Hump Day Happenings

This newsletter is a weekly publication available every Wednesday to our Kilgour community. If you have information to share with our school community, including upcoming events and activities please email details to RC1 by 4pm on Mondays.

Friday, Nov. 3, 7-11 p.m.

Knox Joseph Distillery at The OTR Stillhouse

2017 Branch Street

Cincinnati, OH 45214

TICKETS NOW ON SALE!

The annual Silent Auction is Kilgour PTA’s biggest fundraiser and largest “not-to-be-missed” social event. It’s a highly anticipated adult-only, casual social event to celebrate with our community, teachers and families outside of school. There will be hors d'oeuvres, dancing, a cash bar and many amazing must-have auction items to bid on, including:

• Unique teacher experiences for your kids to enjoy with their favorite homeroom or specials teacher

• One-of-a-kind keepsake class creations

• Packages and experiences you can’t find anywhere else

EARLY BIRD PRICING FOR SILENT AUCTION TICKETS THROUGH OCT. 19

Tickets to the Silent Auction are available at the early bird price of $40 each through Thursday, Oct. 19. Pricing increases to $55/ticket on Friday, Oct. 20, so don’t wait to buy!

Purchase your tickets here. (Except for teachers/staff - FREE this year for you!)

Battle of the Streets: Get with the families on your street (or a group of smaller streets) to put together a basket for the auction. Basket details are due by Friday, Oct. 6. You can submit information here. The street that donates the basket fetching the highest bid gets bragging rights (and a cool trophy) until next year.

We’re still accepting donations to the auction – submit details here.

And we’re looking for volunteers for before and during the event. Sign up here.

Questions? Email silentauction@kilgourpta.org

FOMO = Fear of Missing Out... Thank you for reading to the end!

Thank YOU for the Ah-Mazing turnout at our first PTA meeting last month. The meeting was standing room only and very productive. It was so great to be back together again! Let's keep the momentum going by continuing to show up for Kilgour. We have some really exciting things ahead starting with the Silent Auction. Meet us in the library or plan to join via Zoom! Virtual details will be provided closer to the meeting date.

As a reminder, you can email kilgourpta@gmail.com if you'd like to receive emails/updates on PTA happenings throughout the year!

The CPS Office of Safety will be onsite next Wednesday, October 11th between 4p and 6p processing background checks and security badges. This is a great opportunity to get your badge taken care of before Harvest Jam. We'll need plenty of volunteers on that day. Will you be ready?

Background Checks and Badges will be in the Library before the October PTA meeting.

What will you need:

• A strong desire to volunteer at Kilgour
• Identification in the form of a state ID, driver's license, passport
• $50 cash or CC for the purple badge
• $25 cash or CC for the orange badge**

What you can expect

• Fingerprinting for badges
• FBI and BCII background checks
• If BG check is complete a badge can be acquired
• Badge Authorization Forms will be on hand

No appointments needed. This is a first come, first served event.

** Those opting to complete the BCII background check for an orange badge at the onsite event should plan to pay $25 vs. the normal $5 paid at the Hamilton County Justice Center. Unfortunately, the Office of Safety Services is unable to perform the local checks at $5. **

The holiday season is fast approaching! Kilgour has many exciting opportunities to give and receive this holiday season. Please see below for an overview of our holiday celebrations and outreach opportunities. For questions or clarification about any of the following, please contact Sarah Hellmann, School Social Worker, at hellmsa@cpsboe.k12.oh.us or Laura Wehby, PTA Outreach, at laurawehby@gmail.com.

Thanksgiving Meal Box & Lights of Hope Sign Up

• All Kilgour families have the opportunity to sign up to RECEIVE a Thanksgiving Meal Box and/or gifts during Lights of Hope.

• You can sign up to receive by completing this Google Form or returning the paper sign up sent home on 10/3 (*SSW is the only one who will see identifying information)

The deadline to sign up for assistance is Friday, October 13, 2023.

Fall Fundraiser

• Similar to years past, Kilgour is collecting non-perishable items that will support Kilgour families and Project Connect students throughout the district. There will be grade level bins in the front lobby from October 16-27.

• Each grade level is asked to supply the following items:

• Kindergarten: Gloves / Winter Hats

• First: Toilet Paper

• Second: Shampoo / Conditioner

• Third: Toothbrush / Toothpaste

• Fourth: Soap / Body Wash

• Fifth: Socks / Underwear

• Sixth: Deodorant

• Additional items always needed:

• T-shirts and sweatpants (youth and adult sizes)

• Bandaids

Costume Closet for the Costume Parade (K-3) & Harvest Jam (4-6) on 10/31

• A free Costume Closet is available 10/30 & 10/31. If you are interested in utilizing this resource, make sure you talk to your student ahead of the SSW coming to your student’s classroom! No sign up required.

• Donations of gently used costumes accepted prior to 10/30

Kilgour wishes to send a huge THANK YOU to the Saxena Family for their generous monetary donation to our school community.

October is Bullying Prevention Month. During the month of October students may watch videos, have discussions with their peers, and/or receive extra lessons in class all about bully prevention. Teachers will be incorporating Stop, Walk, Talk and Bully Prevention curriculum in their classes this month. Be sure to ask your students about bully prevention activities happening at Kilgour.

Also, every Wednesday in October students can wear a specific item of clothing to show their support for bully prevention. This week's item was colorful/crazy socks!

