PRM School Rocker

Greetings PRM Families,

As we approach the time of year set aside for giving thanks, we want to express our sincere gratitude to our school community for all of your encouragement, patience, and support over the last 20 months. We have endured some very challenging times as a united community. We are working so hard every day to meet the growing needs of our school and return to some sense of normalcy. We are slowly but surely gaining momentum and getting back to doing some of the things we love.

Thank you for once again making our Think Pink event a great success! Be on the lookout for information about the Montessori Journey Night/Hands Across PRM event that will take place later this month as well as other upcoming events.

Midterm week is the week of November 8th. We will be sending midterm report cards home on Friday, November 19th. Please continue to nurture and build a strong partnership with your child's teacher so that we are able to have outstanding student outcomes.

We need your help. We have a large number of students coming to school late every day. Please do your best to make sure that your child is at school by 7:45am. We also need to make sure that all students have a mask to wear at school. We continue to run low on our supply of masks because we are giving out nearly 100 or more each day. Covid is still here and our mask mandate is still in place. Please support us by making sure your child is on time to school and has a mask.

PRM and all CPS elementary schools will be participating in a COVID-19 surveillance program that offers pool testing on a weekly basis. This program is optional and requires parental consent. Documentation will be sent home with students in the Wednesday folder and I will share additional information via robocall and robo email. I have attached an information flyer below. Please be on the lookout for this information.

It is our sincere hope that you will continue to be intentional about showing love and care for your family and those you are connected to. Celebrate the meaning of Thanksgiving and how far we have come since last year. We are so grateful for each and every one of you. Stay safe and cherish each other.

Love,

Principal Simpson

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

7:45am-2:15pm

PRM Coat Drive~November 1-12th, Front Lobby (students able to shop Nov. 17-18)

Midterm Week~November 8th-12th

LSDMC Meeting~Wednesday, November 10th 3p

PTO Meeting Virtual~Wednesday, November 10th 6:30p Google Meet Code: meet.google.com/oim-pqhm-zbs

Veteran’s Day-No School~Thursday, November 11th

ILT Meeting~Monday, November 15th 2:45p

CPS Board Meeting~Monday, November 15th 6:30p

Foundation Meeting (Virtual/In-person at CHH)~Wednesday, November 17th 6:30p Google Meet Code: meet.google.com/ikp-tnnn-bmt

PRM Equity Group (Virtua/In-person at CHH)~Thursday, November 18th 6:30p Google Meet Code: meet.google.com/pem-dmon-ktm

2nd Quarter Midterm Report Cards Go Home~November 19th

CPS Board Meeting~Monday, November 22nd, 6:30p

Thanksgiving Break-No Students~November 24th-26th

PRM Gingerbread House Party~December 3rd, check PRMRocks.org for more details!

Staff Appreciation and Conference Day~December 9th

PRM Handmade Market~December 11th 10-3, PRM Gym

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

• In language, we are continuing to progress with phonics and phonemic awareness skills as well as handwriting. We are learning how to retell a story that has been read. In math, we are continuing our work with numbers 6-10 and then moving on to shapes.

• We have several days off this month; please refer to your calendar. Happy Veteran’s Day and Happy Thanksgiving!

• Please make sure that your student is dressed for the weather. This should include pants or leggings/tights (underskirt), a coat, hat, and gloves. If you need assistance attaining warm weather clothing, the coat drive forms are coming home. Additionally, you can contact Ms. Monique Johnson for uniform assistance.

• Please check folders nightly and empty them out. Please return the necessary paperwork. This is the main form of communication between home and school.

• The weather is quickly changing, be sure to send your kiddos to school dressed for the cold weather (long pants, coat/jacket, hat, gloves, leggings under skirts, etc.)

• In Cultural Studies, students are working on Seasons and Months of the Year, The earth and experiments that support their understanding of various astronomical occurrences that affect earth and Invertebrates. October, of course was full of everything pumpkins learning! Students explore the various units of measurements, parts and life cycles of the pumpkin and much more.

• In language arts studies, students continued work on grade level phonics and spelling rules, articles and adjectives, writing mechanics focusing on ending punctuation and expanding their sentences and editing.

• In math students are working on moving from concrete understanding with materials to abstractly mastering their math operations. In the are of Geometry, students are continuing exploration of positions and parts of straight lines and were introduced to curved and straight lines and figures.

• Continue to remind your child to charge their laptop.

• Be sure to check go home folders.

Community News: Thank you to everyone who came out to our October bash! Families decorated their trunks and passed out candy! PTO ran a pumpkin carving contest! Music played and Community Happens Here served coffee and hot cocoa! The line was through the circle and into the parking lot, but well worth the wait on the cold evening! A special thank you to all of those who volunteered, trunked, and helped with the October Bash. It was a smashing success, over 350 people came! Thank you to our judges, Miss Kate, Mrs. Bonfield, and LaRenda Sims!

Pumpkin Carving Entry Winners!

First Place Winner Team Soul-er System! Second Place Mad Pigg and Charlie! Third Place Team Super kids! Scariest Pumpkin Team Pitman Party Pumpkin! Original Pumpkin Team The Champions!

