Craddock's Weekly Update

Weeks like this one we just finished are the reason I feel gratitude every single day I get to walk through the doors of Craddock! I get to work alongside the MOST AMAZINGLY TALENTED staff members. Their huge hearts, patient approach and creative minds are only a fraction of what makes them so special and why our students love them so much. Our students impress me and make me smile every day. Whether I get to hear a book read aloud, celebrate the first bucket of poms being filled or watch a friend help another who has a scraped knee to the clinic, my heart is full.

While we want nothing more than for all of our students to learn and grow academically, I also get to see them growing into wonderful human beings each day. They are learning to be kind, caring, empathetic, collaborative and resilient in all they do. I have no doubts ALREADY they will all do big things in the world and it will be a better place because of each and every one of them. Thank you for trusting us to take care of them each day and allowing us to help them reach their full potentials. It's truly a gift watching it all unfold in front of us!

Have a wonderful weekend and please RSVP below to join us for Cruisin' Craddock next Friday, 9/27! We would love to see you lapping around Craddock with your 1st and/or 2nd grader! It's going to be a lot of fun!

Kim Stewart, Principal

Craddock Elementary School

330-562-3175 (office)

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

kmstewart@aurora-schools.org

SEPTEMBER

• Monday, 9/23 - Field Trip to Moebius for L. Armbrecht and K. Armbrecht 10:00-12:45
• Monday, 9/23 - Field Trip to Burton for Williams, Yaeger and Wilk 9:15-12:30
• Tuesday, 9/24 - Field Trip to Burton for Butash, Julien, Serafino and Moticak 9:15-12:30
• Wednesday, 9/25 - Field Trip to Moebius for Heffernan and Goff 10:00-12:45
• Thursday, 9/26 - Field Trip to Moebius for Doherty and Acevedo 10:00-12:45
• Thursday, 9/26 - Field Trip to Burton for Ezzo, Gonzalez and McBenttes 9:15-12:30
• Friday, 9/27 - Cruisin' Craddock
• Monday, 9/30 - RAIN DATE for Cruisin' Craddock
• Monday, 9/30 - Field Trip to Moebius for Stephens and Janko 10:00-12:45
  
• Tuesday, 10/01 - Field Trip to Moebius for Martin 10:00-12:45

Dear parents,

The Ohio Department of Health requires vision and hearing screenings for all students in the following grades: preschool, kindergarten, first, third, fifth, seventh, 9th and 11th, as well as all new students each year. These screenings will begin for all 1st grade students beginning this week. Screenings can also be performed at various other times during the year at parent or teacher request.

Students who have difficulty with the initial screening are re-screened. If there still appears to be a difficulty, parents are notified and follow-up by a health care provider is encouraged. Should your child be recommended to follow-up with their healthcare provider, in addition to notifying you, we will also send home a referral form for the health care provider to complete & return to the school. If you need assistance in getting a follow-up appointment for your child, please let us know. These screenings can be helpful in early detection of vision and hearing problems, but they should not replace a professional examination. Should your child require special accommodations as a result of the follow-up, please let us know as soon as possible to arrange a meeting. If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know!

You can email me at egill@aurora-schools.org or call me at Craddock!

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.

I hope everyone had a great first few weeks of school!! Thank you to all the PTO volunteers that have helped in the mornings with bus duty, helping students find their classrooms!

If you haven’t already, now is the time to join/renew your AEPTO membership for the 2024-25 school year.

Our first meeting is Wednesday September 4th at 6pm. The Blind Squirrel Winery is hosting the event. Come learn about all the exciting things the PTO has planned for the school year!!

Don’t forget to order class shirts! Adult sizes are available this year as well! See the flier for more information.

It is Mumkin time!! Please look for information to be sent home this week for the Mumkin sale!!

I look forward to a great year working with all of you!

Please email me with any questions.

Hasaleah Barrett

AEPTO Craddock VP

craddockvp@auroraelementarypto.org

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