Kramer Enews 9/23/22
Kramer Enews 9/23/22
School News and Information
Happy Friday! We hope you’ve had a great week!
State Report Card - Here is a link to our state report card for last year. We had 4 Stars (Exceeds Expectations) in Achievement, 3 Starts in Progress and Early Literacy, and 5 Stars (Significantly Exceeds Expectations) in Gap Closing. This is a tremendous accomplishment as it means that we are advancing and growing our students at a much better rate compared to other schools and in addition are closing gaps between the various sub-group populations of our school.
Our Teaching and Learning Director, Mrs. Gregg also shared this information.
There are 59 elementary school buildings in Butler County and according to Public School Review, for the 2022-23 school year, Kramer Elementary ranks 4th! Rankings are determined by math and reading proficiency, combined scores from state tests. Kramer is also ranked #4 of all 86 schools in the county. This is a great accomplishment, thank you all!
Congratulations to our staff, students, and families! Working together we can continue to help all our students grow and learn.
2022 District Levy Facts- Dr. Theroux and Mrs. Tafelski
Talawanda would like to provide the community with factual information regarding the 2022 operating levy that will be on the November ballot. The link to the website can be found HERE
TAKE CARE OF TALAWANDA
See the link below to sign up for Take Care of Talawanda. The School Social Workers would like to provide an easy opportunity for preschool and elementary families needing a little help to request help and also the opportunity for families able and wanting to help others in our Talawanda community to do so. Please complete the below google form if it would be helpful for your student to receive needed items OR if you would like to donate items to another student in one of our elementary schools. Thank you!
Click here for Take Care of Talawanda request/donate form: Take Care of Talawanda Form
Kramer RAH Program- Emily Kuhn
Help Us Stock the Kramer RAH Book Reward Cart!
Become a Book Fairy by donating to our campaign. We will receive 100% of your donation and the funds will be used to purchase new books directly from Scholastic. The books will be used to stock the Kramer RAH Book Reward Cart. Scholastic Books provides quality children's books with engaging stories, beloved characters, favorite series, and reading-level-appropriate choices.
Kramer RAH (Reading At Home) is a voluntary program for 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.
http://tinyurl.com/KramerRAHFunds
Kramer Community Rewards Program- Kramer PTG
Have you enrolled in Kroger Community Rewards? It's easy to do & every shopping trip earns money for the Kramer PTG! From May 1, 2022, to July 31, 2022, we had 115 Households enrolled & earned a total of $627.12 in Total Donations. Just imagine how much we would earn if every family enrolled! Encourage all of your family & friends to register!
Please enroll today if you haven't already done so! https://www.kroger.com/account/communityrewards
Organization Name: Kramer Elementary PTG
Organization Number: JS491
Talawanda Athletics Ticket Information
Ticket Information for Talawanda Athletics- CLICK HERE
Brave Select Basketball- Jason Reynolds
Brave Select Basketball is looking for all 4th, 5th, and 6th-grade players. Please use this link to see the flyer.
THS Drama Club
Please see this flyer for more information on auditions for, “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever”. There are opportunities for kids' roles.
Great Miami Valley YMCA
The Great Miami Valley YMCA is offering before and after-school care at Kramer for the 2022-23 school year. Please call 513-887-0001 ext. 1105 or contact: childcare_YBASE@gmvymca.org
Fees
Chromebook/IPad insurance cannot be waived. School fees can be paid on the Talawanda website via EZPay or by sending a check to the school with your child. Please include the child’s name in the memo.
Absences
If your child will be absent, please call the Kramer Attendance Line @ 513-273-3500 by 10:00 a.m.
TSD Lunch Program
For the past two school years, the USDA has offered waivers to food service programs across the US allowing us to offer all students breakfast and lunch at no charge. Unfortunately, these waivers expired on June 30, 2022. This means that families will be asked to complete and submit a Meal Benefits Application for the 2022-23 school year. With the waivers, breakfast and lunch were free. If students do not qualify for free/reduced lunch this year, they must pay. The prices are listed below:
Student Meal Pricing
Breakfast - $1.50
Lunch - Elementary $2.75
Milk (Individual) - $.60
Girl Scouts
Please see the attached flyer for information about Girl Scouts at Kramer.
Talawanda Community Events Page
Please use this link for the Talawanda Community Events Page.
Update from the Coalition for a Health Community
Enjoy the weekend!
Jason Merz
Principal
513-273-3500
Educating and preparing students for life!
In partnership with the community, our mission is to educate and prepare our students for a rapidly changing world by instilling critical thinking skills, a global perspective, and a respect for our core values.
2022-2023 Calendar
October 12- Walk, Bike & Roll to School Day
October 14- Fall Break
October 18- Conferences
October 20- Conferences
October 20 - Lifetouch Fall Retakes & Candids
October 24-28- 3rd Grade Fall ELA Testing
November 23-25- Thanksgiving Break
December 19 - January 5- Winter Break
January 16- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
February 20- President’s Day
March 9- Conferences
March 14- Conferences
March 27-31- Spring Break
May 26- Last Day of School
