Craddock's Weekly Update
For the Week of October 14, 2024
Show your support for Unity Day by wearing orange on Wednesday, 10/16/24!
Happy Sunday Craddock Families!
I am writing to this to you a little on edge, watching these Browns march down the field with about four minutes left! I am hoping they can take a step in the right direction with a win!
We hope you are enjoying the long weekend! Please remember that there is no school for our students tomorrow, Monday, October 14th, as our staff with be in professional development. We have a lot of learning and growing planned with our Science of Reading modules for most of our staff.
Unity Day is Wednesday, October 16th and we are encouraging all of our students and staff to wear orange in support! We love this day, as it puts an extra strong emphasis on kindness, acceptance, and inclusion. We work hard each day to develop and practice these skills!
Picture Retake Day is Friday, October 18th! Please see below for additional information!
Have a fantastic Monday with your child! We look forward to seeing everyone back on Tuesday, October 15th!
Sincerely,
Kim Stewart, Principal
Craddock Elementary School
330-562-3175 (office)
216-849-2552 (cell to call or text)
School Picture Retake Day is Friday, October 18th!
Save time and preorder your photographs online by clicking on the "Order Online" Button below. This online ordering option is available only to students who plan to have their picture taken on Retake Day and will be purchasing for the first time.
If you are not satisfied with your photos from the original Picture Day, return the entire package to receive your retake photos.
****Please don't return your class picture if received with your original order.
If you would like to order photographs from the original Picture Day, you're welcome to contact our Customer Service Department at (216) 631-0664 Ext. 28
Thank you,
Ripcho Studio
Mark Your Calendar
OCTOBER
- Monday, 10/14 - NO SCHOOL for Students - PD Day for Staff
- Wednesday, 10/16 - Unity Day - WEAR ORANGE
- Friday, 10/18 - Picture Retake Day
- Monday, 10/21 - Erin's Law Presentations for Grade 2 (more information coming)
- Tuesday, 10/22 - Erin's Law Presentations for Grade 2 (more information coming)
- Wednesday, 10/23 - Gifted Testing for 2nd Grade - CogAT
- Thursday, 10/24 - Gifted Testing for 2nd Grade - CogAT
- Friday, 10/25 - Gifted Testing for 2nd Grade - CogAT
- Monday, 10/28 - Gifted Testing for 2nd Grade - Iowa
- Tuesday, 10/29 - Gifted Testing for 2nd Grade - Iowa
- Thursday, 10/31 - Fall Costume Parade and Festival - Parade begins at 2:00
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
Car Rider Arrival and Dismissal 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.
Transportation for 24-25
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.
Important PTO Information
Updates from PTO
If you haven’t already, now is the time to join or renew your AEPTO membership for the 2024-25 school year. Click HERE to join now!!
Our next meeting is Wednesday, October 9th at 10 a.m. at the C&I Building. Come learn about all the exciting things the PTO has planned for the school year!!
Thank you to everyone who ordered mums and volunteered for the pick up last weekend!
Class shirts should be in this week! Thank you to everyone who ordered.
Please email me with any questions.
Hasaleah Barrett
AEPTO Craddock VP
Craddock Elementary School
Email: kmstewart@aurora-schools.org
Website: www.aurora-schools.org
Location: 105 Hurd Road, Aurora, OH, USA
Phone: 330-562-3175
Twitter: @CraddockSchool