Craddock's Weekly Update

Good afternoon Craddock Families!

Our week included some stellar news....WE FILLED OUR SCHOOL-WIDE POM POM BUCKET FOR THE FIRST TIME! The kids have worked so incredibly hard to demonstrate their expectations and it paid off! Our staff is so proud of them! The kids will be voting Monday and Tuesday about how they would like to celebrate! 😃

We were so happy to see the weather shift, bringing in a little more sunshine, some cooler temps and less humidity. This week, the playground has been a beautiful place to be because of it! We continue to work hard practicing what it looks like and sounds like to be respectful, responsible and problem solvers when out there! It's not an easy task but our students are making great progress!

Wednesday was Custodian Appreciation Day and it's important we share with you just how lucky we are to have Mr. Ron, Miss Dinora and Miss Sharon! They are a kind, hard-working and helpful crew who are always willing to drop what they are doing to help support staff and students! Our students made adorable signs and cards for them and the staff made sure to show their love with some cards and gifts for each of them. 💚

Thank you once again to all of our families for their support of Cruisin' Craddock. We had a blast lapping our course together and are so excited in the next few weeks to update you on our donation totals and next steps!

Wishing all of our Aurora students a safe and enjoyable Homecoming this evening! To all of our Craddock families - enjoy the absolutely gorgeous weekend and don't hesitate to reach out with questions, concerns or feedback! It's always welcome!

Go Greenmen!

Sincerely,

Kim Stewart, Principal

Craddock Elementary School

330-562-3175 (office)

216-849-2552 (cell to call or text)

kmstewart@aurora-schools.org

We are so proud of how ALL of our students have adjusted to the new school year. It's not easy! As these first seven weeks have gone by, we are now ready to nominate some of our students for some special recognition. We will do this monthly! Craddock Role Models follow the three school expectations consistently without prompting, while Great Growers show noticeable improvement in one or more areas. Please join me in congratulating Craddock's Role Models and Great Growers for the month of September! They have received numerous items from their teacher to help mark this spectacular accomplishment!

September Role Models (certificate, Inchy coin, key chain, name on bulletin board)

1st Grade

Mia Kaminsky, Kiki Novak, Lexi Herrera, Emma Zheng, Callen Poe, Everly Motheral, Pavi Prakashkumar, Elli D'Amato, Gloria Hill and Declan Kennedy

2nd Grade

Braxton Tietz, Griffin Cuerbo, Gemma Ceci, Luca Gentile, Maverick Biel, Sharvani Baliwada, Evelyn Dervic, Brycen Gentille, Clara Fagan and Andy Trook

September Great Growers (certificate, Inchy coin, name on bulletin board)

1st Grade

Harbaaz Pooni, Blake McDermitt, Kennedy Guzman-Stallworth, Vincent Cartellone, Chase Vance, Isla Maple, Grayson Hostetler, Dalilah Polk-Jarrells, Anthony Tyler and Perry Ruple

2nd Grade

Zach Cashmere, Tayeef Khan, Adam Rozen, Ryan Balaji, Stella Liotta, Ceci Carletti, Theo Fuller, Jordyn Rudolph, Aislyn Slonaker and James Forsythe

OCTOBER

• Wednesday, 10/09 - AEPTO Meeting at 10:00 Conference Center
• Friday, 10/11 - NO SCHOOL - NEOEA Day
• 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

If you have ever thought about driving a school bus, now is your chance! The Aurora City Schools Transportation Department will host a Bus Driver Recruitment Night on Monday, October 7, 2024, from 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. at the Harmon Middle School front parking lot.

During this event, you will…

1. Learn more about the job opportunities and benefits of being a bus driver for the Aurora City Schools.

2. Share your background with the leaders of our Transportation Department.

3. Drive a bus in a closed parking lot under the supervision of a trained operator.

This event is open to all and no prior registration is needed. A Commercial Drivers License (CDL) is NOT required only a valid driver’s license. You also must be 21 or over to participate in this event.

Hope to see you there. Go Greenmen!

Mike Roberto

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.

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.

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

craddockvp@auroraelementarypto.org

Email: kmstewart@aurora-schools.org
Website: www.aurora-schools.org
Location: 105 Hurd Road, Aurora, OH, USA
Phone: 330-562-3175
Twitter: @CraddockSchool