PRM School Rocker

Greetings PRM Families,

Spring is here! I sincerely hope you enjoyed a fun-filled spring break with family and friends. We are excited about our possibilities as we enter the final stretch of the 2021-22 school year. Your partnership is of tremendous value to us, and we appreciate all that you do to support the success of our school.

I want to express my sincere gratitude for the thoughtful acts of kindness shown during my unexpected medical leave from February 7th-April 1st. I returned on Monday to lots of smiling faces and warm declarations of love and support. I also want to thank the amazing Tina Stegman for her fantastic work during my absence!

We are in the midst of our state testing cycle. All students in grades 3-6 are taking the Ohio State Test in English Language Arts and Mathematics. 5th grade students will take an assessment in Science as well. The testing period will run through May 6, 2022. Please be aware of the testing dates shared by your child's teacher so that you can support them. We also ask that you try to avoid scheduling appointments or absences during the testing period.

We are encouraging students to do their best and show what they know.

Spring also brings warmer weather and anxious students. We have many activities planned to celebrate our wonderful community as we bring this year to a strong finish. We appreciate your support and look forward to coming together to share our success.

Love,

Principal Simpson

Email: simpsoa@cpsboe.k12.oh.us
Phone: 513-203-9087

7:45am-2:15pm

Upcoming Meetings and Save the Dates:

Meeting links will be available on PRMRocks.org/calendar

• LSDMC Meeting - Wednesday, April 13th 3pm

• PTO Meeting Virtual and In Person- Wednesday, April 13th at 6:30p

• Foundation Meeting (Virtual/In-person at CHH) - Wednesday April 20th, 6:30p

• CPS Board Meeting - April 11th and 25th 6:30p

• PRM Equity Group (Virtua/In-person at CHH) - Thursday, April 21st at 6:30p in person at PRM

• ILT Meeting - Tuesday, April 18th 2:45-4p, check calendar for other dates

• Spring Dance for All - April 22nd 6-8pm

• Shrek the Musical - performance night April 29th and April 30th

• Silent Auction - Silent Auction is back as a week long event April 23rd-30th!

• Staff Appreciation week - May 2nd through May 6th

Please support us by honoring our school uniform policy. We have a very liberal uniform policy that offers a variety of choices and encourages school spirit. We are noticing many students who are coming to school out of uniform each day. All students in grades K-6 are required to be in uniform every day unless a special dress day has been communicated to families.

During the winter months, classrooms may be cool. Students are not permitted to wear coats in the classroom. Solid color sweatshirts or PRM sweatshirts are permitted.

Please refer to the attachment below for pictures of what is and is not allowed. You may also refer to the full uniform policy on pgs. 3-6 of the Student Handbook.

Cincinnati Public Schools is now a one-to-one device district. Every student has been assigned a device for use to support and enhance instruction. Students need to have these devices every day. They also need to make sure they are charged and bring the charging cord with them to school.

The devices are the property of Cincinnati Public Schools. The Acceptable Use Policy is reviewed with students and has been included below. All activity on the devices is monitored for content and safety. Please support us by monitoring student use at home to ensure that it is school-related. Personal devices should be used for leisure and game playing.

Students are being charged for damages and lost chargers this year. Chargers for both laptops and iPads are $50. Damages to screens, spills on the keyboard - any damage that is determined to not be accidental, will be charged to their student fees. Please refer to the AUP/MDA that all students sign at the beginning of the year.

AUP/MDA Agreements:

PreK-3 https://schoology.cps-k12.org/course/1312713696/materials/link/view/5207016827

4-12 https://schoology.cps-k12.org/course/1312713696/materials/link/view/5207018503

3-6 Update:

On Wednesday, April 6th, all Kindergarteners will take a field trip to see the Wiz Jr. - Please send students with a mask that day.

On April 14th, we will hold Parent/Teacher conferences. Individual teachers will be sending out more details

In April or May, all Kindergarteners will be taking 3 standardized assessments. They are the Acadience Spring Benchmark, Spring iReady diagnostic, and the Spring MAP ELA test.

Spring has sprung! We may still be waiting for the weather to get the message, but we are excited for spring. Some classes will be getting some live caterpillars so that we can watch the life cycle of a butterfly in real life.

