Crocker Highlands Elementary School

The Crocker Highlands Scholastic Book Fair is coming in December.

December 1st  Book Fair (8:30am-8:00pm)
December 2nd Book Fair (8:30am-8:00 pm)

December 2nd Mac Barnett, Guest Author visits school. Book signing 3:15-4:15.

We are looking for parent volunteers to help make this a fun and successful event. Starting on November 30th we will need help setting-up the fair and on December 1st and 2nd we will be selling books in the Multipurpose Room from 8:30 a.m. until 8:00p.m.

Click here to sign up.

Looking forward to working with you,

Liz Fitzgerald

Last Friday, we held the second of our 8 assemblies celebrating the Crocker Cougar “word of the month.”  The Cougar word for October was “Cooperation.”    Ms. Foster’s 4^th grade and Ms. Anderson’s first grade buddy classes were our “Cooperation Cougars.” Atthe assembly, several “buddies” working together, talked about what Cooperation means (“Cooperation is . . . listening to our teacher so we can get our work done.”)   A  “Cooperation is Awesome” video, taken earlier in the week,  is on the website at http://crockerschool.org/about/photo-galleries/. The Cougar Celebration board near the office also has a photo display of the buddies spelling out ” CROCKER COUGARS COOPERATE!”    These photos were taken while the buddies were sharing pizza made from vegetables from our Crocker Garden, which the students harvested together!  These picturesare also on our website (same link as above)   Thanks also to all the other teachers and students who learned about Cooperation this month.  Let’s keep that Cooperation coming:  here at school, at home, in the community, in the environment.  And don’t forget about Respect, our Cougar word for September either!

Last Friday, we held the first of our 8 assemblies celebrating the Crocker Cougar “word of the month.”  The Cougar word for August/September was “Respect.”  Ms Uk’s and Ms. Henry’s kindergarten and Ms. Eng’s 3rd grade buddy classes were our “Respect Cougars” for August/ September.  At the assembly, we were able to see a mural that the buddies had worked on, decorated with stars containing information they had learned about each other, such as holidays they celebrate, things that they like, etc. In some cases, the information was the same, but in other cases, it was different.  The buddies learned to respect these differences. This wonderful mural is hanging in the hallway near the library.  In addition at the assembly, the classes put on a short version of “Classroom Feud” based on “Family Feud.  Two teams (blue and orange) had to explain what respect meant.  Correct answers  (“survey says”) got a circle and wrong answers got the red X.  The students did a wonderful job.  A copy of the video is on the website http://crockerschool.org/about/photo-galleries/. The Cougar Celebration board near the office also has a display of the buddies spelling out” CROCKER COUGARS SHOW RESPECT.”   These pictures are also on our website.  Thanks also to all the other teachers and students who learned about Respect this month.  Let’s keep that Respect coming:  here at school, at home, in the community, in the environment and especially, within ourselves.

2011 Spaghetti Feed & Bake Sale - Click on the picture to view the complete slideshow (password required)

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The Annual Crocker Dad’s Club Spaghetti Feed is scheduled for Wednesday, September 21st starting at 5:30 PM on the Crocker Playground.

The Feed is free and is sponsored by the Dad’s Club and the PTA. It’s become a fun tradition at the beginning of each school year, and provides a chance for parents, teachers, and students to get together as school is getting underway. Planning for the event is well along, and many volunteers are needed to ensure its success.

WE NEED YOUR HELP!! It takes an army to feed a neighborhood. To Volunteer for the big event:

The 19th Annual Crocker Walkathon is coming on October 22nd. There will be many opportunities to volunteer on the day of the event, and we also need a couple more key volunteer positions filled soon.

• Volunteer Coordinator to fill posts and support the volunteers throughout the day
• Hard Walk Cafe Coordinator to organize and oversee the food booth on Walkathon day
• Tracker Coordinator 3rd grade: Tracks the laps students complete for that grade

The Walkathon has been a part of the Crocker Highlands tradition for many years and it operates like a well-oiled machine with lots of documentation and guidance from years past at your fingertips, so you will not be ‘re-inventing the wheel’. If you feel at all moved to help out with this great event – Please, Please, Please don’t hesitate to lend us helping hand.

Gratefully, Elizabeth Borowiec and Helene Gryfakis, co-chairs walkathon@crockerschool.org