December 21, 2016

Students play Snowman Hangman at our holiday party. 

Kids create Christmas ornaments using paint. 

Claudia tries to land a jingle bell in a snowman Dixie cup. It's harder than it looks! 

Students enjoy Miss Dausmann's surprise gift: hot chocolate with marshmallows and candy canes. 

• Monday, December 19th 
• Rolling with Character Reward Recess
• Tuesday, December 20th 
• Holiday parties @ 2:00 pm 
• Wednesday, December 21st - Tuesday, January 3rd
• NO SCHOOL for students
• Wednesday, January 4th
• School resumes 

• Click here to check out the Crestwood PTO page!

Sandra & Andrew work together on a Science Investigation. 

Caiden & Ava record observations about how their Skittles changed after adding water droplets. 

Emma & Carter compare their conclusions about how weather takes its tole on rocks and the Earth's surface (erosion). 

4th Graders share their persuasive essays with 3rd Graders.  

Carter, Jayden, Ava, Becca, Claudia, Katie, & Cyrus teach Miss Kohut's class about some important elements of persuasive essays.

Students create "ugly Christmas sweaters" based on an article from NewsELA.  Kids sketched an illustration to represent the main idea plus three smaller illustrations to represent newly learned facts. 

Claudia shared this video with the class about the importance of work ethic & practice.

• Monday, December 12th    
• Support-a-Family continues, donate any items
• 4th Grade Spelling Bee; Congratulations to Katie & Jazzy on representing Room 28!
• Tuesday, December 13th 
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• Wednesday, December 14th  
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• Thursday, December 15th 
• Library 
• Friday, December 16th 
• 5th Grade DARE Graduation @ 2:00 pm 
• Monday, December 19th 
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• Tuesday, December 20th 
• Holiday parties @ 2:00 pm 
• Wednesday, December 21st - Tuesday, January 3rd
• NO SCHOOL for students
• Wednesday, January 4th
• School resumes 

• Click here to check out the Crestwood PTO page!

Watch this video to learn even more about what a Growth Mindset looks & sounds like .

• Monday, December 5th    
• Support-a-Family continues, donate paper products (paper towels, Kleenex, paper plates, etc.).  
• Tuesday, December 6th 
• Fire Drill 
• Wednesday, December 7th  
• Flyer Family Time; wear t-shirt
• Early Release @ 1:40 pm 
• Thursday, December 8th 
• Strings Rehearsal, 4th Grade Performance @ 6:00 pm, LHS Auditorium 
• Friday, December 9th 
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• Saturday, December 10th
• Pancakes & PJs @ 8:00-11:00 am 

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Hailey & Becca use Legos and their completed proposals to make an iMovie short.  

Andrew creates a book trailer to help third grade readers find a book.  

Claudia & Javaeh elaborate their essay by adding stories, examples, and questions. 

Carter & Desmond add advanced transitions to their essays. 

Katie & Jazzy discuss new lead options for their essays. 

Griffin & Caiden double check their essays and make needed improvements.  

Emma plays Pick, Flip, Check during Math Workshop.  This game lets kids practice identifying factors and multiples of different numbers. 

Becca uses the skip count strategy to find multiples of 11 during Pick, Flip, Check.

Students filled our Marble Jar for showing great behavior...

...they brainstormed ideas, voted, and...

...decided on a Silly String Celebration! 

Such fun!

November 22, 2016

Need a smile?  Check out Kid President's 25 Reasons to be Thankful!

• Monday, November 28th  
• Support-a-Family continues, donate cleaning items.  
• Tuesday, November 29th  
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• Wednesday, November 30th 
• Science Fair Information Meeting for Parents @ 6:30 pm, Library 
• Thursday, December 1st
• Library Day 
• Friday, December 2nd
• Wacky Hair day, donate $1 to Support-a-Family

• Click here to check out the Crestwood PTO page!

Our new favorite activity is Swap Talk; it's a fun and social way for us to grow our knowledge about a specific topic.  For example, did you know Campbell's Soup company sells $20 million worth of cream of mushroom soup each year because of their green bean casserole recipe? 

Benjamin Franklin wanted the national bird to be the...you guessed it: turkey. 

The first Thanksgiving only included knives and spoons as eating utensils.  Forks didn't become popular until the 18th century. 

November 18, 2016

This week I read an important reminder, "Children to not misbehave, they behave to have a need met."  While it's important for kids to have specific feedback about which behavior is acceptable and which is not, it's helpful to remember most inappropriate behavior is a result of a need that's not being met.   Check out this article to learn about 25 factors that impact a child's behavior.

• Monday, November 21st 
• 2nd Quarter Midterm Reports come home; review, sign, & return
• Crestwood Academic All Stars @ LHS, 6:00 pm 
• Tuesday, November 22nd 
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• Wednesday, November 23rd-Friday, November 25th
• No school; Happy Thanksgiving! 

• Click here to check out the Crestwood PTO page!
• Please sign & return your child's Weekly Reflection on Monday. 

November 11, 2016

How lucky are we to live in a country where millions are eager to serve and protect us, no matter the sacrifice?   I'd say we're pretty fortunate.  Even better: our children attend a school where teachers make time to educate them on the importance of this holiday, then invite our veterans in to celebrate them.  We salute you, Veterans!

• Monday, November 14th
• Support a Family continues, bring personal care items & toiletries this week
• Tuesday, November 15th
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• Wednesday, November 16th
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• Thursday, November 17th
• Library Day 
• Dad's Club @ 7:30 pm, Smugala's 

• Friday, November 18th
• Jingles for Jammies, students can bring loose change and dress in pajamas for Support a Family

• Click here to check out PTO happenings & information!
• Due to the short week, students did not complete a Weekly Reflection.

Jonathan Auxier, author, visited Crestwood to teach us about the power of writing and storytelling.  

Miss Dausmann's 4th grade class had a wonderful time at the ballpark!  We visited Mike Shannon's KMOX broadcasting box, Mr. Dewitt's baseball card collection memorialized in wallpaper in the Champions club, the World Series trophies, dugout, and more.  Students made Crestwood proud with behavior and enthusiasm.  Each student was awarded a voucher for two free Cardinals tickets!