Parent Group Updates: Our community event, the October Bash went so great with so many people and so much candy! Speaking of Candy...Have extra candy! Get it to Missy Kyrlach or Jen Jarmen for the Gingerbread house-making party, the champions of the event! If you are interested in helping with the Gingerbread House-making Party contact us! jarman.jen@gmail.com or mkyrlach@gmail.com! We would love to see you at our monthly PTO meeting on Wednesday, November 10th. We will be meeting virtually. Don’t forget to check out Foundation that works to fundraise money for PRM, they meet Wednesday, November 17th. Look for some fundraisers for December for the holidays! Poinsettias, Mike’s Car Wash, Book Sale! Details to come! The PRM Equity Group has started some important work and would love your voice! The PRM Equity group will be meeting in a hybrid format, virtual and in-person. Oneya Okuwobi will be leading a discussion on Critical Race Theory.

Boosters: Basketball practices will be starting next week. Games will begin in December. PRM will host some home games. We are so excited for the season! The cheer team has also started and they will be able to cheer for the Roadrunners at some home basketball games.

Fall soccer and volleyball were hugely successful. Please watch for spring registrations for soccer, tee-ball/baseball, and track next semester!

Thanksgiving Boxes: The tradition is back! Thanksgiving Boxes! This year each classroom will fill a box as part of a Service Learning Project, look for more information from your student's teacher. Continuing last year's tradition, PRM is providing the opportunity to participate by either receiving a Thanksgiving box or by donating money to provide a Thanksgiving box! Or to help assemble the boxes at the Pleasant Ridge Presbyterian Church.

• To receive a Thanksgiving box, fill out the form on prmrocks, https://prmrocks.org/thanksgiving-boxes-2021/ by November 15th! You'll be contacted to receive your box at the beginning of the week of Thanksgiving.

• To donate money to provide a thanksgiving box, click here! $25 Donations will be for 1/3 of a Thanksgiving box. Due to shipping shortages, prices have risen. Thank you to anyone who can donate!

• To help assemble, come to the Pleasant Ridge Presbyterian Church on November 21st! You are welcome to join worship at 10:30. Assembly will begin at 11am. Masks required. Community Happens Here will be providing coffee and cocoa!

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.

• We have to send out a HUGE THANK YOU to all of our wonderful volunteers who participated in many of the activities that took place at PRM during the month of October. You all truly ROCK!

• The PRM Think Pink Event was on Friday, October 29, 2021, and we raised over $3,000. We blew our goal from last year out of the water. The winning class was Community 3313-Mrs. Varshneya’s Class was able to silly string M. Stegman our Assistant Principal. Take a look at how it all went down by clicking on the link below.

PRM Breast Cancer 2021

• In-Person and Virtual Tutoring is up and running for our students and it's off to a great start with the help of many of our volunteers within the community and from our local colleges and universities. If you are looking for tutoring services for your child, feel free to contact Jamie Donaldson here at the school.

• Thanksgiving Distribution- We are hosting our PRM Thanksgiving Distribution again this year. Parents if you are in need of a Holiday box please contact our Resource Coordinator- Monique Johnson or our Social Worker- Allison Quinter. If you would like to help through a monetary donation we ask that you go to the PRMRocks.org page. More information about our

• Coat Drive- Our Annual coat drive is happening now. We are taking new or gently used coats, hats, scarves, and gloves. If you would like to donate you can come by the school and drop off your donated items in the box in the lobby. If you would like to receive a coat please contact Ms. Johnson is our school resource coordinator at 513-363-4429. There are order forms for shopping as well in the front office and in your child’s take-home folders.

• After-School Clubs and Groups are geared up for a fun and exciting school year. The leaders of the clubs/groups are sending out information and applications to students. Some of the clubs will not start until January. Be on the lookout for more information. Here is a list of current Clubs/Groups:

• Girls 2 Women (4th-6th)

• M.O.R.E. (4th-6th)

• Chess Club (3rd-6th)

• Brain Bowl (4th-6th)-January

• Hooked on Fishing (4th-6th)-January

• Art Club (4th-6th)-January

• Music Club (2nd-6th)

• AV & Stage Crew Club (4th-6th)

• Composers Club (3rd-6th)

• Girls on the Run (3rd-5th)

• Home Economics (4th-6th)

• Sign Language (2nd-6th)-January

• PRM Service Learning Project- We are doing a school-wide project by filling up food boxes for our Thanksgiving Distribution. The service-learning project runs from November 4-17. More information will be in your child’s Wednesday folder.

• YMCA of Blue Ash is offering 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.

Resources

• Looking to vaccinate your 5-11 year old child. Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Scheduling- The Ohio Department of Health has partnered with Cincinnati Children’s Hospital as a community provider. Any person aged 5 and up is eligible to receive the vaccine. They are providing 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:

• Burnet Campus- Wednesdays, 4-30pm-7:30pm and Saturdays 8am-11:30am

• Liberty Campus- Mondays and Thursdays, 4:30pm-7:30pm

• Green Township Neighborhood Location- Tuesdays, 4:30pm-7:30pm

Other locations to get your 5-11 year old child vaccinated are:

• Norwood Walgreens

• All CVS locations

• Check with your family physician to schedule an appointment

• Freestore Foodbank Holiday Distribution is November 1-24, 2021 from 8am-4pm. They are providing food boxes for the holiday season for you and your family to enjoy. The Freestore Foodbank is located at 112 E. Liberty Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Masks are required to be worn in all Cincinnati Public School buildings. They are also recommended during outdoor school events where social distancing is not able to be accommodated.

Be sure that your child has a mask that covers the mouth and nose. Please support us by teaching your child to wear the mask properly covering the mouth and nose except for when eating or during an individual mask break provided by the teacher.

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