Tremont Family Update

November 14-Scholastic Book Fair Family Shop Night 5:00-7:00pm

November 22-Picture Retake Day

November 27, 28 and 29-No School

In order to keep our school bus rides safe and focused on positive interactions, please remind your child that iPads should remain in their backpacks during bus rides. While iPads are wonderful tools for learning in the classroom, we want to keep bus time free of screens. Thanks for your support in helping our students follow this guideline and focus on safe, respectful behavior on the bus!

A background check is required to be a chaperone on any of our field trips, so we highly recommend you get one at your earliest convenience, and the great news is you won't need to do it again for 5 years. The volunteer background check is a quick and easy process. You will need to take a photo ID (Driver's License, Passport, etc) to the Mincy Center, it will only take about 5 minutes and you will be all set for 5 years.

Please see the details below for visiting the Mincy Center:

Mincy Center

1619 Zollinger Rd

Hours: Monday-Friday

7:30-3:30 (closed for lunch 12:30-1:30)

This month, our 2nd graders have been learning about Vincent Van Gogh and his famous sunflower paintings. We discussed his life, artistic style, and how he used color and brushstrokes to express emotion.

The students also practiced observational drawing by sketching a real flower still life (plastic flowers), paying close attention to shape, texture, and color. It was a wonderful opportunity to develop their drawing skills while interpreting the beauty of flowers in their own unique ways.

We’re excited to continue exploring Van Gogh’s artwork and techniques in the weeks ahead. Be sure to ask your child about their sunflower drawings — they’ve worked hard and are very proud of their creations!

Pictured below from left to right:

Zeki H, Alex C, David L, Della Y, Harper B, Graham C, Quinn U, Dylan S.

Have you ever heard of Pumpkin Bones? Well, he is the catalyst for our upcoming food drive. See, Pumpkin Bones steals pumpkins from pumpkin patches, and he took all the pumpkins from our music rooms! We can get them back, but we have to bring in food donations in exchange for the pumpkins.

We'll be collecting for Heart to Heart, a local, community-focused food pantry that does year-round collections as well as packages for Thanksgiving meals. Here is a list of items they are requesting this year:

For Thanksgiving Packages

Canned Green Beans

Stuffing Mix (Box or bag)

Cream of mushroom soup

Broth (Chicken or Turkey)

Fried Onions

Canned Sweet Potatoes

Canned Cranberry Sauce

Egg Noodles

Gravy (Chicken or Turkey)

We'll keep collecting through November, even after the pumpkins are returned. Thank you in advance for your contributions.

Mr. Benedetti and Mrs. Folger

Dear Families,

We are excited to announce a friendly competition between Tremont and Barrington during the month of November! We will be collecting pop tabs as a school to see how many pounds we can gather in total. This project will directly benefit the central Ohio Ronald McDonald House, helping families in need.

Please remember to send in only the pop tabs, not the cans. We will be collecting pop tabs from November 4 to December 6. Kindly send all pop tabs to your classroom teacher.

Thank you for your support in this initiative! Together, we can make a difference.

Our top priority is creating a safe and welcoming learning environment for all of our students at Tremont. For many of our students with food allergies, something as simple as a birthday treat or a food item can have severe or even life-threatening health implications.

Please understand that this does not mean we are eliminating the recognition of students' birthdays. We will continue to honor and celebrate these milestones in our students' lives. If families wish, they may bring in non-food treats for the class. If you have other ideas for non-food celebrations, please feel free to discuss these with your child's teacher. If a food item is brought into the office or in a child's backpack to hand out to the class, we will need to send it home with the child or with the adult bringing it into the office. Please know we are not trying to be unfriendly or unkind. We simply want to keep all of our students safe.

We will continue to allow for food during seasonal celebrations and classroom parties. Teachers and room parents will work together to coordinate the menus for these events, ensuring all students can enjoy these special snacks and refreshments safely.

Children CANNOT bring food items of any kind to pass out at Tremont for any reason.

New! Holiday Art Camp Is Back! December 18 & 19

Don't miss out on this fun opportunity December 18th &19th. Contact Leslie Addington (Leslie.addington@gmail.com) with questions. Please click HERE to view the flyer. Space is limited!

Tremont Scholastic Book Fair-November 11-15th-Volunteers Needed!Looking for great books for your kids to read? The Tremont Book Fair starts on Monday, November 11th and concludes on Friday, November 15th. The Book Fair will offer a large selection of diverse books and gifts. It's a great opportunity to discuss, select and read books with your kids! All purchases support our wonderful media center; teachers will be communicating about your child's scheduled browsing time in weekly emails, as well as how to add money to their account. All classrooms will browse the media center earlier in the week and will return later in the week to make a purchase if they choose. Family shop night will be on Thursday, November 14th, from 5:00-7:00pm.

In order for the fair to run smoothly, we need volunteers. Please consider signing up to help kids browse and purchase books. Please see the SignUp Genius link below!
Tremont Book Fair

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:

https://bit.ly/4gkExgs

Walking Club Volunteers Needed!

For every lap, students receive a check mark on their Walking Club cards. For every 8 laps, students earn a bracelet charm and for the completion of their cards (20 laps), students receive a token 5 mile charm. Volunteers are necessary to make this club possible so click HERE and sign up today!

Strategic plan update town hall meeting

Learn more about the strategic planning process by joining district leadership for a town hall meeting on Tuesday, November 19 from 6 until 7:30 p.m. at Upper Arlington High School. Attendees will hear a review of the research and work done to date and then break into smaller groups to learn about the steps planned to implement each strategy during the next five years.

Your voice matters! Phase two of facilities master planning

It’s time to join your friends and neighbors and get involved in phase two of facilities master planning!

Serve as an expert and committed stakeholder for your school(s) of choice by signing up to volunteer for one or more building teams — Hastings, Jones or Burbank. Each team will have three meetings between December 2024 and April 2025. To sign up and learn more, visit the Building Teams page on our website.

World Kindness Day

World Kindness Day is Wednesday, November 13. That’s right, Upper Arlington is partnering with the world to bring a little extra kindness into our spaces. School counselors designed these BINGO-style cards to encourage students to Start with Heart and participate in acts of kindness. First introduced in 1998 by the World Kindness Movement, World Kindness Day offers an opportunity to highlight good deeds in the community and the common thread of kindness. Studies have found that acts of kindness are linked to an increase in well-being, self-esteem, empathy, compassion, and mood.

November 8, 2024