Important News

Action Needed: Google Play Opt-in

In an effort to continue expanding our authorized set of digital tools for virtual instruction, HCPSS has curated a new set of supplemental digital tools that are available only through Google’s menu of additional services. These supplemental digital tools are approved by HCPSS and comply with federal, state and Howard County Board of Education student data privacy policies. Due to…

ROCK Mobile Visits the Community

We heard your requests and the ROCK Mobile is getting ready to roll again! We have an awesome selection of newly donated books! We will be driving a caravan through different neighborhoods on different days of the week to give out FREE BOOKS! Our goal is to visit as many streets as possible to share books with our Bulldogs. The…

PTA Updates: 10.25.20

Updates From the CRES PTA: It was so nice to see so many of you during the KONA Ice event, we served over 200 icees that day and saw so many new faces to our Cradlerock Community! Please join us: October 26 - October 30 for a Virtual Festive Fall Spooky Spirit Week contest! There are FOUR categories: Fall /…

PTA Updates: 10.25.20

Updates From the CRES PTA: It was so nice to see so many of you during the KONA Ice event, we served over 200 icees that day and saw so many new faces to our Cradlerock Community! Please join us: October 26 - October 30 for a Virtual Festive Fall Spooky Spirit Week contest! There are FOUR categories: Fall /…

Young Author's Contest 2020-2021

Young Authors' Contest 20-21 The Howard County Literacy Association invites students in grades 1-5 to submit their original poems and/or short stories to the annual writing contest called The Young Authors' Contest. Please see the attached YAC Flyer Announcing Contest for information about the rules and guidelines. All entries must have a completed coversheet sent as a PDF (also attached)…

PTA Sponsored Free KONA Ice for all Students

Join CRES PTA for a Tasty TREAT! KONA ICE is coming to the Cradlerock community on Wednesday, October 21 from 11am - 2pm. All Cradlerock students (grades Pre-K - 5) can get a FREE small ice. We will be kicking off our treat train at Cradlerock Elementary School at 11am. Stop #1 will be Cradlerock Elementary School Bus Loop at…

Free School Supplies/Resources for ALL students

FREE SCHOOL SUPPLIES/RESOURCES for ALL Cradlerock students in grades kindergarten through grade 5, purchased through Title I funding. Come to Cradlerock on Wednesday, October 21, between 11:00 am-3:00 pm to collect your goodies. Supplies include: whiteboards dry erase markers journals timers dice much more! You won’t want to miss this give-away! Maybe you can grab a KONA Ice if you…

Health Asynchronous Lessons Taught LIVE on Wednesdays

For those families who want support with the Asynchronous Health Lessons, our CRES para-educators will be presenting these lessons live on Wednesday at either 9:30 or 2:30. During these 30 minute time slots, students will participate in the lesson and complete the asynchronous assignments. All students who attend will get credit for the assignment. Please us the following codes: Kindergarten…

Halloween Activity Updates

Dear Cradlerock Community, As part of our school system’s commitment to equity and inclusion, we continue to focus on building community and creating welcoming environments for all students. Over the past few years, more and more students within our Cradlerock community and across the county are not celebrating Halloween. Clearly hosting events during the school day that force a separation…

Asynchronous Assignments Clarification

Good Afternoon! After hearing so many concerns related to Asynchronous assignments, our staff have been working to help both your child(ren) as well as you, the parents understand what needs to be completed each week. Below we have created a chart that shows you a weekly overview of the number of assignments that each child will need to complete each…