Craddock's Weekly Update

Happy Labor Day Weekend Craddock Families!

We continue to build continued comfort with routines, procedures and one another these first few weeks! It's been a pleasure getting to know all of our 1st and 2nd graders! We are so lucky to have such an adorable, kind-hearted bunch! Kudos to the entire staff for all of their extra effort, patience and care these first two weeks! They are working so hard to create supportive, loving and nurturing learning environments all across the building!

As part of our work with Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), we have been explicitly teaching our students what being respectful, responsible and a problem solver looks like and sounds like. See below for a list of what we have covered so far and what we continue to practice and reinforce. We look forward to our continued work with these and more all throughout the school year. The poster shown below is an example of what will be hung all around the building to remind our students of all they are learning and practicing.

I can use walking feet.

I can have a safe body. (hands, feet, materials to self)

I am ready to learn. (raise hand, pay attention pie skills)

I can share, take turns, and wait.

I can stop, think, and make a good choice.

I can listen and follow directions right away.

We are looking forward to beginning this week with Labor Day, tomorrow, Monday, 9/02 where the Aurora City School District will be closed. Tuesday, 9/03 is our second Autumn Assessment Day with only students whose last names beginning with the letters M-Z attend. All A-L students will stay home. On Wednesday, 9/04 we welcome ALL of our students back to resume a normal schedule each day, with no more staggered days coming this year! Thank you for your support and patience, which allows us to utilize these days to the fullest!

Enjoy the extra day with your child(ren) tomorrow. The weather looks amazing! We look forward to seeing all students whose last names end with M-Z Tuesday, 9/03 and then ALL students back on Wednesday, 9/04.

Go Greenmen! 💚🖤

Kim Stewart, Principal

Craddock Elementary School

330-562-3175 (office)

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

kmstewart@aurora-schools.org

Hello Craddock Families!

Happy New School Year!! I am so excited to welcome our 1st first grade students and their families to Craddock and to welcome back our 2nd grade students and their families! It has been so great getting to see many new faces as well as a lot of familiar faces all around our building this week!

I am here 5 days a week to support any and all students with any social-emotional concerns, academic concerns and even career development in order to help create a learner that is future ready! Not only am I here for the students at Craddock, but also for the families. Working closely with our families is super important to me so please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions, concerns, or thoughts at any time throughout the year.

This year I will be delivering classroom guidance lessons to every classroom, facilitating small groups, and providing individual counseling and check-ins when necessary. At the start of the school year my main focus will be helping our students transition back into the classroom and start the year out on a positive note. When visiting the classrooms within the first few weeks of the school year I will provide the students with a better understanding of how I can help them and what I do at Craddock!

This is the start of my 5th year as a school counselor and my 2nd year at Aurora! I am so excited to continue to share my passion for school counseling with all of you!

When I am not at school you can find me spending time with my husband, John and our Cavapoo, Finn. We love exploring new parks and trying new restaurants!

If I can help you or your student in any way please do not hesitate to contact me via email, cschnur@aurora-schools.org, or by calling 330-562-3175 ext. 1135. I am looking forward to a fabulous school year and cannot wait to work with your family!

SEPTEMBER

• Monday, 9/2 - NO SCHOOL - Labor Day
• Tuesday, 9/3 - Autumn Assessment Day for Students Whose Last Names Start with M-Z
• Wednesday, 9/4 - Elementary PTO Meeting 6:00 at the Blind Squirrel Winery
• Friday, 9/27 - Cruisin' Craddock
• Monday, 9/30 - RAIN DATE for Cruisin' 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.

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.

I hope everyone had a great first few weeks of school!! Thank you to all the PTO volunteers that have helped in the mornings with bus duty, helping students find their classrooms!

If you haven’t already, now is the time to join/renew your AEPTO membership for the 2024-25 school year.

Our first meeting is Wednesday September 4th at 6pm. The Blind Squirrel Winery is hosting the event. Come learn about all the exciting things the PTO has planned for the school year!!

Don’t forget to order class shirts! Adult sizes are available this year as well! See the flier for more information.

It is Mumkin time!! Please look for information to be sent home this week for the Mumkin sale!!

I look forward to a great year working with all of you!

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