REMINDER: Finding Nemo Kids Rehearsals Start on Thursday, 3/7
Congratulations to all of the kiddos that auditioned and will be participating in the spring production of Finding Nemo Kids in may. Rehearsals will be held in the Kilgour gym on Thursday mornings from 8am - 9am starting tomorrow, March 7th, 2024.
We could use some early morning volunteers to help Ms. Tina with rehearsals. If you have an interested older student that would like to get some volunteer hours, please encourage them to join us in the gym on Thursday mornings. Or, if you are available and willing to help, please join us in the gym. Can't stay the whole time? No worries, stay as long as you can. We'll take whatever assistance we can get.
The Mouse & The Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary
We've started our "One Book, One School" initiative this week. Our 6th graders have been joining the (K-5) classrooms on Tuesday through Friday to read to students. On Mondays, we have a "Mystery Reader" over the announcements to begin reading at 9:15am. Every teacher and administrative staff has also been reading the book to allow us to engage in conversation with students about the book.
Have you been keeping up with the happenings of Ralph in Beverly Cleary's The Mouse & The Motorcycle? If not, be sure to ask your kiddos about it. You can also click the book cover to access a PDF version of the book.
The traditional Kilgour Spaghetti Dinner & Dance returns this Friday, March 8th, with mealtimes at 5:00pm, 5:45pm, 6:30pm, and 7:15pm. Come and enjoy great food catered by LaRosa's. The menu includes spaghetti, optional meatballs, salad, rolls and cookies.
Along with a DJ in the gym (to dance off those calories), expect Kilgour Spirit Wear (time for a spring refresh) and Girl Scout Cookies (to add those calories back) for sale. As a special treat, Mr. O is keeping the Spring Book Fair open late for dinner attendees.
Just to recap, that's dinner, dancing, dessert, a wardrobe update, and a book for bedtime reading after it all. The PTA has got us covered!
This is a ticketed event to be sure we can accommodate everyone comfortably. There are a select number of slots available for each dinner time. So don't delay, buy your tickets today! The cost is $5 for kids, $10 for adults.
Please use the link below to make your dinner reservation and prepay for your meal at our PTA online store.
Online Tickets Sales Close TODAY, Wednesday, March 6th!!!
Our M.O.R.E. boys participated in a Black History Month Event that invited 6 guest speakers to Kilgour. The speakers were black men from various backgrounds and companies such as Western Southern Financial Group and Fifth Third Bank. A key highlight for the boys was taking in wisdom from Jeff Jordan, the Vice President of the Boys and Girls Club.
Not familiar with M.O.R.E.?
The M.O.R.E. Initiative (Men Organized, Respectful and Educated) of Cincinnati Public Schools
is designed to nurture academic success and strong character among African-American and
other minority young men in our district. Our goal is to strategically support and promote
measurable improvements in academic achievement, promotion rates, graduation rates and
college readiness.
What types of services does M.O.R.E. Provide?
Each club meets weekly for 2 hours a week for programming centered around:
- Academic Support
- College and Career Awareness
- Social/Emotional development
- Health and Wellness
- Economic Awareness
- Good Citizenship
Kilgour's M.O.R.E. program is facilitated by Mr. Brandon Parks, Mr. Trenton West and Mr. Jacob Brame.
Our school is rich with culture. Please consider helping us showcase our vast array of cultures that our school represents.
We only have 5 volunteers signed up for the Multicultural Fair. We need between 18-22 volunteers to make the fair a success. We will have to cancel the fair if we do not have enough volunteers. We have representatives from Mexico, India, Poland, Scotland and Hungary. We can have more than one representative from each country.
Deadline for signing up: Friday, April 5, 2024
TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR THIS EXCITING GREAT GATHERING ON 3/10/24! ALL Kilgour - Arcade Game & Sip at Velocity Newport on the Levee (35 spots left!!) Click here to get your tickets!
Get 2 HOURS of unlimited Arcade games for 1 child plus 1 drink ticket for the parent. Also included will be the giant lawn games downstairs: Cornhole, Giant Chess Board, Bocce, Shuffleboard, Foosball, Connect 4, Giant Jenga, and more. Bottled water will be provided to keep kids hydrated while they play!
Date: 3/10/24, Sunday
Time: 2-4pm
Location: Velocity ESports Arcade: Newport Mall, 1 Levee Way Unit 2130 Newport Kentucky 41071
3/9/24: Marching into Madness - 6th Grade Parent Edition (29 spots left!)
Celebrate your child's last year at Kilgour! Join us for a March Madness kick-off party in your college finest and win bragging rights in the first ever Kilgour parent Pop-a-Shot competition. Not the basketball player? You'll have the opportunity to re-live your favorite college party games. Appetizers included with a cash bar. All proceeds go to the sixth grade's fundraising efforts.
Date: 3/9/2024
Time: 7:00-11:00 pm
Location: Local Post, 3923 Eastern Ave. 45226
4/20/24: Taylor Swift Album Release Listening Party for Second Grade Students! (2 spots left!)
Calling all Swifties! Step into the world of “The Tortured Poets Department” at our album release listening party! Come dressed in your best Swiftie outfits! Friendship bracelets will be made and don’t forget about the snacks! We have yummy treats like fairy dust cookies and rainbow juice that will make your taste buds dance. Even though Taylor Swift won’t be there, you can pretend to be a famous singer and sing along to all the songs with your friends. It’s a party fit for the bravest knights and the most imaginative princesses! This is for second grade families. Siblings of second graders are welcome to attend!
Champions Update
Spring Break - Sign-ups are now OPEN in your parent portal. Champions will be running camp from March 25th-28th from 7am - 6pm. We need at least 25 children signed up to run the program.
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!
Remember, you do not have to attend Kilgour to attend summer camp at Kilgour!
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.
- Please text, call or email if your child is absent so that we are not expecting them when we pick your child up from class in the afternoon. Thank you!
Know a graduating Senior? They can get $2,000 towards college from the Kilgour PTA!
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.
Kilgour Elementary School
Email: watsoty@cpsboe.k12.oh.us
Website: https://www.cps-k12.org/kilgour
Location: 1339 Herschel Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Phone: 513.363.3000