Sybil Crookham Elementary School

Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year! I hope you have all had a wonderful summer and are looking forward to the start of this school year as much as I am. This is my first year as principal of Sybil Crookham Elementary, but it will be my eighteen year as an educator with Winton School District. The people in our community make Crookham Elementary such a treasure place to be and I look forward to continuing our partnership.

Crookham has an excellent teaching staff with a wealth of knowledge. The team is dedicated to building a safe, compassionate community of lifelong learners who are scholars, creators, critical thinkers and problem solvers. We believe high expectations yield academic transformation for all students. We continue to be committed to doing our part in ensuring your child achieves academic excellence and we look forward to working with you to reach these goals of achievements.

I encourage you to stay connected with our school through Parent Square and school website ( www.winton.k12.ca.us/SCE ). These platforms will provide you with important announcements, academic resources and information about upcoming events. Let us embrace this new academic year with enthusiasm and a determination to achieve greatness. Together, we will overcome any obstacles, celebrate achievements and create a thriving learning community where every student can flourish. Your feedback, ideas, and involvement are encouraged and welcomed!

Thank you for your unwavering support, and I look forward to a successful and rewarding year ahead. Let’s pounce with pride and have an awesome school year!

Respectfully yours,
Ta Thao
Principal

Philosophy and Goal

Sybil N. Crookham School will provide a positive and safe learning environment where all students will be given equal opportunity to achieve maximum academic, social, and physical growth according to state and district guidelines.

It is our goal that all of our students complete high school and be prepared for college, and be productive members of the community.”

Why Is Education Important?

Why Is Education Important?
(from Parenting-Healthy-Children.com)

Why is education important? Parents know education is important for a child's success in life. Exactly, why is education important? What are the details that make it important?
1. Reportedly, college graduates make 100% higher pay than high school graduates.
2. Brain power every day is becoming far more important than brawn power, even in blue collar jobs. For example, auto mechanics need to read and interpret manuals and computer printouts. To do this they need more schooling than mechanics of the past.
3. Increased schooling develops verbal skills, which are important in general, and, especially, in managerial positions.
4. Attending college or university helps one perform the day to day tasks of life more effectively, like locating the right doctor, searching for a good investment, finding a new job, or working out family challenges.
5. Education is important because it helps one develop new interests in life that may be entertaining or allow one to enter a new occupation.
6. Education is important because it leads to more job opportunities and a wider choice of jobs. Therefore, it is correlated with job satisfaction.

Facilities:

Crookham Elementary School is 50 years old and in good condition. Our campus facilities, such as bathrooms, cafeteria, library, and ASES classrooms, are all used continuously. We have 18 permanent classrooms and 12 portables. We have recently turned two classrooms into ASES functional rooms.. Part of our ongoing maintenance is replacement of carpet, whiteboards, and vertical blinds in our classrooms. We have also replaced all Promethean boards with ViewSonics in the classrooms. We are proud of the students and staff at Crookham Elementary School and believe that they deserve clean, safe, and attractive surroundings. A safety inspection is done monthly by the principal and maintenance supervisor. The cleanliness of the grounds and restrooms is outstanding and we have a person who checks and performs any needed cleanup during the time students are in school. The maintenance staff performs daily preventative maintenance. There are two custodians on site during the afternoons and evenings. The library has in excess of 20 books per student. Sybil Crookham is currently undergoing the construction of a multi-purpose cafeteria. This will be a state of the art facility that will include a stage, pickle ball court, basketball court, retractable bleachers, and a full service cafeteria. Completion is slated for December of 2024.