Cheetah Chat
April 20, 2022
Safety First
Rotary Teacher of the Year
While new to Croce, Mrs. Tibbens quickly established positive relationships with students, staff, and parents. She is passionate about her work and is always searching for opportunities to grow professionally. Mrs. Tibbens has an innate ability to create an environment that fosters learning and encourages positive behaviors, all while setting high, yet attainable, expectations. By building such a strong community in her classroom, her students feel safe to take risks and grow as learners. Mrs. Tibbens is a prime example of an exceptional teacher, and is an asset to our Croce family!
Class Placement
Although teachers' styles may vary, each grade level spends significant time collaborating to make sure the same grade level standards are applied and, from class to class, each student receives a comparable education. Teachers, administrators, and specialists will follow a systematic process to ensure each child is placed in an appropriate and positive learning environment.
Parents often have a preferred teacher and teachers have families with whom they have built relationships with over the years. However, allowing parents requests severely hampers our staff's ability to create balanced classes. As a result, we have a NO TEACHER REQUEST policy. If you feel your child has a specific need you, feel I need to be aware of, please submit a short letter in a sealed envelope to me via the office explaining the special need or information pertinent to your child's placement by May 4, 2022. Please DO NOT INCLUDE TEACHER NAME/S in your letter, as those will not be considered.
Summer School
Additionally, our students who are still learning English will be invited to the English Language Academy. Invitations are sent based on ELPAC results.
If your child qualifies for Summer School, a registration form will be emailed to you next week.
Teacher Appreciation Week
Don't forget to sign up for our Teacher/Staff appreciation door decorating on Sunday, May 1st! There are still a lot of teachers/staff without volunteers. Please consider helping out that day. If you can, please also sign up to help decorate the door of one of our wonderful staff members. They deserve some love too!
Snacks & Water
Hydration Stations are located around campus and students are encouraged to fill their personal water bottles during the day. Water fountains are available for those who forget their refillable bottles.
Croce Swag
Harlem Wizards
Bike to the Moon
Mark your calendars!
Join us in May to celebrate Bike Month as we bike to the moon. That’s right, we are biking to the moon once during Bike to the Moon Week from Monday, May 9 - Friday, May 13.
Here’s how it works: During the event, students, families, and school staff will track their active transportation online with the goal of collectively “biking” all the way to the moon - this includes biking, walking, rolling, and learning about bike safety. The moon is 286,900 miles away; we’ll get there by converting all our activity on earth into “moon miles”.
So, find your helmet and get your bike 'road ready'!
New Student Registration
Do you have a child who will be five before Sept 1, 2022 or turn five between Sept. 2, 2022-February 2, 2023? Or have friends that do? If so, please go online and register at livermoreschools.org for Transitional Kindergarten or Kindergarten for the 2022/23 School Year.
Students new to Livermore in grades 1-5 should follow the steps outlined on the New Student Enrollment document.
Universal Free Lunch
"Our Child Nutrition Department is excited to share that all students, regardless of family income, can receive a daily school lunch free of charge for all instructional days in the 2021-22 school year! While a free and reduced lunch application does not apply this year, completing the Alternate Income Form can result in students qualifying for additional benefits such as Pandemic EBT, scholarships for placement exams, and discounted internet service."
Stay Informed
Follow Leo R. Croce Elementary on Facebook to keep in touch with upcoming events and daily happenings
Follow Mrs. Angelo on Instagram as principal.angelo
Visit the Croce Elementary School website
Join the Croce PTA and follow them on Facebook at Leo Croce PTA and Instagram at LeoCrocePTA on Instagram
About Us
Email: mangelo@lvjusd.org
Website: livermoreschools.org/croce
Location: 5650 Scenic Avenue, Livermore, CA, USA
Phone: 925.606.4706