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Montgomery Elementary News
December 22, 2023
Contact Us
Dr. Amy Debelak, Principal
Ms. Sally Ganz, Asst. Principal
Office 513-686-1730
Absence Line 513-686-1736
Absence Email MTattendance@sycamoreschools.org
School Nurse 513-686-1733
Cafeteria 513-686-1735
Transportation 513-686-1785
FAX 513-792-6131
Website: http://www.sycamoreschools.org/Domain/13
Location: 9609 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, OH, United States
Facebook: www.facebook.com/montgomeryelementaryofficial/?fref=ts
π PRINCIPAL'S CORNER π
Thank you for joining us in celebrating the Happy Holidays! Your presence and support at our school events mean a lot to us. We are grateful for your continued support and dedication to Montgomery Elementary. As the year comes to a close, we wish you a joyful and relaxing holiday season surrounded by loved ones. We look forward to seeing you again in 2024. Take care and enjoy this special time.
Happy Holidays!
Amy & Sally
π IMPORTANT DATES π
DECEMBER:
25-29 - Winter Break *No School*
JANUARY:
1-5 - Winter Break *No School*
11 - End of 2nd Quarter
12 - Records Day *No School*
15 - MLK Day *No School*
17 - Theater Auditions Gr 1&2
26 - PTO Glow Party
π MONTGOMERY NEWS π
The Girls Scouts Kindergarten Troop 4824, First Grade Troop 4561, Second Grade Troop 4202 and Third Grade Troop 4411 all came together for a toy/hygiene products drive for Sycamore Bridges. All together we collected over 400 items! The girls also made holiday cards for a local nursing home. The generosity of the girls and their families is so appreciated and we thought we should share their amazing work!
Attached are photos of the girls who were able to attend our meetup and all the items collected!
Thank you!
Troop Leaders: Melissa Weiner, Marian Dickinson, Emily Olexsey, Lauren Becker, Megan Langhals, Maggie Curtis, Lindsay Millward, Jennie Taylor and Sarah Gobrogge
HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM SYCAMORE BRIDGES
Thank you to everyone who contributed to our 2023 Operation Give Back Holiday Store collection. OGB served over 1200 children this year thanks to the tremendous kindness throughout the community! We are excited to report that our record-breaking collection (image below) was a significant part of OGB's ability to reach so many children and families. Never miss an opportunity to help your neighbors in need. Sign up to receive emails when new opportunities for kindness are posted. bit.ly/SycamoreBridges. Wishing you and your families a relaxing, fun-filled, and peaceful winter break.
Are you traveling this upcoming holiday season? Please donβt pass up the free ear buds that the airlines pass out. Mrs. Messer hands them out to students who are in need. Thank you!
Send in attention: Mrs. Messer - media center. --
ART ROOM VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Hello, awesome aviator families! The art room is in need of volunteers. The volunteers will help prepare supplies, help with the art show, and help with displays. If this is something you are interested in please complete the art room volunteer sign-up form!
Thank you so much!
Mrs. Helton
Mikayla Helton (She/Her)
Art Teacher
Montgomery Elementary School
βοΈ PTO NEWS βοΈ
Hello Montgomery Families,
First, a HUGE congratulations to the FIRST LEGO League Challenge 4th grade team, Team Small But Mighty, as they competed in the Lakota Robotics Qualifier Tournament, on December 15-16. This first-year team competed with gracious professionalism against up to 8th grade teams, earned a 2nd place trophy during the robot elimination event where they scored a team-record robot run of 320 points, were awarded the Motivate Award for embracing the culture of FIRST LEGO League, and advanced to the Regionals tournament in January 2024. Way to go!! I hope you all enjoy the winter break and we look forward to seeing you in 2024!
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
We CANNOT do the work we do in the school without the help of our wonderful volunteers! We are always looking for help so if you are interested or need more information please contact me at mtpto@sycamoreschools.org. Positions that we'd like to fill as soon as possible include:
LUNCHROOM VOLUNTEERS - NEW LINK FOR JANUARY!!! Help monitor students in the lunchroom and clean up between grades. Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084CAEAA2FABFF2-46962770-january#/
MEDIA CENTER VOLUNTEERS β NEW LINK FOR JANUARY & FEBRUARY!!! Help check in books and reshelve during the school day. Sign up here https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4CA9A729AAFD0-46752574-janfeb#/
UPCOMING EVENTS
There are lots of fun things coming up. Please be sure to mark your calendars!!
ROLL INTO WINTER BREAK - Friday, December 22, 4:30-6:30. FREE skating at Castle Skateland for all Sycamore and Loveland students, courtesy of BF Realty!!
WINTER BREAK - December 25-January 5, no Personal Learning Days!
ALL ELEMENTARY SKATING PARTY β Monday, January 15, 10:30am-12:30pm at Castle Skateland. This is MLK Day so there is no school. All four Sycamore Elementary Schools will be in attendance.
GLOW PARTY β January 26 in the Montgomery Elementary Gymnasiumβ¦more details in the coming weeks!
All information is also available on the PTO website and via our facebook page. If you have any questions, you're always welcome to send an email to me - MTPTO@sycamoreschools.org
Best,
Amanda Middleton
Montgomery PTO President
Calling all 1st and 2nd graders!
Montgomery Elementary Theater is excited To announce our spring musical:
Read more about it and schedule your audition via this link:
https://www.performingartsinc.net/montgomery
*Participation will be limited to the first 45 children signed up.
Who: Children in 1 st & 2 nd grade
Auditions: 1/17 after school (Choose your time in the sign up genius found via the link.)
Rehearsals: Wednesdays after school until 5:00 pm in the school gym. (use the
playground door for pick up)
Performances: 3/8 in the evening in the school gym
*Everyone receives a part. Auditions are for role selection. At the audition you will sing
up to 30 seconds of any song without background music and read a short monologue.
(examples can be found via the above link.)
*Participation fee of $90 can be paid online. (scholarships available)
*Please contact Molly Johnson with any questions (margaretdjohnson@yahoo.com)
The PTO will be having a special requests meeting on January 23, 2024. Special requests is a process in which parents, guardians, family members, students, and Montgomery Elementary staff may make a request for an item(s) that could benefit the Montgomery Elementary School and, if approved, the PTO will purchase this item for the school.
The criteria to be considered for special request funds include:
-the person making the request must be a current member of the Montgomery Elementary PTO. Fill out Membership Form if you need to join the 2023-2024 PTO still.
-the item(s) requested need to benefit the majority of the students
-the item(s) cannot be consumable and need to remain in the school long-term/beyond this school year
-the person making the request must provide pricing for the item(s) from more than one source without taxes
-if approved, the item(s) will become the property of the Montgomery Elementary PTO and must remain in the school building/property
If you are interested please complete this Google Form. The deadline to submit a request is Monday, January 8, 2024 at noon.
If your request is approved, you will be notified on or before February 12, 2024. Please direct any questions to mtptovpwaymeans@sycamoreschools.org
βοΈ DISTRICT NEWS βοΈ
Event and Activity Flyers Now Listed on Website
After receiving feedback from families, all district-approved flyers will now 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: https://www.sycamoreschools.org/domain/944