Five Points Elementary Newsletter

November 5, 2023

Calendar & Event Information 

• November 6 - 3rd Grade Field Trip to Springboro Municipal Building
• Holt, Amburgey, McKinney, Terrell, Czyznik & Zilgalvis
• November 7 - 3rd Grade Field Trip to Springboro Municipal Building
• Seagraves, Paul, Estle, Pope & Calahan
• November 7 - Picture Retake Day
• November 10 - Veterans Day Luncheon (see details below)
• Wear RED,  WHITE  & BLUE!
• November 14 - World Diabetes Day - wear BLUE!
• November 15 - Early Release, students dismissed at 2:15 p.m.
• November 15 - Ornament Sale Order Forms Due (see details below)
• November 19 - 4th Grade Music Concert at Christmas in Springboro
• November 20-24 - Fall Break, NO SCHOOL
• December 7 - PTO Meeting at 9:30am in Teachers' Lounge
• December 13 - Early Release, students dismissed at 2:15 p.m.
• December 20 - End of 2nd Quarter/Last Day before break
• December 21-January 2 - Winter Break, NO SCHOOL
• January 3 - Teacher Workday, NO SCHOOL
• January 4 - Students Return from Winter Break

Academic Calendar 2023-24

District Event Calendar 2023-24

Announcements for Parents

Picture Day Retake Day - November 7th

Our Fall Picture Retake Day is scheduled for

Tuesday, November 7th.

You may order pictures online until Friday, November 10th.

Click HERE or below for the link to order picture retakes online:

https://v2.myproimages.com/easterling/code/6UFEP

**Sales tax will be added to your purchase only if you are

pre-ordering online

You may pre-order school pictures online until November 10th, or you can simply fill out the form you receive and send with your child on our picture re-take day, which is on Tuesday, November 7th.

Make Your Smile Count! Program - 3rd Grade Students

Make Your Smile Count! is a no-cost, statewide Dental Check for 3rd graders conducted by the Ohio Department of Health (ODH). 

With parental consent, students are checked for cavities, fillings, dental sealants, and any need for follow-up dental care. The dental check only takes about two minutes per student. Dental problems are one of the five leading reasons why children are absent from school. Research shows that children with recent dental pain are more likely to miss school and earn lower grades. The Make Your Smile Count! dental check allows ODH to collect data to evaluate trends in dental disease among Ohio school children, measure the impact of dental disease prevention programs, and target resources to improve the dental health of Ohio's children. Ninety-four schools have been scientifically chosen so that the data from all schools combined will tell ODH about the oral health of third graders throughout Ohio. High participation is crucial to ensure the validity of the data.

The date of this event for Five Points Elementary will be:

Thursday, February 8, 2024.

Parent/guardian signed consent forms are required for students to participate. A licensed dental hygienist will look at the student's teeth using a disposable mouth mirror. Infection control standards will be followed. The results of the dental check will be noted in a letter for each child to take home. The letter will urge parents/guardians to contact their child's dentist for any identified dental issues that require follow-up care. Each child who participates will receive a new toothbrush and sticker.

***Information for each student and school will remain private and will not be shared.

The Make Your Smile Count! program information packet, including the information sheet and consent form, will be sent home with 3rd grade students the week of November 6th. Parents, please send signed consent forms back to school as soon as possible after receiving it.

Veterans Day Celebration - Friday, November 10th

Calling all Veterans! If a local family member serves, or served, in the U.S. Military, we would be honored to host you for a light luncheon during your student's lunch period on Friday, November 10th. If available and able to attend, please complete and cut off the form linked HERE, and send it back to school by Monday, Nov. 6th to reserve a spot for this event.

When attendees arrive, they should go through the gate on the east/right side of the building, and park in the playground lot. Please enter though door number 7 by the cafeteria. Photo ID required to enter the building. PLEASE DO NOT COME IN THROUGH THE MAIN ENTRANCE!

Also, we are creating a special Wall of Heroes with photos of our Veterans and our youngest heroes, the military kids in our community; because when a military member serves, their whole family serves, too! You are invited

to fill out a BRICK and add a photo of your special Veteran. Please send completed Bricks back school by Monday, November 6th as well.

In addition, we are asking children to write a special poem to a veteran. Poems can include topics such as gratitude, or showing respect and admiration for our armed forces. Please have your child return their poem to their homeroom teacher by Monday, November 6th. The winning poem, per grade level, will be read during our Veterans Day celebration and the child will receive a prize!

Thank you for helping the students at Five Points Elementary celebrate your heroic service to our country!

World Diabetes Day is Tuesday 11/14/2023!

Please join us in showing our support with a

BLUE OUT

on Tuesday, November 14th!

School Fees

School fees may be paid on-line through PaySchools Central, or they may be paid by check. The check can be sent in with your child, and it should be made payable to Five Points Elementary. In the memo section of your check, you should write your child's name and note 'school fees'.

