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SPRINGMYER ELEMENTARY
Volume 6, Issue 5
HI-LITES
February 2012
Letter From The Principal
Upcoming Events:
2/7
PTA Board Meeting
7pm
2/14
2nd Grade Musical
PTA Unit Meeting
7pm
2/15
1 grade Play
7pm
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2/21-24
Spirit Week
3/6
PTA Board Meeting
7 pm
3/22
EEQ Celebration
Physical Fitness and Academics
As parents and educators, we constantly strive to find ways to help our
children do better in school. We examine many factors, including teachers’
instruction, curriculum design, instructional materials, along with children’s
study habits and effort. But what about getting them moving?
A growing body of research links physical activity with increased academic
performance in children, according to Jacqueline Stenson, former senior
health producer for msnbc.com. Stenson cites a Michigan State University
study involving 317 students which found that the fittest group scored almost
30 percent higher than the least fit group. The least fit group also had grades
in core classes which were 13 to 20 percent lower than all of the other kids.
Why the difference? Experts speculate that exercise may help students pay
attention and focus better by burning off pent-up energy. It has been
proven to boost mood and self-esteem, and increases blood flow to the
brain, which may help with memory and concentration.
Is it important for you to rush out and sign your child up for sports? Not
necessarily. While sports certainly can help children to shape up, regular
free play - at the playground or in your backyard, may be equally effective,
if not more so. Non-competitive play sometimes results in more moderateto-vigorous physical activity than competitive sports, where some children
may spend significant amounts of time on the sidelines. In light of this, a
statement by fitness guru Richard Simmons seems apropos: “Everyone is not
a jock. Everyone cannot play sports. Everyone cannot run. But everyone
can be fit.”
My 19 year-old daughter, a non-athlete who is a freshman at Ohio State,
recently informed me that she signed up for intramural soccer and that she
has discovered a proclivity for elliptical machines. I could not be more
pleased that she now calls/texts me regularly to let me know about her
games – and how many miles she logs on the machine.
I encourage you to keep an eye on your child’s physical activity level, for
academic as well as health reasons. If you have questions on how to help
him/her improve in this area, please contact our fitness education teacher,
Mr. Engelkamp.
Sincerely,
Thomas S. Melvin
Principal
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PTA HAPPENINGS:
●
January
Good Citizens
Kindergarten:
Jordan Ruprecht
Ethan Boone
Grade 1
Jacob Reichling
Vanessa Blazer
BI ANNUAL
CHILD/ADULT
CORN HOLE
TOURNAMENT
FRIDAY MARCH 2nd
5:30 PM
See flyer below for more
information
Grade 2
Ethan Popp
Carly Shiplett
Grade 3
Ashley Urk
Austin Schoster
Grade 4
Olivia Stucke
Lydia Schmitt
Grade 5
Brandon Truong
Hayes McKinney
"Diversity Means…" was the theme for the 2011-12 PTA
Reflections Contest. We reported earlier in the year
that we had four students move on to the Hamilton
County level of the competition, Katelyn Evans, Erin
Kumler, Carly Shiplett and Kylie Meyer. We also had
two students that received honorable mention at the
Oak Hills level, Ellye Steinberg and Kosta Brunson.
The results are in and we now have two Springmyer
students moving on to the State level!
Congratulations to Carly Shiplett and Kylie Meyer, for
winning at the Hamilton County Level. We look
forward to hearing their results.
All Springmyer participants' work will be on display at the Best
of Oak Hills, March 1-3. The works are displayed in the lobby
and are available for open viewing. The four students that
moved on to Hamilton County will also be displayed
February 14th and the Hamilton County Council Open
House. Contact Laura Kumler, [email protected], for
times and directions.
KROGER SHOPPERS
Congratulations to all of ourBywinners!
using your Kroger
CORN HOLE
BOARD SPONSORS
The Springmyer Elementary School PTA and Fifth
Grade Committee are seeking board sponsors for
the upcoming “Corn Hole Tournament”
scheduled for Friday, March 2, 2012. Every two
years, the Springmyer PTA and Fifth Grade
Committee host this event in order to support our
5th Grade students “End of Year Celebration” and
to help raise money for their parting gift to the
school. The following are levels of sponsorship
available:
Bronze Board Sponsorship $20
Silver Board Sponsorship $40 (2 Boards)
Gold Board Sponsorship $60 (3 Boards)
All Sponsors of this event will receive a “sponsor
display board” in the gym for the day of the
event. You will also be recognized in the
published materials which will be sent to
Springmyer families and verbally by Mr. Oldfield,
our Emcee, during the Corn Hole Tournament!
