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 

• Click here to check out the Crestwood PTO page!

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!