Crocker Highlands Elementary School

We look forward to seeing everyone at our Back-to-School Nights on Tuesday, September 11 for our kindergarten families, and/or on Thursday, September 13, for grades 1st – 5th.  Because it is an adult-only event, childcare can be an issue.  Reach out to someone in the school community and either share and/or offer childcare if you already have a caregiver in place.   Back-to-School Night is the time for parents/guardians to find out what is happening in the classroom, and it’s important for everyone to be there.  You will hear about the classroom curriculum, projects, field trips, and the expectations for the year.  Teachers will share ways to best support your child at home.  It’s also a nice time to meet other families and to make those community connections.

All kindergarten families will meet in the Multi-Purpose Room on Tuesday evening at 6:30 p.m.  We will begin with all-school information and then all-kindergarten information.  Parents/guardians will then separate into classrooms for specific classroom/teacher information.

The schedule for Thursday’s presentations is as follows: 6:30 – 7:15 Primary Presentation (1st – 2nd) 7:15 – 7:45 Whole School Assembly – Squeeze in! (in the multi-purpose room) 7:45 – 8:30 Upper Grade Presentation (3rd – 5th)

Please respect the teachers’ time and agree to make this an informational, question and answer time about the content of the school year.  If you need to hold a conference about your child, please contact your child’s teacher via email, telephone message, or a note.

I hope to see everyone either on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m., or Thursday at 7:15 p.m.!

August 13, 2012

On behalf of the PTA, welcome to Crocker Highlands Elementary School!

We want to get to know you better and would also love to help you get to know each other better.  Please come with your family for an afternoon of fun, food and conversation.

Place:  North Temescal Picnic Area

(http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&rlz=&q=lake+temescal+north+entrance&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl for directions)

Feel free to bring scooters, bicycles, soccer balls, Frisbees, etc.

Date:  Sunday, August 28

Time:  11:00-1

Please bring a dish to share based on your child’s last name:

A-K:  Appetizer or Salad

L-R:  Main Dish

S-Z:   Dessert

The PTA will provide the plates, napkins, drinks and eating utensils. We hope to see you there!

Crocker Highlands Elementary School

August 30, 2010

Dear Crocker Highlands’ Families,

Summer sure goes by quickly!  Here we are again, ready to start another great school year.  A lot of work has gone into getting the school ready, and we are excited about our students coming back to school.

Together, teachers, students, and parents/guardians make a strong Crocker family.  We appreciate your support as your child enters the classroom, learns, and grows throughout the year.  Let’s all commit to have a good school year, setting everyone – students, as well as teachers – up for success.

One of our goals this year is to build a strong community at Crocker Highlands.  I encourage families to get to know each other so that we can build new friendships and support each other.  Our Annual Spaghetti Feed is a great time to meet new people and visit with old friends.  It’s scheduled for Friday, September 10^th, starting at 5:30 p.m.  It’s a wonderful time to have a delicious dinner and visit with the Crocker community.  Another upcoming school event is Back-to-School Night on Wednesday, September 15^th. The primary presentations (K-2^nd) are from 6:30 – 7:15; the upper grade presentations (3^rd – 5^th) are from 7:45 – 8:30.  In between, from 7:15 – 7:45 is our time to get together, all of us, in the Multi-Purpose Room.  I’ll do a brief presentation, as well as the PTA.  Back-to-School Night is an important time for parents/guardians to meet in the classrooms, and teachers will review curriculum, projects, and grade level expectations.

Please help us to be good neighbors.  The traffic flow around the school is clockwise; the passenger door always opens to the curb for safety reasons.  Make sure to park legally; be aware of blocking driveways.  And, as tempting as it might be to bring your dog up to school, pets are to remain off campus.  If you must bring your dog up to campus for some reason, please keep him/her on a leash across the street from the school.  Be considerate of children and adults who might be allergic and/or who might be uncomfortable around animals.

This will be the only letter that I send home via paper copy.  I would encourage families to sign up for the school bulletin via the Crocker website, http://crockerschool.org/.  School information is also posted on the website, so be sure to check it out regularly.  A couple of our Crocker dads have put a lot of time and energy into updating our website and posting all current information.

We are ready to begin the 2010-2011 school year. The teachers have been hard at work for several weeks.  At Crocker Highlands, the staff, faculty, and administration are honored that you entrust us with your precious ones. The hours that your children are with us each day are so important.  Here’s to a great school year!

Sincerely,

Beth Rhine, Principal

Welcome to Kindergarten!  This is a very important year in the academic advancement of your child. We urge you to take time to read this booklet carefully so the year can get off to a good start. After you have read this – we will be happy to answer any more of your questions at BackTo School Night.

2010/11 Crocker Kindergarten Handbook (click here)

We strongly encourage parents to participate in their children’s education.  In fact, the research clearly shows that when parents are involved in education, academic standards increase, and children’s self esteem improves.  We credit our students’ outstanding progress, and our wonderful experiences with them to the parents who come into the classroom regularly. We are hoping to have a lot of parental support this year, although it is important to remember that we are trying to build “independence” in each child, and if your child is having a hard time with this, you should limit your time at school.

We are looking forward to getting to know each one of you in the course of the year, and hope that your child’s kindergarten experience will be WONDERFUL!  You will be receiving information about the plans for the first day of school shortly.

In order to transition the children as gently as possible into all day school (which, by the way is very different from all day pre-school or daycare), we have minimum days scheduled for the first week of school, and we strongly encourage you to take advantage of the optional minimum days we are offering for  the second week.

Please feel free to share any concerns you or your child might have regarding school, and we will do our best to help. The best way to reach us is by email.

Anna: anna@thearchitects.com

Molly: mollyshannon@gmail.com

Nica: nica.uk@gmail.com

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