Blue Ash Elementary Weekly News

Dear Blue Ash Elementary Families,

I hope this message finds you well! As we look ahead to the upcoming week, I want to remind you that there will be no school on Monday and Tuesday due to teacher professional development. We appreciate your understanding as our educators take this time to enhance their skills and strategies for our students.

Our Parent-Teacher Conferences will begin on Thursday, October 17th in the evening, with additional times on October 24th and 25th. We encourage all families to attend as this is a wonderful opportunity to discuss your child's progress and collaborate on ways to support their learning. If you still need to schedule a time to meet with your child's teacher, please reach out to them directly. We look forward to seeing you and continuing to partner together.

Lastly, we are excited to announce that the much anticipated Book Fair will also kick off on Friday! This is a fantastic chance for students to explore new books and foster a love for reading. All classes will have an opportunity to shop during the day and we will be open the evening of October 24th from 4-7 to allow families to shop. Thank you to Mrs. Kolde and Mrs. Niehaus for supporting this event.

Thank you for your continued support, and we look forward to seeing our students on Wednesday.

Warm regards,

Natalie Jimenez

October 14 ~ Teacher Records Day - No School

October 14 ~ Family Fun Night! Flyer Below

October 15 ~ PD Day - No School

October 17 ~ Evening Conferences 4:30 pm - 8:00 pm

October 18 ~ Book Fair Begins!

October 24 ~ Evening Conferences 4:30 pm - 8:00 pm

October 25 ~ No School Conferences

October 31 ~ Halloween Parade! 10:30

This week your child brought home a flier for our upcoming Book Fair, which runs from October 18 to October 25. We can't wait to see you!

Please click HERE for the Schedule.

Please click HERE for the Scholastic Website. It is a great way to browse or shop online. This is also where you set up an E-Wallet. They are a great way to allow your child to shop without having to send in cash!

Click HERE to volunteer!

Blue Ash Elementary is looking forward to honoring veterans on Monday, November 11, and is inviting any veteran who has a connection to a BAE student to participate in a short car parade. If you or a family member are interested in participating in the parade, please RSVP using this Google form and line your car up at 9:45 a.m. (no earlier) on Monday, November 11. There will be signage outside for where to wait before the parade begins. The parade will begin at 10:15. Please see the link below for a map of the parade path and where BAE students will be lined up. Your RSVP is due Friday, November 1st.

The cars participating in the parade will be directed to drive around BAE where the students will be outside lined up to see the veterans. We want the event to be meaningful to those involved, so please plan to allow the veteran to be in the passenger seat to engage with the students. Veterans must have a driver to participate. We look forward to a wonderful patriotic celebration of these brave heroes!

Map of parade route and where students will be lined up

Whether or not you can make the parade, please consider creating a slide to celebrate your service, or the service of a loved one, to be shared in all of our classrooms. By clicking on this link, you will be directed to make a copy of the template slide in Google to complete. Please share the slide with Bethany Mulkie using her email mulkieb@sycamoreschools.org as she will create the video compilation to be shared with students and families on Monday, November 11. SLIDES ARE DUE BY Friday, NOVEMBER 1st! Last, we are asking BAE students to wear red, white, and/or blue on this special day! Thank you for your service, the service of your loved ones, and for allowing us to honor you, once again.

On October 24th from 5:00-6:00PM in the cafeteria, our Before and After School Program, Champions, will be holding an Open House. Their exciting clubs will be showcased so you can see what they offer! All children in attendance can join in on the clubs this day to see which ones they would like to potentially join. If you have any questions, reach out to Robin Tinsley at Robin.Tinsley@discoverchampions.com.

REMINDER: Our teachers will be preparing report cards and having a Professional Learning day, so NO SCHOOL on Monday, October 14 and Tuesday, October 15th. We will see all of your happy faces on Wednesday, October 16th!

Letter Builders: Our Approach to making learning to write Fun!

This week in Letter Builders we will be talking about Big Line and Big Curve actions. Using 1 Big Line, students learn positions in space by moving a Big Line in relation to their body. The position words taught are top, middle, bottom; vertical- stand up/horizontal-lie down; over/under; front/back; and in/out. Using 2 Big Curves, students learn positions in space by moving the curves in relation to each other (object-to-object) to make a letter, number (zero), and shape (circle); and in relation to their body (object-to-self): up/down, happy/sad, rainbow.

