Kramer Elementary
E-News
Thursday October 17, 2024
Happy Thursday!
We hope you’ve had a great week! Please remember that there is no school tomorrow, Friday, October 18, 2024, for Fall Break.
The weather turned cooler this week. Please remember to send hats, gloves, jackets, and sweatshirts with your students. Please make sure that you mark your student's name and/or initials in your items. We have a large number of items in our lost and found. If your child is missing items, please stop by Kramer and check out the lost and found items.
Thank you to everyone who attended the conferences this week. We appreciate your support and involvement with your child’s education.
Thank you to Chauncey Smith for organizing our conference meals. Chauncey, Tomoko Brown, and Liz Bath helped organize and get things ready for conference meals. Thank you to everyone who donated items and provided food and drink for us. We appreciate your support.
Chauncey shared the following information.
Thank you so much to everyone that helped with the parent-teacher conference meals! Thank you so much for donating food, beverages, and your time! We greatly appreciate everything you did and we could not have fed the staff if not for your help. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
If you brought in a crockpot or dish, you can pick up your items Thursday from the front office.
** NO SCHOOL FRIDAY 10/18**
Friendly Drop-Off Reminder:
To ensure the safety of all our students, please remember to use the designated vehicle drop-off line at the back of the building each morning. Officer Sikora has kindly spoken with a few parents who have been dropping students off at the front, but this area is reserved for families who park and walk their children in, as well as our bus riders. We have staff members ready and available at the back to assist your children safely into school. Thank you for your cooperation!
*DISMISSAL CHANGES*
To help ensure students arrive at their correct dismissal location, we kindly ask that you contact the main office by 2:30 PM if there are any changes to your child’s dismissal plan. While we understand that emergencies can happen, we’ve noticed a significant increase in last-minute changes around 3:00 PM, which can cause confusion and delays.
By notifying us by 2:30 PM, we can make sure your child receives a dismissal note and reaches the right spot after school.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us
*KRAMER CALENDAR*
*NOTES FROM THE OFFICE*
Student Fees:
Fees have been loaded to Talawanda EZ pay If you wish to pay online. You can also pay in the office with cash or check.
Lunch Accounts:
As a reminder, you are able to add funds to your student's lunch account through the Talawanda EZ Pay system. If your student's account reaches -$50 it will be rolled into your school fees. Please be mindful and keep your student's account current. You can use Talawanda EZ Pay, send a check or cash to the school office to take care of your student's balance.
Free and Reduced:
If you would like to apply for free or reduced lunches, please reach out to the Kramer office or Kramer social worker, Chelsea Pike. We can help walk you through the online application or help you fill out a paper form in the office. If you qualify for FREE lunch, your fees will also be waived. (EXCEPT for 5th grade Chromebook fee) If you qualify for REDUCED, fees will be reduced by 85% (EXCEPT for 5th grade Chromebook fee) and meals will be FREE.
Final Forms:
Remember, if you have any changes to your information (phone number, address, who can pick up your student, etc) throughout the school year, change it in Final Forms! The office is notified of these changes and will update our information. IF you have an address change, you must submit new proof of residency to the office before we will update your address.
*SHOW YOUR SPIRIT!*
Our amazing PTG has rolled out a new fundraiser! SPIRIT WEAR!! We have 2 options now...Kramer or Talawanda. This site has everything you need from T-shirts to winter hats! Check out the links below!
*THE COUNSELOR CORNER*
Second Step
Please use this link to see our 2nd Step information from our Kramer school counselor, Ms. Durham.
Erin's Law
Health Education Curriculum - SB 288
The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce (DEW), formally called the Ohio Department of Education, has shared with public schools across the state Senate Bill 288. This legislation requires that health education curricula be updated to include (K-12/developmentally appropriate) prevention education information in the areas of sexual abuse and sexual violence for students in public schools.
For more information from the Ohio Department of Education- Click HERE.
K-3 Curriculum- Click HERE
4-6 Curriculum- Click HERE
Information regarding the Erin's Law: https://www.erinslaw.org/
ORDER YOUR YEARBOOK!
The site is up to purchase your Kramer yearbook! Click on the picture and it take you to the order form.
*KRAMER PTG*
Thank you so much to everyone that helped with the parent teacher conference meals! Thank you so much for donating food, beverages, and your time! We greatly appreciate everything you did and we could not have fed the staff if not for your help. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
We would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to Carla Blackmar-Rice for her incredible help in organizing and providing child care during conference night. Her dedication made it possible for many of us to focus on the meetings, knowing our children were in good hands.
If you brought in a crockpot or dish, you can pick up your items Thursday from the front office.
*WHO'S WHO @ KRAMER ELEMENTARY*
Kramer Elementary
4th annual Cereal box food drive
November 4 -8
Please send full boxes of cereal.
All food is donated to the Talawanda/Oxford Food Pantry.
*WHAT'S COMING UP*
October 18- NO SCHOOL
October 21- Texas Roadhouse roll orders DUE
November 4-8th - Cereal Drive
November 5- NO SCHOOL
November 6- 4th Grade Concert
November 9- Chipotle Dine to Donate to PTG
November 14- Texas Roadhouse roll PICK UP
November 19- PTG Meeting
November 20- K-Kids
November 21- Title Family Night- Oxford Lane Library
November 25-29th-THANKSGIVING BREAK