See Attached Sponsor form.
If you have questions or need more information
contact Deb Moeller:
[email protected]
Do you have newspaper, office
paper, magazines, or catalogs that
need to be disposed of? Don’t
throw it away—bring it in to the
green Abitibi bin! Located behind
the gym, it’s available 24/7 for paper
recycling. You can feel good about
helping the Earth—and by
supporting Springmyer’s PTA! We
get paid per ton.
(please no cardboard or phone books)
Neighborhood Rewards
shopping card, you can earn 4%
of your purchases for your kids!!!
Contact Jamie Toon :
[email protected]
PTA collects boxtops for
education, Campbells labels for
education and Tyson A+ tear
strips. All items can be clipped,
placed in a baggie and sent to
school. Visit the following
websites:
boxtops4education.com
labelsforeducation.com
elabelsforeducation.com
Don't Be an Air-Head...Be My Valentine
The Fifth Grade is selling Val-Grams for Valentine's Day. Send a ValGram to your classmates, teachers, or even a secret friend. Parents
you can also send Val-Grams to your sons and daughters. ValGrams will be sold via the form that was sent home or outside the
office each day from 8:00 to 8:30; extra forms will be located in the
office. You may purchase these Val-Grams for $1.00 each. Each
Val-Gram will include a full size Air-Head candy to be delivered on
Tuesday, February 14th. All forms and payments need to be turned
into the office or your child's homeroom teacher by Monday,
February 13th. Please make any checks out to "Springmyer PTA". If
you have any questions, please contact:
Deb Moeller: [email protected]
Jen Naber: [email protected]
Questions, Comments, Submissions?
[email protected]
Student Scoop - Kindergarten
If I had 100 dollars I would…
Mrs. Niehaus
AM
…bring it to the bank (Ella H).
…buy stuffed animals (Riley M).
…buy 100 Power Rangers (Carter S.).
…use it to buy everything, even a pet killer
whale (Emma W)
…spend it all on some can foods and
give it to needy families (Sierra C.).
…put it in my piggy bank (Ashley F.).
…buy some dresses and glass cup (Katie J.).
…buy an American Girl doll (Arantza Z.).
.
…buy games with it (Valerie H.).
…buy a robot (Austin W.)
…get 100 things (Kylie A.).
…buy video games (Paul K.).
…give it to people who do not have any
money (Hana G..).
…save it (Caleb G.).
…put it all in the bank (Thomas).
…buy a doll (Elena F.).
…buy a cat (Todd W.).
Mrs. Niehaus
PM
…buy milk(Giana M.).
…save it (Jacob B.).
…save it for when I grow up and get a dog
(Ady M.).
…buy bubble gum (Ciarah S.).
…buy a lot of video games (Max H.).
…spend all on a new car (Bryce M.).
…buy a lot of basketballs for my little brother
(Heath A.).
…buy books (Isabell B.).
Mrs. Casey
AM
…buy a house (Elise Alexander).
…buy candy (Nolan Basham).
…buy a dolphin (Allie M.).
…buy a house (Anthony P.).
…buy a really big toy (Kelly O.
…buy a remote control toy (Ethan B.).
…buy 100 toys (Jackson L.).
…put it in my piggy bank (Ava C.).
…buy a DS (Leah Beck).
…buy 100 books (Paige H.).
…buy an X-box, Wii, and DS (Aden
Beckman).
…spend it on a PS2 (Ryan T.).
…buy 100 presents (Eva H.)
…buy bubble gum (Jordan R.).
…buy a toy (Hunter Chermely).
…buy a DS (Sydney Dean).
…buy a DS (Leala Fornter).
.
…get Lego’s (Roman Goddard).
…spend it on Angry Birds (Vince W.).
…buy candy (Mya T.).
…spend it on Lego’s (Andi B.)
…buy ice cream (Bashar R.).
…buy a bike (Bella P.).
