Kramer Elementary

A short week and a long weekend! Enjoy those last few days of summer weather! Spirit week starts Monday and the district has shared spirit week activities! The flier is attached below. RAH starts next week for our K-2 classes. Tracking sheets should have come home with those students however, you can find a copy below in the PTG section. Speaking of PTG, Kramer Carnival is just around the corner and they are in need of volunteers. This is such a fun event and helps fund field trips and other experiences for our Kramer students. See the PTG section for more information.

If you would like to stay up to date on the Kramer calendar, click HERE to subscribe to the Google calendar!

**REMINDER: NO SCHOOL TOMORROW FRIDAY 9/19!**

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.

Calling all Kramer Families! Our Kramer Carnival is coming up Saturday October 4, 2025 from 1-4pm, and we need YOU! Please sign up to volunteer for a shift and to donate items by going to this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gmrizjxs8xiz0nJQ3Se43veHEfUw-AGR7oswESDK8hE/edit?usp=sharing

If you need help signing up, please email Carla, PTG Volunteer Coordinator, at cablackpot@gmail.com.

Thank you!!!

Carla

Love to bake? Show your skills and help raise money for Kramer Elementary School by entering our Kid's Baking Competition! Fill out this entry form https://forms.gle/ogLC7Dq1dFgwrUvz7 to let us know you are planning to participate!

Read At Home

Attention Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade families: RAH begins on Wednesday September 24th. This will be our first reward day, so please return your RAH sheet by Wednesday!

Kramer RAH (Reading At Home) is a voluntary program from K-2nd graders that builds a home-school connection by rewarding students for reading at home. Each week students record the books they've read and turn-in record sheets for rewards. Rewards alternate between a student selected book and a small prize.

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

Hello parents and guardians and welcome back to a new school year!

I hope your summer was fun and restful!

For those of you who are new to Kramer, My name is Robin Durham and I am the school counselor. My job is to support your student’s academic and social emotional growth throughout their time in elementary school. I provide classroom lessons, small groups, individual support, as well as crisis management.

I can be reached two ways…

Email: durhamr@talawanda.org

Phone: (513) 273-3553

I will begin Second Step classroom lessons in September. These lessons will address the specific areas of growth mindset and goal setting, emotion management, empathy and kindness, as well as problem solving. In addition to the Second Step Lessons, I provide teacher requested lessons based on the specific needs of a particular classroom.

SecondStepKindergarten.pdf

Lunch with the Counselor…

One of my goals this school year is to get better acquainted with each and every student at Kramer. I hope to achieve this by inviting small groups of students to have lunch with me each day. In the month of September, I plan to focus on having lunch with and getting to know our new kindergarten class!!

I also provide small groups in which students work with their peers to learn skills that are helpful both in and out of the classroom, as well as short term one on one support. Some of the small groups and one on one support focus on specific areas such as self regulation, coping skills, relationships, etc.

If you are interested in your student receiving any additional support, please complete and return the appropriate permission form.

Kramer Small Group/Lunch Bunch Permission Form 25-26

Kramer Individual Counseling Permission Form 25-26

It has been exciting thus far seeing the students from last school year and how they have grown, as well as beginning to meet all the new students, including the kindergarten class. I look forward to working with your student(s).