Little Miami E-News

The winter weather season is here, so the time to be prepared is NOW! If a delay due to weather conditions is necessary, Little Miami will make an announcement via the SwiftK12 notification system (LM phone calls, emails & text messages), post on LM social media & website, and report delays/closures to local media stations.

LM utilizes 90-minute delays when weather warrants a delay and not a full school closure. Please save the above graphic for your use on days we are on a delay! Preparedness tip: print and tape the graphic to your refrigerator for convenience!

Find additional winter weather information here

Three members took their oath of office during Tuesday's Little Miami Board of Education Organizational Meeting. Congratulations to David Wallace, Wayne Siebert and Diane Horvath. Bobbie Grice and Diane Horvath were named President and Vice President, respectively, for 2024.

The Little Miami High School Academic Team is ranked #91 IN THE NATION! This is the team's highest-ever national ranking.

The team improves to 6-0 on the season after sweeping Lebanon on Wednesday!

Varsity of 86-33 & 77-30.

The Junior Varsity team also swept, with JV A winning 71-46 and JV B winning 69-56.

Full rankings

Three Little Miami staff members and a handful of students use a hydroponic farm to grow produce inside a classroom. Alexis Faulkner, Lydia McWilliams and Krista Parker built the hydroponic growth tower and are working with students from the Individual Science Class in this project-based learning environment.

This week, they got to harvest the first round of produce!

“We were able to produce approximately 90 plants. This includes green star leaf lettuce, romaine, and basil,” said McWilliams.

Read the full article.

Grad signs are here!

The signs are being sold at the high school's main office. The signs are $15 and come with a yard stake.

Cash or check made out LMHS PTO

Through their Take Action Project, Girl Scout Troop 4680 identified a need from an LMPR gym teacher for new soccer balls. Troop 4680 delivered six new soccer balls this week.

The lottery will be open from January 8, 2024, to January 19, 2024. If you were on the 23-24 school year waitlist, you must complete a new form. Families will be notified of class placement or

waitlist on January 26, 2024.

Registration form

This form will re-open for waiting list spots on January 29, 2024.


*There is no transportation offered for tuition preschool students*
*Tuition for the 24-25 school year will be $350 a month*
*You MUST be a resident of our school district at the time of enrollment*

• Students are only allowed to report to teachers on their 2nd-semester schedule for assistance.
• Students have from 7-7:20 am to get to their designated ETEH with a blue sheet.
• Students must be inside the classroom and are not permitted to sit in the hallway or learning area unsupervised.
• Students must be in ETEH by 7:21 am and will remain in that ETEH until 7:46 am. Students with medical conditions or emergencies will be permitted to leave the class for the RR with a pass from the ETEH teacher noting the teacher and time.
• Students coming to ETEH after 7:21 am will report to the cafeteria and will be monitored by the study hall advisor and guidance counselors while the administration will be monitoring the hallways.
• Tardy system to be recorded by ETEH teacher. Student consequences per quarter: 1st-Warning; 3rd Lunch DT; 5th 1 After School DT; 7th - 2 After School DTs; 9th - Sat School; 10th - Admin discretion

Dear families,

At Little Miami, we’re committed to providing a learning experience that allows your child to grow and flourish with technology.

That’s why we’ve teamed up with a student safety and digital wellbeing platform that is now protecting the devices your child uses at school, ensuring they stay safe and secure.

We’re happy to invite you to join us in this world of digital well-being by giving you access to the Qustodio Parents App.

This will give you full visibility of how your child uses their school devices. Create your account to see your personalized dashboard.

For more information click here: https://www.littlemiamischools.com/district-news/

Ohio recently passed Erin's Law, Senate Bill 288, becoming the 38th state to do so.

