Little Miami E-News

On Monday, April 8, we will be near the totality line of a solar eclipse. To ensure our staff and students can view the eclipse as they desire, we will close Little Miami Schools on April 8, 2024. We will return on April 9, 2024, on a regular schedule.

All staff and students will receive an Eclipse Viewer before the eclipse. These will be sent home with students the week of March 25th.

For more information about the eclipse, 2024 Total Eclipse

Six juniors have been selected to represent Little Miami High School at Buckeye Girls State this summer.

Riley Angel, Isabella Gardner, Langley Lundt, Anya Menad, Elle Thrush and Sabrina Toshpulatova were selected to represent LMHS. This highly competitive process includes a teacher nomination, an application, and an interview.

Buckeye Girls State is designed to educate Ohio's young women in the duties, privileges, rights, and responsibilities of good citizenship. By getting involved in the process, BGS delegates learn about city, county, and state government during a one-week summer program.

LMHS is now working with Hamilton Township for a work-study program. Students in our Structured Resource Rooms Work Study program got to help the township prepare for the Hop into Spring event.

We had some very amazing guests at the ECC this week!

Cheering for Charlie came to Ms. Naughton's class today—the non-profit works to spread awareness about the importance of early diagnosis and intervention for cerebral palsy. March is Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month.

Charlie's mom, Chelsea, read a book to students and passed out bracelets and information about cerebral palsy. The kids even got a book to take home!

Charlie Wirtz is in Ms. Naughton’s class. He was born at 39 weeks after a seemingly normal pregnancy and delivery and was diagnosed with cerebral palsy in 2021.

Charlie’s mom asked the class if they had questions about Charlie, and a student said, "I love Charlie."

So do we!

For more information about Cheering for Charlie:

https://www.cheeringforcharlie.org/

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089644222805

RECO Ambassadors from the Middle School went over to teacher the Primary students a lesson on this month's character trait, peace.

LM Food Services Director Ron McWhorter was among roughly 1,000 attendees in Washington, D.C., advocating for child nutrition programs this week. The three-day event allowed school nutrition professionals and industry partners to meet with the offices of our senators and representatives. Mr. McWhorter met with the offices of Senator JD Vance, Representative Greg Landsman and Representative Warren Davidson.

In those meetings, Mr. McWhorter advocated for:

• Permanently increase federal reimbursement rates for the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Program (NSLP/SBP) by 40 cents per lunch and 15 cents per breakfast.
• Ensure USDA maintains the current, successful school nutrition standards, rather than implementing additional rules.
• Expand NSLP/SBP to offer healthy school meals for all students at no charge.

A Panther community favorite returns this Spring! The 2024 Fine Arts Festival will be held at Little Miami High School on Saturday, April 20th from 8 AM-4:00 PM. This event has something for the entire family- from fun artistic activities, art displays, and performances from our talented Panther students! Enjoy a Band Breakfast Bakery hosted by the LM Band Boosters in the morning, followed by tasty concession stand options, with proceeds benefitting LM Choir. Stop by throughout the day for fun & fine art celebrations!

Performance Schedule

9:00 – 10:30 6th-8th Grade Bands (LMHS Auditorium)

10:30 – 11:00 Marching Band (LMHS Auditorium)

11:15 – 12:00 HS Select Choirs (LMHS Octagon)

12:15 – 1:00 MS Choir (LMHS Auditorium)

1:15 – 2:00 Grades 4-5 (LMHS Auditorium)

2:15 – 2:55 Grades 2-3 (LMHS Auditorium)

3:10 – 3:45 First Grade (LMHS Auditorium)

Shrek will be performed:
Friday, March 22nd at 7:00 PM
Saturday, March 23rd at 7:00 PM
​Sunday, March 24th at 2:00 PM

Ticket Information:
Tickets are $10 each. All patrons must have their own seat.
The play will be performed in two acts with a 15 minute intermission.
Tickets are non-refundable.

GET TICKETS!

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/entry/announcement%3A-new-parental-control-tool-for-student-devices-1808/

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

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March 12th: LMECC PTO Meeting at 6 pm

March 19th:

• No School - Teacher In-Service
• LMES Castle Skateland 6 pm
• LMES Papa John’s Pizza Night

March 26th: Board of Education meeting 7 pm.

March 29th: Spring Break Begins

April 8th: No School

April 9th:

• LMES PTO Meeting, 6 pm
• School Resumes

April 11th: LMPR PTO Meeting 7 pm

April 13: LMES Purse Bingo

April 16: LMES Papa John’s Pizza Night

April 19: LMES Author Visit

May 2nd: LMPR PTO Meeting 7 pm

May 3: LMES Boosterthon Fun Run

May 6th: LM Select Choirs Octagon Concert, 7 pm. Ticketed event.

May 9th:

• LMHS Choirs Spring Concert Finale and Senior Recognition, 7 pm. LMHS auditorium
• LMES PTO Meeting 6 pm

May 14:

LMES Papa John’s Pizza Night

LMES PTO Meeting 6 pm

May 17: LMES School-wide Foam Party

May 18th: LM Panther Fun Fest Grades PreK-5th, 2-6 pm

May 20th: 8th Grade Leaves for DC Trip

May 23rd:

• 8th Grade Returns from DC Trip
• Report Cards Posted to ProgressBook
• Last Day for Students!

May 24th: Last Day for Teachers!

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.

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

• May 13, 2024 for the June 11, 2024 Special Congressional General (6th Congressional District) Election
• July 8, 2024 for the August 6, 2024 Special Election
• October 7, 2024 for the November 5, 2024 General Election

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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