Kramer Elementary

Happy Friday, Kramer Families!

Today marks our last day of school before Spring Break—we hope everyone enjoys a fun, relaxing, and well-deserved break! We look forward to welcoming students back on April 7th, refreshed and ready to finish the school year strong.

A big thank you to all the families who participated in our Tat a Teacher Fundraiser! It was such a fun and memorable day seeing our teachers covered in temporary tattoos—what a great way to support our school and share some laughs together! We raised over $900 for playground. Great job Kramer!

We appreciate your continued support and wish all of our Kramer families a safe and enjoyable Spring Break!

See you back on April 7th!

Joke of the Week:
What do you call a bunny on a rainy spring day?
A hop-timist! 🐰🌸😄

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!

Reading Corner March Newsletter

Reading activities at home are an important way to keep up reading skills during time away from school. There are fun and interesting activities to keep your student reading during Spring Break. These activities can be done while at home or while traveling. Reading is best when it feels like play, not schoolwork.

Here are some activities that you may want to try!

• Read a book with your student, then watch the movie of that book and note the differences. For example: Charlotte’s Web, The Bridge of Terabithia, and Curious George.

• If you are traveling, consider visiting zoos, museums, or natural areas, and read a book about something your student found interesting.

• Do a family Read-Aloud in which the whole family picks a book, and each member takes a turn reading. Choose a book that the newest reader will be able to read successfully. Talk about the book over dinner, snacks, or S’mores around the campfire.

*Here is a post from Literacy Now with 10 ideas to do with your family while reading aloud to them.

Please reach out to your student’s Reading Corner teacher with any questions.

Mrs. Geshan, geshanc@talawanda.org, Mrs. Kobermann, kobermanc@talawanda.org, Mrs. Walters, waltersh@talawanda.org

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.

SEE IMAGES BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION

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 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

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

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/

3/30 - 4/6......NO SCHOOL (SPRING BREAK)

4/15......K-Kids

4/28......PTG MEETING

5/4......NO SCHOOL (DATA DAY)

5/5......NO SCHOOL (PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT)

5/8......FIELD DAY

5/13......K-Kids

5/21......LAST DAY