Crestwood Primary School News

Striving to meet the needs of Every Child, Every Day

Oct./Nov. 2010 Volume 1, Issue 2

Crestwood Primary PTO Newsletter

Crestwood Primary School

11256 Bowen Road

Mantua OH 44255

330.422.3104

330.274.2537

FAX 330.274.3824

www.crestwood.sparcc.org

Mrs. Trivelli

Principal

Miss Gordon

Guidance Counselor

Mrs. Gries

Mrs. Simpson

School Secretaries

Mrs. Ondash

School Nurse

Board Office

330.274.8511

Bus Garage

330.274.2776

Dear Parents,

Crestwood Primary and Crestwood Intermediate participated together in Pinwheels

for Peace on International Peace Day, September 21, 2010. The students at the Pri-

mary and Intermediate schools prepared for this event by reading, writing, singing,

and creating artwork about peace. During the event the students planted student cre-

ated Pinwheels with messages of peace around the building. Each primary student

made a peace bookmark to exchange with an Intermediate student.

School Wide October Events

We had a practice safety lockdown on October 1st to prepare what each person should

do if an intruder enters the building. The Portage County Sheriff assisted us in check-

ing each of the classrooms to make sure that every room was secure.

A big thank you to the Mantua Fire Department for coming to Crestwood Primary to

instruct the students on fire safety issues throughout the month of October. The chil-

dren were given instructions on fire safety, as well as an opportunity to see a fire truck

and an ambulance. . You may want to review your family fire procedure for home

during October.

Preschool

The preschoolers have been learning about community helpers. The children ex-

plored different types of community workers. All the preschoolers learned about fire

safety which included a lesson on stop, drop and roll. The preschoolers identified the

signs of Fall. Please look at the boney bulletin board made by our preschoolers.

Kindergarten

We have been very busy at Crestwood Primary School during the month of October.

Our kindergarten students visited Monroe Apple Orchard to explore the apple grow-

ing process. The children also made applesauce and completed many graphing activi-

ties with apples. The kindergarteners continue to work on listening and following

directions.

First Grade

The first graders welcomed grandparents into our school throughout the month of

October. Each child completed special activities with his/her grandparent during the

half hour program. The first graders are also working on becoming strong readers by

retelling story events and sequencing stories. Please practice each night reading with

your child.

Second Grade

Our second grade students are the leaders in our building. The second graders help to say The Pledge of

Allegiance each morning for our announcements. The second graders are also expected to be role models

for the younger students in our school. All the second graders have been reading independently and an-

swering comprehension questions using Reading Counts.

Staff Spotlight

Miss Natalie Harr found out this month she will have an article published called, "Nature Detectives"

which will be published in the November issue of NSTA's Science and Children magazine. The article de-

scribes the outdoor education program at Crestwood Primary School. The article is attached to this report.

Halloween Parties

We will have our Halloween party on Friday, October 29. The celebration will begin with a school wide

parade of costumes around the playground loop. Please make sure the costumes are appropriate for

school. We are asking each student to wear a costume, but we will not allow make-up or violent costumes

and props. The parties will be after the parade which will be approximately 1:30.

Important Dates and Reminders:

School Hours 8:50-3:20-Please try to schedule appointments after school if possible. It is very important for

each child to attend school for the entire school day.

October 18- Parent Report Card Meeting at 6:30 in the library

October 22-Frozen Food Assembly 2:30

October 25-Red Ribbon Week

October 29- Halloween Parties-Parade at 1:00, Early Dismissal at 2:20,

Trick or Trunk

November 2- Bullying Assembly

November 5- Report Cards Go Home

November 8-Waiver Day-No School

November 15- Akron Zoo Program Begins

November 18 & 22- Parent Teacher Conferences

November 24-28 Thanksgiving Break

Happy Fall!

Mrs. Trivelli

Principal Crestwood Primary School

Mantua youth wrestling has just

started up for boys and girls

grades 1-6. Please contact head

coach Dean Olson for additional

information at 330-351-3035.

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Bonnie Lovejoy

Vice President &Vice President &Vice President &Vice President &

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Robyn Gregel

Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer

Gwen Mason

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Angie Hager

SecretarySecretarySecretarySecretary

Jodi Masiello

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Laura Pheneger

Santa ShopSanta ShopSanta ShopSanta Shop

Gwen Mason

Annette Thompson

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Carolyn Wysong

Book FairBook FairBook FairBook Fair

Jill Schreckengost

Market DayMarket DayMarket DayMarket Day

Jill Schreckengost

Jen Norsen

HospitalityHospitalityHospitalityHospitality

Melissa Tice

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Michelle Stone

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Jennifer Latine

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Amy Graves

Cathie Smith

Fall FestivalFall FestivalFall FestivalFall Festival

Debbie Tracy

RED RIBBON WEEK

October 25-29

Students and staff will be asked to participate in Red Ribbon Week activities during the last week in October. The following is a schedule of themed activities that will take place during Red Ribbon Week. Students will also be given a red ribbon on October 25th to wear to school all week. Parents please help by pinning the ribbon on your child before they to come to school!

