Dear Leighton Families,

Happy New Year!!! We hope everyone enjoyed their Holiday as we had a great 2 weeks back to school! All of our students did a great job of remembering all routines, expectations, and rekindling friendships. We are very excited and looking forward to all the learning, growth, and gains we will make during the second semester. A special thank you to all of our families who touched our hearts with the gifts prior to the Holidays. Thank you so much for your thoughtfulness.

Few important reminders and updates to share with our families: Please don't forget that the cold weather is upon us and students should dress in warm clothes including winter coats, hats, gloves, scarves, boots, etc . We typically go out to recess if the "feel like" temperature is between 15-20 degrees or above.

This past week kicked off Winter Benchmarking for reading and math with our Aimsweb Assessments. We are excited to see the continued growth our students have had since the start of the school year.

For our Third Grade families, please continue to be on the lookout for your child's Third Grade score reports and parent letters in regards to the Fall AIR State Tests coming home the first few weeks in January. We are still waiting to receive our parent letters from the State and they are expected very soon. We are looking forward to celebrating our learners successes with you and continuing to help them grow!

You may have noticed that our modular units are still located in the front lot of Leighton. With the winter months on hand, we are at a bit of a standstill but are looking forward to hearing the good news of forward momentum in regards to the movement of the modular units to their location on the Third Grade side of the building and their usage in the future.

Don't forget to stop up at Dairy Queen in Streetsboro on January 18th where Leighton teachers and Principals will be serving Ice Cream on our DQ celebrity day! Mrs. Nizen, Mr. Lehman, and our teachers are looking forward to seeing our students at this fun event!

January is Board of Education Month and we want to give a special thank you to our amazing Board of Education for all they do to support our schools, students, staff, and administration. We celebrate and appreciate each of our Board Members.

We are looking forward to a productive, learning filled second semester. Thank you for your continued support, partnership, and active role in your child's education.

Kind Regards,

Michelle Nizen, Building Principal

Ben Lehman, Assistant Principal

After a hiatus due to a pandemic, the Aurora High School’s National Honor Society (NHS) presents a dazzling night of fun at Princess Prom. Aurora students, kindergarten through 5th grade, and their royal chaperone are invited to join us on February 4th from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. The proceeds of this magical event will help fund the NHS scholarships.

The cost of the event will be $25 and additional princesses are $10. Snacks, music, dancing, games and crafts, along with photo opportunities with your favorite storybook prince and princess are included in the magical night.

Ticket payment will be collected at the door the day of the event. Only checks made out to Aurora City Schools or exact change will be accepted as payment.

To reserve your space at the Princess Prom, please sign-up using the link below. Please realize that attendance is limited and on a first come, first serve basis. The link will go live beginning at 8 a.m. on Monday, January 16th, and will close on Friday, January 20th, by noon. The link will close once full.

Reminder

Here is the link for My Payments Plus:

https://www.mypaymentsplus.com/welcome

We are excited to be working with a new food service provider called the Nutrition Group! They are working to provide balanced and healthy meals to our children each day.

Click on the link below for the school lunch menus

https://auroraschools.nutrislice.com/

Please reach out to Sal Arquilla at sarquilla@aurora-schools.org for any questions.

Just a few important reminders in regards to pick up and drop off for car riders to continue to help us maintain a smooth, safe, and efficient pick up and drop off. Thank you so much for your support and help in following our safety procedures.

1. Please pull all the way up to the "unloading" zone at the top of the car line when dropping off or picking up. This allows us to load as many students as possible into their cars.

2. Please exit on the passenger side only as getting out on the other side presents safety issues for students.

3. Please DO NOT pull around cars unless a teacher motions you around. This is for the safety of our students. At times, cars may be stopped to wait for a student to get in. Please wait for the adult outside to motion cars through the traffic flow pattern.

4. Please make sure your child is ready to exit when they reach the front of the car line .

5. Please be sure to have your orange tag in your car window visibly so staff can see it when calling students to cars. If you need another orange tag, please ask a staff member who is outside.

Thank you for your help in making the car line run as smoothly and safely as possible.

The login information is as follows:

User name = jane.smith (That is the student's first name period last name with no spaces) Password = students date of birth 01012021 with no characters or spaces between mmdayyear

Once you are in, go to "Work with students" and then "View my students"; you should see all your students to choose from. Routes do change from time to time when new students are added so please check back over the next week to ensure your pick-up and drop-off times.

All students are assigned a bus route using their home address. If your child will be using an alternative stop such as a daycare or caregiver, please make sure you submit an alternative bus stop form as soon as possible.

We also now have GPS on all of the school buses. You can see when the bus is to arrive at your home. Download the app "versatrans my stop" from the app store and sign in the same as above. If you have any questions or concerns with transportation, please email us at transportationinfo@aurora-schools.org and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Note, we are never sure how many students will be riding the buses. Once schools open we will make necessary adjustments for buses that may be full.

Please be sure to update your Final Forms information for this school year to ensure you can receive the important information and newsletters from our school. If you need any help with updating your Final Forms please contact lverdova@aurora-schools.org

Please use the following link: https://aurora-oh.finalforms.com