
Crocker Chronicles
April 2023
WELCOME TO THE CROCKER CHRONICLES
Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP) Testing - April 3rd-6th
Students in 3rd-5th grade will take the Reading, Math, Science, and Language/Writing assessments. Students in 5th grade will also take the Science assessment. For students to have the best testing experience, it is important to get a good night’s sleep and eat a balanced breakfast in the morning. Students must bring their fully charged Chromebook and headphones each day. We do encourage students to bring a healthy snack as well. All students will be required to keep smart watches and/or cell phones at home or in their locker during the testing sessions.
Please do not hesitate to reach out to us at Brandon.hargens@ankenyschools.org,
christian.houser@ankenyschools.org, or 515-965-9710 with any questions you may have. Thanks for your support. We look forward to watching Crocker students show their genius!
District Art Show
The show will include masterpieces from the 26 talented Crocker artists listed below! Please come and enjoy all the amazing projects that have been created by the students in the district!
5th Christensen: Frankey Westphal, Raegan Hammel, Nick Acosta
5th Komehl: Zayli Baker, Andy Moore, Alexander Ross, Lawson Rowedder, Macy Khounio, Emalyn Swenson
5th Hansen: Sadie Miller
4th James: Casen Sparks
4th Wilson: Hayden Hart, Maci Miller
4th Weaver: Nolan Bloom
3rd Erredge: Brooklyn Schmelzer
3rd Wildman: Amelia Speer
3rd Holly: Nejra Bajraktarevic, Tessa Doose, Kolt Zelinski
2nd Wills: Micky Kirkpatrick, Emma Aubrey, Amryn Baker, Treyton Hoffman, Blakely Straight
2nd Black: Jace DeWild, Aafia Sahadat
Your Input Is Important - Facility Master Plan
Go to the public input form on our website to see more information about the process to develop these recommendations and share your feedback today!
NOTES FROM NURSE JULIE MAILE
Hello, Crocker Families!
April is Autism Acceptance Month. Autism is the fastest growing developmental disorder in the United States, affecting 1 in 44 children. The goal of Autism Acceptance Month is to educate the public about autism so those who have autism can be accepted and fully embraced. Children (and adults) who have autism have difficulties with social interaction, communicating ideas and feelings, self-regulating and the ability to establish relationships. Despite their struggles, our students with autism are some of the most amazing, resilient children and daily bring joy to our school. Chances are your student has contact with a classmate who has Autism. I encourage you to look up the Autism Society of America and you and your student can learn more about Autism and ways to support our amazing students!
Thank you so much for continuing to monitor your students for symptoms of illness and keeping them home when they are sick. No matter what virus they may have, students should stay home for 24 hours after having a fever, vomiting, or having diarrhea. If your student has a sore throat or cough from spring allergies and needs cough drops, remember those need to be stored in the nurse’s office in their original package. You can contact me for a medication permission slip at julie.maile@ankenyschools.org
As the weather warms up, make sure your children get plenty of time outside to play! When they are outside, please make sure they are wearing sunscreen to protect their skin, and protective gear like helmets and wrist guards when biking or skating!
Counselor's Corner
Hello Crocker Families!
Our next unit in classroom guidance will focus on the topic of careers. Students enjoy thinking about their skills, interests, talents, and potential future jobs that sound interesting to them as elementary students.
In this unit, students will identify their interests and talents, learn about the career pathways, use resources to identify future career education and training, and explain how school success is related to career success.
Mrs. Kennedy, School Counselor
Crocker Fun Night!! - Saturday, April 15th
There will be games, prizes, inflatables and a raffle. Students play games to earn tokens that can be redeemed in the Prize Center. Games will be set up in various classrooms and families will have the opportunity to volunteer for shifts to help make Fun Night a success. If you would like to volunteer please visit the Crocker Volunteer Page to signup.
NOTE: If you have not completed the 3 VOLUNTEER STEPS to become an approved volunteer you will need to start there. Please follow this link to our district volunteer page.
If you are already an approved volunteer follow this link to login to your account and sign up for a Fun NIght shift!
Know any students looking for silver chord hours, or high school sports teams/clubs looking for volunteer hours? They can sign up to volunteer too! Please contact the PTO to sign up at crocker.pto@gmail.com
Marathon Runners!
Crocker Cruisers!
Crocker Cruiser Runners
Crocker Cruisers!
Students that choose to participate are able to run for fun during their lunch recess on Tuesdays and Thursdays. This is an optional running program where students have the chance to build up to running a full marathon for prizes. All students that complete a marathon will be invited to a celebratory picnic at the end of the year. Hundreds of students participated this week. Keep up the great work Cruisers!"
If you would like to volunteer to help with cheering on the students and celebrating their accomplishments please visit the Crocker Volunteer Page to sign up!
Believe In Your Shelf Library Newsletter
Want to get your kids excited about reading and listening to stories? Check out April's Believe In Your Shelf Library Newsletter for some listening, reading, and storytelling opportunities!
2023 Summer Adventures Camp
Summer Adventures Camp is open to students who have completed Kindergarten through 5th grade during the current school year. Space is limited. Camp details, including weekly themes, tuition, and registration information, can be found online. Follow this link for more information on Summer Adventures Camp!
2023-2024 School Enrollment: Annual Updates Needed
Registration for the 2023-24 school year opened February 3, 2023.
Crocker families: please remember to complete your annual update for the 2023-2024 school year. All existing families are required to complete the annual update for each student in their household using the Infinite Campus portal. This is also where existing families can add a child who is new to the district, such as an incoming preschool or kindergarten student. Visit our website to complete your update today.
The registration process is best completed on a laptop or desktop computer; using a mobile device will not allow for registration to be completed. If you have questions, please contact the district registrar by email, or by phone, (515) 289-8955.
BACK-UP CLOTHING
Unforeseen accidents in the classroom, lunch room and playground can result in wet or soiled clothing. Please make sure your student(s) has the following back-up items in a grocery sack or large ziploc that can be kept in their locker for those unforeseen accidents.
Appropriate back-up clothing suggestions:
- Shirt
- Long pants
- Underwear
- Sock
- PE shoes
CROCKER PTO
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Attendance Reminder
STUDENT APPOINTMENTS AND DELIVERIES
If your student forgets to bring something needed that day for class, we ask that you ring the Aiphone doorbell and we will ask for you to put the items on the table just inside the door. Please label item with the student's name and teacher.
Please remember that delivery's of flowers, candy, balloons, or presents are not accepted for students as stated in the parent handbook and will be sent back with the delivery driver.
Water Bottles
LATE START WEDNESDAYS
TENNIS SHOES FOR PE
Register for School Cafe`
School café is a great resource for lunch information click here to register.
Register for TouchBase
VIRTUAL BACKPACK
The information distributed in the Virtual Backpack (vBackpack) is provided as a community service to inform members of the community of available activities or services. The majority of information included in the vBackpack is from community organizations. Community groups can submit their information within certain guidelines, governed by Board Policy #1004.25.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
April
3-6 ISASP Testing for 3rd, 4th & 5th Graders
10 - PTO Meeting @ 6:30 pm
14 - Fun Night Set up
15 - Fun Night
21 - NO SCHOOL
Crocker Elementary
Email: cr.office@ankenyschools.org
Website: crocker.ankenyschools.org
Location: 2910 Southwest Applewood Street
Phone: 515-965-9710
Facebook: facebook.com/CrockerElementarySchool
Twitter: @AnkenyCrocker