Craddock's Weekly Update

Welcome to December!

The staff and I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday with your family and friends. The days off were a welcome time to decompress, fill our buckets and get ready for three fantastic weeks before the next set of holidays move in! It looks like some winter weather is doing the same!

We have a great week ahead. We are beginning some of our winter benchmarking assessments these next few weeks. Those will then continue immediately after winter break. We look at a lot of different areas within language arts and math. This information in coordination with the information teachers are gathering daily in the classroom helps us greatly to continue to make the best and most effective instructional decisions.

As a reminder, buyers will begin trying to use their 4-digit pin this week to record their purchase of lunch. They have practice keypads at school and one was sent home as well. If you have a child who buys regularly, learning this number will be incredibly helpful! Thank you!

Keep your eyes peeled on the "Mark Your Calendar" section below. There are lots of events coming quickly and we want to make sure you are informed and have all you need. Please reach out to us at Craddock with anything you may need. We are always here to help!

It's going to be a great week because the most adorable, kind-hearted 1st and 2nd graders return to school tomorrow, Monday, 12/02 and WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THEM!

Sincerely,

Kim Stewart, Principal

Craddock Elementary School

330-562-3175 (office)

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

kmstewart@aurora-schools.org

As a reminder, we do everything in our power to get the kids outside for recess. We will never send them out and put them in danger, so we always keep a close eye on the wind chill. However, they are outside in cold temperatures, so please make sure you are sending them in appropriate winter apparel. Winter jackets, hats and boots are a must most of these days! Thank you in advance! We know this takes a lot of planning on your end!

DECEMBER

• Tuesday, 12/12 - The Giving Tree Initiative Ends
• Monday, 12/16 - Thursday, 12/19 - The Holiday Shop
• Friday, 12/20 - Winter Celebration 2:15 p.m.
• Monday, 12/23 - Friday, 1/03/25 - NO SCHOOL (Winter Break)

JANUARY

• Monday, 1/06/25 - All Students Return to School from Break
• The Weeks of 1/13, 1/20 and 1/27 - Principal Pals for 1st and 2nd
• Monday, 1/20/25 - NO SCHOOL (MLK Jr. Day)
• Thursday, 1/23/25 - Dairy Queen Dine-to-Donate for Craddock from 5:00-8:00 (Streetsboro DQ)

FEBRUARY

• Thursday, 2/13/25 - End of Trimester 2
• Thursday, 2/13/25 - Valentine's Day Celebration at 2:15 p.m.
• Friday, 2/14/25 - NO SCHOOL (Staff PD Day)
• Monday, 2/17/25 - NO SCHOOL (Presidents' Day)
• Friday, 2/21/25 - Trimester 2 Gather Reports Live
• Monday, 2/24-Thursday, 2/28 - Scholastic Book Fair

MARCH

• Monday, 3/03/25 - NO SCHOOL (Staff PD Day)
• Tuesday, 3/04-Friday, 3/07 - Right to Read Week
• Monday, 3/24-Friday, 3/28 - NO SCHOOL (Spring Break)

It's that time of year where we begin to have students who meet the benchmarks set forth in HB 410 for absences. Please be aware that if your child meets one of those, a letter must be sent from the school alerting you. Please also be reminded that it doesn't matter whether the absences are excused or unexcused. We have to track the hours missed regardless and communicate to you when benchmarks have been met. If you have any questions or concerns at all upon receiving a letter, don't hesitate to reach out to me! My contact information is in my initial message! I have included an informational document below if you want to learn more.

There are a few exciting changes being made in the Craddock cafeteria! Starting December 2nd, there will now be yogurt parfaits available for students daily! The parfait will take the place of the main entree in a lunch, but will still come with any sides being offered that day on the menu. The parfaits will be made available on a first come, first serve basis. The students will have the freedom to choose this in the lunch line instead of the main entree listed on the menu. Please reach out to Krista, kguerini@aurora-schools.org, if you have any questions.

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.

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