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M ayfield Elementary School Newsletter

Middletown City Schools (www.Middletowncityschools.com)

It is the mission of Mayfield Elementary School to work collaboratively with its student to maximize learning potential by providing learning opportunities based on the Ohio Academic Content Standards.

Issue #3-Sep. 2

M AYFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER MIDDLETOWN CITY SCHOOLS (WWWMIDDLETOWNCITYSCHOOLSCOM) Just a reminder that there is NO SCHOOL this coming Monday, September 5th in observance of Labor Day. Have a safe, long weekend!!

Middletown Marching Band

9^th Annual Mattress Sale Fundraiser

Flyers were sent home recently with the students. The sale is Sunday, September 11 from 10:00 am to 5:00 PM at Middletown High School, 601 N. Breiel Blvd. Take the flyer with you and get $50 off a purchase of $500 or more.

Attention Parents

P M AYFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER MIDDLETOWN CITY SCHOOLS (WWWMIDDLETOWNCITYSCHOOLSCOM) lease be sure to send your child in to school with tennis shoes on the days that they have gym. They are running, skipping and jumping in gym and tennis shoes are much safer. We realize with the warm weather that students may be wearing sandals, etc., so if it’s a gym day, send tennis shoes in their backpacks. Please understand that students will not be allowed to participate if they do not have the proper shoes.

Attention Parents

If anyone is looking for a full or part-time job, Sodexo is currently hiring for custodians in the district. If interested, please contact John Thompson at 513-306-5716.

DATES TO REMEMBER

Sep. 5 – NO SCHOOL-Observance of Labor Day

Sep. 20 – Skating Party – 6:00-8:30PM

Sep. 22 – Fall Picture Day

Nov. 3 – 5^th Grade “It’s Gotta Be Jazz” Concert – 5:30 PM

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Picture Day

Thursday, September 22

Picture Day will take place on Thursday, September 22. Order forms will come home soon. M AYFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER MIDDLETOWN CITY SCHOOLS (WWWMIDDLETOWNCITYSCHOOLSCOM) All students will be photographed on that day. You are under no obligation to purchase pictures. However, if you would like to purchase pictures, please choose your package and enclose cash, check or money order made payable to Lifetouch and send it to school on or before picture day. You may also pay by credit card online at MYLIFETOUCHCOM. If you have specific questions regarding pictures, please contact Lifetouch directly at 1-800-299-5019. When sending cash, please send the correct amount, as the office or photographer do not have cash on hand to make change. If your child is absent on our picture day, our Picture Re-take Day will take place on Thursday, November 10^th. Please note that none of the picture packages include a yearbook. That will be a separate sale. Keep an eye on the newsletter for more information.

Tips for Parents:

A Reading Challenge

By reading more complex books, your child can learn new words, facts, and ideas. He’ll also be exposed to more complicated plots and will grow as a reader. Share these suggestions:

Knowing something about the topic or setting will make a tougher book easier to comprehend. If your youngster is reading a novel set in China, he could talk to someone who has been there or look up the country online (try a children’s site like kids.nationalgeographic.com).

Encourage your child to look at a simpler book on the same subject. A picture-book biography about Harriet Tubman may help your youngster better understand a textbook chapter on the civil rights movement, for instance.

Suggest that your child read complicated material with pencil and paper in hand. He can jot down questions, words to look up, or facts that he wants to learn more about.

Talking to kids about Money

My children were always asking to buy things like dress-up shoes or new games. They didn’t seem to understand that these items weren’t in our budget. I wanted them to learn about how we spend our money—and that it is limited. So I got a spiral notebook and labeled it “Family Spending Journal.” I explained that for two weeks, everyone would keep a record of what they spent money on. I listed items like my subway fare, the electric bill, and food at the grocery store. The children wrote down expenses such as school lunch, soccer cleats, and field trip fees. After a few days, they were surprised by how many things we needed money for. Our kids had no idea, for example, that we paid for taxes on our income, several types of insurance, and membership in our homeowners association. Sometimes they still ask to buy too many things at the store, but when I say no, at least they understand why.

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