s a wonderful time for students to share kind messages and enjoy fun activities.

As a reminder, no food or candy can be passed out as part of your child’s valentines. This will help us ensure a safe environment for all students, including those with allergies. Allergy-safe snacks will be provided during the parties, so everyone can enjoy the celebration worry-free.

Thank you for your cooperation and understanding as we work to make this a fun and inclusive event for all! ❤️

The Upper Arlington Civic Association is excited to announce that the annual Golden Apple Award nominations for 2025 are here! This prestigious award can go to ANY faculty or staff in our schools. Your votes count! The winner of the Golden Apple at each school is decided by YOU! Any parent, student, colleague or community member can make a nomination. You can also nominate more than one person!

Visit www.UACA.org to fill out a nomination form between January 6 at 7:00 a.m. and February 28 at 11:59 p.m.

We’re excited to announce that children's book author and illustrator, Peter Brown will be visiting with Upper Arlington students in grades 2-5 on February 3, 2025! Brown is known for his bestselling books The Wild Robot, The Curious Garden, Mr. Tiger Goes Wild, illustrations for the Creepy Carrots! series, and more. During this engaging event, Peter will share his creative process, discuss the journey behind his books, and reveal the inspiration for his whimsical characters.

Students will travel to Upper Arlington High School for Brown’s presentation. Watch for a digital permission slip and more information from your child’s teacher in the coming weeks. Thanks to the Upper Arlington Public Library and the Upper Arlington Education Foundation for making this visit possible!

On February 13th, 2025, Tremont favorite, author Aaron Reynolds, will be visiting all students K-5! Aaron Reynolds is best known for his award-winning Creepy Carrots! series, as well as Dude!, Nerdy Birdy, The Incredible Dead Pets of Rex Dexter, and more! During his presentations, Aaron will share behind-the-scenes facts about his most popular books, as well as what it’s really like to be an author. Thank you to our Tremont PTO and the Upper Arlington Education Foundation for making this school visit possible!

Mrs. Allocco is happy to introduce you to her new intern, Jill Prout...many of you may know this person VERY well! Please take a moment to read this introduction from Jill.

I am so happy to be regularly back at Tremont this semester as Mrs. Allocco's practicum student. I am getting my masters in School Counseling and I couldn't be more grateful to spend this time learning with and from the incredible students and colleagues I have at Tremont. Those of you that know me think of me as the "garden teacher" or the "outdoor lady," which I love! I am combining my passion for outdoor learning and mental health by focusing on ecotherapy practices, and will continue to advocate to get kids learning, cooperating, and problem-solving outdoors. I will be working with Mrs. Allocco to teach class lessons, run small groups, and work with students individually every Tuesday and Thursday this semester. I can be reached at jprout@uaschools.org and I am looking forward to connecting with you and your student(s) in a new way!

Thank you!!!

Jill

Upcoming PTO Events: Mark Your Calendars & Save-The-Date!

1/30 Dine & Donate-The Berwick

2/7 Cake Bingo

2/28 Not-So-Silent Adult Social

New! Dine & Donate-The Berwick

Some people say if you haven't tried the gnocchi with vodka sauce from The Berwick you haven't truly lived! Place your orders online or call 614-235-7100 by 7am Wednesday, January 29th. All orders are to be picked up at Tremont Thursday, January 30th between 5-6pm. The Berwick will donate 10% from each order to the Tremont PTO. To order online: https://the-berwick.com/taste-of-italy-tour-menu , be sure to select "Tremont Elementary School (1/30/25 )" from the drop-down menu. Click HERE to view the flyer for all the details!

Cake BINGO Is Coming Soon!

The Tremont PTO is excited to announce that Cake BINGO is Friday February 7, 2025. Join us for an evening of pizza, BINGO and some fabulous cakes as prizes. As in previous years, there will be an optional cake decorating contest. You may also bring a store bought cake. Each cake gets you TWO(2) BINGO cards. Small and large pizza packages are now available for purchase through Friday, January 31st on the Tremont PTO website. Please click HERE to order your package today. Do not wish to purchase a pizza package? No worries! There is an option to simply RSVP for the event! Please click on this FLYER for all the details! We look forward to seeing you at this fun event!

Committee Members Needed!

If you are interested in joining the Cake BINGO committee, please reach out to Andrea Wise (andreawise425@gmail.com). You can also click on the links below and sign up to volunteer either as an adult or middle schooler the night of the event. Any level of assistance is appreciated!

Adult Volunteers:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090E4FAEAD23AAFC1-54448019-adult

Middle School Volunteers:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090E4FAEAD23AAFC1-54448315-middle

Volunteers Needed for February's Not-So-Silent Social!

Volunteers Needed for this year's auction--formerly known as the Not-So-Silent Auction! The auction will happen February 28th, so please reach out to Meg Terwilliger if you're interested in getting involved! Heymegtwig@gmail.com

Cafeteria Volunteers Needed!

To sign up for a shift (as few or as many as you want!), please use the SignUp Genius link below. Remember to check in at the front office when you arrive and grab a volunteer lanyard. Thank you in advance for your dedication and support!

Sign Up:

ELEMENTARY Progress Reports

Unfortunately, the Progress Report icon for students with IEPs in PowerSchool has been eliminated. This was out of Upper Arlington’s control. In order to access your child’s progress report, your child’s intervention specialist or speech language pathologist will share the report via an email from Same Goal after each reporting period. You should receive the 2nd quarter progress report by January 21st for your student in grades Pk-5.

Gifted Retesting Opportunity

Requests for testing for the purpose of qualifying students for gifted services in the 2024-2025 school year must be received by March 1, 2025.

Upper Arlington Schools will administer the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) and Iowa Assessment in March 2025 for students in grades 2-5 who are referred for gifted identification testing (gr. 3 & 5) or retesting (gr. 2 & 4).

If you would like to refer your child for the March 2025 CogAT and/or Iowa Assessment, please complete this Google Form by February 21, 2025. If you are unable to complete the form, please email Gifted Education Coordinator Shannon Gagel at sgagel@uaschools.org.

K-12 Visual and Performing Arts Gifted Identification Process

Parents, teachers or students can nominate students for Visual and Performing Arts assessments. This is a multi-step process where students will first be rated on their artistic talent by a teacher with knowledge of the student. Then, if that rating meets the screening criteria, your student will be invited to bring a portfolio of art or to audition outside of the district for trained arts instructors on 3/8/25 in New Albany. All of the information on this process is available here. The deadline to submit nominations is 2/10/25, though I would encourage you to complete the nomination process as soon as possible.

January 17, 2025