“BPS’s mission is to serve students with excellence as the standard. ” Important Dates Monday, October 1 st Yankee Candle Fundraiser Due Tuesday, October 2 nd Individual Picture Day Thursday, October 4 th ~ Mad Scientist Day ~ Science Fair Night, 5:30 - 6:30 pm Friday, October 5 th Freezie Friday Tuesday, October 9 th Try it Tuesday, Leafy Greens Wednesday, October 10 th Walk to School Day Thursday, October 11 th Eureka Math Night, 5:30 - 7:00 pm Friday, October 12 th ~ Junior Achievement Visits Croton ~ End of First Nine Weeks Monday, October 15 th Student Holiday - No School Tuesday, October 16 th SAC Meeting, 2:45 pm Friday, October 19 th ~ Boo Gram Sales Begin ~ Freezie Friday Monday, October 22 nd Cardinal Conversations; 1:15 pm Monday, October 22 nd - Nov. 2 nd Food 4 Thought Food Drive Tuesday, October 23 rd Report Cards Issued Wednesday, October 24 th Jersey Mike’s Night, 4:00 - 7:00 pm Monday, October 22 nd - 30 th Red Ribbon Week Monday, October 29 th ~ Book Fair Begins (through Nov. 2 nd ) ~ Freezie Friday Tuesday, October 30 th Boo Gram Sales End Friday, November 2 nd ~ Enchanted Forest Fall Festival & Family Book Fair Night, 5:30 - 7:30 pm Croton Elementary Scholastic Book Fair Dates: October 29 th - November 2 nd **Times: 7:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., 12:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. **Friday, Early Release Day, Times: 7:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., 11:40 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (Students will be visiting the Fair during regular Media time.) Special Family Night: November 2 nd , 5:30 -7:30 p.m. (During the Fall Festival) Online Fair: Go to hp://www.scholasc.com/bf/croton elementaryschool1 for a link to our Book Fair. Family and friends from out of town can support Croton Elementary in this way. NEW Digital Payment Opon: eWallet! Now your student can shop the Book Fair cash-free! Visit our Book Fair homepage to learn more and to create an account: hp://www.scholasc.com/bf/crotonelementaryschool1 “Croton ChroniCle” Croton Elementary 1449 Croton Road, Melbourne, FL 32935 321/259-3818 – Office 321/242-6477 – Fax www.croton.brevardschools.org Roseann Bennett, Principal October 2018 Jennifer Susin, Assistant Principal Thank you for supporng our Save Around Book Fundraiser. With your help, we raised over $1,300 for our school! If you sll have a book at home, please return it as soon as possible. A special thank you to our highest book sellers this year with EIGHT books each! Stop by the front office for a Croton Magnet. Logan Lutes (Mrs. Messer) Gisel Scelzo (Mrs. Luznar) Eureka! Why? What? How? POP in to Croton’s Eureka Math Night on Thursday, October 11 th from 5:30 - 7:00 pm for Croton’s Family Math Night. We will be giving families information about the Eureka Math curriculum. Families will learn about Eureka vocabulary and lesson routines when they visit the cafeteria. Teachers at each grade level will be presenting a lesson so that families get a feel for what students experience during Eureka instruction. (Popcorn will be served) Brevard Public Schools is changing their grade reporting system to FOCUS. Beginning October 15 th , parents may access the new system as the teachers will begin entering assignments and grades for the second quarter. Teachers will input grades and content weekly for parents to review. The grades reflect how students are doing on an on-going basis towards mastery of standards. Cardinal Conversations The purpose of these meetings is to provide our Croton Community a time to come together and problem solve and/or enhance the operations of the school. We are looking forward to our next gathering on Monday, October 22 at 1:15 in the Solarium. Our Agenda will be: Cafeteria Procedures The difference between PTO and SAC How to increase involvement Creating a Network Book Junior Achievement of the Space Coast Croton will host the JA Program on October 12th! We welcome JA-IN-A-DAY as they work with our students on core curriculum with connecons through real world applicaons. Thank you to the volunteers who aended our Volunteer Orientaon! If you are interested in volunteering, and the fingerprinng cost is a barrier for you, please contact [email protected] as scholarships are available to assist with the cost. We love our volunteers and want as many as possible to support the needs of Croton Elementary! Be on the lookout for our NEW visitor parking space that will soon be available, courtesy of our newest Business Partner, David Cable! Mr. Cable with RE/ MAX Elite serves the Melbourne area and is excited about partnering with Croton Elementary!