Five Points Elementary Newsletter

March 31, 2024

Calendar & Event Information 

• March 25--April 1 - Spring Break, NO SCHOOL
• April 2 - School Resumes after Spring Break
• April 4 & 5 - 5th Grade ELA OST
• April 8 - Teacher In-service, NO SCHOOL
• April 9 & 10 - 4th Grade ELA OST
• April 12 - District Art Show, 5:00-7:00 p.m.
• April 13 - District Art Show, 4:00-6:30 p.m.
• April 15 & 16 - 3rd Grade ELA OST
• April 17 - Early Release, students dismissed at 2:15 p.m.
• April 18 & 19 - 5th Grade Math OST
• April 23 & 24 - 4th Grade Math OST
• April 25 - 2nd Grade Musical Performance
• April 25 & 26 - 3rd Grade Math OST
• April 27 - Five Points Galaxy Gala Dance, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
• April 29 & 30 - 5th Grade Science OST
• May 1 - Five Points Art Show, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
• May 15 - Early Release, students dismissed at 2:15 p.m.
• May 23 - Last Day of School for Students
• May 24 - Teacher Work Day
• May 27 - Memorial Day

Academic Calendar 2023-24

District Event Calendar 2023-24

Announcements for Parents

Nominate an EPIC Teacher of the Year!

It's time to nominate our EPIC Teacher of the Year Awards for 2024! All parents, students, and staff members of Springboro Schools are encouraged to fill out a nomination form for their choice of EPIC Teacher of the Year.

CLICK HERE TO NOMINATE TODAY

Each school building (Clearcreek Elementary, Five Points Elementary, Dennis Elementary, Springboro Intermediate, Springboro Junior High, and Springboro High School) will have one EPIC Teacher of the Year recipient, so everyone is encouraged to nominate! Deadline is April 10, 2024.

Learn More About the EPIC Teacher of the Year Award Here

Information for Families Observing Ramadan

For families observing Ramadan, if you'd like your student to have the option of taking a school lunch home to enjoy later in the day, please reach out to Kelsey Warren, Food Service Manager, for further details. You can contact Kelsey at kwarren@springboro.org or call 937-748-3960 ext. 4664. 

Free and reduced meals would be offered at no charge, full pay would be $2.65 for K-6 and $2.75 for grades 7-12.

Five Points Galaxy Gala - Spring Dance

Five Points PTO is super excited to announce the return of our themed dance for Five Points students! Galaxy Gala will be held on Saturday, April 27th at Five Points Elementary 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Please read all of the important information below:

• Tickets are required for everyone attending.
• Tickets are LIMITED and we will NOT be selling tickets at the door.
• Purchase before April 1st and receive the Early Bird discount. 
• Ticket sales will be turned off April 20th, or before, if we reach our capacity. 
• Tickets are available at this link.
• Due to capacity limitations, we are requesting that only one adult per student attends; however, one adult may attend with multiple Five Points students.

We only have about 350 parking spaces! Please carpool to help us accommodate as many as we can!

Easterling Studios will return to host our traditional photo booth again. You will receive a confirmation email with your ticket purchase that includes a link to pre-order your photos. Our "roaming" photo booth will return as well!

Light snacks and water will be available!

Support our Military students by Wearing Purple!

When: April 12, 2024

Springboro School District

Each year our nation designates April as the Month of the Military Child to recognize and thank children from military families for the sacrifices they make living the military lifestyle.

During the month, one day is selected as the day to "Purple Up! For Military Kids" and all school personnel and students are encouraged to wear purple in recognition of the strength and sacrifices of military connected youth. This year, Purple Up Day is Friday, April 12th.

Need Boro Purple Up Spirit wear?



Use this ORDER LINK!

Please note: All orders are pick-up only!



Orders will be accepted until March 17th

A percentage of the proceeds will be going to each school’s Purple Star fund for further sponsored events throughout the school year.

6th Grade Scheduling Information- 5th Grade Students

Friday March 15th was the deadline to submit your child's 6th grade Music Selection Form. If you have questions regarding the music course offerings at Springboro Intermediate, please visit the 2024-25 scheduling page.  

Lastly, don't forget to mark your calendars for Thursday, April 25 at 6:30pm for the Incoming 6th Grade Parent Meeting held at the high school auditorium.  Much of the scheduling process and function of 6th grade will be discussed at that time. However, if you have immediate questions regarding scheduling for 6th grade, or the music selection, please contact Mrs. Sarah Fox, school counselor, for further information and guidance. 