10/04 - Wear colorful socks to Stomp Out Bullying

10/11 - Wear all black to show your support to Blackout the Bullies

10/18 - Wear Orange to show unity for Kindness, Acceptance and Inclusion

10/25 - Wear your favorite jersey (with numbers) to show that EVERYONE COUNTS

REGISTRATIONS ARE NEEDED NO LATER THAN 10/13. YOU CAN SAVE $5 PER REGISTRATION IF YOU COMPLETE PRIOR TO 10/6. PLEASE COMPLETE ASAP.

Welcome to another season of Kilgour Basketball!

League play is available to 2nd through 6th grade teams. For children younger than 2nd grade, the Friday night Pony League will serve as a proper introduction to the sport and set them up for league play. Pony League registration, schedule and capacity will be announced following completed league registration in mid-October.

The CPYBL offers three levels of competitive play - Rec, High Rec and Athletic. Rec and High Rec teams play a 10 game schedule. Athletic teams play a 20 game schedule. A postseason tournament includes all teams 3rd grade and older regardless of record. Athletic rosters are determined by competitive tryouts. High rec teams are determined by coaches, parents and KSB Basketball Coordinator based on participation, skill level and interest. We will determine how many teams and in what divisions they participate following registrations. Please note that athletic tryouts are only offered for 4th, 5th and 6th grade players based on level of interest.

Final team decisions will be based on many factors but is largely based on how many kids register. Each team should have a minimum of 7 players and maximum of 10 players. Practice schedules will be determined based on player registrations and gym availability. Unfortunately, gym time is very difficult to obtain outside of Kilgour's facility. We try our best to get each team two practices per week but have been unable to do so for 2nd and 3rd grade teams in recent years.

Family Discount

If you are registering more than one player in your family, you will receive a $5 discount on the 2nd (3rd + all additional children) registration fee. In order for the registration system to recognize that you are registering multiple players, please register all of your players at this time. On the Review Page, there is a link near the bottom to "Register Another Player" - please click on this link to ensure that all of your players are registered within the same order.

***Failure to do so will result in a forfeiture of your Family's Discount rates.***

Scholarships Available

KSB offers full scholarships (registration and uniform fees) for Kilgour students with a financial need. All scholarships are given with full confidentiality. Option to select scholarship is part of registration but you will need to contact KSB Basketball Coordinator for further instructions before checking out.

Register on the KSB website by clicking HERE and following the steps on the website.

The Kindergarten Soccer Program takes the field Friday, 10/6 from 6p to 7p.

This is a chance for our Kindergarteners to get exposed to soccer before then can play in the SAY League in the spring. It's also a chance for the Kindergarten parents to meet each other, establish relationships and build community!

Volleyball is also in action this weekend. They have a full slate of games in the Kilgour gym on Friday, 10/6 and Saturday, 10/7.

Friday Night Games:

6pm Kilgour Knueven 3GR vs Indian Hill Rothe Strittmatter 3GR
7pm Kilgour Spicher 5GR vs Norwood Stacy 5GR

Saturday Afternoon Games:

1pm Kilgour Shore 4GR vs Hyde Park

2pm Kilgour Turner 5-6BR vs Madeira Schwaller 5-6BR
3pm Kilgour Helvie 3GR vs Pleasant Ridge Reddy 3GR
4pm Kilgour Shore 4GR vs Indian Hill Levin 4GR

Check out the KSB website for details on U8 and up soccer games. Go Mustangs!

Our PTA and ABC partners are looking to bring Trunk or Treat to Kilgour!

When: Friday, 10/27 (6p-7p)

Where: Staff parking lot near the soccer field

After Trunk or Treat stay and enjoy a showing of Disney & Pixar's Elemental. More details to come. At this time, we're looking for volunteers that are willing to decorate their trunks and pass out candy. If this is you, please complete the brief interest form and we will follow up. There will be prizes for the best decorated trunks!!!

I want to pass out candy at Trunk or Treat <------ Click to access the form

Does anyone else dislike when the warning your parents gave you turns out to be right? Glad it's not just me. It wasn't my parents butttttt Principal Cook-Frazier distinctly said to me, "RC1, you're not going to be able to keep up with the Lost & Found!" Me in my most teenage rebellion, "I'll show her" mode grabbed my phone and took some great pictures to put in the newsletter. You all loved it, I was patting myself on the back... went back the next week and the massive pile of "stuff" severely overwhelmed me. Not to be totally defeated I went back into think mode to find a way to conquer the beast. I sought out help from my friend and our PTA co-President, Abbey Bannerjee, we put our heads together and came up with a plan. We now present to you, our new Lost & Found setup.

As previously communicated, Lost & Found items will be donated at the end of each month. Items left over from September will be donated very soon. You do have a few more days to stop in and claim any items belonging to your household. There's a great opportunity on Friday night and Saturday afternoon during volleyball. Catch the Mustangs in action and take home that water bottle you never knew your kiddo brought to school. You know, your favorite one you thought you left at the gym because your kiddo couldn't be bothered to find the 12 others they've left at school. Yup! They're probably in the water bottle bin.

Equipping, enriching and elevating the 21st century learner. Seving grades K-6. We are #KilgourStrong

Email: watsoty@cpsboe.k12.oh.us
Website: https://www.cps-k12.org/kilgour
Location: 1339 Herschel Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Phone: 513.363.3000