Kramer Elementary

Happy Friday, Kramer Families!

It’s been another busy week of testing, and our 3rd and 5th graders did an amazing job—we’re so proud of their hard work and effort!

Our 1st grade students had a wonderful time visiting You’re Fired, where they enjoyed painting ceramic tiles. The 5th graders also had a fun walking field trip to Spring Street Treats for some delicious ice cream. Meanwhile, our Kindergarten students explored and enjoyed their trip to Farbach-Werner Nature Preserve.

Field Day is coming up on May 8th! Please see the flyer for more information. We can really use volunteers to help make the day a success. Be sure to sign up using the QR code or the link attached below the flyer.

Please remember that ALL parents and guardians must have a background check on file with the board office in order to attend any field trip. This process can take a few days, so we encourage you to plan ahead. Please reach out to the main office if you have any questions.

Thank you for your continued support and partnership. We appreciate all you do to help make Kramer such a great place to learn and grow—have a wonderful weekend!

NO SCHOOL MONDAY MAY 4TH AND TUESDAY MAY 5TH!

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Student government has done a fantastic job organizing and numbering our lost and found! See the PDF below and if you see something that belongs to your student, fill out the Google form and we can get the item to you!

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Reading Corner May Newsletter

As we approach the end of the school year, we want to address the issue of “Summer Slide”. Younger students are at greater risk of losing skills learned throughout the school year because they are at a crucial stage of development. According to Scholastic, “Summer Slide” has been a topic of research since at least 1996. There are many ways to keep this from happening to your student, without making summer reading boring.

Some examples of this:

Keep books in your students’ hands by visiting the library or the Bookmobile. (You will need a library card.) Link to Lane Library

E-books can be found for free with your library card at HooplaDigital.com

Look for a “Little Free Library” in your neighborhood. One can be found outside your elementary school.

Activities:

Create a cozy reading space for your student with lights, comfy pillows, and stuffed animals to read to.

Go camping with your student in your living room with a blanket fort, flashlight, and a good book.

Participate in a summer reading bingo challenge. Here is one you may like from Scholastic! Summer Reading Bingo

Most importantly, please read with your child over the summer!

YOU are the best teacher for your child!

Health Reminder: Flu and Seasonal Illness

We are seeing an increase in flu and seasonal illnesses at school. To help prevent the spread of

illness, please keep your child home if they have a fever (100°F or higher), vomiting or diarrhea,

significant cough, sore throat with fever, body aches, extreme fatigue, or flu-like symptoms.

Students should be fever-free for 24 hours without medication and symptom-free for 24 hours

after vomiting or diarrhea before returning to school. Thank you for helping keep our school

community healthy.

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Student Fees:

Fees have been loaded to Payschools Central If you wish to pay online. You can also pay in the office with cash or check.

Lunch Accounts:

As a reminder, you are able to add funds to your student's lunch account through the Payschools Central system. If your student's account reaches -$50 it will be rolled into your school fees. Please be mindful and keep your student's account current. You can use Talawanda EZ Pay, send a check or cash to the school office to take care of your student's balance.

Free and Reduced:

If you would like to apply for free or reduced lunches, please reach out to the Kramer office or Kramer social worker, Chelsea Pike. We can help walk you through the online application or help you fill out a paper form in the office. If you qualify for FREE lunch, your fees will also be waived. (EXCEPT for 5th grade Chromebook fee) If you qualify for REDUCED, fees will be reduced by 85% (EXCEPT for 5th grade Chromebook fee) and meals will be FREE.

Final Forms:

Remember, if you have any changes to your information (phone number, address, who can pick up your student, etc) throughout the school year, change it in Final Forms! The office is notified of these changes and will update our information. IF you have an address change, you must submit new proof of residency to the office before we will update your address.

PAX is in full swing at Kramer! The students are getting involved and it has been wonderful to see them take part in implementing PAX in their classrooms and in the building! Take a look at the attachments below to learn more. We would love for you to ask your child about PAX and what it means to be a good PAX leader.

T- What did you try?

G- What are you grateful for?

I- What inspired you this week?

F- What was fun this week?"

Kramer Mile 2026

We are a school where student learning thrives and children feel good about the place they call their school. We believe that this is because of the incredible students that attend our school, the awesome staff who believe that relationships with students are key to optimal learning and more importantly the incredible support of our families. We could not engage in the wonderful learning opportunities and the fun things we do here without your monetary support. Please know that no amount is too small. Your ongoing backing and support are both truly appreciated.

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This school year, Kramer’s Reading At Home (RAH) program was a huge success, and we are so proud of our students’ dedication to reading!

An incredible 82% of our K–2 students participated by turning in at least one reading sheet; that’s 208 young readers building strong habits at home. Even more impressive, almost half of those participants turned in 10 or more sheets, showing consistent commitment throughout the year.

Our most avid readers truly went above and beyond. We had 26 students read over 500 books, and our top three readers each surpassed an amazing 1,000 books!

Altogether, Kramer students recorded over 39,000 books read this year! Each book read is an opportunity to grow imagination, vocabulary, and a lifelong love of reading.

These impressive readers took home more than 1,000 books from the RAH cart, helping them build their own home libraries. Rewards also kept motivation high, with the favorite prize this year being coupons to local businesses like Oxford Doughnut Shoppe and Spring Street Treats.

Thank you to our families for supporting reading at home and helping make this program such a meaningful part of our school community. We can’t wait to see even more reading adventures next year!

Have you connected your Kroger Rewards card to the Kramer PTG yet? Each account can be connected to ONE nonprofit. When you use this feature, Kroger donates a percentage of your expenses to our PTG. You just have to sign up once!

https://www.kroger.com/i/community/community-rewards

CLINK THE LINK BELOW TO SEE MORE COMMUNITY EVENTS ON THE TALAWANDA COMMUNITY PAGE! 🔽

PEOPLE UNITED FOR SELF HELP

PUSH provides grants to low-income homeowners in the Talawanda School District for critical and emergency home repairs. Call Jeanne or Sabrina at 513-523-8100 for more information. Application is attached. Http://www.push-oxford.org/

City of Oxford Parks Master Plan:

The city of Oxford is developing a Parks Master Plan with Pros Consulting. Please take a moment to complete the information at the link below. The site is specific for the Master Plan and has a survey, virtual mapping, and vision board. A lot of Talawanda families are park users and the city would like their feedback.

https://engagepros.mysocialpinpoint.com/oxford