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
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Friday, Inside
April 17Story
4
6-8:00 pm
Story of 5
FamiliesInside
and students
MWS are
invited
Last
Storyto this fun
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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
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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.
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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.