6-9 Update:

• Just finished Ohio State Testing in ELA and will continue with testing in April, MAP Testing and i-Ready Math the week of 4/11, 3rd Grade Ohio State Testing for Math, the week of 4/18

• As Spring is upon us, we will be exploring nature to support student’s understanding of Botany (parts of the plant, seeds, flowers, fruit)

• In cultural studies 6-9 continues to study geography and political and physical map study.

• 6-9 will be going on a field trip Fri. April 8th to the Taft Theater to see The Wiz

• Remaining Field Trips

• The Cincinnati Museum Center: (see the dates listed below)

• Time: 10:30-1:30

• Cost: Free

• April 28th: ChavonneTaylor and Becky Joyce

• April 29th: Zakiya Robinson and Niki Shekaran

• May 5th: Brittany Wells and Paula Doughman

• May 6th: Sylvia Cleveland and Colleen Arbuckle

• May 19th: Andrea TellSummers and Sarah Lofquist

• May 20th: Ariel Crump and Lauren Vogel

• The Cincinnati Zoo: May 25th, 2022

• All 6-9

• 8:45-1:30

• Cost: 5.00 submit by Friday, May 20th

Coming Soon...

Greetings PRM Families,

As we prepare for the 2022-23 school year, we are preparing to begin our placement process for students currently in kindergarten, third, and fifth grades, who will be transitioning to the next level. Our placement process is intended to be equitable to maintain an academic, economic, gender, and racial balance in each classroom. Teams will be meeting to complete this process in the coming weeks.

We respect that as parents, you know your child’s needs better than anyone. While we will not be accepting any parent requests for specific teachers or classrooms, you may submit information about your child’s needs to me (Principal Simpson), by completing and submitting this form by 11:59pm on April 22, 2022.

Emails received after the April 22nd deadline will not be able to be considered.

We look forward to hearing from you as we positively pursue and secure our plans for the upcoming school year. Thank you in advance for your support and trust as we seek “to offer every neighborhood child a quality Montessori education” (excerpt from PRM’s Mission).

Parent Placement Input Form 2022

Thank you,
Principal Simpson

Parent Group Updates: PTO Meetings are back in person (and virtual) for April and May at PRM! Childcare provided! Spring Benken flower fundraiser, orders due April 13th! Silent auction is back as a week long event from April 23rd to April 30th! Donations for the Auction are needed! Reach out to Nicole Webb, Nicole Webb at nicolewebb0320@gmail.com. This summer, the summer flamingo fundraiser is coming back, look for details to come! Community events will wrap up the year with the Spring Dance for All on April 22nd. Shrek the musical by PRM students will be April 29th and 30th!

As we approach the end of the year, WE NEED YOU! We will need for the 2022-2023 School year: PTO Vice President, PTO secretary, LSDMC Parent Representative, ILT Parent Representative, event champions and volunteers to make all our community events go smoothly.

ILT: Possip responses are reviewed by Ms. Simpson and she shares with ILT. PRM does not pay for the subscription- CPS sends out the questions (district wide). There were 38 responses in the last round.

The PRM Equity Group has started some important work and would love your voice! The PRM Equity group will be meeting for the first time in-person on April 21st @ 6:30 -7:30.

Boosters:

• Spring Sports are now underway! Track, Volleyball, Soccer and Baseball. Practices happening now with games/matches underway this week.

• Thank you to all of our volunteer coaches who are making sports a reality for our numerous PRM athletes. Thanks to our Sport Coordinators who make sure we have teams and our coaches are prepared.

• Registration for fall sports will begin next month! Soccer and Volleyball.

• Field Day volunteers needed. Friday, May ? During the school day.

• Interested in sports? Want to support PRM? Consider being a part of the PRM Boosters. Immediate need… Baseball Coordinator!

LSDMC updates:

• Approve 2022-2023 budget

• Monitoring progress towards One Plan goals

• Have an open Parent Rep position starting next school year

• Continuing work with district to implement the CPS Anti-Racism policy at the building level

• Part of the conversation on PRM pedestrian and traffic safety concerns

April 2022

Hello everyone, The CLC Center is here to provide you with various services that you may need. Feel free to contact either our Resource Coordinator- Ms. Monique Johnson, at johnmon@cpsboe.k12.oh.us or our Asst. School Community Coordinator- Mrs. Jamie Donaldson at donalja@cpsboe.k12.oh.us.

• I have to send a Round of Applause to our Assistant Principal, Ms. Tina Stegman, for holding it down at PRM while our principal was out. Tina, you did a fantastic job, and we truly enjoyed your leadership.

