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‘Tis the season for finding a new book to read! December is National Read a New Book Month. Reading is important no matter what age you are, but especially for children. We’re looking for suggestions – recommend one of your favorite books in the comments below. 📖 💡
Because of Mr Terupt by Rob Buyea. Best read aloud for my 5th graders I have found.
‘Recess at 20 Below!’ One of my favorite winter read-aloud books. I read it to so many groups of kids…before I retired. It’s non-fiction…real photos of kids in Alaska having recess in the winter. So…how cold does it half to be to have indoor recess? It’s not about temperature…it’s if you have a moose on the playground! 🫎
Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins by Eric Kimmel
Just Because by Matthew McConaughey
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Winter is right around the corner, and you know what that means – snow, ice, and cold! Make sure your family’s contact information is up to date in Infinite Campus so you don’t miss important school notifications. These are the emails and phone numbers the district uses when we send out winter weather closings and delays. bit.ly/3QA6c17
Oh my gosh…..cuteness overload!! Last week, Miss K’s kindergarteners at Johnson STEAM Academy transformed themselves into turkeys and performed “A Turkey Named Burt” for every classroom at JSA! You can see a video of their performance here: bit.ly/47x9N7t
As we get deeper into the school year, we want to emphasize the importance of regular daily school attendance. When students miss school, they miss important instructional time that can’t be replaced. Absences add up and can put your child at risk of academic failure. Families, help to ensure your student is at school every day!
What if they’re sick?
You should clarify this to make certain families understand that illnesses are still illnesses and kids should stay home in that case. There's a lot of garbage going around that is just viral and doesn't require a doctor just rest and care. Don't guilt parents for keeping a kid home sick when three years ago we were mandated to keep kids home two weeks at a pop for covid (which is one of the things going around now).
Kids are basically teaching themselves since most is on computers and teachers aren't teaching…it's all about testing..even if they weren't taught the stuff
This entire topic makes my heart sink! The GUILT placed on parents to send their sick kids to school is exhausting 😢 If your kid is sick, keep them home. You should not be required to go to a doctor to determine an illness. Viruses make you just as sick and a trip to the doctor with a weakened immune system only leaves you vulnerable for other germs. (Not to mention antibiotics aren’t effective for a virus). You can communicate with teachers and retrieve missed work, our children have Chromebooks with missed assignments. There is little to no resources for families that have children with autoimmune deficiencies. We don’t want our children to miss instruction but we also don’t want what would be a 2-3 day cold linger for 2 weeks (even sent to the ER 🙋🏻♀️)had we given their bodies time to rest and recover. Let’s talk solutions, I remember when students easily logged on to their Chromebooks with a teacher (Pandemic should have taught us a few things)…why not propose this as a means for emergency use instruction and utilize for both sick days AND snow days? (Kirkwood live streams for “distance” learning and we could too). Mom nurse 🙋🏻♀️
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Since we have seen our first snowfall of the season, we wanted to remind our families to send their students with the items they need to stay warm. Elementary and preschool students need snow pants, snow boots, and mittens/gloves to play in areas with snow during recess. Students are asked to change out of their boots into a dry pair of shoes when inside the building. Also, students go outside for recess unless the air temperature or windchill is less than 10 degrees.
Looking for something to do over the holiday break? CRCSD uses "Virtual Backpack" to share community-wide events with our students and families. Check out the webpage for local event information and flyers. bit.ly/46w04g1
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"Future Ready Today" is CRCSD’s weekly award-winning newsletter that contains newsworthy articles, announcements, feature stories, important reminders, photo galleries, links to helpful resources, and more. Make sure you stay informed by subscribing to receive this great district resource in your email inbox each Friday. bit.ly/40MpftH
Metro High School held its annual Metro Turkey Day yesterday. Students and staff prepared all of the food and drinks, made the decorations, and helped to get everything set up. Then, all of the students and staff sat down and enjoyed a delicious meal together. Even more special, this year, Metro is celebrating 50 years. A large group of retired and former Metro staff stopped by to partake in this long-standing tradition. You can check out more photos here: flic.kr/s/aHBqjB4aYj
Thank you Metro, what a great thing you are doing and congratulations on 50 years
A fabulous tradition and so thankful to be a part of this amazing community I call family 🧡 Thank you Metro High School
Wow!50 years! I remember when they opened. Good friends of ours lived on the site of Metro School before it was built.
Well done Metro
Was Mr Kramer there?
Here’s a little Thanksgiving fun to kick off your holiday break, thanks to some Kindergarten students at Pierce Elementary. Enjoy!
Yesterday, Kennedy High School’s Student Government assembled over 65 "Thanksgiving baskets" for Kennedy families in need. The baskets included everything needed for a full Thanksgiving meal, including potatoes, turkey, gravy, rolls, and pie. All of the food was donated by Kennedy families and the Class of 2027. What a great way to kick off the giving season!
Well done!
Awesome job Cougars 🙌
Great job!!
Good job cougars
I wish we had done this back in 1967-1970. What a great legacy.
Progress continues to be made at the new Trailside Elementary construction site. The construction crews are currently working to complete the roof of the building. Trailside Elementary is the third new elementary school to be built as part of the district’s Elementary Facilities Master Plan. Both Arthur and Garfield Elementary students will attend Trailside when it opens in the fall of 2024.
So exciting!
Where is it located
Why Trailside? What’s wrong with Arthur or Garfield? We don’t like that you’re erasing history. CR was very unique having all but 5 schools named after Presidents. Why the change?
This is a friendly reminder that there is no school next Wednesday (Nov 22) through Friday (Nov 24) for Thanksgiving Break. There will also be no district newsletter sent out next Friday. We hope everyone has a happy and safe Thanksgiving break, and we look forward to welcoming students back when classes resume on Monday, November 27th.
Piper Clements
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Check out the photos from some of the Veterans Day celebrations held around the district this past Friday. flic.kr/s/aHBqjB2PrE
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During American Education Week, we’d like to take a moment to thank all of our teachers, administrators, and support staff for your hard work and dedication—and to our community members for your support and commitment to our public schools!
Thank you teachers and staff for all your hard work and dedication to the students of Cedar Rapids.
Thank you Tricia Tumilty Baker for all that you do for your students, all students and staff at Maple Grove Elementary 👏👏👏
They would feel better if they were supported along with the teachers and protected from disrespectful students that don't get any form of consequences. The education profession has gone down a slippery slope and the leader of this circus is a fired superintendent from Nebraska. Doesn't say much.
The Cedar Rapids Community School District would like to thank all those who have served or are serving in the military for your service and sacrifice.
With fewer hours of daylight this time of year, it can be harder to see students. Please stay alert and watch for students loading and exiting buses, walking to school, and exiting cars in busy parking lots.
Don’t forget to vote today! Polling locations will be open until 8:00 PM. You can find your polling location by searching your address on the Linn County Elections website. bit.ly/3QRcw5O