Crosby Update
NOTEWORTHY DATES
District Calendar: https://www.southwestschools.org/media/calendar/2022-2023%20District%20Calendar%20REV1.pdf
November
1 PBIS Pancake Breakfast for Selected Students
3 Banking Day
8 Teacher Inservice – No school for students
10 Veteran’s Day Ceremony 1:45 p.m.
11 Veteran's Day- No School
17 Banking Day
23 Conference Release Day- No School
24-25 Thanksgiving Break- No School
28 PTO Meeting 7:00 p.m. Art Room
December
1 Banking Day
4 PTO Breakfast with Santa (This is a change from original.)
5-9 PTO Santa Shop
8 Musical 3rd Grade 6:00 & 4th Grade 7:15
13 Christmas Program from Church on Fire
15 Banking Day & Christmas Party Day
16 End of Quarter- No School for students
19-30 Winter Break- No School
January
2 Winter Break- No School
5 Banking Day
16 MLK Jr. Day- No School
19 Banking Day
February
2 Banking Day / Parent-Teacher Conferences 4:00-8:00 p.m.
7 Parent-Teacher Conferences 4:00-7:30 p.m.
14 Valentine’s Day Party Day
16 Banking Day
17 Conference Release Day- No School
20 President’s Day- No School
March
2 Banking Day
16 Banking Day
17 End of Quarter- No school for students
20-24 Spring Break- No School
April
6 Banking Day
7 Good Friday- No School
10 No School
20 Banking Day
26 Musical 1st Grade 6:00 & 2nd Grade 7:15
May
4 Banking Day
18 Banking Day
19 Teacher In-service Day- No school for students
29 Memorial Day- No School
31 Last day of school for students
PARENT SURVEY: QUARTERLY CHECK-IN TOWARDS 22-23 BUILDING GOALS
It is hard to believe that we have completed the first quarter of the school year. Please take a few minutes to complete our First Quarter Parent Survey so that we can measure the progress towards our building goals for the 22-23 School Year.
https://forms.office.com/r/GVrQ4ub2PG
VETERAN’S DAY CEREMONY
Our Veteran’s Day Ceremony will take place on Thursday, November 10th at 1:45 p.m. If your child plans to invite guests to attend, please be sure to fill out the survey below so that we have an appropriate amount of seating and refreshments.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeiRQyim9PBnooxmd7iz9YhDXguxdrL8ouRTVtyGq67iZYiwA/viewform
COLD AND FLU SEASON
With the upcoming cold and flu season upon us, please remember to keep students home when sick to help prevent spread. Students must be free of fevers, vomiting and diarrhea for 24 hours, without the use of medication, before returning to school. Please contact the school if your student will be out. Let's stay healthy and safe this winter!
YEARBOOKS
Don't miss out! Secure a yearbook by using the link below. Code: 6582623
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Yearbooks are PRE-SALE only! There will NOT be any extras to sell at the end of the year! So please order NOW!
ATTENDANCE POLICY
Student Absences and Excuses
Regular attendance by all students is very important. In many cases, irregular attendance is the major reason for poor schoolwork; therefore, all students are urged to make appointments, do personal errands, etc., outside of school hours.
Reasons for which students may be medically excused include, but are not limited to (customize to reflect District reasons):
1. personal illness of the student;
2. illness in the student’s family necessitating the presence of the child;
3. quarantine for contagious disease or
4. emergency or other set of circumstances in which the judgment of the Superintendent constitutes a good and sufficient cause for absence from school, which may include but not be limited to absences due to documented medical appointments.
Reasons for which students may be nonmedically excused include, but are not limited to (customize to reflect District reasons):
1. needed at home to perform necessary work directly and exclusively for parents or legal guardians for a limited period of time when approved by the Superintendent (applies to students over 14 years of age only);
2. death in the family (applies to absences of up to 18 school hours unless a reasonable cause may be shown for a longer absence);
3. observance of religious holidays consistent with a student’s truly held religious belief;
4. traveling out of state to attend a Board-approved enrichment activity or extracurricular activity (applies to absences of up to 24 school hours);
5. college visitation;
6. absences due to a student’s placement in foster care or change in foster care placement or any court proceedings related to their foster care status;
7. absences due to a student being homeless;
8. as determined by the Superintendent.
The district makes an attempt to contact the parent, guardian, or other person having care of a student who has not notified the school of the student’s absence that day regarding that student’s absence without legitimate excuse within 120 minutes of the start of the school day. The Board authorizes the Superintendent to determine and use the appropriate notification procedure and methods consistent with State law.
Each student who is absent must immediately, upon return to school, make arrangements with his/her teacher(s) to make up work missed. Students who are absent from school for reasons not permitted by State law may, or may not, be permitted to make up work. Each case is considered on its merits by the principal and the respective teacher(s). Students who are absent due to an in-school or out-of-school suspension are permitted to make up missed classroom assignments in accordance with District level policies and procedures. Students are requested to bring a note to school after each absence explaining the reason for the absence or tardiness in accordance with procedures and timelines defined in District level policies and procedures.
The Board does not believe that students should be excused from school for vacations or other nonemergency trips. The responsibility for such absences resides with the parent(s), and they must not expect any work missed by their child to be retaught by the teacher. If the school is notified in advance of such a trip, reasonable efforts are made to prepare a general list of assignments for the student to do while he/she is absent.
TRUANCY LAWS
What is the definition of excessive absences?
Ohio Revised Code 3321.191(C)(1) states that a student is excessively absent “with a nonmedical excuse or without legitimate excuse from the public school the child is supposed to attend for thirty-eight or more hours in one school month, or sixty-five or more hours in a school year.”
COMMUNICATION
How do I access my child’s grades and report card?
To access Progress Book login information, login to Final Forms https://southwestharrison-oh.finalforms.com and click on: Student/Parent Access Codes. All the information you need to create or access your account is here. If you are having any issues email parentaccess@southwestschools.org .
How does the district/school communicate information?
District- email using School Messenger, website, Facebook, Twitter
School- Principal- Monthly Email/Text sent using School Messenger
Facebook and Twitter are used to post reminders only- all new information will be communicated through email/text.
Teachers- Progress Book, weekly newsletters, apps (Dojo, Remind, etc.)
PTO- Membership Toolkit: https://crosbypto.membershiptoolkit.com/ or Facebook: Crosby Elementary PTO
How do I email my child’s teacher?
Or this page will link you to our staff directory: https://www.southwestschools.org/crosby-elementary-school/staff-directory-13/