SAVE THE DATE!

PUMPKIN CHUCK 2024 IS COMING

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND

You don't want to miss this event! Bring your family, friends and neighbors to the Blue Ash Elementary playground for a smashing good time. We will have FREE FOOD, FREE GAMES, and FREE FACE PAINTING, and of course pumpkin chucking! Pumpkin Chucking tickets are just $10 per family this year! Bring your already-carved Halloween pumpkins before they hit the trash/compost and have the chance to sling them through the air! Bring the whole family to enjoy a day of fun and friends!

We are bringing back our Pie Eating Contest this year to see who will be our pie eating champion of 2024. Pie eating sign ups will be available at the event. All pie eating contests are $5 to enter and will begin at noon on the day of the event.

If you'd like to make a candy donation, we need lots of candy to use for our games stations. Please consider sending in a bag (or bags) of candy, any type with your students to school. There is a marked bin near the front office for collection.

We are also looking for items to add to our silent auction table. If you have an item you'd like to contribute to our auction please contact Kristen Poast at baptovpwaysmeans@sycamoreschools.org

We can't wait to see you there!

We are excited to announce the start of the Blue Ash Elementary Chess Club!

The club will run from October 21st to January 13th, at 6:30 to 7:30pm with adjustments for holidays and no-school days.

• Cost: $120 per student (covers all sessions) • Registration: Open now!

• Forms and any questions email me at bae.chessclub@gmail.com

Whether your child is a beginner or experienced, the Chess Club is a great way to sharpen skills, have fun, and learn strategy. Don’t miss out—register today!!!

Active Aves is a recess walking/running program that allows kids to set and meet goals while having fun and being active outside with their friends. Kids run (or walk) laps around the playground, each of which is marked on a card. When kids complete a card (15 laps) they earn a foot charm to mark their accomplishment. Each card completed by the student will earn them an entry into a drawing to win a prize in the fall and spring sessions. Top girl and boy will also get a prize and the top class from each grade will get a popsicle party at the end of the year. You can help by volunteering to mark laps on the cards and cheer the kids on! Indoor recess cancels sessions.

Sign up to help here!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0F4EAFAA23ABF49-51190669-active

Our PTO works collaboratively with the school to create various opportunities for our families to participate in school community events. These events will be announced in building newsletters sent home each week.

Want to Volunteer?

• We are still looking for a person to chair our Yearbook! If you're interested in helping, please reach out to Alex Kruthaupt at bapto@sycamoreschools.org

PTO Facebook

• Please join the Blue Ash Elementary PTO group on Facebook to get important information on PTO and important school news! We provide a ton of information regarding the school and all the events as well as fun things going on around and at school!
• Click here to join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1990168307838939/

Tomás loves stories and knows all his Papa Grande’s by heart. As the young son of a migrant farm worker, Tomás encounters a librarian in Iowa who introduces him to the wonderful world of books. His imagination takes off as he reads book after book and discovers worlds filled with dinosaurs, tigers, and explorers. Based on the beloved book, which was featured in our 1st grade Wit & Wisdom curriculum, is inspired by a true story that celebrates reading, imagination, and creativity. Both English and Spanish speakers can readily understand this bilingual play.

WHEN: Friday, November 8th at 7 PM

WHERE: Blue Ash Recreation Center in the Blue Gym (concessions open at 6 PM)

FREE ADMISSION

Sycamore Schools has officially transitioned to PaySchools for academic fees, fines, and school meals. You will need to create a log-in during your first visit. PaySchools will allow you to pay for items such as AP test fees, classroom fees, summer school tuition, as well as school meals. Athletic fees should be paid through Final Forms.

Our old online payment system through Parent Portal no longer exists. If you need help with your PaySchools account, check out the PaySchools user guide on our Online Payments page.

Do you have questions about our schools or community and need an interpreter? Complete this form, and the Sycamore ESOL supervisor, Dr. Jill Schneider, will call with an interpreter to answer questions. This link has also been embedded on our Sycamore website.

All district-approved flyers will 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: LINK