As we move into spring, please remind your children to dress appropriately for the weather. Students will have the opportunity to enjoy outdoor recess whenever the weather permits.
Hope everyone has a great week!
State Changes School Immunization Requirements:
The Ohio Department of Health has made changes to its immunization requirements for school age children for the 2010-2011 school year.
Changes include:
Addition of a Tdap booster for all seventh graders.
Addition of a second dose of Varicella (chicken pox) for all kindergarteners.
Fourth dose of Polio required, beginning with students in kindergarten in 2010. .
For more information, please contact the nurse at the school your child attends or will attend.
School District Looking for Community Input to Name the New Elementary Building:
The Miamisburg City School District is seeking input from members of its school community for suggestions of names for its newest school building. The new school building is located on Wood Road. This new facility will house 450 students in grades K-5. The completion of this building will help ease the overcrowding problem in elementary buildings across the district.
Community members interested in submitting a nomination must prepare a two-paragraph statement containing biographical and historical data and reasons justifying their school name choice. Submissions should be send to: Miamisburg City Schools, 540 E. Park Ave., Miamisburg, OH 45342, attn: Elementary School Naming Committee. All submissions are due no later than March 12. Submissions may be emailed to Communication Officer Jennifer Jones at jjones@miamisburg.k12.oh.us.
A committee comprised of administrators, staff members, community members, parents and students will review all community submissions and present selections to the Board of Education for review and approval.
First and Third Grade Spring Concerts:
The first and third grade concerts have been re-scheduled for Wednesday, March 10, 2010. The first grade students will perform at 6:00 p.m. and should arrive at school at 5:40 p.m. The third grade students will perform at 7:15 p.m. and should arrive at 6:55 p.m. Students will meet in the music room upon arrival while parents and other guests may locate a seat and prepare to be entertained. Looking forward to seeing everyone there!
Miamisburg City School’s 2010-2011 Calendar:
Wondering when school starts in August? Looking to plan a trip during fall or winter break next school year? The Miamisburg City School’s 2010-2011 Calendar is now available on the district website. Go to www.miamisburgcityschools.org, go to “district” and then “calendar” to view.
School Closings and Delays:
A decision to cancel school or delay the starting time for at least one hour will be made in a timely fashion, based on student safety and will be made public by using local television and radio stations, as well as the district website (www.miamisburgcityschools.org). During severe weather, please use these communication channels for announcements concerning school closings or delayed openings.
Television:
-WDTN (TV2) -WHIO (TV7) -WKEF (TV22) -WRGT (TV45)
Radio:
-WHIO (1290 AM) -WMUB (88.5) -WYSO ((91.3) -WROU (92.1)
-WHIO (95.7) -WHKO (99.1) -WLQT (99.9) -WMMX (107.7)
Internet:
www.miamisburgcityschools.org
Call Command:
This system may be used by the superintendent and/or principal in case of emergency or to notify families of important events. It is critical that phone numbers be kept current in all building offices. Changes to contact numbers should be directed to the school secretary.
Plan B for Kindergarten and Preschool Classes:
Morning Kindergarten – Students will attend school from 10:55 am to 12:35 pm. The student’s normal bus will pick up two hours later than usual at the normal bus stop. The student’s normal bus will drop off on hour later than usual at the normal bus stop.
Afternoon Kindergarten – Students will attend school from 1:55 pm to 3:35 pm. The student’s normal bus will pick up one hour later than usual at the normal bus stop. The student’s normal bus will drop off at the usual time at the normal bus stop.
Morning Preschool – Students will attend school from 10:55 am to 12:20 pm. The student’s normal bus will pick up two hours later than usual at the normal bus stop. The student’s normal bus will drop off on hour later than usual at the normal bus stop.
Afternoon Preschool – Students will attend school from 1:55 pm to 3:20 pm. The student’s normal bus will pick up one hour later than usual at the normal bus stop. The student’s normal bus will drop off at the usual time at the normal bus stop.
** Please note that days in which there is a delayed starting time, breakfast is not available at school.
Counselor’s Corner:
By Marty Sharts
Medlar View Counselor
A Computer With A Lifetime Guarantee
Barry Neil Kauffman, one of our leading psychologists, says, “The way to change a person’s behavior is to first change the way he sees the world.” He tells us that people do the best they can consider the way they see themselves and the world. Other leading psychologists tell us the same thing but in another way. They say that our behavior is controlled by our self-concept. They say that to change a person’s behavior, we must first change the self-concept. Dennis Waitley describes this importance when he discusses two levels of the mind, the conscious level and the subconscious level. The conscious level works much like a judge, collecting and evaluating information. The subconscious level functions much like a computer. It stores information and makes it available at a later date. The subconscious never attempts to sort out fact from fiction, truth from misconception. When information flows from the subconscious, it comes forth as fact. Therefore, all our misperceptions eventually become truth and are treated as fact by the conscious level of thinking.
