From the Principal
 Babeck Smile Day a Success
Approximately 50 students at Babeck Elementary School had the benefit of being treated by a licensed dental staff with the Mobile Dentists/Smile Program. This organization provided on site preventive dental care services to students at Babeck on February 1, 2008. Because of increased demand, the team of dentists returned on February 8th. The mobile dentists set up their mini-dental office in our building and provided dental examinations, cleanings, fluoride treatments, x-rays, and sealants for participating children. Our school nurse, Mrs. Birchwell, has organized this program for the last three years because she knows how important good oral health is to our children's overall general health. Tooth decay is the most common chronic and infectious disease among children. Children who receive dental sealants in school-based programs have 60% fewer new decayed teeth for up to 2-5 years after a single application. To learn more about the Mobile Dentists program, go to www.mobiledentists.com and watch a short video.
Second Grade Student Help St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Congratulations to our second grade students! They did a marvelous job raising money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. This year, our second grade students raised $3,000! Not only did they exceed their goal of $2,500, but they also set a new Math-A-Thon fundraising record! Great Job! A special word of thanks to Mrs. Gorman for organizing this annual fundraiser for St. Jude Children's Hospital and to all of the students who helped with this fundraiser! Here are the total amount raised for each second grade class and the leading fundraiser. Mrs. Gorman's class raised $267. Kayla Collins was able to collect $77 in donations for her class. Mrs. Anglin's class is donating $633.50 to the cause. Brittney Oliver collected $150. Mrs. Smythe's class contributed $666.05 to St. Jude's. Clover Lurker and Cory Scott tied with the most in their class by raising $125 each. Mrs. Bachmann's class raised $687.20 and Kyle Kepner brought in $100. Next, Finally, Mrs. Gallion's class raised $746.25!Tori Watson led all fundraisers by collecting $376, WOW!
2008 Spelling Bee Results
Congratulations to all of our 2007/2008 spelling bee participants! Everyone did a wonderful job battling nerves, some tough word categories and some new rules for competition. Mariah Salyers emerged as the Babeck Elementary Spelling Bee Champion this year. Mariah is a two-year champion in the Edgewood School District. Last year, she won the Seven Mile Elementary School Spelling Bee. Mariah will have the opportunity in late January/early February to compete in the Greater Cincinnati Regional Spelling Bee competition in Cincinnati. Last year, Mariah finished in 7th Place in the regional bee. Robbie West finished in second place in the Babeck Spelling Bee while Natalie Hahn finished in third place. The rest of our spelling participants include: Brianna Giles, Skyler Shepherd, Jacob Campbell, Naomi Robinson, Quinton Page, Drake Crawford, Cameron Maynard, Taylor Schrenk, Sarah Jones, Kyle Taylor, Corey Short, Zach Leach, Tiffany Dowers, Leighanna Palmer, Nathan Soppanish, Alex Clinebell, Evan Kelley, Haley Robinson, Issac Messerman, Paul Donisi, and Alexis Combs.
Ohio Parent Information and Resource Center
The mission of the Ohio Parent Information Resource Center (PIRC) is to empower all parents and families by providing information, resources, and training to support children's learning and enhance the environments in which they grow. This is accomplished by providing information about the states accountability system for the No Child Left Behind Act. Answering questions and providing information about supplemental services and public school choice for schools that are in school improvement status are some of the examples of the services they provide.
More information about Ohio PIRC and the services that they provide can be obtained if you call 1-866-253-1829.
Teacher Qualification Information
The Edgewood City School District makes every effort to comply with all of the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB). One of the requirements of NCLB is to notify parents that they may request information regarding the professional qualifications of their child's teacher. If you would like to learn more about the qualifications of your child's teacher, please contact me at (513) 988-0111.
OhioReads Volunteers Needed!
Our OhioReads program has helped a large number of students improve their reading skills over the last several years. It is an activity that both the tutor and the student have enjoyed. Because of different work schedules, moving out of the area and other factors, the number of available OhioReads tutors has dropped. We need your help. We need you or a person you know with an hour to give to call Kim Proeschel at
988-0111 ext. 5113.
We provide training and the students. You provide approximately 1 hour a week to help two students read better. We hope you or the person you talk to can give us a call today!
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