Crawfordsville Elementary Schools
December 18th, 2023
Willson Preschool Academy
Preschool News
We are excited to see your student return after Spring Break. It was a great chance to relax and spend time with family. We missed the daily routine in the hallways and classrooms.
Since the last newsletter, students have been busy. They explored different types of weather. Students discussed the snow, clouds, rain, rainbows, and wind. Students returned from break to learn about bugs. They continued learning about letters and numbers with the theme of Bugs. This week we learned more about Spring. Classrooms discussed flowers, birds, and frogs. Students worked on labeling their drawings. This can include a verbal explanation to an adult of what was drawn. Students will be talking about a life cycle and patterns in math.
On Friday, April 19 Willson Preschool Academy is inviting students and their adults to Prom. The prom will be from 5:30-7:30 in the Willson Preschool Gym.
On April 26, 2024, tuition of $100 per month for students participating in the community classrooms is DUE for May. Families that have a balance due will receive a statement. If you have any questions, please contact us at 765-362-0005.
Information for Car Riders
Parents: The car rider line is in the parking lot located on Wabash Avenue. Please enter on the east side of the parking lot to travel around in an N-shape. For arrival procedures, parents can park to unload their students once they have reached one of the five painted cars that are on the playground fence. Please walk your student to the gate where you will be greeted by staff members. For dismissal procedures, students will be dismissed five at a time to their parents once the cars have been parked by the painted signs on the playground fence. Parents will walk up to the gate to greet their students. DO NOT pass a vehicle that is loading or unloading a student.
Transportation Changes
Please contact Megan, if there are any transportation changes needed for bussing or car rider. Any drop-off and pick-up address changes will require 48-hour notice before starting. Any changes regarding a student as a car rider will need to be placed 30 minutes before dismissal (10:00/1:20).
Class Dojo
Our wonderful teachers at Willson Preschool Academy are communicating with parents through Class Dojo. Please reach out to us if you need additional information about the Class Dojo app.
Upcoming Events
April 19- Willson Preschool Academy Prom
April 20- Montgomery County Early Childhood Coalition Family Fun Day
May 10- Lights off Learning in the Classroom
May 17- Glow in the Dark Dance, Wear Bright Colors!
May 23- Graduation for Students Headed to Kindergarten
May 24 - Last Day for Students
August 7, 2024 is the First Day Back for the next school year
Hose Elementary K-1
Kindergarten - 1st Grade News
Quarter 3 Hose Heros were honored on April 11, 2024. Congratulations to our award winners: Brooklyn Alfrey, Lilah Staggs, Klayton Peacock, Griffin Keller, Oliver Roblero Ortiz, Brooklyn Morrical, Kayliegh Romero, and Annabel Huesca.
Mobile Dentist - The mobile dentist will be here May 7th and May 8th. Parents need to fill out the permission slip by Friday, April 5th. You can access the permission slip here: https://www.myschooldentist.com/HECCIN_schsrm
Kindergarten Round-Up was held on Thursday evening (3/14/2024) and Friday (3/15/2024). If you missed Round-Up and have a child who will be five by August 1, 2024, please contact our office at 765-362-2886. We are excited to meet all of our future kindergarteners.
Upcoming Events
- March 14 & 15- Kindergarten Round-Up @ Hose Elementary
- March 15 - End of Grading Period
- Mar. 25 - 29, Spring Break, No School
- Apr. 5 - Mobile Dentist Permission Slips Due
- Apr. 8 - Eclipse eLearning Day, No School
- April 20 - Montgomery County Early Childhood Coalition Family Fun Day
- May 7-8 - Mobile Dentist
- May 24 - Last Day for Students
Nicholson Elementary 2-3
2nd - 3rd Grade News
Fine Arts Night
Our third grade students did a wonderful job on Wednesday night at their Spring Program. It was apparent they worked very hard to learn the songs and dances. Thank you parents for supporting our students. Also, thank you to Miss O'Collins for putting together a great program.
Thank you to Mrs. Garvin for displaying the art pieces for our art show. The artwork our students have completed this year is amazing.
ILEARN Testing
Your third grade child will be taking ILEARN April 22-May 2. On April 23, 24, and 25 third grade students will be taking the ELA portion of ILEARN. On April 30 and May 1, and 2 third grade students will take the Math tests. ILEARN is Indiana’s online computer-adaptive assessment designed to measure your child’s proficiency of the Indiana Academic Standards for Grades 3-5. It is crucial that students are at school each day during these assessments. Please try to schedule appointments after school or on dates outside of our testing windows. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to me.
Upcoming Events
- April 15-19 ILEARN Practice Tests
- April 20 - Montgomery County Early Childhood Coalition Family Fun Day
- April 22-26 ILEARN ELA
- April 29-May 2 ILEARN Math
- Apr. 10 - Fine Arts Night
- May 16 - Hose First Grade Students Visit Nicholson
- May 20 Nicholson Third Grade Students Visit Hoover
- May 24 - Last Day for Students
Hoover Elementary 4-5
4th - 5th Grade News
From the Desk of Mrs. Haas CMS Principal
- It was wonderful meeting our incoming 6th graders on March 21st. We had a wonderful time touring the building, learning about CMS classes, and previewing our music programs.
- April 9th-12th Hoover 5th graders will have the opportunity to choose their music elective for the 2024-2025 school year. The choices are:
- Choir
- Band
- Exploring Music
- Students are required to take a music class during 6th grade. Students who choose band are required to attend a Band introduction night on April 22nd. This is an open house-style event that will last from 5 PM-8 PM at Crawfordsville Middle School.