Children work very hard at trying to understand their parents as well as their environment. They are great observers, but horrible interpreters. This is understandable considering their immature brains and limited experience. The sad part is that when we become adults and look back, all our perceptions both accurate and inaccurate become reality. This says that a child is constantly observing, interpreting and storing information in the subconscious. These billions of thoughts and experiences will later become truth, which runs and directs his life. The challenge of working with a child is to help him interpret what he sees and hears in ways that can be used later as proof that he is capable, loveable and responsible. I often wonder what mistaken beliefs have been stored in the minds of children who constantly make poor decisions. Did they misinterpret their parents love in the following ways:
1. Some parents show love by hovering over the child and rescuing him from the harsh world. This could be interpreted by the child as, “My parents knows that I could never handle this world without help.” I am not capable.
2. Some parents show their love by being controlling. These parents constantly tell their child how to lead their life. This is often interpreted as, “My parent knows I am not capable of thinking for myself or being responsible.” I am not capable.
3. I know some parents who show their love by always being available with advice. They allow their children to make many of their own decisions. This is often interpreted as, “My parent knows that I can think for myself!” These children grow up to believe that somewhere within them is a computer with a lifetime guarantee.
Medlar View’s Portaportal Webpage:
Medlar View’s portaportal webpage is available to parents and students. The web address for access is http://guest.portaportal.com/medlarview. It’s a great place for students to practice math skills, math facts, reading listening skills, and computer skills. Parent resources including tutorials, test prep information and printable worksheets are also available. Links to some teacher’s webpages are also on this website.
Weekly Parent Update:
Thank you for subscribing to the “Weekly Parent Update” on the Miamisburg City Schools website. If friends or family members would like to subscribe please share the www.miamisburgcityschools.org website with them.
Staff E-mail:
The format for emailing staff members is first initial last name@miamisburg.k12.oh.us. For example, Mrs. Woods’ email address is swoods@miamisburg.k12.oh.us and Mrs. Ruppert’s email address is sruppert@miamisburg.k12.oh.us. If you email a staff member and do not hear back from them within a couple of days, please call the school. It has come to our attention that multiple parent emails have been filtered out and go directly into a “junk” folder instead of to the teacher’s direct email. Once a teacher is aware that they are having difficulty receiving your email, he/she can initiate email correspondence with you and the filter should then allow your email address to pass through with future correspondence.
Morning Arrival:
Supervision for students is available at 8:35 a.m. for those eating breakfast and 8:40 for all other students. Please adhere to these times when dropping off your child in order to ensure that all students are safe and supervised at arrival.
Community Postings:
Don’t forget to log-on to the district website to obtain information about Miamisburg City Sports organizations, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Cheerleading and much more! The district website is www.miamisburgcityschools.org .
PTO corner week of March 7, 2010:
Congratulations to the winners of the 3rd quarter Box tops contest:
K-2 Mrs. Skapik
3-5 Mrs. Garey
MH Mrs. Yakumithis
and Mrs. Bostelman
These classes will be awarded a free extra recess to be used at the teacher’s discretion. Thank you to everyone that helps to clip, cut, collect and count our box tops!!
Join us for our next PTO meeting on March 9, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. in the library. The major agenda items for the meeting will our Spring Safari Carnival and how we can help to answer questions about the upcoming levy. Several of us from the PTO have gotten our questions answered about the levy and would like to help to answer other parent questions.
Dust off those roller skates and mark your calendars for the Mother Son Skating Event. Friday, March 19, 2009 we will be taking over Skate World of Kettering and enjoying Skating, Bounce House, Big Screen TV, Raffles, Snacks and more. Watch for flyers to come home later this week. . .
Lunch Menu (entire month’s menu is available at www.miamisburgcityschools.org )
Monday – chicken poppers, dipping sauce, dinner roll, seasoned carrots, applesauce
Tuesday – soft taco/taco meat, shredded lettuce & cheese, salsa, jell-o with fruit
Wednesday – beef rib-a-q on bun, baked potato, pineapple tidbits
Thursday – pepperoni pizza, tossed salad, chilled peaches
Friday – fish nuggets, dinner roll, green beans, fresh fruit
March
9 PTO Meeting 7:00 p.m.
10 Spring Music Concert: First Grade at 6:00 p.m. (NEW DATE)
10 Spring Music Concert: Third Grade at 7:15 p.m. (NEW DATE)
15 TerraNova and InView Assessments 2nd/5th
16 Spring Music Concert: Fifth Grade at 7:00 p.m.
19 PTO Mother Son Event
23 Skating party at Romar Rink 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
25 End of Third Grading Period
26 Parent Teacher Conferences: No School
29-31 Spring Break
Have a wonderful week!
As Ever,
Susan Woods, Medlar View Principal
Shannon Ruppert, Medlar View Lead Teacher
March 8th Update
We are looking forward to the first and third grade music concerts this week. Please note that the performance times and student arrival times are listed below.
