Resources for parents after a crisis.
The following resources may be helpful to parents as you talk to your children about the recent events in Boston.
Advice from Fred Rodgers (Mr. Rodgers Neighborhood)
Please use this link to contact the new
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
All car drop offs and pick-ups should be in back of the building by the gym doors. The back doors will be shut at 8:35 when the bell rings. Any student who is coming after the door shuts will have to report to the main office and check in tardy.
Only the buses will be allowed in the front of the building for drop offs and pick-ups .
Thanks for your support in keeping all our students safe.
Please make certain we have a current phone number on file for you. The district utilizes ConnectEd telephone messaging system for contacting families in the case of a delayed opening, early closing, or school cancellation.
Online Resources. Pittsfield Community Television makes schedule information and video-on-demand programming available online. By clicking on the link below, you will be able to view additional details about this program, including newly created show runs. Depending on the program, there may also be a “Watch Now” link on that page. If you have a broadband internet connection, and Windows Media Player (on a PC) or Flip4Mac (on a Macintosh) installed on your computer, you will be able to watch the program right from your desktop!
http://pittsfieldtv.dyndns.org/Cablecast/Public/Show.aspx?ChannelID=2&showid=17228
Here is a website that you and your child may be interested in using to find out more about topics your child may be learning about in school:
http://www.the-best-childrens-books.org
Three very important healthy reminders:
1. Candy is not allowed at school as a snack or treat.
2. Birthdays are celebrated every month in the cafeteria with cake and a birthday song for the months celebration. Home baked snacks should not be sent to the classrooms.
3. Breakfast is served daily from 8:20-8:35. Only late bus students will be able to eat breakfast after 8:35.
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Crosby Elementary School fosters an environment where every child will achieve measurable academic growth. Crosby is committed to providing an education for all students that ensures the mastery of skills necessary to meet or exceed grade level benchmarks. Crosby will foster the confidence and skills necessary to encourage the development of writing that reflects the authentic voice of every child. All children at Crosby can feel safe and secure as they learn, study and play.
Support Crosby when you shop at Price Chopper. Register your Advantage Card on online using school code 14009. Last year we earned 14,813 points and our goal this year is 20,000 points. Thanks for your support!!
Crosby is also collecting Box Tops, Soup Labels, and Coke Bottle Tops (this includes Powerade, Dasani Water, Nestea, and all other Coca Cola products.