Message From Central Road School

Mrs. Shostachuk, School Principal 09/01/2024

Message from Mrs. Shostachuk

Dear Central Road Families,

We can hardly believe it! September 3rd is the day we have waited all summer for-the day when we get to meet you. We are so excited and have spent our time preparing, not only for "Meet the Teacher" but more importantly getting ready for this entire school year. It is going to be a wonderful year filled with new and old friends and many ways that we will all grow and learn together. Thursday, September 5th is our first day of school with school hours running from 9:15-3:55 pm-the day we officially kick off this school year.

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 cannot wait to see you very soon. Please enjoy the Labor Day weekend as well.

Mrs. Shostachuk

#youbelonghere

#limitlesspossibilities

Important Dates to Remember

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

Official School Calendar: https://www.ccsd15.net/our-district/calendars

*Monday, September 2nd-Labor Day

*Tuesday, September 3rd-Meet the Teacher 1:45-2:30 pm

*Thursday, September 5th-First Day of School (KDG-5th full day)

*Friday, September 6th-Early Release @3:05 pm

*Wednesday, September 11th- BOE Meeting @Sundling 7:00 pm

*Tuesday, September 17th-CR PTA Meeting @CR 6:30 pm

*Thursday, September 19th-Parent Orientation Night

*Friday, September 20th-Picture Day-SMILE!

*Friday, September 20th-Early Release @3:05 pm

*Thursday, September 26th-1/2 Day of School Dismissal 12:15 pm

*Friday, September 27th-Early Release @3:05 pm

Meet the Teacher: September 3rd

Meet the Teacher will take place on Tuesday, September 3rd from 1:45-2:30pm. Families are welcome to drop off school supplies and meet their teacher. We will be selling assignment notebooks for $5.00 (cash) for students in grades 1-6 only. Each CR student is welcome to a Central Road t-shirt. If needed, any health or school related forms may be dropped off on this day as well. We will also have popsicles outside from 2:30-3:00 pm. We look forward to seeing you at Meet the Teacher! School Supplies https://www.ccsd15.net/families/school-supplies

Lower Level
KDG Room #s are 147, 150, 153, 152
1st Grade Room #s are 156, 154, 155, 157
2nd grade Room #s are 173, 160, 158, 159
Upper Level
3rd Grade Room #s 225, 223, 209, 224
4th Grade Room #s 202, 201, 219, 203
5th Grade Room #s 205, 204, 206, 207

Tentative Teaching Staff

We are excited to share that we are slotted to have 4 sections/classrooms at each grade level-kindergarten to 5th grade. We continue to monitor enrollment each day which has a direct impact on staffing. Each of our teachers seek to provide a positive, academically challenging, and welcoming learning environment at Central Road.

Kindergarten Teachers-Mrs. Cazarez, Ms. Kincanon, Ms. Langer, Ms. McKay

First Grade Teachers-Mrs. Divizio, Mrs. Stiens, Mr. Donofrio, Mrs. DeHart

Second Grade Teachers-Mrs. Pusateri, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Pistorius, Ms. Hoeffleur

Third Grade Teachers-Ms. Annerino, Mrs. Cook, Ms. Flemming, Ms. Gipson

Fourth Grade Teachers-Mrs. Brinkman, Mr. Ranard, Ms. Foster, Mrs. Meyer

Fifth Grade Teachers-Mrs. Fior, Mrs. Fink, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Cossey

Student Support Team

We have various staff who help many students who require additional supports. Here is a list of our support staff who help in various ways at Central Road School. We are grateful to be able to service students and their various needs.

Morning Drop Off and Dismissal Procedures

When entering our school parking lot, please turn left into the parking lot coming down Central Road. Cars should remain to the left while school busses remain on the right hand side. Parents who drop off or pick up students should form a single file line with their vehicle. Please have your child exit the vehicle on the passenger side and then he/she will walk down to the staff member/crossing guard. Parents are to remain in their vehicles; please do NOT get out in our car line. Cars are not able to pass each other in the car line. Students who are dropped off will enter in Door 4.

