Message From Central Road School

Mrs. Shostachuk, School Principal 10/20/24

Message from Mrs. Shostachuk

Dear Central Road Families,

As the weather starts to shift and the leaves begin to change, I'm looking forward to highlighting the beauty of the fall season at Central Road School. Our goal is to get families excited about all the growth and discovery awaiting their children in the classroom. It's been wonderful to see the progress our students have made since the start of the school year. Many of them have shown impressive gains in their academic performance, as well as growth in their social-emotional skills and overall engagement in the learning process.

Thank you for taking time to read our communication. If you have any questions or concerns related to the information shared, please feel free to reach out at any time. We too thank you in advance for your flexibility, patience, and partnership. Our door(s) continue to always be open to listen and work together. We look forward to welcoming everyone back on Monday, October 21st.

Mrs. Shostachuk

#youbelonghere

#limitlesspossibilities

Important Dates to Remember

District 15 Calendar: https://www.ccsd15.net/our-district/calendars

2024-25 Official School Calendar

2025-26 Student Calendar

*Friday, October 25th-Early Release @3:05 pm

*Friday, October 25th-CR Fall Fest 5:30-7:30 pm

*Monday, October 28th to Friday, November 1st-FALL SPIRIT WEEK

*Thursday, October 31st-Happy Halloween & October PBIS Celebration

*Friday, November 1st-Early Release @3:05 pm

*Sunday, November 3rd - Daylight Savings - Fall Back

*Monday, November 4th-Picture Retake Day

*Tuesday, November 5th-Election Day-No School

*Friday, November 8th-Early Release @3:05 pm

*Friday, November 15th-Early Release @3:05 pm

*Friday, November 22nd-Early Release @3:05 pm

*Monday, November 25th-No School Parent-Teacher Conferences

*Tuesday, November 26th-No School Parent -Teacher-Conferences

*Wednesday, November 27th-Friday, November 29th-No School-Happy Thanksgiving

Curriculum Corner

Wanting to see your child's fastbridge or MAP scores? Please follow the noted directions to view important information about your child's progress in IC. Directions are located here

Recess

Students will continue to go outside for recess each day at school. As the temperatures turn cooler, please send your child with a light jacket/sweatshirt for recess time. Soon, students may need hats and gloves for recess as well. Thank you

Lost and Found

Our lost and found is getting full. Please have your child check it next week if they are missing anything. We will have it out during our fall fest as well on the 25th for parents to look through as needed.

Message from Nurse Jenna Beckerman

If you have any questions, concerns, or need to be provided with resources to help you in securing your child's eligibility, please contact the health office. Please contact Nurse Jenna directly at 847-963-5102 related to any medical matters.

Central Road's PTA

Our next PTA meeting will take place on Tuesday, November 12th at 6:30 pm. This will be a VIRTUAL PTA Meeting. Please also consider joining out PTA. Please use this link/form to do so. 2024-25 Central Road PTA Form. Have any questions for our PTA, please feel free to e-mail our PTA at centralroadschoolpta@gmail.com. Mrs.Char Prosi is our PTA President. Pencil in our tentative events for the year. Let's make our partnership even stronger this school year! Thank you for your support.

Picture Retake Day

Our photography company will be back at Central Road School for Picture Retake Day on Monday, November 4, 2024. All students who were absent on Picture Day will be photographed on that day. If your child was here on Picture Day and you would like for them to sit for a retake, simply inform your child's teacher. Online ordering will be opened again on this day. Pictures should be coming home next week from our original picture day.

Halloween Celebration and Costume Guidelines for Thursday, October 31, 2024

We are very excited to celebrate Halloween this school year. We too thank our wonderful PTA and volunteers for supporting our event. Please kindly take a moment to review our plan and expectations for Thursday, October 31, 2024. We look forward to a memorable and fun time together. If your student cannot participate, please email your child’s teacher by October 25th.

Students are welcome to wear their Halloween costumes to school for the entire day. We have moved away from students changing during the noon hour. We look forward to students being able to wear their Halloween and/or fall gear for the day at school. Please review and follow the below guidelines when choosing a costume this year. Students will have a typical learning day until the afternoon festivities. Comfort is always key so please kindly keep this in mind when picking a costume for school.

2:00-2:15pm-Students will parade outside in their costumes. Parents/guardians are welcome to view the parade on the outside field located near the back of our building. This is pending good weather only. In case of inclement weather, the parade will be moved indoors for students only. We hope for favorable weather conditions for this fun event.

2:15-3:15 pm- Classroom Halloween parties will take place which are sponsored and organized by our PTA and our parent volunteers coupled with the support of our teachers. Food will NOT be served during the parties. There will be plenty of fun had by our students during this time with a variety of activities planned. Please also save any candy for after school. We will not be passing out candy in school.

*1:40 pm-Classroom Party set up may begin. Up to three (3) volunteers per classroom will be able to help during our scheduled classroom parties. All volunteers will check in the office and each teacher coupled with the support of our PTA will provide a list of the 3 volunteers who will be helping to the front office by October 25th. Parent volunteers are able to sign their child(ren) out at the conclusion of the classroom party if they choose to do so.

Students will be dismissed from school at 3:55 pm like typical.

For your reference, Health and Wellness Policy

As a reminder, all District 15 celebrations are food free. You are welcome to send in small, non-edible trinkets (pencils/erasers/temporary tattoos, etc.) for your student to share with their classmates. Please note any food items will not be distributed and will be returned to you.

Per our Parent/Student Handbook.; Page 22

Halloween

Thank you for adhering to our expectations. Students are permitted to wear costumes on Halloween as long as their attire complies with the noted student appearance policy and meets the following set of expectations:

● Children cannot wear bloody, gruesome, or especially scary costumes.

● Actual weapons, look-alike weapons, toy weapons or weapon-like objects are not allowed.

● Masks that cover the face and head are not allowed.

● Costume make-up is allowed provided it does not cover the student’s entire face.

●Costumes that could be offensive or perpetuate a stereotype about someone’s culture, gender, heritage or religion are not allowed.