Bogan Enews 11/5/21
BOGAN E-NEWS 11/5/21
Happy Friday! We hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!
Veteran’s Day 11/11
As part of our Bogan Veteran’s Day celebration we would like to recognize any Veterans connected to our Bogan Family. Please send names and/or photos in with your student by Tuesday of next week. We will display names and photos on our Wall of Heroes. (Please do not send family heirloom photographs. We will do our best to get photos back to students, but certainly would not want any treasured photos lost.) We would also like students to wear red, white and blue on Thursday to honor veterans everywhere.
Cooler Weather
As the weather is turning cooler, please remember to send your child dressed to go outside at recess. This means jackets, coats, hats, and gloves. In general, we go outside for recess unless the temperature/wind chill drops below 25 degrees. Please label coats & hats with your student’s name. If your child is in need of seasonally appropriate clothing, a coat, gloves or a hat, please reach out to Kelley Franks in the Bogan Office at 273-3403 or franksk@talawanda.org Thank you.
Covid-19 Protocols
Talawanda recently received the updated recommendations regarding Covid-19 protocols from the Ohio Department of Health. These recommendations seem to provide some additional ways in which to provide in-person learning in public schools in Ohio for students that may have been exposed to Covid-19 in our schools, while still taking precautions to keep students and staff at low risk of exposure to the Covid-19 virus. Students will be permitted to eat together during breakfast and lunch sessions, but masks will still be required immediately before and after eating. We will continue to monitor Covid-19 risks/exposures/cases, and should the number of cases increase these recommendations may change. We will continue to monitor person-to-person direct contact to reduce the risk of exposure. It is the goal of everyone to keep students and staff healthy. The recommendations provide ways for exposed students to stay in school/school classrooms if specific guidelines are met, and to allow students that have been exposed but do not show symptoms to stay in extra-curricular if they adhere to the recommended testing protocols. Covid-19 tests must be proctored tests or done in a medical facility, pharmacy, or physician's office.
Please remember that the CDC has a federal mask mandate in place for school buses, the city of Oxford has a city-wide mask ordinance in place, and the TSD Board of Education requires masks to be worn inside TSD facilities.
Thank you for your continued understanding and support as we all work to best manage school issues related to the pandemic. We continue to be in near-constant communication with the Butler County Health Department and will continue to follow their direction as our local county health authority. We will notify school personnel and families as soon as possible should there be any changes to Covid-19 information and protocols.
ODH Letter-https://www.talawanda.org/media/communication/k-12-schools-quarantine-alternative.pdf
Destination Imagination
Talawanda's Destination Imagination program is a great way to get involved in a STEAM (STEM + Art!) activity even among the chaos of COVID-19! It is a team-based challenge program that requires creativity and teamwork. Teams can choose to solve one of six challenges in the areas of science, technology, fine arts, improv, outreach, and engineering - or teams of K-2nd grade complete the early learning challenge. While safety is still a top concern, this year's program is designed to make up lost time for kids to regain social skills through teamwork and engage in collaborative problem-solving
Please complete this interest form to learn more: https://forms.gle/JHYNWYBAmsMUKdGN9
Fees
School fees can be paid on the Talawanda website via EZPay or by sending a check to school with your child. Please include the child’s name in the memo.
Lane Library Tutoring
Jackie Berberich from the Lane Library shared the following information.
I am contacting you about a new program being offered to students grades 5-8 at the Oxford Lane Library. We are collaborating with amazing Miami University Students who are available every Tuesday from 4-7 pm through November to tutor in math and ELA FOR FREE! Parents just need to call the library to register each week. It is geared toward middle schoolers, but we have just opened it up to 5th graders as well. The flyer says it is open to students in grades 6-8, but it has been expanded to include 5th-graders.
Wrestling Information
Mrs. Klenk from TMS shared the following opportunities for wrestling. Please click on the links below.
Volleyball Information- Borderline
Health and Wellness Update- Mrs. Machechko
Please see the following opportunity for your child’s emotional wellness.
The Attic Youth Center is open to all students currently in 4th-8th grades. Attic Youth Center
Bystander Intervention to Stop Hate-Based Harassment
FCCLA Plastic Bag Project
The Leadership/Mentorship class at THS is starting a project collecting plastic bags so the FCCLA can make mats for the homeless. There is a box in the office you may drop them off in. There are also bags in all the other buildings.
THS Athletic Ticketing
Please see this flyer for information on how to purchase tickets for home THS events.
TSD Lunch Program
The National Lunch Program has extended the free meal status for all students for breakfast and lunch for the 2021-2022 school year. October Elementary Lunch Menu
We are excited to offer a NEW program for students who pack, and it's FREE packages of snacks/veggies/fruit and optional milk. Any student can take advantage of this, including packers. Please see this flyer for additional information.
Goggin Ice Center Activities
Please see the following flyers for additional information on Goggin Ice Center and its hockey and skating programs.
Attached is a flyer regarding Try Hockey for FREE day. This is a great opportunity for the kids to check out hockey without any commitment and for the kids in our program to invite their friends.
Goggin Ice Center has a busy fall planned for the kiddos of our community. Every Sunday starting in November, we are highlighting a different elementary school to invite to Goggin for a free Sunday public skating day. Admission is free, just charging skate rental. and all the skaters have to do is say that they attend the selected school. It's easy, and hopefully, a great opportunity for skaters to try out our sport!
Bogans Skate will be on November 14th! Please follow the link for the flyer.
Bogan PTG Information
The PTG would like to invite our Bogan family to recognize any students or staff members that have gone above and beyond. Simply click on the attachments/links, complete the form and forward to the Bogan PTG.
We can’t wait to hear about all the great things our students and staff have been doing!
Staff Spotlight Form Student Spotlight Form
Talawanda Community Events Page
Please use this link for the Talawanda Community Events Page.
Have a great weekend!
Molly Merz
Principal
513-273-3404
Calendar
November 24-26- No School, Thanksgiving Break
December 7- Bookmobile
December 20-31- No School, Winter Break
January 3- No School, Teacher Work Day
January 4- Students Return
January 13- PTG Meeting @ 7pm
January 17- No School, MLK Day
January 25- Bookmobile
February 18- No School, Professional Development Day
February 21- No School, President’s Day
March 1- Bookmobile
March 8 & 10 - Parent-Teacher Conferences
March 9- Spring Pictures
March 21-25 - No School, Spring Break
April 5- Bookmobile
April 15- No School
April 18- No School, Teacher Work Day
May 12- PTG Meeting @ 7pm
May 26- Last Day of School