Monday, October 25th - “Don’t Get Mixed Up In Drugs”- Students/Staff are encouraged to wear mismatched clothing!

Tuesday, October 26th -“Team Up Against Drugs Day” – Students/Staff are encouraged to wear their favorite sports team clothing!

Wednesday, October 27th -“Sock It to Drugs Day” – Students/Staff are encouraged to wear crazy socks or mismatched socks! (Shoes will still be required, of course!)

Thursday, October 28th - “Wear Red Day” – Students/Staff are encouraged to wear “red” clothing! The class with most red wins a prize!

Friday, October 29th – “Just Say Boo to Drugs”- Students/Staff can wear their Halloween cos-tumes during their Fall parties!

October Classroom Guidance Lessons

During the month of October students at Crestwood Primary received 2 lessons on bully pre-vention. Students were taught what a bully is, how to deal with a bully and who they can tell. At this age children are still learning right from wrong and how to make good choices. We understand that at times a child may make a poor choice this does not make them a bully but, it also does not excuse the behavior. Last month students learned about friendship. All the staff at Crestwood Primary stress the importance of making good choices and being friends. Listed below are some of the books that were read to students to help them understand bullying.

Kindergarten

Lucy and the Bully by Claire Alexander

Chester Raccoon and the Big Bad Bully by Audrey Penn

First

Stop Picking on Me by Pat Thomas

Bullies Never Win by Margery Cuyler

Second

Nobody Knew What To Do by Becky Ray McCain

The Bully Blockers Club by Teresa Bateman

Counselor’s Corner

Parent Report Card Meeting at 6:30 in the library

Frozen Food Assembly 2:30

Red Ribbon Week

Bullying Assembly

Report Cards Go Home

No School

Akron Zoo Program Begins

Parent Teacher Conferences

Trick or Trunk Halloween Carnival Friday, Oct. 29th 5-8 p.m.

Come join us for a night of Halloween fun and the safe alternative to trick-or-treat!

Decorate and load up the back of your car with candy to hand out to the kids or just come by and let your child enjoy trick-or-treating, the child friendly haunted house, carnival games and food. The prices for this fun filled night are as follows:

$3 Parking

$1 tickets for games and haunted house admission or

$10 wrist band for unlimited games and haunted house admission

Various prices for food including grilled hamburgers, hot dogs & cotton candy!

Next PTO meeting Thursday, Nov. 11th 2:30 p.m.

Akron Zoo Mobile Nov. - May

Registration has been completed. If you signed your child up remind them to come!

Parent/Teacher Conferences Thursday, Nov. 18 & Monday, Nov. 22nd

Bring a grandparent or elderly friend to the Scholastic Book Fair during Parent/Teacher confer-ences and be entered into a drawing to win your choice of wall poster at the end of the evening. Grandparents or special friends will have the option to purchase books and place a special sticker inside the book for their grandchild or friend.

Santa Sock Hop Friday, Dec. 10th

More information to come!

Volume 1, Issue 2

Mark Your Calendars

For These Upcoming Events

Bring On The Soup

Your chicken noodle soup is more than just

a tummy warming treat. Collect all your Camp-

bell’s Soup and Box Top Labels and send them

to school with your child. Those points will be

redeemed to help purchase new

playground equipment.

Pizza Party Incentive for Upcoming 4C Food Drive

PTO will be having a food drive to benefit the local 4C's Food Cup-

board. This will take place the week of November 15-19. There will be a

contest to see which classroom in each grade can collect the most items. The

winning class from each grade will have a pizza party in their class-

room on Friday of that week. Boxes will be placed outside each classroom

to place the items in. Some good ideas to bring in would be peanut butter,

macaroni and cheese, canned vegetables, etc. Any non-

perishable food items or paper products are needed to help

stock the cupboard for the upcoming holiday season.

The PTO would like to thank all parents and students for a fantastic candy bar

fundraiser! We also congratulate the top three sellers who will be rewarded with

a trip to the money machine on Oct. 22nd:

1 .Alexis Borsukow

2. Kolten Borrelli

3. Kloe Kristoff

MMMMMMM Applesauce. Mrs. Brug-

mann's kindergarten class made apple-

sauce in their classroom and ate it at the

end of the day. The kindergarteners

made their own applesauce recipe book.

"Students in Miss Lacko's class enjoyed making some yummy ap-

plesauce!"

Apples never tasted so good. The kindergar-ten students at Crestwood Primary school vis-ited The Monroe Family's Pioneer Trail Apple Orchard. Pictured are Mrs. Brugmann's stu-dents biting into their fresh juicy apples.

A glimpse at our Kindergarteners

Mrs. Brugmann's class gears up for a habitat hike

with Mr. Sorrick from Hiram College. Pictured are

students experimenting with Magnifying glasses

looking at the classroom carpet.

"Mrs.

Curfman's

kindergarten-

ers are prac-

ticing reading

independ-

ently!

They are

working on

The Daily 5

every day."

The Daily Five

Mrs. Brugmann is in search of a

family or parents of Kindergarten

students who would like to help out

or take over the cleaning, rototilling

and preparing of the Sunflower Gar-

den. Email me if you would be in-

terested in helping out.