Erin’s Law is named for Erin Merryn – who was sexually abused and raped by an adult neighbor from ages 6-8 and then by an older teenage cousin from ages 11-13. Both threatened her if she did not stay quiet. Erin’s Law mandates specific instruction to students in grades K-12 to include child sexual abuse prevention, dating violence prevention, and sexual violence prevention. Instruction must consist of recognizing dating violence warning signs and characteristics of healthy relationships.

To provide instruction meeting Erin’s Law requirements, Little Miami Local Schools is partnering with the Child Advocacy Center of Warren County to implement the Child Safety Matters curriculum for all students in grades K-6. A family information night will be held on January 16th at 6:30 PM in our Central Office Panther Room. To RSVP please fill out this Google Form. We aim to provide engaging, fun, developmentally appropriate lessons that educate and empower students to prevent, recognize, and respond appropriately to bullying, cyberbullying, child abuse, relationship abuse, digital abuse, and other digital dangers. A trained facilitator will be implementing the program in classrooms.

Additionally, students in grades 7-12 will receive mandatory instruction as a part of their required health course; teachers will use lesson plans from Maximum Freedom. As per Erin’s Law, instruction and information provided cannot be connected in any way to any individual, entity, or organization that provides, promotes, counsels or makes referrals for abortion or abortion-related services. All parents will have the option to opt their child out of this instruction through a provided form.

The Theme is “Surrealism” using both the Visual Arts and Music within the drawing.

Who: Any student in grades 9-12

What: Create your artwork as a “Surreal Drawing”.

· Art and Music Theme: Using both the visual arts and Music within the surreal theme drawing.

· Colors: Multicolor

· Dimensions: 9” X 12” (See Mrs. Terrell for drawing paper).

· Selected Drawing: Will be used for both the Fine Arts Festival brochure and T-shirt.

When: Entry drawings must be completed and turned in to Mrs. Terrell in room 1221 by Friday, February 7.

See example below

The podcast is called WoodHenge, named after the ancient, fossilized structures buried under Little Miami High School. There are woodhenges worldwide, similar to stonehenges, but it's believed that the woodhenge buried under LM was left during the Hopewell era.

The point of the podcast's name is to show that we are "uncovering" the truth about Little Miami High School, just like woodhenge was uncovered!

This year's guests include Dr. Kevin Harleman, Mrs. Adrienne Sanders, Mr. Rob Mason, Jasmina Abduganieva, Alena Greulich, Mackenzie Evans, Kyle Mangan, Mr. Lovins, Edie Loffer, Mr. Woodruff, senior Sam Schmidt and multi sport athlete and standout student, Gabby Wilson, Bob Genheimer, the George Rieveschl Curator of Archaeology at The Cincinnati Museum Center.

Latest Episode:

For the last episode of the fall semester, Mr. DeSanctis and Miss Frederick are joined by Mr. Wysong, an LMHS science teacher in his first year in the district. They chat about life as an administrator, plans for winter break, and some tasty side hustles!

Youtube

https://youtu.be/ZdI_6LyBT9M

Spotify

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/little-miami-digital-medi/episodes/Woodhenge--A-Little-Miami-Podcast-Ep--14-Mr--Wysong-e2dhn5t

Connect With Your Schools PTO!

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The high school yearbook is looking for pictures for the following fall sports:

Men's Golf

Women's Golf

Football

Men's Soccer

Women's Soccer

If you have any pictures you don't mind sharing, please send them to yearbook@lmsdoh.org.

Do you have pictures that you would like to submit to yearbook? You can easily do so by downloading the Yearbook Snap mobile app from the app store on your phone, or by going to yearbookforever.com and selecting Little Miami High School. The code is PANTHERS.

Purchase a class of 2024 Yearbook by going to yearbookforever.com and selecting our high school. Please note, this is just for the HIGH SCHOOL yearbook.

As we are sure you all know, multiple illnesses are prevalent in our community. This is just a reminder that if you are ill/feeling sick, please stay home. If you have a fever, you must be fever-free for 24 hours without taking fever-reducing medication before returning. Please continue to do your part in protecting our students and staff against illnesses.

