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Originally delivered on 8/25/2020 1:13 pm

SUBJECT: Crestline News and Events


 

August 25, 2020

Dates to Remember:

  • First Full Day for Kindergarten - 8/31
  • Virtual Sportswear Sale - 8/31-9/02
  • Virtual Welcome Back Nights (3rd grade - 6:00; 5th grade - 7:00) - 8/31
  • Virtual Welcome Back Nights (1st grade - 6:00; 6th grade - 7:00) - 9/01
  • Virtual Welcome Back Nights (2nd grade - 6:00; 4th grade - 7:00) - 9/03
  • Chick-fil-A Spirit Day - 9/03
  • Individual Fall Pictures and 6th Grade Composite pictures - 9/04
  • Labor Day: school closed - 9/07

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

 

ONLINE AND PRINTED DIRECTORY

Click here to confirm your directory information and add your child's teacher!  Your name is not searchable in the online directory until you do so!  This information needs to be updated by Friday, September 4th, to be listed in the printed directory (or immediately to be searched in the online directory).  

If you have any questions, contact Kirk Forrester (kirk.r.forrester@gmail.com) or Meredith Waldrop (merewaldrop@gmail.com).  
 

COUGAR CONTRIBUTOR CAMPAIGN 

Now, more than ever, is a great time to show your support for Crestline by becoming a Cougar Contributor!  PTO funds have always enhanced our great school, but, this year, PTO will be assisting the school in fulfilling new needs like touchless water bottle fillers on our water fountains and plexiglass dividers in the classrooms.  Click here to join Cougar Contributors today!  (All donations must be received by September 9th to be included in the directory.). 

GRAND CIRCLE CAMPAIGN

If your child has a grandparent that would like to learn more about joining our Grand Circle, please email their name and address to crestlinegrandcircle@gmail.com, and we will mail them a letter today!

 

JOIN THE PTO

If you are a Cougar Contributor, YOU ARE ALREADY A MEMBER OF THE PTO AND DO NOT NEED TO DO ANYTHING!  If you are not a Cougar Contributor and would like a printed directory and access to the online directory, you can either become a Cougar Contributor or join the PTO in the store on the app or click here.  After September 10th, the online directory will only be accessible to Cougar Contributors and PTO members.

 

MEMBERSHIP TOOLKIT

 

Download the Membership Toolkit app for access to the 2020-2021 Parent Calendar, the online directory, the PTO store, and so much more!  You can even verify your directory information in the store on your phone.  

 

If you have not joined Cougar Contributors or the PTO, you will only have access to the online directory through September 10th.  You will need to join the PTO if you would like continued access to the online directory.  To become a Cougar Contributor or join the PTO, visit the store in the app or clickhere

UPCOMING EVENTS

 

SPORTSWEAR SALE NEXT WEEK

August 31 - September 2

Sportswear Sale is going live next week!  It is all online this year.  Get excited for a lot of new items including new t-shirt designs, hoodies, water bottles, collared shirts, and gaiters! You can access the sale through the store on your Membership Toolkit app or online here

 

PICTURE DAY

Friday, September 4th

Individual fall pictures and sixth grade composite pictures will be taken on Friday, September 4th.  

INFORMATION

MASKS: ï»¿In order to be a good example for our students and stay in school, we need all parents to wear a facial covering when you step on campus.  We appreciate your support in observing this! 

 

IT WOULDN'T HAPPEN WITHOUT YOU!

Special Thanks To:

Kate Birchall for helping us show our appreciation for our teachers by organizing coffee and muffin tops on their first day back to work in early August AND by organizing an amazing teacher luncheon on Meet the Teacher Day!  

Alison Nesmith for allowing us celebrate the start of school this year with the FANTASTIC balloons on Meet the Teacher Days and our first day back to school! 

Our Crestline 101 committee (Kate McKnight, Betsy Stuermann, Anne Pringle, and Ashley Fava) for providing such a warm welcome to all our new Crestline families.

Rhonda Hennessy for hosting a wonderful Newcomers' Reception for our new Crestline families.

Adria Graham for sharing her creative talents and making our school bulletin boards SHINE!

Georganne Perrine for quickly organizing the brag buttons (picture buttons) for all our staff so that our children can see a picture of the staffs' smiling faces even while masked!

COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS

ALL IN Mtn Brook 

 

ALL IN is a community based, non-profit organization created to enhance and protect the lives of our youth. Learn more about their resourse guides, parenting programs, helpful videos and more on thier website.

   Learn more at:   Allinmountainbrook.org

 

MBCS Foundation

Did you know that SeeSaw, the interactive digital portfolio for students and teachers, is funded by the Mountain Brook City Schools Foundation for all four of our elementary schools? The Foundation loves hearing from teachers and parents about the ways Seesaw has transformed teaching and communicating. With distance learning, this tool became more important than ever for our students!  

Learn more at: mbgives.org

 

 

Mountain Brook City Schools

"Providing an effective, challenging, and engaging education for every one of our students"

 Sept. 7th Labor Day - no school

Learn more at: MBCS Website

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Learn more at:

CrestlinePTO.com