• Earth Day- We will celebrate Earth Day on Friday, April 22, 2022. This is a day that we give back to Earth. The students will have various activities that they can choose from here at school and at home. This will be a fun day for everyone.

• Spring Luau Dance- On Friday, April 22, 2022, from 6-8 pm in the back of the school. PTO is hosting the spring dance, and we want to see each and every one of you there. That’s right; the dance is for everyone in the entire school building, PK-6th grade. There will be so much for you and your family to enjoy!

• Summer Scholars- is coming again, and we hope that everyone had the opportunity to sign up their student for this fantastic opportunity. Summer Scholars runs from June 1-28, 2022, from 7:45-4 pm for the full-day program and 7:45-12:30 pm for the half-day academic program. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact the school office.

• PRM Tutoring- has been an enormous success this year. We were able to tutor over 150 students in Math and Reading. Many of our volunteers are from the local colleges and universities, and their sessions are wrapping up this month. If you have questions or concerns about tutoring, feel free to reach out to Ms. Jamie Donaldson.

• YMCA of Blue Ash offers Before School and After School Child Care with transportation to and from school. Looking for more information, contact the Resource Coordinator or the Front Office for an application.

• Financial Assistance Needed- United Way and the Freestore Food Bank are geared up to help assist families in need during the winter months. Feel free to reach out to our Resource Coordinator for more information.

• Looking for something to do- Check out Michaels. They have in-store and online free classes for the entire family. Click on the link and see what you can get into. Link: https://www.michaels.com/classes

• COVID-19 Vaccine & Testing- The Ohio Department of Health has partnered with Cincinnati Children’s Hospital as a community provider. Any person aged five and up is eligible to receive the vaccine. They provide 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and booster doses of the Pfizer vaccine.

Walk-ins are welcome, or you can make appointments at one of the

three vaccine clinic locations are listed below.

Vaccination & Testing Locations:

• Any CPS school Nurse

• Walgreen

• CVS

• Little Clinics in Kroger

• Health Department

• Rite Aid

• Doctor’s office

• Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Other locations can be found by clicking the link below. Testing Sites: https://healthcollab.org/testandprotect/

Safety Reminders:

• Stay home if you are feeling sick and call the school nurse for guidance

• Wear a mask (optional)

• Wash hands frequently

• Maintain appropriate distance

• Don’t share food or drinks

• Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing when not wearing a mask

• Wash face mask daily

General Reminders:

Community-Based Health Clinics:

● All clinics are currently open; check the CPS website https://www.cps-k12.org/families-students/health-wellness/school-based-centers/locations for the most up-to-date information.

Updated Quarantine Guidelines for Staff and Students:

● The CDC has reduced quarantine times for some individuals with COVID-19.

• 5 day quarantine period from onset of symptoms
• Students and employees may return to school/the workplace on day 6 if they have no symptoms
• Masks are highly recommended by the CDC on days 6-10 and already required as part of CPS protocol

Students who must Quarantine during the 2021-2022 Academic School will follow their teacher’s procedures to make up work similar to as if they were absent because of an illness.

Teachers will post at least every two weeks to their Learning Management System, Schoology* in Student Friendly Language:

• Learning Outcomes

• Materials if available

• Assignments

• Due Dates

It is important to note that students absent due to general illness or appointments will receive make up assignments when they return to school. This Schoology access is not intended to reflect virtual learning or full access to the curriculum. Those seeking a virtual learning option may enroll in the Cincinnati Digital Academy.

See video with reminders of how to access District Schoology Materials, click here.

Cincinnati Public Schools:

513-363-0123

Child Mental Health Crisis

Cincinnati Children's Hospital PIRC intake line:

513-636-4124

Suspected Child Abuse or Neglect:

513-241-KIDS

Suicide Prevention Hotline:

1-800-273-TALK (8255)

Crisis Textline:

Text 4HOPE to 741741

Disaster Distress Helpline:

1-800-985-5990

Domestic Violence Hotline via Women Helping Women:

513-381-5610

Our Character Program centers around:

Respect, Ownership, Compassion, Kindness and Safety, Safety, Safety!

Below are the three school-wide expectations that we expect students to follow throughout all parts of our learning community. Please support us by reinforcing these at home.

• Be Respectful
• Be Responsible
• Be a Problem Solver

Website: https://pleasantridge.cps-k12.org/about
Location: 5945 Montgomery Road
Phone: 513-363-4400