All students who cross Central Road must cross with our crossing guard, Ms. Kathy. At no time should anyone be crossing in the middle of Central Road. She will be at the SW corner of Brookmeade Drive and Central Road directly across from the school. If you so choose, pull around onto Brookmeade Drive and drop your children with Ms. Kathy and she will see them safely across to school. If you would like to walk up to school with your child, please park your car on the street and feel free to walk your child to Door 4. Parents/guardians are not able to walk students to class (inside our building). Parking in our school parking lot during arrival/dismissal should be avoided.

We are slotted to have 9 school busses this year. Students who ride the bus will be greeted by staff as well. Students who ride the bus will enter at Door 1. For dismissal, students will be dismissed at the bell. Monday to Thursday dismissal is at 3:55pm. On Fridays, we dismiss at 3:05 pm. Staff will ensure that students either get on their proper bus or are waiting inside near by our car pick up line. Parents too are able to wait outside near Door 4 during dismissal time. Please park on the street if walking up to pick up your child. Again, parking in our school parking lot during arrival/dismissal should be avoided.

The first few weeks require patience and understanding as everyone learns our procedures. We need everyone exercising safety while following our arrival and dismissal expectations. In due time, it always falls into place. Thank You

School Bus/Transportation Information

Transportation information for the 2024-25 school year for eligible students is available. Bus routes/stops for your children are now available in MyRide K-12. Please log in to see the pick up and drop off times as well as the location of your child's bus stop. Details on the new app are available on the transportation page of our district website: https://ccsd15net.finalsite.com/our-district/departments/administrative-services/transportation/myridek12. Please be advised that changes to your student(s) pick up or drop off location will not be addressed until after September 16. Please contact our school at 847-963-5100 with any change requests. Paid transportation requests will be considered after September 30. Please see more information about paid transportation here. https://www.ccsd15.net/our-district/departments/administrative-services/transportation/paid-transportation

Breakfast & Lunch

Central Road will continue to provide breakfast and lunch (no additional cost) to all students who would like to exercise this option. Students are always welcome to bring a packed lunch from home too. Please pack preferred items your child will eat. Breakfast is served from 9:00-9:15 am each day. Our lunch hour runs from 12:20-1:20 pm daily. Students have 20 minutes to eat & 40 minutes of recess.

Grades K and 1-Eat, Recess, Recess

Grades 2 and 3-Recess, Eat, Recess

Grades 4 and 5-Recess, Recess, Eat

For additional information about our Nutritional Services Department, please visit Nutritional Services https://www.ccsd15.net/families/nutrition-services

Translating our Parent Newsletter

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Message from Nurse Jenna Beckerman

Any medical forms and questions should be directed to Nurse Jenna Beckerman, our school nurse, at beckermj@ccsd15.net and/or 847-963-5102. If you submitted forms already, please note that it will take us a few weeks to process them into our system. Forms and information can be found below for your review. Please contact her directly related to any medical matters. Thank You Health Exams Forms

Every Day of School Counts

As we gear up for the new school year, we are excited to introduce our Every Day Counts: Here Today, Achieve Tomorrow initiative. This initiative emphasizes the importance of daily attendance to foster academic success and personal growth.

One key feature of this program is sending families personalized, monthly communication about their child's attendance and how it compares to their peers in District 15. Families need to opt in by replying with a "Y" to the first text; you can opt out at any time. Let's work together to ensure every student maximizes their learning through consistent attendance. Together, we can make every day count!

Parent Orientation Night

Central Road’s Parent Orientation will be held on Thursday, September 19, 2024 which will take place in-person. This event is for parents/guardians ONLY. We kindly ask that students/siblings remain at home.

Below is our schedule for the evening of September 19th;

Grades 2nd and 3rd 5:45-6:30 pm
Grades 4th and 5th 6:30-7:15 pm
Grades Kindergarten and 1st 7:15-8:00 pm

Please mark your calendars for this important event so you can be sure to join us. The intent of this evening is to provide a general overview of the curriculum, classroom, and school expectations. Teachers will be sharing their plans for the coming year. We will also provide you an opportunity to meet additional members of our staff. Our special area teachers and related service staff providers will join us for portions of our evening. We look forward to seeing you at Parent Orientation.

Central Road's PTA

We have an amazing and supportive Parent-Teacher Association. Please take a moment to read a letter to parents from our PTA. Our next PTA meeting will take place on Tuesday, September 17th at 6:30 pm. It will take place in person at Central Road School. 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.