School fees for the 2023-24 school year are listed below:

2nd Grade: $89

3rd Grade: $89

4th Grade: $114

5th Grade: $108, and an additional $130 for Camp Kern

You may also pay by check; the check can be sent in with your child, and it should be made payable to Five Points Elementary. In the memo section of your check, you should write your child's name and note 'school fees'.

If you are unable to pay the entire balance at this time, we would be happy to assist you with designing a payment plan. Please contact Ms. Riegle, in the front office, to set up a payment plan. 

Daily Attendance

Please contact Patty Wolpert by email or phone (call 937-748-6090) by 9:00 a.m. if your child will be absent.

Vacation Requests

Thinking about a vacation? Please email our Assistant Principal, Ethan Bettinger, to make your request.

Daily A.M. Walkers  

*Those students who ride their bike/scooter to school or walk...

Students who walk/ride their bikes to school will still enter through the front of the building through Doors 5 and 6 beginning at 8:15 a.m. each morning.

Car Rider Drop Off in the A.M.

Parents who drive their child(ren) to school will begin the car line around the building on the WEST side - at Door 3 (gym). PLEASE DO NOT DROP OFF YOUR CHILD IN THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING. Drop off may begin at 8:00 a.m. A staff member will be at Door 3 each morning to monitor arriving students. Students will go to the gym and will be monitored by a staff member until dismissed at 8:15 a.m. Parents will loop around the staff parking lot and exit out the west front exit. Please watch for students using our cross-walk.



Car Rider & Daycare Pick Up - P.M. - DISMISSAL

The car rider line will form around the front of the building to the West side staff parking lot. Please stay on the left side of the lane as you enter school grounds, and then you will merge into one of two lanes next to the curb. Staff members will be present to direct traffic in the front of the school. PLEASE have your car number displayed and ready to go at ALL TIMES as you proceed through the car line!  Staff members will be collecting numbers as the line forms. Students will be dismissed in groups based on your position in line. For safety reasons, students must enter the car on the curb side only. Please follow the direction of our staff members to ensure a smooth pick-up process. Please DO NOT park in the staff parking lot and cross the line of traffic to pick-up your child(ren). You also may not park in the front of the school to pick up your child(ren). All car riders must follow this process in order to ensure the safety of all students.

When in the car line, please be cognizant not to block he handicap ramp located in the front of the school. This ramp should always be clear and not be blocked by any vehicles at any time. Additionally, when in the line, please be sure to pull up as close as possible to the vehicle in front of you in order to allow for as many cars as possible in our car line.

Please click here to review the route map for A.M. & P.M car riders.

End of the Day - DISMISSAL

Pick up at the end of the day should occur in our car line unless your child is a walker or is riding the bus home. Parents should not be parking and meeting students in the front of the building, or in the main office unless you were called for a sick child, you forgot your car rider number, or special arrangements have been made with administration. Students will not be dismissed to a parked car in the front lot. We appreciate your attention to our dismissal guidelines!

Change in PM Dismissal Communication

If you need to notify the school that your child(ren) will need to change the way he/she typically goes home from school, please contact the office 937-748-6090 as soon as possible. It is always best to send in a note for the change when advance notice can be given. You may also email our receptionist, Patty Wolpert. Having the communication in advance, helps us to ensure we are able to dismiss our bus fleet in a timely manner.

If you send an email to your child's classroom teacher of a schedule change, please include Mrs. Wolpert (pwolpert@springboro.org) on the email as teachers may not have an opportunity to check their email in the late afternoon, prior to dismissal time.

Daycare Communication ... IMPORTANT

If there is a change in transportation, or your child goes home prior to dismissal, please notify your daycare provider of the change. This notification is extremely important as it will allow for our bus dismissal to happen in a timely manner. 

PTO News

Join PTO

If you have ever wanted to become involved in PTO the time is now. To stay updated about volunteer opportunities and PTO events, follow our PTO on Facebook at Panther North PTO. 

You can also reach out to our wonderful PTO by emailing them at 5pointspto@gmail.com.

PTO Meetings 2023-2024

This year we will be holding our PTO meetings the first Thursday of every month at 9:30 a.m. These meetings will be held in person at Five Points Elementary in the teachers' lounge. Simply enter the building through the main office!

PTO meeting dates are as follows:

• Thursday, December 7th
• Thursday, January 4th
• Thursday, February 1st
• Thursday, March 7th
• Thursday, April 4th
• Thursday, May 2nd

Food/Nutrition Services

Reminder that you have to apply for Free/Reduced priced meals EVERY year. Families who believe they qualify for the Free/Reduced Meal program will need to fill out our online application for approval. Our online application is the fastest way to qualify for the Free/Reduced Meal program. Families have to fill out an application every school year for their student(s) to receive benefits.

Learn More by Visiting Our Food/Nutrition Services Webpage

Join Our Team

The Springboro Food and Nutrition services is hiring food service substitutes and an assistant cook at the High School. Food service experience is not required. Apply Here!