December 19-Growth Goals Run/Celebrations, Holiday Bags from District, and Holiday Walk through MS/HS

December 19- Blessing in the Bag

December 20- Holiday Parties

December 20, 2024 End of Quarter

December 20, 2024 PAT Playground

December 20th, 2024 Always Changing Health Lesson 4th&5th Grade (During Specials)

December 23-January 3-Break

1/6 Staff Returns to work

1/9 AR Field Trip

* Several groups will be attending field trips to the Senior Center & Preschool has scheduled field trips to participate in December too. NO PTO Hat Day due to Dress Up Days in December & Parties planned for December 20.

1/6-Teacher In-Service Day

1/7-Students Return Back to School

1/7-1/9 Nurse Krista Health-4th Grade Screenings

1/10-PAT Playground

1/16 Readers of the Month

1/17 PAT Playground

1/20 No School

1/23 Blessings in a Backpack

1/24 PAT Playground

1/27-31 Spring Book fair

1/30 Spring book Fair Family Night

1/31 PAT Playground

1/31 LIM Assembly

2/6 Preschool Field Experience - Post Office

2/6 Preschool - Family Game Night/Art Show (5:30-6:30)

2/7 Preschool STEM Night (5:30 - 7:30)

2/7 PAT Playground

2/13 Parent Teacher Conferences

2/14-17-No School

2/20-Readers of the Month

2/21-PAT Playground

2/27-Title I Family Night (Spring 5:30-7:30)

2/27-Spring Pictures

2/27-Blessings in a Backpack

2/28-PAT Playground

2/28-LIM Assembly

Dear Parents,

What an exciting time of year this is at the Crocker Elementary! This is when we see many students take giant leaps in their learning. Students who have struggled with being “tuned into” learning are starting to take off. Students who struggled with reading fluently are sounding like pros. Students who have fought with their addition and subtraction facts are finding that things are starting to click. This is a true testament to all the work done at school and at home since the start of the school year. So, let’s keep the positive growth going with the coordinated efforts between home and school.

Tomorrow, 2nd quarter ends, and grades will be in the system to access on your Parent Infinite Portal. If you can not access your child's grades, please call the elementary office. Reminder that tomorrow, Friday, December 20 dismissal is at 1:10, and that starts our Holiday Break! We will be out for the holiday break until January 6, 2025.

Remember, you can/should read with your child each night.

Students need to read with you for

(1) a fluent model of what reading sounds like,

(2) seeing that you value the practice needed to grow as a reader,

(3) continued practice of strategies and skills learned at school,

(4) quality time for you and your child.

Thank you for your continued support at home!

Exciting plans are being made for our FAMILY NIGHT on 2/27 from 5:30-7:30 PM. Plan to come for dinner and participate in fun games and activities for students of all ages. We will even have a robotics demonstration.

The LEAP Program has started! Snacks will be provided this school year! Even if students attended last year, they must be enrolled again to utilize it for the 2024-25 school year.

**Program Details:**

Monday-Thursday:

- 6:30-7:30 AM

- 3:10-6:10 PM

Friday:

- 6:30-7:30 AM

- 1:10-4:10 PM

**Please Note:** The program will not be in session on announced inclement weather days, or no school days.

**Important:** Any student who will utilize the afterschool program OR ride an after-school activity bus MUST complete this form. Complete one form per child.

https://forms.gle/4C4ayXJivnTmFo967

We have a lot of different clubs coming! If your child is interested in coming 1 night or all nights, or even in the mornings we are happy to help you sign your child up and make end of the day transportation changes, please give the elementary office a call 5737365000.

Hello Crocker Lions, As we embrace the winter season , here are some important updates and reminders to keep everyone informed: Weather Closures: Stay tuned to https://www.crockerschools.org/ or follow us here for announcements about weather-related delays or closures. Winter Gear: Please ensure students are dressed warmly with coats, gloves, hats, and boots as outdoor activities will continue, weather permitting. #lionsleadtheway #winterishere #readyforsummer

Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood is the habit of listening to other people’s ideas and feelings. It’s trying to see things from their viewpoints. I listen to others without interrupting. It’s about being confident in voicing your ideas. It’s about looking people in the eyes when speaking. Habit 5 is a timeless principle we all strive to teach our kids; it teaches them to be confident when speaking to others while also teaching them the importance of listening to others when they are speaking.

Habit 5 is about communication. The best way to teach someone how to communicate is by practicing it with them.

https://www.crockerschools.org/page/cafeteria-menus

Sight Word Challenge officially began this week! Students will be able to be quizzed on their sight words Tuesday - Thursday mornings from 7:00-7:30 in the high school gym! Students will be able to start on the same list that they left off on last year! This is a challenge for students K-5th grade to help promote reading fluency and reading comprehension! The attached lists will be available outside of Miss Josie Sloan’s room for students to take home and study if they would like.

We appreciate the parents who came to our end of the month assembly, where your student was recognized as the November Student of the Month. This year, the Crocker Bank is sponsoring the Student of the Month signs. Each student that is recognized as the student of the month will bring a yard sign home to display for that month. We ask that the signs be returned the week prior to the following month's assembly so that new recognized students can put them up in their yards for that month. The next assembly is scheduled for January 31. Thank you.