…buy a tuba that was $100.00 and it could
play real music (Evan E.).
…buy a Game Boy (Luke M.).
…get toys (Hannah Gomma).
…smile (Sydney H.).
…a cat and a kitten (Lilly Keith).
…buy a robot and DSI XL (Nash Knabe).
…buy baby clothes. (Hannah
Wyder)
…buy a horse (Skylar Koch).
Mrs. Casey
PM
…buy gum (Hannah Korb).
…buy a stuffed crocodile.
(Avery Kraus)
…buy a car (Joey Martin).
…buy a house. (Isaac Bambach)
…buy a dog (Karli Moeller).
…buy a whole room of hearts.
(Kelsi Perkins)
…buy a DS (Christopher Plummer).
…buy a shed. (Lori Campbell)
…buy a DS (Hannah Scheland).
…spend it on a Hummer. (Maggie Miceli)
…buy an X- Box (E.J. Schneider).
…buy a pool. (Abby Hoeting)
…buy 100 trains (Jack Schnorbus).
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…buy a hot tub. (Evan Meier)
…buy a new car. (Isabella
Helmers)
…buy clothes for my doll. (Rylee
Dissinger)
…buy a trampoline. (Kaden
Korn)
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…buy clothes (Simon Steinberg).
…buy a horse (Madi Wallace).
…buy Batman toys (Brendan Smith).
…buy a Lego Night Castle. (Noah Cox)
…go to Hawaii. (Riley Hahn)
…buy an American Girl Doll . (Grace McMichael)
…buy an American Girl Doll. (Savannah McMichael)
…buy a Transformer. (R.J. Ulrich)
…buy a bunny (Bryson Wittich).
…buy dirt bike (Dylan Mulvey).
…buy pillows. (Morgan Lint)
…buy a bed. (Alex Kroger)
…go to Home Depot and buy
paint. (Bryce Moorman)
Corn Hole Tournament
Poster Contest Winners
Bella Smith
Most Spirit
Hannah Baldwin & Kirstin Hendren
Most Creative
Hey Springmyer…………..Say Cheese!!!!
Send pics and Info to [email protected]
On Thursday, January 12, 2012, The Cincinnati Zoo presented their "Wings of
Wonder" program. The zoo came in and did a small show for the AM kindergarten
students and then came back with a big show for the rest of the school. The
kids were treated to a fabulous show featuring an owl, penguin, macaws, and many
other species of birds. This was PTA's reward to all students hard work and
celebrated the end of the 2nd quarter.
Your Students
Picture and Story
here!!!!
Just send the info and pics
(labeled) from your events!!!
terrimarschall@ cinci.rr.com
Springmyer Bi-Annual
48 Team Double Elimination
(Grades 3, 4, 5 Corn Hole)
Child/Adult Tournament
Friday, March 2nd
Child/Adult Tournament Starts at 5:30 p.m.
Double Elimination means two losses and your team is out of the tournament.
Costs: $15 per team
Games are to 15 points
Prize Payout:
1st Place = Two $25 Gift Cards
2nd Place = Two $20 Gift Cards
3rd Place = Two $15 Gift Cards
-------------(Please cut out and place in an envelope with your registration fee)------------(Return to Mr. Oldfield’s Room 207 or place in his mailbox in the office by Monday, February 27th )
2012 Corn Hole Tournament – Friday, March 2nd
Child Player
Adult Player
Child/Adult Tournament
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Grade____________________________
CASH ACCEPTED
CHECKS are made payable to :
Springmyer PTA
Payment = $ __________
Springmyer Elementary School
Fifth Grade Committee
4179 Ebenezer School
Cincinnati, Ohio 45248
Corn Hole Tournament
Corporate Sponsor Form
___ Bronze Board Sponsorship $20
___ Silver Board Sponsorship $40 (2 Boards)
___ Gold Board Sponsorship $60 (3 Boards)
Company Name ______________________________________________________________
Contact __________________________________ Phone Number _____________________
Address ____________________________________________________________________
Email Address ____________________________________ Date_______________________
Please make checks payable to “Springmyer PTA”.
Mail Completed form with check to:
Springmyer Elementary
Attn: Deb Moeller ‐ PTA 5th Grade Coordinator
4179 Ebenezer Road
Cincinnati, OH 45248