Meet Our Student School Counselor, Miss Sierra Keele

"My name is Sierra Keele and I am a graduate student at Wright State University. I have been studying school counseling and will graduate from my program in Spring of 2025. I have a wonderful opportunity to work alongside the school counselors at Five Points Elementary and will be assisting Mrs. Nelson with 3rd and 5th grade students. This means I will be facilitating groups, meeting with individual students for check ins, and overall learning what it looks like to be an elementary school counselor. My passion for advocating for student success is what motivated my decision to be a school counselor, and I am looking forward to helping students develop their academic, career, and social emotional goals!"

You can read more about Miss Keele HERE!

CAMP INVENTION ... Returns to SPRINGBORO

This summer, Springboro Schools are excited to offer an action-packed week of Camp Invention starting June 10th, 2024 at Five Points Elementary! During the all-new Illuminate program, campers will collaborate with friends to take on fun, hands-on STEM challenges featuring athletics, design, invention and more.

Camp Invention® is bringing new, imaginative experiences for grades K-6 to Springboro at Five Points Elementary the week of June 10, 2024!

Register for the all-new program, Illuminate, at invent.org/mylocalcamp

Brave Boro Bunch - Military Student Club

Five Points Elementary is a Purple Star School that is determined to support our military families and students! In an effort to do so, we have created a military kids club where students who come from military backgrounds can join to connect with other children who face similar challenges and experiences. This club is called the Brave Boro Bunch. We would love to have your child join our Brave Boro Bunch Club. This club is intended for children of active-duty military families or recently retired military families. An informational flyer went home with students last week.

Please join us for our first official meeting after school on Tuesday, December 19th at 3:15 pm in room 226, Mrs. Hurley's room. This will be a student only event. Parents can pick up their child at 4:15 pm in front of the school. Students are encouraged to bring a snack! Our goal is to meet the third Tuesday of every month for the remainder of the school year, unless school is not in session.

See upcoming meeting dates below:

April:

Tuesday, April 16th

May:

Tuesday, May 14th

A flyer/permission slip for this club was sent home with students! The flyer/permission slip can also be found HERE. Permission slips need to be returned to Mrs. Duncomb, Mrs. Veren (4th grade teachers), or Mrs. Hurley. The Brave Boro Bunch will meet the 3rd Tuesday of each month, from 3:15-4:15) starting in December!

Health Services Update

Dear Parents & Guardians:

As we head into Winter Break, we wanted to remind everyone of the health guidelines for students attending school. Our goal is not to keep students from coming to school, but to do our best to keep all students healthy while attending. Coming to school ill is not typically productive for students. We are seeing Influenza A and B, Strep, Pertussis (Whooping Cough), Pneumonia, COVID and many other viral illnesses. Please review the information below and if you have any questions please contact your student’s building Clinic Nurse.

Good Daily at Home Health Checks

• If your student is presenting with illness (cold, cough, headaches, body aches, sore throat etc.) or not themselves, monitor and contact your primary medical provider if the symptoms do not resolve.
• Check your child’s temperature. If the temperature is greater than 100 degrees, keep your student home until fever free for 24 hours WITHOUT fever reducing medication. NOTE: Many cold medications have Fever Reducing medication in the ingredients. 
• Do not send your child to school after they have been given fever reducing medications.
• Don’t forget to notify the school if your student is home ill. If you have questions or concerns contact the Building Clinic Nurse via phone or email. 

Return to school guidelines

• Students must be fever free (without fever reducing medications) for 24 hours
• Students who are experiencing Vomiting/Diarrhea: It is recommended that the student remain home 24 hours after their last episode of vomiting/diarrhea.
• If you have a doctor’s note, a diagnosis of illness is helpful to track and monitor illness during the school year.
• Don’t forget to get the Medical Note for any medical appointments and submit it to the Attendance staff at your students building. 

Up to date information

• Please make sure that your child’s teacher and the school office have current emergency contact numbers at all times. When students are ill and needing to go home, this can become very challenging if we are unable to reach parents/guardians or Emergency Contacts. 
• Please have a plan in place in case your child becomes sick at school. 

Nursing services

The district employs a full time clinic nurse at each building. Our Clinic Nurses play an important role in keeping our students healthy and safe. 

Contact information for  Student Health Services Staff

We appreciate your help and continued support in keeping our students healthy and safe. We wish you a safe and healthy Holiday Season! 

Thanks,

Bronwyn Patterson RN, BSN, CSN

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, 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!