Message From Central Road School

Mrs. Shostachuk, School Principal 09/08/2024

Message from Mrs. Shostachuk

Dear Central Road Families,

It has been amazing having students and staff back at school this past week. I think we all experienced every emotion leading up to and starting up the 24-25 school year. We are off to an amazing start. Thank you for trusting your children with us. The smiles, giggles, and excitement about being back at school is contagious. We are looking forward to a great 2024-2025 year! WE ARE...CR!

The week of September 9th will be our first full week of teaching and learning. We will continue settling into routines while starting all content level learning-math, reading, writing, science and social studies. 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 all 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, September 9th. Please enjoy your weekend.

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

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

*Friday, September 13th-Early Release @3:05 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

Welcome to School Video from Staff-Click Here

NWEA MAP Testing

Students in grade 2-5 will take NEW MAP testing in the areas of reading and math this upcoming week. Here is our tentative schedule; September 11th READING and September 12th MATH. Please also review this information related to MAP testing.

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.

Morning Drop Off and Dismissal Procedures

Overall, arrival and dismissal has been going well. Thank you for your support in making this running smoothly, safely, and effectively. When entering our school parking lot, cars should remain to the left while school busses remain on the right hand side. The entrance of our parking should remain open and never blocked by cars. Parents who drop off or pick up students should form a single file line with their vehicle. Cars should line up down Central Road so that parents may turn right into the lot.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 should 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 have 9 school buses 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 outside near 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 ask that everyone exercises safety while following our arrival and dismissal expectations. In due time, it always falls into place. Thank You

School Bus/Transportation Information

Bus routes/stops for your children are now available in MyRide K-12. Please check this app regularly especially if you are still waiting to be routed or requested a change. 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 office at 847-963-5100 with any change requests and we will contact transportation on your behalf. 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

Drop Off & Pick Up Table

Our drop off and pick up table is located in our school foyer. Please feel free to use this table to drop off/pick up items, school supplies, lunches etc.. Please note your child's first and last name and grade level on any items. Thank You

Picture Day

Smile! Picture Day is scheduled for Friday, September 20th. Here is a link for future ordering. Additional information forthcoming. https://www.barksdalestorefront.com/store/event_login/?ac=0113623IN.

School Safety Drills

Safety comes first! Staff and students will participate in several safety drills this year. When discussing school safety and practice drills, staff have been trained to approach each one with calmness and care coupled with the use of kid-friendly verbiage. Practice drills will be communicated out in a timely fashion. The following safety drills will be conducted this academic school year; 3 Fire Drills, 1 Bus Evacuation Drill, 2 Lockdown Drills, and 1 Shelter-In-Place Drill. More information to come.

School Visitors

We love our school visitors. If you are coming into the building, please stop to check into our school office for assistance FIRST. If you are here to stay and volunteer, please bring a photo ID as well. All school visitors will receive a red visitor lanyard and sticker to wear. This is a visual reminder to all in our building that you have been welcomed in our school office. Please also kindly remain in the area you been designated to be in during your time at Central Road. Thank you for helping keep our building safe and secure during your stay with us. We appreciate all that you do for our school community.

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

Parent/Student Handbook

Each year we update our Parent/Student Handbook to provide families with a quick reference to all things District 15. If you haven’t already done so, please make some time to review the Parent/Student Handbook.

Translating our Parent Newsletter

If you need to translate our newsletter to a different language, please click on the "Translate" button at the top of the page. You can pick from a variety of languages.

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

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.