Looking ahead, please note that we have a full week of school next week. Talawanda School District will then be closed for Thanksgiving break from November 18 through December 1, 2024. Classes will resume on Monday, December 2, 2024.
*Friendly Drop-Off Reminder*
To ensure the safety of all our students, please remember to use the designated vehicle drop-off line at the back of the building each morning. Officer Sikora has kindly spoken with a few parents who have been dropping students off at the front, but this area is reserved for families who park and walk their children in, as well as our bus riders. We have staff members ready and available at the back to assist your children safely into school. Thank you for your cooperation!
Hello Kramer!
If you would like to help Kramer families in need of holiday gift help, please consider purchasing an item off of our Amazon wishlist. These are gift items requested by guardians for their children. These items will be sent to Kramer and our school social worker, Chelsea Pike, will coordinate getting each family their gifts. This list will be left up until December 6th. Any contribution is extremely appreciated! If you have any questions (or are in need of holiday help) please contact Chelsea Pike at pikec@talawanda.org. We are also requesting gifts be unwrapped, but would like to give guardians wrapping paper/tape, so we are accepting those donations, as well.
Kramer Holiday Amazon Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/20IM1FE5Z3VJ2?ref_=wl_share
RAH
Attention families of Kindergarteners, 1st, and 2nd Graders:
Don't Forget to turn in your RAH (Reading At Home) Sheets EVERY WEDNESDAY!
RAH is a voluntary program designed to encourage students to read by rewarding their reading achievements at home. Books can be read by, to, or with your student.
Fill the record sheet by reading books (remember they can read independently, with you, or even just listen to you read to them.) Color in a book on their RAH record sheet for each book or 10 pages of a chapter book. Then every Wednesday students who return a completed RAH sheet will receive a weekly reward. Rewards will alternate weekly between a small prize (pencils, erasers, bookmarks, etc.) and a book of their choosing from the RAH Book Cart. (Sheets can be sent into school any day, but rewards are only distributed on Wednesdays each week.) We will reward students for 1 sheet each week; extra sheets will be "banked" and rewarded at the end of the school year. A new record sheet will be sent home each Wednesday with their reward. (If you misplace your record sheet, no worries! Just record "20 Books Read" on a piece of paper with student name, teacher name, and parent signature, and send it in to school.
Thanks for all your support, and Let's Get Reading!
AFTER SCHOOL FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Dear Parents and Caregivers,
The enrollment period for our After School World Language Program is now beginning. This year, the program is open to grades 3-5 students. The program aims to provide students with a basic introduction to a foreign language, stimulate interest in further study of world languages, and promote an appreciation for another culture. We have partnered with a Miami University class that has developed a comprehensive curriculum for this program. We are excited to continue to offer this opportunity to our students.
Ten class sessions will be held. On Tuesdays from February 4th through April 29th, students in grades 3-5 will attend classes at their home school. Class sessions will begin at 3:30 and end at 4:30. As in the past, parents must provide students' transportation home and be on time.
This year we can offer the following languages: Chinese, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and American Sign Language (ASL). The volunteer instructors will be students from Miami University. Language assignments are dependent on the availability of our Miami volunteers.
The cost for this program is $10. Please send your student with a drink. Allergy-free snacks will be provided but drinks are NOT provided by Talawanda. During inclement weather when school is canceled, the world language class is also canceled.
In order to facilitate enrollment and class assignments, please fill out the other side of this letter, including cash or check, and return it to your child's classroom or teacher no later than Friday, November 22nd.
Kate Bowers - After School World Language District Coordinator, bowersk@talawanda.org
Judy Morris - Kramer Elementary Building Coordinator, morrisj@talawanda.org
