Springmyer Elementary School

08/31/2026

SPRINGMYER PTA IS LOOKING FOR ROOM PARENT VOLUNTEERS! 🐉

Each class usually has about three room parents (max 5).
If you have multiple children you'd like to sign up for, please feel free to, but know that we will likely only assign you to one.

❤️ Room parent duties for the 2026/2027 school year include the following:
• Plan and attend the holiday party
• Chaperone field trip(s) (Usually in April, but this is up to the teachers.)
• Help coordinate Teacher Appreciation Week for your classroom (May)
• Help to set up and host a Carnival booth
• *5th Grade room parents also help the 5th grade coordinators with various fundraisers that benefit the 5th grade and the end of year party.🥳

*Please note, if we receive an overwhelming response for a classroom, we will draw names. Filling out this form does not guarantee you will be a room parent, but we will make every effort to include everyone who signs up. There are many opportunities to volunteer at school this year regardless of who the room parents are!*

➡️ Room parents must be PTA members and complete a background check this school year. See links below. ⤵️
*IF YOU HAVE already done these steps you don't need to do them again.

1. Background check form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc9zYneACxFJEFLnn8Z5gCz-iaOGGYLegArx-9G3vO3dpEofw/viewform

2. Join PTA Givebacks form (President/Membership):
https://springmyer.givebacks.com/shop

3. Sign up to be room parent:
https://forms.gle/NpJmSVPQwd4gUhJb6

If you have any questions please feel free to email Julie Rose or Mandy Soldano or you may message here. We're looking forward to a great year! ❤️🐉

08/28/2026

Here is the Sparks, Springmyer Newsletter.

.THE SPRINGMYER SPARKS SPRINGMYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEEKLY NEWSLETTER Click for the Breakfast and Lunch menu site: Lunch Menu FAME FACEBOOK PAGE https://m.facebook.com/100057219949359/ Monday: Day 1 Tuesday: Day 2 Wednesday: Day 3 Thursday: Day 1 Friday: Day 2 SPRINGMYER SPIRIT ...

08/28/2026

08/26/2026

Important Attendance Updates for the 2026-27 School Year
Dear Oak Hills Families,
As we begin the new school year, we want to make sure you're aware of some important updates to how our district approaches student attendance.
What's Changing
Due to updates in Ohio law (House Bill 96), school districts are now required to place greater emphasis on chronic absenteeism, including instructional time missed even when absences are excused. To reflect these changes, we've:
Updated our district attendance board policy
Revised each building's attendance page to match the new policy
Launched a new Attendance Q&A page to help answer your questions
We encourage every family to visit the new Q&A page to understand what's different this year. The short version: an excused absence (illness, medical appointments, etc.) is still excused — but the hours missed now count toward whether a student is considered “chronically absent.”
A student is considered chronically absent when they miss at least 10% of the minimum instructional hours required during the school year — for any reason, including excused and unexcused absences. This differs from truancy, which is based only on unexcused absences. Students need to miss only about two to three days a month to be on track toward chronic absenteeism by year's end.

Earlier Notification & Tiered Support
Under the new state requirements, districts must provide early parental notification and a tiered system of support for students with attendance concerns. Here's how Oak Hills is putting that into practice:
Families will begin being notified once a student has missed 3.5% of instructional hours, so we can connect early — before an occasional absence becomes a pattern.
Our schools will use a tiered system of monitoring and interventions that increases support as absences increase, so students receive the right level of help at the right time.
Each building has an Absence Intervention Team to work directly with students and families, identify barriers to attendance (such as transportation, health, or family circumstances), and connect them with helpful resources.
This approach isn't about punishment — it's about understanding why a student is missing school and working together early to help them get back on track.
Our Attendance Partners
This year, Oak Hills is proud to partner with several organizations to support strong attendance across our schools:
Stay in the Game
FC Cincinnati
National Attendance & Engagement Meta Network
Hamilton County Education Service Center’s Regional Attendance Collaborative

These partnerships will help us bring new resources, engagement strategies, and support to families as we work together to keep students in the classroom.
What You Can Do
Keep your child home when they're genuinely sick — that hasn't changed
Try to schedule appointments outside of school hours when possible
Reach out to your child's school if attendance barriers are making regular attendance difficult
Visit our Attendance Q&A page for full details: https://www.ohlsd.us/parent-resources/attendance-38/
We know families want what's best for their students, and regular attendance is one of the strongest predictors of student success. We're here to partner with you every step of the way.

Thank you for your continued partnership,
Oak Hills Local School District’s District Attendance Team
Be Here. Belong Here. Grow Here.

08/25/2026

Thank you Springmyer PTA, Cincinnati Ohio for the wonderful welcome back luncheon!

08/21/2026

Here is the Sparks, Springmyer's Newsletter.

.THE SPRINGMYER SPARKS SPRINGMYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEEKLY NEWSLETTER Click for the Breakfast and Lunch menu site: Lunch Menu FAME FACEBOOK PAGE https://m.facebook.com/100057219949359/ Monday: Day 2 Tuesday: Day 3 Wednesday: Day 1 Thursday: Day 2 Friday: Day 3 SPRINGMYER SPIRIT D...

08/19/2026

08/17/2026

Sparky invites you to join us for Springmyer Elementary's Meet the Teacher & Activity Fair on Tuesday, August 18, from 3:30–5:30 PM! 🐉❤️

Meet your child's teacher, explore their classroom, drop off school supplies, and help your student start the year feeling comfortable and ready for a great year ahead!📚

While you're there, stop by the Activity Fair in the gymnasium to learn about the clubs and extracurricular opportunities that Springmyer offers for students in grades 1-5! 🎨🎭♟️🏃‍♀️

And don't forget to visit the PTA table and say hello! 👋🏼 We'd love to catch up with familiar faces, welcome new families, and share a little of what the PTA has planned for the year! It's a great chance to learn about ways to get involved—whether that's volunteering at an event, joining a committee, or simply staying connected and supporting our school community, your support always makes a difference.❤️

We can't wait to see you all on Tuesday from 3:30-5:30 to kick off an amazing school year together! 🐉🥳

Please note: Kindergarten students who attended Meet the Teacher on August 11 do not need to attend on August 18.