Craig Hill Chronicle
January 17, 2025 edition
This week's highlights
Session 2 clubs began.
Parents learned how to prepare their students for the NYS tests.
5th grade classes visited the Challenger Learning Center at Kodak Center!
Social Media
Do you follow us on social media? We use our social media pages to post photos of daily happenings, and to inform you of events happening in our school and around the community. Click on a button below to go directly to the page!
Community Schools Corner
Parent Perception Survey
Families, we want your input! Please click the photo to complete the GCSD Family Perception Survey for your school, by Friday, February 7th. This annual anonymous survey helps our district to understand how families feel about their school. Question categories include culture, relationships, safety, instruction, and discipline. By completing the survey, you can enter to win an accompanying sweepstakes for a chance to win a grand prize of Visa gift card ( 2 winners, $50 each) courtesy of the Center for Youth. To enter the sweepstakes please email your name, and phone number to parent.helpline@greececsd.org and mention that you are entering the Family Perception Survey Sweepstakes by February 7th. You do not need to complete the survey to enter.
Mindful Movement Night
Join us on Tuesday February 4th from 6-7:30 PM for a night of FREE fun! We will have snacks, crafts, and mindful movement taking place at Autumn Lane Elementary school. This event is open to families of both Autumn Lane and Craig Hill students.
Please register by clicking on the photo, or returning the flyer sent home by Thursday January 23.
Did you know?
If your family is in need of food or any other additional resources, we have places to support our GCSD families! We have a food pantry at Arcadia Middle school where families can register to "shop" for food. Additionally, our Neighborhood Navigation Center assists families in connecting them with with local resources for support with housing, employment, transportation, and many more. They are located on the backside of Phoenix Academy, sometimes called "Alcott Rd". If you are in need of any of these resources, please use the information on the flyer to contact them, or email the Craig Hill community school site Coordinator at Valorie.jonas@greececsd.org.
Staff Shout Outs!
Did a member of our staff go above and beyond? Or do you simply want to tell someone thank you for how amazing they are? Our staff Shout out feature allows you to recognize anyone in our building for the work they are doing. We will shout them out here in the newsletter, and in the building as well! Click on the photo to send your Shout out!
To Mr. Masiuk
From: Anonymous
As a math teacher, Mr. Masiuk calculates kindness into each lesson! When walking by the Math Lab, you will see students using tools to solve addition, subtraction, multiplication and division problems. Staff and students smile when he tells “dad” jokes. We are lucky to have Mr. Masiuk!
PTA News
COMING SOON
We have fantastic resources on our GCSD website to support families with ELA and math. These dedicated websites explain what students are learning at each grade level, and give families strategies to engage students in the learning process at home. Click on the links below to go directly to each of the pages.
Does your child want to practice iReady at home? Would you like to access their classlink or any of their school resources from home? Click the button below for the directions on how to access our school Classlink from a non-district device.
School Emergency Planning Information
Do you know the different types of emergencies that can happen within the school and how the school responds to each type? Take a moment now to review this document, so that you may know what to expect in the event of an emergency in your child's school.
Who to call
Here is a chart to remind you who to call in the event you have any questions or concerns.
People to contact
Have questions? Concerns? Here are email addresses to many people in the building who may be able to help.
Principal: James.palermo@greececsd.org
Assistant Principal: simia.rumph@greececsd.org
Counselor: Megan.card@greececsd.org
Social worker: Rebecca.burke@greececsd.org
Community Schools coordinator: valorie.jonas@greececsd.org
Parent Coordinator: Lindsay.underwood@greececsd.org