- We look forward to having our new 6th graders as part of our Athenian family next fall!
Congratulations to our Math Bowl Teams
Hoover Elementary competed in the state Math Bowl Competition tonight. There was a lot of good competition this year. Hoover Team 1, which was made up of all 5th graders, came out 1st Place in the Orange Division. Hoover Team 2, which was made up of all 4th graders came in 3rd place in the Orange Division. We are so proud of our Math Bowl Teams.
GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT INSTRUCTION
All 4th & 5th grade students will receive grade level appropriate growth and development instruction on May 23, 2024. Parents may opt their child out of this instruction. Please contact the school nurse, Katherine Lueking, at klueking@cville.k12.in.us with any questions.
Click HERE for more information
Growth & Development in Spanish
ILEARN/I AM TESTING
All Hoover students will take the state assessment April 15-26, 2024. Please do not schedule any appointments during those weeks.
PRE-ARRANGED ABSENCES
If you know that your student will be missing school due to family vacation, etc..., please contact the school office for a pre-arranged absence form one week prior to the absence. Pre-arranged absences will count as excused absences if pre-approved by the Principal. In some circumstances, those absences can be counted as days present for learning.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
We are looking for parents to help us out with some spring events. Please contact Marci Galinowski, Principal at mgalinowski@cville.k12.in.us if you are interested in helping with any of the following:
May 6 - 4th Grade Team A to Statehouse
May 9 - 5th Grade Track Meet
May 9 - 4th Grade Ag Day (AM only)
May 10 - 4th Grade Pioneer Day
May 21 - 4th Grade Team B to Statehouse
May 23 - Field Day
UPCOMING EVENTS
April 18 - CMFK (Little Buddies) Celebration
April 22 - 5th Graders Instrument tryout for Band at CMS, 5-7 PM
April 25 - Student Council Carnival, 5-7 PM
May 6-10 Teacher Appreciation Week
May 6 - Foster, Spencer, York, Whicker to Statehouse
May 9 - 4th Grade Ag Day AM
May 9 - 5th Grade Track Meet
May 10 - 4th Grade Pioneer Day
May 13 - Growth & Development Instruction
May 14 - McGaughey to Conner Prairie
May 17 - Business Day - Harris’ Class
May 20 - Danforth, McGaughey, Spencer, Whicker walk to Lane Place & Lew Wallace Study
May 21 - Danforth, McGaughey, Rosie, Knecht to Statehouse
May 21 - Foster, York walk to Lane Place & Lew Wallace Study
May 22 - Rosentreter, Knecht walk to Lane Place & Lew Wallace Study
May 21 - McGaughey, Rosie, Knecht to Statehouse
May 22 - DARE Dogs, K9 Demonstration
May 23 - Field Day
May 24 - Last Day for Students
Counselor's Corner
It is not too early for elementary students to start thinking about what the future can bring. Children are constantly observing the work around them, taking in information, noticing patterns, and trying to make sense of what they observe and experience. This includes the work of adults and the occupations they observe us doing. Children are doing their best to understand and organize the world of work that they see. With this in mind, the work of parents, educators and other important adults is to help facilitate children’s exploration of occupations and the development of a simple understanding of how people prepare themselves for future work. Here are four strategies that any interested adult can use to start children on a healthy path of career development.
Create opportunities for career exposure: Help increase children’s awareness of a wide variety of careers by drawing their attention to people enacting different jobs in the community. Describe the work that individuals are doing and provide children with a name of the occupation.
Model curiosity and talk about the process: Model curiosity about the work of others. Pose questions that you playfully explore and wonder about together. Use goal-setting to encourage children’s understanding of the steps involved with career choice and attainment.
Ask them to imagine their future: Promote self-reflection by asking children to imagine their life in five, ten, or even twenty years. Ask them questions about what they want to do each day, how they want to spend their time, what leisure activities they want to do regularly and what work they might like doing.
Use the power of play! Provide opportunities for children to play with toys that represent occupations (e.g., stethoscope, chef’s hat, tools) and then explain how these toys are related to careers.
So, go ahead, ask the children in your life what they want to be when they grow up. But don’t stop there. Talk to them about your work, too – what you do each day, what you love about it, how you decided on your career path and what you had to do to get there. Keep it simple, keep it positive and be receptive to their questions.
Mrs. Tucker
Hose Elementary K-1 Counselor
Mrs. Scheidler
Nicholson Elementary 2-3 Counselor
Mr. Mason
Hoover Elementary 4-5 Director of Student Services
After School Clubs
After School Clubs Survey
Students in after school programs will be administered a club survey. If you wish to opt your student out of the survey, please send your request in writing to your student’s school or print, sign and return the linked form. https://docs.google.com/document/d/11tkaw3332jpIXIRpLB2wBt2g7hLeF6cVrHgQeV0vEmg/edit?usp=sharing
After School Club Contacts
- Hose Elementary K-1
- Diamond Carrell dcarrell@cville.k12.in.us
- Nicholson Elementary 2-3
- Lissa Fairfield lfairfield@cville.k12.in.us
- Hoover Elementary 4-5
- Trisha Whicker twhicker@cville.k12.in.us
- Ann Stanley astanley@cville.k12.in.us
- Hannah Lafever hlafever@cville.k12.in.us
The after-hours transportation number is 765-376-3926. (Please use only for urgent matters related to your child's after-hours bus issues.)
PTO
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Upcoming Events & Additional Information
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