Message from the Principal
Week of September 23, 2019
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Message from the Principal
Dear Central Road Families,
Thank you to all of our families for attending our Breakfast with the Grandparents event. The students were filled with joy, after their families spent time at Central Road.
This week is Safety Week. The students will participate in a fire drill, shelter in place drill, lock down and re-location drill.
The fire drill requires students to evacuate the building. All of the students line up on our field. The fire department will be present to monitor our procedures and ensure we are leaving the building in a timely manner.
The shelter in place, also referred to as a tornado drill, requires students to go to a location in the building with secure walls and away from windows. Each class has a designated area, and students sit in position to protect their heads.
The lock down drill is practiced with our local police department. Teachers lead the class through the lock down procures, to ensure they are in a safe location. After we lock down the building, the police department and an administrator will visit each classroom to inform them the lock down is over.
Finally, on Friday September 27 we will participate in a relocation drill. All of the students and staff will walk to CLA. The police department will ensure all crosswalks and intersections are safe to cross. After taking attendance at CLA, we will walk back to Central Road. This drill takes an hour to complete.
Your child's teacher will review the procedures and importance of each drill.
Please let me know if you have any questions about our safety drills.
Warmest regards,
Patti Van Winkle
Principal
Social emotional learning is all day, every day in D15 this year
District 15 this year is approaching social emotional learning (SEL) through a District-wide coordinated effort to embed it all day, every day to protect and nurture our learning environment. Teaching social emotional learning in the classroom allows teachers and students to be more present and available to learn new information.
What is SEL? SEL is how children and adults learn to understand and manage emotions, set goals, show empathy for others, establish positive relationships, and make responsible decisions, according to CASEL, a leading resource and research organization in this field.
For September, the theme and lessons are about “Building Community.” Students learned what a community is, discussed which communities they belong to, and how they can contribute to the well-being of one’s school and community. Students also affirmed each others’ identities to strengthen and enhance their peaceful classroom community. October’s theme is “Self-Awareness.”
At home, families can utilize this Parent Toolkit resource (https://www.parenttoolkit.com/topics/social-and-emotional) to support your students with their social emotional development.
Important Upcoming Dates
Here are some things to watch on the calendar:
- Week of September 23- Safety Week ( Fire Drill, Take Cover Drill, Lock Down Drill and Relocation Drill)
- Friday, September 27-9:30 a.m.- Relocation Drill to CLA
- Thursday, October 1- 7:00 pm.- PTA General Membership Meeting /8:00 p.m. Classroom Coordinators
- Thursday, October 10- 6:30 p.m.- 2nd Grade Reading Night ( Rolling Meadows Library)
- Monday, October 14- No School- Columbus Day
- Friday, October 25-6:00-7:30 p.m.- PTA Halloween Dance
- Thursday, October 31- 1:30 p.m.- Halloween Parade/ 2:15-3:15 Classroom Parties
Central Road Highlights
Book Fair
A special thank you to our PTA volunteers, Mrs. Marino and Mrs. Sasaki for leading a successful book fair for our students and community.
Team Work
Text Evidence
School Reminders
PTA Focus
PTA Membership: Each year, become an advocate for your child through the PTA. Membership is renewed every year. Don’t worry, signing up for a PTA membership does not mean you have to help out. It simply means you want to help the PTA organize amazing programs for our school (Dances, Assemblies, STEM, Fun Fair, Family Picnics, Book Fair, Craft Nights, Recreation Nights, Lego & Coding Club, Breakfast with GRANDS and Holiday Shop. Other events include: Talent Show, Spirit Wear, Language Club, Tae Kwon Do Club, Jarosch Decorating, Chess Club, and Much More!).
You can print out the membership form here and turn it in to your child's teacher, or head to our PTA website and fill out the electronic Google Form. Membership dues can be paid online via Paypal, cash, or check (payable to Central Road PTA).
PTA Communications: Stay in touch and know what's going on with our PTA! Our Facebook and website links are at the bottom of this email. You can also connect your phone to our PTA Google Calendar to view upcoming events. Click here https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/centralroadcalendar%40gmail.com/public/basic.ics to subscribe. To simply view our calendar online, click here.
Allergy Task Force Information
One of the most notable changes for parents and students is our food-free classroom party policy. Through the work of the task force, it was noted that food at parties invites potentially dangerous allergens into the classroom and can unintentionally isolate students unable to eat the provided snacks. Policies like this are not unique to District 15, and are already in place in many neighboring schools and districts.
To ensure an enjoyable experience at classroom parties given the new policy, District 15 will partner with schools and parents to provide alternate activity suggestions.
Allergy Task Force information is posted on the District 15 website (https://www.ccsd15.net/Page/7927) if you’d like to review the full policy and associated information.
Bus Drivers (https://www.applitrack.com/ccsd15/onlineapp/default.aspx?Category=Transportation)
Classroom Assistants (https://www.applitrack.com/ccsd15/onlineapp/default.aspx?Category=Program+Assistants)
Nutrition Services Staff (https://www.applitrack.com/ccsd15/onlineapp/default.aspx?Category=School+Nutrition+Services)
Substitutes (https://www.applitrack.com/ccsd15/onlineapp/default.aspx?Category=Substitute)
Central Road Elementary School
Email: vanwinkp@ccsd15.net
Website: https://www.ccsd15.net/CR
Location: 3800 Central Road, Rolling Meadows, IL, USA
Phone: 847-963-5100
Twitter: @central_road