Castle Rock Communiqué
We Love Our Knights!
Friday, October 8, 2021
Week 9
Great news! Our Community Club Ed Fundraiser Campaign has now brought in over $17,000!
To our families that have already contributed, thank you SO much!
We have 1 more week (October 16th) to reach our goal of $78,000 (see below), so as you can see, we need EVERYONE'S help!
Last week, Community Club was able to approve the purchase of 75 new Chromebooks! This generous purchase for our students would not be possible without YOUR support and donations from previous years EdFund donations. We are so thankful that our Community Club is able to support our students and staff!
Educational Fundraiser Campaign
This Week at Castle Rock!
"Walk a Mile In Their Shoes"
5th Grader Organizes Anti-Bullying Lunch Walk
A HUGE Donation!
We Wore PINK on Thursday!
Save the Date - 2 Upcoming Dining Fundraisers!
Two Stops, Same Night!
Our Community Club has made it easy for you to feed the family at Chick-Fil-A, then treat the family to Yogurtland with two fundraisers on the same night. We hope to see you on October 28th!
Virtual Parent Symposium
The Walnut Valley Unified School District is excited to host this year’s Virtual Parent Symposium on Saturday, October 23, 2021, from 8:30 AM-10:00 AM. Dr. Marc Brackett, the founder and Director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and a Professor at Yale University will be joining us! You won’t want to miss this one!
More information to follow!
Community Club
CHESS MASTERS
Please click on the link below for more information and to register.
Upcoming Events
Now - 10/16 Community Club Education Fundraiser Campaign
10/20 Wear Orange for UNITY Day
10/28 Chick Fil-a AND Yogurtland Night
11/1 - 11/9 Clothing Drive (Collecting Donations) - More details to come soon!
Arrival Updates & Information
In the morning, our school gates open at 7:50. The bell rings at 8:15 for students to go to their classroom. The gates close at 8:17 and instruction begins at 8:20.
Our arrival procedure will run smoothly if all parents are following the same expectations. If dropping off students in front of the school by car, students should:
- Be ready to exit the car by themselves (parents, please stay in the car)
- Have all of their belongings ready (backpack, water bottle, mask, etc.)
- Be exiting on the passenger side (sidewalk) of the car
If any of these are not being followed, our system does not run smoothly, which creates an unsafe environment (and frustrated parents!).
If drivers need additional time to drop off, we encourage them to legally park on the street and students can walk on to campus.
Signs are posted for drivers going either direction on Castle Rock Rd. that U-Turns are not allowed.
Dismissal Updates & Information
Dismissal & student pick-up has improved SO much since the first day of school! Thank you for your flexibility and for all working together to help pick-up run safely and efficiently.
Parents picking up by car in the front of the school, displaying your child's name on the dashboard of the car helps us to call out student's names as you approach. This especially helps with our 1st and 2nd grade students who can't see you approaching from their spot on the grass.
Daily pick-up expectations:
Please communicate your pick-up spot to your children, and keep it consistent! Each day we are trying to connect students to parents between the front and back gates.
Students, parents, and staff are expected to use the crosswalk at the sidewalk, and NOT cut through the parking lot, in the bus lane.
Drivers picking up in the front of the school, thank you for using the green sign with your child's name and teacher. This helps our process very much.
Parents that park in the neighborhood and walk up to the front of the school, we ask that you wait for your child in the designated area on the grass in front of the Kindergarten playground and keep the sidewalk clear. Please do not wait in the grade-level areas.
Please remember to maintain social distance from others while waiting.
Students with siblings, we ask that the older student go to their younger/youngest sibling to wait.
Families choosing to utilize the Back Gate during dismissal, please note that students not picked up by 2:50 will be brought to the Front Office. Parents will need to show I.D. and sign out their child from the Front Office as a late pick-up.
Dismissal Map
We are here to help!
Please contact the Castle Rock Office at 909-598-5006 if you need assistance.
Thank you,
Jason Eldridge
Principal, Castle Rock Elementary School