Happy November Craddock Families!

It is crazy that we just turned the calendar to yet another new month! The school year is flying by! I hope you had a wonderful weekend and enjoyed the gorgeous weather. We are so lucky we haven't seen snow yet!

I would first like to thank our PTO VP, Mrs. Barrett and our homeroom reps for planning and organizing a fantastic Fall Festival! We had so much fun, enjoying the parade, as well as the party that followed! Thank you to PTO for purchasing the treat each of our students got to enjoy, as well as to all of the parent volunteers who came to volunteer during the party and/or spectate the parade. We appreciate your time! The kids looked amazing and I can assure you they had a wonderful time! Check out the pictures included in the Weekly Update.

Also, below is a short video from our Rotary Club showing how the map of the USA was put onto the Craddock playground. They did this on their own time and fully supported the endeavor monetarily. We are incredibly appreciative of their time and efforts! The kids have had a blast on it!

Finally, please be reminded that this is the last week before our first trimester ends. Friday is the final day and Gather reports will go live on Friday, 11/15. Teachers will remind all of our families about this at conferences this week, as well as provide a reminder of how to access your child's portal.

Have a wonderful week! As always, don't hesitate to reach out with any questions, concerns or feedback!

Sincerely,

Kim Stewart, Principal

Craddock Elementary School

330-562-3175 (office)

216-849-2552 (cell to call or text)

kmstewart@aurora-schools.org

OCTOBER ROLE MODELS

Thomas Walter, Isaiah Dalton, HengYi Jin, Ryker Kray, Mae Gill, Amelia Arnold, Izzy Cellura, Keagan Sarver, Bryce Bubonics, Ivy Iacano, Alden Cole, Gianna Ebling, Meredith Locke, Bentley Strobridge, James Feher, Anthony Calapa, Joshua Kuntharayil, Lorenzo Balamenti, Tucker Busby and Lucy Cameron

OCTOBER GREAT GROWERS

Javonna Dotson, Lylah Wadkins, Amari Ehle, Liam Walters, Zoey Tannert, Thanush Vuyyuri, Adalyn Dumas, Aarav Sheth, Delilah Lipinski, Sabrina Howell, Elise Horvat, Jack Mayle, Julia Gramc, Emmy Berkey, Athena Valdez-Clayborn, Aarush Patel, Brady Dechant, Nova French and Liam Wolfgang

NOVEMBER

• Tuesday, 11/05 - Fall Parent/Teacher Conferences - Night One
• Tuesday, 11/05 - Erin's Law Presentations for Grade 1 (more information coming)
• Thursday, 11/07 - Fall Parent/Teacher Conferences - Night Two
• Friday, 11/08 - End of Trimester One
• Monday, 11/11 - Veteran's Day Celebration at 9:30 at Craddock
• Wednesday, 11/13 - AEPTO Meeting at 6:30 Conference Center
• Friday, 11/15 - Trimester One Gather Reports LIVE
• Wednesday, 11/27 - Sunday, 12/01 - NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Break

You are the most important piece to ensuring these very important times of the day run smoothly! All of our procedures are in place to protect the safety of our students, staff and visitors. Thank you in advance for your efforts and patience!

ARRIVAL

• Drop off each morning can take place from 8:40-8:55 a.m. Students are not permitted to exit cars until 8:40. Thank you!
• Car riders need to be dropped off following the route detailed in the map below. It is a single file line formed down Hurd Rd. This is the same line used for pick up in the p.m.
• Students can only exit cars on the sidewalk side of the horseshoe. We ask that you please adjust car seats and/or child locks if needed. Parents stay in cars at all times.
• Staff will be outside daily to help students enter the building and navigate to their classroom.

DISMISSAL

• Car rider dismissal begins each day at 3:15. Students will be called down as you arrive in our horseshoe. We do this electronically through a Google Doc that all of the staff are watching so they know when to dismiss each car rider.
• All car rider parents will be issued a tag for their rearview mirror with their child's last name on it. These can be secured at Meet and Greet or throughout the school year.
• Parents remain in cars and students will be escorted to their car by a staff member.
• When everything is up and running after a few weeks, car rider dismissal usually takes approximately 15 minutes.

Our transportation department has been busy preparing for the 24-25 school year. Tentative bus routes may be available as soon as July 17th to view bus stop locations and times. Please remember these routes are subject to change and should be checked closer to the start of the school year. You will need to log into E-Link Versatrans using the link/button below and follow the log-in procedures to access your child's busing information. https://versatransweb04.tylertech.com/Aurora/elinkrp/Login.aspx

If this is the first time using E-Link, use the following login information.

User name = jane.smith (That is the students name, jane.smith with no spaces. Password = students date of birth 01012018)

Once you are in, go to “Work with students” then “View my students” We also now have GPS on the school buses. You can see when the bus is to arrive at your home.

We also have a Bus Stop App where you can track and monitor your child's bus and receive important updates. If you download “versatrans my stop” from the app store and sign in using the same information as above.

If you know your child will not be riding the bus no matter what grade, please email the transportation department and let us know so that we can have more accurate routes. Any student being transported to any location other than their home address will need to fill out the "Alternate bus stop form". This form is located on the ACSD website under the Transportation Department Site and is linked below. We ask that the changes made will be a regular schedule. We cannot do requests such as every other week.

All requests or changes to busing can be sent to: transportationinfo@aurora-schools.org

Transportation Information: https://www.aurora-schools.org/administration/transportationoperations

Finally, Craddock Elementary uses a Google Form for attendance and pick-up/drop-off notifications. This is for notification purposes if you will be picking your child up instead of sending them on the bus and does not allow us to make changes to bus stops and locations. All Busing changes must go through transportation.

Email: kmstewart@aurora-schools.org
Website: www.aurora-schools.org
Location: 105 Hurd Road, Aurora, OH, USA
Phone: 330-562-3175
Twitter: @CraddockSchool