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Wolfpack Weekly HowlWeek of October 11, 2021
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● Week of October 11, 2021
Monday, October11, 2021
● LSDMC Meeting (6:00 via Google Meets) LSDMC Meeting○ Video call link: https://meet.google.com/vat-yipe-rdo
● SCPP Testing for 6th Grade Begins● Gifted Testing and Gifted Rescreening Testing Begins
Tuesday, October ● TaeKwonDo (8:00 AM-Gymnasium)12, 2021 ● Grades 3-4 Soccer Practice (4:30-5:30)
● Brain Bowl Practice (4:15, Mr. G’s Classroom)● PTSO (6:00 Board Meeting, 7:00 General Assembly)-in person in the Cafeteria
or via Google Meets--New Teacher Representatives Should Attend
Wednesday, ● Yoga (8:00-8:45)October 13, 2021 ● Upper School PACK Day: Special Schedule
● PSAT for 10th and 11th Grade Students● Grades 5-6 Soccer Practice (4:30-6:00)
Thursday,October 14, 2021
● Grades 3-4 Soccer Practice (4:30-5:30)● Girl Scout Informational Meeting (For Students in Grades K-5 Courtyard 6:30)
Friday, October15, 2021
● Chess Club (4:15-5:15, Cafeteria)
Saturday,October 16, 2021
● Adventure Crew Mountain Biking and Fishing Adventure (See moreInformation below to sign up)
● COMING UP● October 18� Fall Picture Day● October 29� PTSO Family Fall Festival
● October 29� Grades 9-12 Fall Boo-Gie (6�30-9�30, Courtyard)
THIS WEEK’STOP STORIES
Fall Picture Day: October 18Fall Picture Day is October 18, 2021! For your ordering convenience, please visit mylifetouch.comand use the Picture Day ID#: EVT89WQMZ
Testing This Week: We will have PSAT Testing this week. Because of this, the bells will be turned offon Wednesday, October 13. Upper School will be running an alternative schedule, however, forLower School students, please keep this in mind as you’ll need to use classroom/computer clocks todetermine when to transition students between blocks.
Sick Leave Forms: Upon return from a sick day(s), please remember to submit your sick leave form,especially during pay period weeks as we need to accurately report time. Thank you!
Adventure Crew: Students in grades 7-12 are invited to joinAdventure Crew on Saturday, October 16th for a fun day of road cycling, mountain biking, andfishing! We will spend half the day at the Little Miami Bike Trail and the second half of the dayat Jim Terrell Mountain Bike Park accompanied with fishing.
Adventure Crew is always free. Transportation to and from Fountain Square, light breakfast,lunch, and equipment is provided. For October, we'll order pizza paired with salad, chips,applesauce, and cookies.
Talk to Ms. Gordon or email at [email protected] for more information or to getsigned up for the adventure!
Sibling Magnet Application is open until October 29� This round of applicationsis for any elementary siblings of current Spencer Center students. Please see the application here:https://www.cps-k12.org/sites/www.cps-k12.org/files/pdfs/forms-Magnet_Sibling_Applic ation_2022-23.pdf
Dismissal Updates & Reminders:
1. Pick Up Begins at 4�15 each day. We are working hard to make sure that we get familiesthrough the line quickly and thank you for your patience in this process. Please be sure tobe in line or on site by this time. If you are running late or have encountered traffic oranother issue in getting to school, please contact the Main Office at 513-363-5800 so that wecan inform your student and our staff.
2. We need your help! Do we have your correct phone number? Parents & Guardians, pleasetake a look in your Power School account (not your student’s account) to make sure we haveyour correct phone number. This is crucial information we need to have access to in orderto contact you in a timely manner. To receive school-recorded messages to your cell phone,please enter your cell phone number in both the home phone and cell phone fields. Thankyou!
3. Reminder! For your convenience we have an electronic absence reporting system throughour school website; [email protected]. Just hover over the ‘Contact Us’ tab andthat will take you to reporting an absence. Please only use this system to report studentabsences by 9�00am. Thank you!
4. Early Dismissal for Spencer Students: Per school policy, students will be called down forearly dismissal when the parent/guardian is physically present for pick-up. Instructionaltime is very important and we would like our students to miss as little time as possible.
a. Due to all-school student dismissal occurring from the main office, if you do have topick your child up early, please do so no later than 3�50pm. Our office staff has tohave the ability to make announcements and assist additional staff members withbus information. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!
5. Change of End-of-Day transportation home: If you need to change your child from a busrider to car pick-up or vice versa, please contact the school office by phone prior to 2�30pm.This will ensure that your student will receive the change in a timely manner. A change indismissal is extremely important to us, please do not email or leave a voicemail with thisinformation. Please phone and reach a staff member to ensure the information is deliveredto your student prior to the end of the day.
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TESTING UPDATES
● PSAT: All 10th and 11th Grade students will take the PSAT on October 13, 2021. If youhave questions about this process, please reach out to our Upper School TestingCoordinator, Mr. Ryan McCarthy at [email protected] or our SchoolCounselor, Ms. Amanda Bardo at [email protected].
FROM OURSTUDENT SUPPORT SUITE
Support PACK Staff:
School Counselor: Amanda [email protected]
513-363-5853
M-F
School Social Worker: Lukus Krueger
513-363-5858
M-F
School Psychologist: Myra Thomas
513-363-5813
M-T
Intervention Specialists: Krista
Fehring-Gustavsson and Erin McGlone
513-363-5800
M-F
UPPER SCHOOL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
CCP at Spencer: College Credit Plus (CCP) is Ohio's dual enrollment program that providesstudents in grades 7-12 the opportunity to earn college and high school credits at the sametime by taking courses from Ohio colleges or universities. The purpose of this program is toenhance students' career readiness and postsecondary success, while providing a widevariety of options to college-ready students, at no or limited costs to students and families.For more information on CCP in Cincinnati Public Schools, please follow this link:https://www.cps-k12.org/academics/college-credit-plus
Timeline:● October-February — Attend information session and meet with your school
counselor● May 1 deadline — Turn in your Intent to Participate Form to your school
counselor● January-May 1 — Take test, if needed, to determine eligibility and apply to
intended college● Varies based on college — Enroll in your CCP classes and attend college
orientation
Information Sessions:
CCP InformationSession/ParentNight
The Office of College CreditPlus is hosting CCPInformation Sessions/ParentNights to help parents andstudents navigate CincinnatiState’s CCP program,including applicationtimelines, advising andregistration processes, andthe CCP program in general.Many school districts requireattendance at an InformationSession, and attendance atour session can be reportedto the school district to
Virtual 04 Oct2021 06�00PM ET
Acceptingregistrations
Register
Virtual 01 Nov2021 06�00PM ET
Acceptingregistrations
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satisfy that requirement.These sessions will answerquestions such as: Is CCPright for me? How can CCPbenefit me? When should Iapply to the program? Andmuch more!
NOTES FROM OURAMAZING PTSO AND LSDMC
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