April, 2015 In This Issue 1 Kindergarten Roundup 1 MWS Carnival/ Great American Clean up 2 Mt. Washington School Foundation Calendar of Events Kindergarten Roundup Mt. Washington School April 15th 11am-7:00pm A chance for families to visit Mt. Washington School and learn about our Kindergarten program. Families will be able Individual to sign up for a variety Highlights: of free programs to aid in the transition to kindergarten. Inside Story 2 FamilyInside Fun Night Story 3 MT. Washington School th Friday, Inside April 17Story 4 6-8:00 pm Story of 5 FamiliesInside and students MWS are invited Last Storyto this fun 6 event which includes a FREE dinner as well as activities for the whole family. Kindergarten Events Begin April 15th! Mt. Washington School’s Kindergarten Roundup is th April 15 from 11am-7pm. Families of incoming kindergartners are invited to visit our school, learn about our kindergarten program and enroll their child for the fall. During this time, families will have the opportunity to sign their children up for a Kindergarten Screening which will occur on Tuesday th April 28 . They will also be able to sign up for our Raising Stars Summer Program which begins June 2th June 26 . This free half day program will help students adjust to our school and be able to brush up their academic skills. But there is more! Parents can sign up to attend up for our Blast off to Kindergarten Parent Workshop which will be on th Tuesday May 12 at 6:30pm,which will give parents tips on how to help their child be ready for kindergarten. For more information, call Ilene at 363-3835. School Carnival/Great American Clean UP May is a very exciting time for the Mt. Washington School PTO. The school carnival is coming back! We are reviving the carnival for the school and community to enjoy. Raffles, games and photo booths to name a few new and old carnival favorites. Mt. Washington School from 12-3pm is the time and place to be on Saturday, May 16th! There will be a chance to throw a ring over a bowling-pin painted like your favorite teacher. Our Book Fair goal was met, so the principal will be put to the challenge at the carnival, water might be involved! Thank you to all who have been involved in the planning and sponsoring of this event! Another great event on th Saturday, May 16 is the Great American Clean Up The Great American Great American Clean Up Mt. Washington School Saturday, May 16th 9am-12:00pm Volunteers needed to help clean our community. MWS Carnival Mt. Washington School Saturday, May 16th 12-3:00pm Mt. Washington School presents our school carnival. An event for the whole community! MWS kindergarteners Cleanup will be in the morning of the MWS School Carnival from 9am-12pm. Mt. Washington School is co-hosting the cleanup with the Mt. Washington Community Council and will be a check in site for the cleanup. Free breakfast will be provided. Also, Cohen recycling will have an electronics drop off at our school. Family Fun Night Family Fun Night is Friday, th April 17 from 6:00-8pm. Students and their families are invited to night full of fun and food. Beginning at 6 there will be a FREE healthy dinner prepared by the students of the “Girls Club” from the Castle Connections Afterschool Program. Families will also learn about the nutritional value of all the food they will be eating and will do some fun activities while eating dinner. From 7:00-8 Mr. Veite will lead kids and parents in line dancing in the gym. SO wear your dancing clothes! Questions? Or to register contact, Ilene Hayes at 513.363.3835 or [email protected]. Kids having fun dancing together. Summer Camp Fair, A Huge Success!!! Children enjoying a demo from one of many camps at the Summer Camp Fair Mt. Washington Schools first ever summer camp fair was a huge success! We had 29 camp programs represented and we had families from all over visit the fair. Some came from as far as Felicity Ohio. Not only did the families learn about camp options, they got to handle chickens, a bunny and yes, a baby alligator! There was also a juggling demo provided by a local circus camp and children got the chance to walk on a tight rope. The feedback from the families and the camps was From Our Nurse Practitioner Spring weather is finally here! This is a great time to get exercise outdoors! However, accidents and injuries do happen. Here is a basic treatment plan for a sprain or strain that follows the RICE acronym. First Aid - R.I.C.E. R.I.C.E. Health Center Summer Hours June and August Mondays and Wednesdays 8am-1:00pm Laura our Nurse Practitioner is available to treat illnesses as well as do sports physicals, well child visits, and kindergarten physicals. Questions? Or to schedule an appointment, call Laura Huss at 363-3819 extremely positive. We are planning on hosting it again next year. The tentative date for next year camp fair is th Wednesday, March 16 . We look forward to seeing you then! severe pain. RICE is an acronym for how to take care of a sprain, strain, or bruise. There are four things you should do: REST the injured part of your body for 24 hours. Can return to normal activity after 24 hours of rest if the activity does not cause Continue to apply crushed ICE packs for 1020 minutes every hour for the first 4 hours. Then apply ice for 10-20 minutes 4 times a day for the first two days. Apply COMPRESSION by wrapping the injured part with a snug, elastic bandage for 48 hours. If numbness, tingling, or increased pain occurs in the injured part, the bandage may be too tight. Loosen the bandage wrap. Keep the injured part of the body ELEVATED and at rest for 24 hours. For example, for an injured ankle, place that leg up on a pillow and stay off the feet as much as possible. http://www.allkids.org/pediatrics ymptomchecker/housecalls3tab _english/healthimages/rice.htm Your child should be seen by a health care provider if you see a broken bone, the injured area won't move, swelling won't go down, or pain won't lessen with treatment. Mt. Washington School Foundation… It’s Official! We are pleased to announce that Mt. Washington’s School foundation just received confirmation from the IRS that we are officially a 501C3 non-profit organization. That means that all funds raised by the foundation are tax deductible. We want to extend a special Thanks to Sonya Jindal of Taft Stettinius & Hollister who donated a huge amount of her time to complete all the application paperwork to make this happen. The mission of the school foundation is to support the ever changing needs of our school its students, families and community. Already the foundation approved funding to support a school wide event where the COSI mobile van will be at our school next fall so all of our students have a chance to do a wide range of science activities provided by COSI. Additionally, the foundation is providing funding to support the School Carnival. If you would like to contribute to our foundation, please send your donation to the Mt. Washington School Foundation at 1730 Mears Ave. Cincinnati, Ohio 45230. Save the Date, 4th Annual Run with the Knights 5K Many Thanks To Our Sponsors Union Savings Bank Tower Wines T.P. White & Sons Mercy Health Anderson Hills Plumbing Mt. Washington Care Center Community Learning Center Institute We are pleased to announce our Annual Run with the Knights 5K Run/Walk is going to be on Saturday, th September 19 at 9am at Mt. Washington School. As in the past, we will have a post-race celebration with free food, entertainment and new this year ,all racers will be automatically be entered into a raffle for some exciting prizes. Our race committee has been busy planning the event which will benefit programing at Mt. Washington School and the Mt. Washington Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation. We are currently looking for event sponsors so if your company or organization would like to be a race sponsor call Ilene Hayes, 3633835.
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