Craig Hill Family Chronicle

April dates:

29-30: Math State Testing

30: Laser Tag Night

May dates:

7th: Cougar Carnival

15th: PTA Red Robin Fundraiser

***Please note***

If you are planning to have your child released from school early (early dismissal), please be sure to send in a written note to the classroom teacher, and call the main office at 966-4500. This helps to eliminate any confusion when you arrive to pick up your child.

Do you follow us on social media? We use our social media pages to post photos of daily happenings, and to inform you of events happening in our school and around the community. Click on a button below to go directly to the page!

Community Schools will be hosting its first ever Cougar Carnival on May 7th! This FREE event will be a night of fun, games, and more!

Please be sure to register today by clicking on the photo!

We are looking for volunteers to visit our school for our first ever "Careers In Fractions Career Fair"! This event will take place on May 28th from 1:30-2:50 PM, and is geared towards showing our 5th grade students a variety of careers that use math in their everyday lives. If you work in any of the following fields, you are perfect for our event!

pharmacy, nursing, veterinary, engineering, architecture, baking/cooking, construction, farming, car mechanic, accounting, real estate, or sports (coach/trainer)

If you are available to come in and talk about your career, please click on the flyer to fill out the interest form. You can also email Valorie.jonas@greececsd.org for more information.

If your family is in need of food or any other additional resources, we have places to support our GCSD families! We have a food pantry at Arcadia Middle school where families can register to "shop" for food. Additionally, our Neighborhood Navigation Center assists families in connecting them with with local resources for support with housing, employment, transportation, and many more. They are located on the backside of Phoenix Academy, sometimes called "Alcott Rd". If you are in need of any of these resources, please use the information on the flyer to contact them, or email the Craig Hill community school site Coordinator at Valorie.jonas@greececsd.org.

Did a member of our staff go above and beyond? Or do you simply want to tell someone thank you for how amazing they are? Our staff Shout out feature allows you to recognize anyone in our building for the work they are doing. We will shout them out here in the newsletter, and in the building as well! Click on the photo to send your Shout out!

Make sure to register for our Laser Tag night we are hosting with Community Schools on April 30th! We can't wait to see you there!

We will definitely be needing many parent volunteers to make this night successful, so if you have any interest in lending your time to the event, please let us know when you register!

The KidsCare Summer Program is now accepting applications for the summer!

The program will be held at Autumn Lane Elementary again this summer from July 7 - August 15 from 7:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. The cost is $215 per week. Enrollment opens April 1st through My School Bucks. This year's theme is Choose Your Own Adventure! Be sure to register at msbactivities.com and reserve your spot!

Let's Talk Tech: A Virtual, Open Discussion for Parents and Guardians is an upcoming virtual event for GCSD parents and guardians of K-12 students. This monthly 'Lunch and Learn' virtual series will focus on parenting in the digital age and topics that families are navigating including online safety, digital wellness, screen time, the mental health impacts of technology, and so on. It is an open discussion format, encouraging participation from attendees. Space is limited so register today!

The GCSD calendar for the 2025-2026 school year calendar was just approved! Check it out here!

Due to the nature of preparing school lunches, the Craig Hill cafeteria needs an accurate count of lunch choices every morning. Additionally, in order to reduce food waste, very limited additional entrees are prepared. As a result, all orders are needed into our lunch count system by 10 AM in order to ensure they are counted appropriately.

Therefore, any child arriving to school after this time cannot be guaranteed one of the 2 entree choices of the day, and may have to select from toasted cheese, or PB&J as their lunch choice.
If you know your child is going to be late, you can always call the school to place their lunch order, as lunch menus are sent home monthly, and can also be accessed through the link below, or on the GCSD website under the Food Services section.

We have fantastic resources on our GCSD website to support families with ELA and math. These dedicated websites explain what students are learning at each grade level, and give families strategies to engage students in the learning process at home. Click on the links below to go directly to each of the pages.

Does your child want to practice iReady at home? Would you like to access their classlink or any of their school resources from home? Click the button below for the directions on how to access our school Classlink from a non-district device.

Do you know the different types of emergencies that can happen within the school and how the school responds to each type? Take a moment now to review this document, so that you may know what to expect in the event of an emergency in your child's school.

Here is a chart to remind you who to call in the event you have any questions or concerns.

Have questions? Concerns? Here are email addresses to many people in the building who may be able to help.
Principal: James.palermo@greececsd.org

Assistant Principal: simia.rumph@greececsd.org

Counselor: Megan.card@greececsd.org

Social worker: Rebecca.burke@greececsd.org

Community Schools coordinator: valorie.jonas@greececsd.org

Parent Coordinator: Lindsay.underwood@greececsd.org