January 12th: Report Cards Posted to ProgressBook

January 15th: Martin Luther King Day – No School

January 16th: 19th: LMMS MAP Testing Makeups

January 23rd: Board of Education Meeting

January 24th: LMECC 1st Grade Animal Sleepover

January 26th: LMECC Winter Fun Magic Show Assembly

January 27th: 2nd & 3rd Grade Dance

February 2nd: LMHS Advisory Lesson

February 5th: School Counselor Appreciation Week

February 8th:

• LMHS Freshman 101 Parents 6-8 pm
• LMHS Freshman Orientation (8th graders)
• LMHS Parent Teacher Conferences 3:30-7 pm

February 12th-16th: LMPR COGAT Testing

February 14th: LMPR Valentine's Day Parties

February 19th: LMPR Castle Skateland Party

February 20th-26th: LMPR Book Fair

February 22nd & 29th: LMPR Book Fair and Conferences

March 7th: LMPR PTO Meeting 7 pm

April 11th: LMPR PTO Meeting 7 pm

May 2nd: LMPR PTO Meeting 7 pm

May 18th: LMPR Carnival

Mercy Health and Little Miami Local Schools would like to remind you that the Health Clinic is open & ready to help you with anything.

Mary Compton, FMP, is a helpful medical professional capable of treating sickness symptoms, serving as a primary care option, providing vaccinations, and even doing sports physicals.

The Little Miami Health Clinic is located at Little Miami Primary School. Hours are Monday-Friday, 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM. If you have questions or want to book an appointment, call 513-215-9277

Click here for more information about the Mercy Clinic & Consent Forms.

Despite significant student enrollment growth over the last ten years, LM has strategically stretched out the funds generated by the passage of the 2011 Emergency Levy for more than ten years. This funding represents one-fifth of LM’s total operating budget and is a vital piece of the district’s financial health. These funds were renewed in November 2020.

However, with continued enrollment growth and increased demand for student support, a request for new funds will need to be made of the community in the near future.

Ohio public school districts are required by law to prepare a five-year forecast of projected expenditures revenues twice a year. As reported in the May 2023 Five Year Projections, a revenue shortfall is expected in FY2024.

Ohioans are able to register to vote online, by mail, or in person. Click here for more information about voter registration. LM understands the importance of voting and has opportunities for LMHS students to register at school. LMHS hosts registration opportunities during lunch throughout the year to register and utilizes time during Government class to assist eligible & interested students. The front office at LMHS has Voter Registration Forms available for members of the public who are interested.

Voter Registration Deadlines

• July 10, 2023 for the August 8, 2023 Special Election
• October 10, 2023 for the November 7, 2023 General Election

DID YOU KNOW? By the age of three, a child’s brain is already 80% developed, and, by the time a child enters kindergarten, they must already know thousands of words in order to succeed in the classroom. Reading aloud to a child and giving them access to books is the best way to ensure they are prepared to enter kindergarten.

The Ohio Governor’s Imagination Library wants to start a new chapter in early childhood literacy throughout Ohio by providing families with books. With the goal of preparing students entering Kindergarten for success in the classroom, the Imagination Library program will send a customized book to your child each month from birth until age five. Sign up is easy and FREE! Give your Panther the gift of reading & enroll today.

Learn more about the Ohio Governor’s Imagination Library and its partnership with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.

View a Book List

You are not alone. Do you need help now?

Text the keyword “4hope” to 741 741 to be connected to a trained Crisis Counselor within 5 minutes.

Any person may need help in coping with a stressful situation. Reach out by text to communicate with someone trained to listen and respond in a method that is private, secure and confidential.

The Crisis Text Line is a free, confidential service available 24/7 via text on mobile devices. Data usage while texting Crisis Text Line is free and the number will not appear on a phone bill with the mobile service carrier. People of all ages can use Crisis Text Line.

For more information about the Crisis Text Line and for supporting resources, please visit the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services website.

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