“Croton chronicle” Croton Elementary April 2025

1449 Croton Road, Melbourne, FL  32935    321/259-3818 – Office   321/877-0976 – Fax   Croton Elementary Website

Dr. Roseann Bennett, Principal                   
Tara MacPherson, Assistant Principal

 (Boletín traducido al español y portugués en el sitio web de Croton)  (Boletim traduzido em espanhol e português no site da Croton)

“BPS’s mission is to serve students with excellence as the standard.”

       
 Tuesday, April 1st

4th - 6th Grade B.E.S.T. Writing

Friday, April 4th

Early Release, 1:15 p.m.

Thursday, April 10th

Kindergarten Orientation,

5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Friday, April 11th

Early Release, 1:15 p.m.

Saturday, April 12th

Pancake Breakfast, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Monday, April 14th - 24th

VPK Registration

Tuesday, April 15th

SAC Meeting, 3:00 p.m.

Thursday, April 17th

Purple Up! Wear purple to show

support for our Military Families

Friday, April 18th

~ Hurricane Make-Up Day

~ Early Release, 1:15 p.m.

Tuesday, April 22nd

PM3 VPK-2nd, ELA Testing

Wednesday, April 23rd

PM3 VPK-2nd, Math Testing

Thursday, April 24rd

~ Interim Ends

~ Jersey Mike’s Night, 4:00 - 8:00 pm

Friday, April 25th

Early Release, 1:15 p.m.

Thursday, May 1st

Interims Issued via FOCUS

pril 30th - May 4th

Important Notice for 6th Grade Parents:

Before attending the 7th grade, your child will be required to have a Td or Tdap Booster. You will need to bring documentation of this information to your child’s middle school, or you can upload it when you enroll online.

You may obtain the vaccine for your child from your private physician or FREE at your local Brevard County Health Department (BCHD) site. You must bring a copy of your child’s immunization record with you, and no appointment is necessary at the BCHD.

Kindergarten Here We Come!

JOIN US for Orientation on

Thursday, April 10

5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

2025-2026 Re-enrollment will be online in FOCUS starting

in July. If you haven’t accessed FOCUS this year, pleaseyour child’s teacher or the front office for your personal pin.is the only way for you to re-enroll your child for school next year.

Current VPK students going to kindergarten will re-enroll at this time as well. With re-enrollment beginning so close to the start of the school year, it is imperative that you re-enroll as quickly as possible.

If you need help with the online re-enrollment Croton will have lap tops available for you to use July 15th - 17th from 8:00 - 12:00 p.m.

The first day of school for 1st - 6th grades is August 11, kindergarten begins

August 14, and VPK begins August 18.

You can review step-by-step directions for the re-enrollment process at

https://bit.ly/FocusOnlineApp and you can login to your FOCUS portal or use this link to get started https://brevardk12.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/auth/.

ESE Parent Survey

We appreciate hearing from parents about improving outcomes for students with disabilities. The survey is open to all parents of children with an IEP receiving ESE services from preschool age through grade 12. The survey is accessible through June 30, 2025.

The survey will only be offered in web-based format athttps://fldoepaads.qualtrics.com

6th Grade Fundraiser

Saturday, April 12 8:30 - 11:30 am

All families welcome!

Masonic Lodge

1715 Avocado Ave.

Melbourne