What an AMAZING week it was at Craddock! Principal Pals was a blast, spring benchmarking is well underway and our 2nd graders are just about ready to perform their wonderful program and showcase their artistic talents! The end of the year is busy, but filled with so many fantastic events!

As we begin the journey of May, please stay closely connected to all that's happening through our Weekly Update. I will do my best to include really important information about all that's upcoming in here.

Please be reminded that if you would like your feedback considered in your child's placement for the 23-24 school year, it must be submitted through the Google form linked below by May 12th. I read each and every submission as I work with staff to carefully choose the best placement for your child! Reach out with any questions you may have!

Finally, if you are a PM car rider parent, please be cognizant not to block driveways as you line up on Hurd Road waiting for your child. I have received some concern from residents that their driveway is blocked during this time. I assured them I would place this reminder in my weekly communication. Thank you in advance!

Have a wonderful weekend! We are headed to Dayton tomorrow for baseball. I am keeping my fingers crossed the rain stays up here!

Take care,

Kim Menta

kmenta@aurora-schools.org

330-562-3175 (office)

216-8489-2552 (cell)

Major shoutout to Wal-Mart for donating all 200 plus cupcakes for 2nd grade and to an anonymous donor for covering half of the cookies for 1st! We are incredibly grateful for your generosity!

Please view the Superintendent’s video update to all Aurora City School District (ACSD) families for 4/26/23 by clicking the button below.

Key points in the video include:

-Invitation to the Potential Construction Open House Nights

-Shout out to AHS for earning Purple Star status

-Family Kindness Festival Information

Important Links

Transcript Link https://docs.google.com/document/d/12Vm7J3yvqic5jw5N5dfjUKc6I3HAQFqmVbIrBWmyrCo/edit?usp=sharing

PDF Transcript Link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HtBtbWDN_Pelxj4DaOG-Zi3leqM9S6EI/view?usp=share_link

Family Kindness Festival

https://drive.google.com/file/d/14LY6cBcBbXT7Yhs_-XQSFpbU9GPuRi8y/view?usp=share_link

Thanks for taking the time to review this message. Take care and GO GREENMEN!

Welcome to all of our Upcoming Leighton Families! It is so hard to believe that the end of another school year is upon us and we will once again be welcoming a new group of 3rd Graders to Leighton Elementary.

I am so excited to meet each of you and am looking forward to welcoming you to Leighton Elementary on Monday, May 8th for our in-person 2nd to 3rd Grade Parent Meeting from 6:30-7:30pm. The parent meeting will be held in the Leighton Gym where we will open our evening together with a presentation from myself, Mr. Lehman, Assistant Principal, and Mrs. Mazzella, School Guidance Counselor, so we can share all the wonderful things that make Leighton Elementary an amazing place to learn and grow. Our presentation will be followed by a building tour and a visit to the 3rd Grade classrooms. There will also be time for a question and answer session!

We are equally as excited to meet our upcoming 3rd Graders on May 22nd when they make their way over to Leighton Elementary from 9:30-10:30 a.m. to enjoy meeting Mrs.Nizen, Mr. Lehman, Mrs. Mazzella, the Third Grade Teachers, and, of course, spending some time on the playground. During this time students will start their morning with a brief welcome by me, and then each classroom will be paired with our Fifth Grade Leighton Leaders who will help take students on a tour around the building and even make a visit to the third grade classrooms to meet the teachers. Our time together will end with a visit to the playground. I can not wait to meet each of you and our upcoming Third Graders in the next few weeks! See you soon at the May 8th 2nd to 3rd Grade Parent Meeting!

As we near the end of the school year our teams at Leighton will be getting ready to begin the process of student placements for our third, fourth, and fifth graders. This process takes several days to complete as many factors are worked through including servicing needs, data to support best placement, teacher and specialist input, parent input, and any student needs. Mrs. Menta has already shared this form! We work very hard to ensure each student is placed in the best learning environment. While we are unable to take specific teacher requests, please feel free to fill out the form provided if you have any special circumstances of which I should be aware. I do my best to honor special circumstances. Mrs. Menta will also be meeting with me to share any special circumstances.

Looking forward to seeing our upcoming Third Grade families and students very soon!

Kind Regards,

Mrs. Michelle Nizen