PTO NEWS

December 2009December 2009December 2009December 2009

Crestwood

Contact’s

CIS Secretaries Mrs. Ank Mrs. Finocchi 422-3103 (call when child is absent)

CIS Principal Mrs. DiMaso 422-3103

CIS Guidance Counselor Mrs. Ruehr 422-3103

CIS Nurse Mrs. Ondash 422-3103

Board Office 274-8511

Bus Garage 274-2776

Special Services 274-2246

families were assisted by the tree pro-ject and that three oversized collection bags of blankets were sent to charita-ble organizations as part of the high school seniors service project. Your generosity and support of these pro-jects speak of the kindness of our school community in caring for others. As we approach the winter holi-days, it seems that the activity level increases, also. The Santa Shop will be open the week of December 14-18 and our Christmas classroom celebrations will take place Tuesday, December 22, from 2:15-3:15PM. School will resume January 4, 2010. The faculty and staff of Crest-wood Intermediate School wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. May all of you enjoy the holiday break and spend time with family and friends. See you next year!!

Mrs. DiMaso, CIS Principal

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Please be sure your child comes to school dressed appropriately for winter weather and cold temperatures as students often go outside for recess,

even if it is for ten minutes or so. They NEED to wear outerwear that is protective and will keep them warm and dry – hats, gloves, snowpants & boots. Thank you.

Dear Parents: The holidays are definitely upon us especially after the wonderful Christ-mas program presented by our Grade 3 students and the 5th Grade choir the evening of December 2. The two per-formances were attended by standing room only audiences and were a de-lightful presentation of good cheer, up-lifting spirit and the most enjoyable Christmas music. Many thanks are ex-tended to Mrs. Jarvi and the classroom teachers for their hard work. Our book fair was a great success and parent-teacher conferences were well attended. Good news and good reading was alive and well in the Inter-mediate building during those two eve-nings. We would like to thanks all those that participated in our giving tree pro-ject, the blanket collection project and the soldiers' gift boxes sent to the troops is Afghanistan. Our students were thrilled that 17 boxes were sent for the military troops, more than 25

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Keep an eye out for the M a g a z i n e s a l e beginning on January 22, 2010. This is a fund r a i s e r f o r M r s . DiMaso’s Principal’s fund.

IMPORTANT NOTICE!

CRESTWOOD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL PTO NEWS

Thank you to everyone who pur-chased an Entertainment Book. Because of you, the PTO made $671 in profit! There are still a few books that have not been paid for nor returned. Please send the book back to school with your child as soon as possible if you do not plan on purchasing it.

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Dates

December 14-18 Santa Shop

December 22 Holiday Parties 2:15 PM

December 23- January 3 Winter Break

January 5 Market Day Pick-up 5:30 PM

January 14 PTO Meeting 2:00 PM

January 18 NO SCHOOL Martin Luther King Day

January 26 5th/6th Grade Band Concert 7:00 PM

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Students in Mrs. Shahan’s science classes are studying energy. Demonstrations were done to illustrate the different forms of energy, such as light, sound, electrical, chemical, mechanical, and thermal. Students in the picture are observing a radiometer spinning under an overhead projector light to demonstrate that light is energy.

BAND CONCERT

The 5th graders have been hard at work learning to play

their instruments. On January 26th, they will

give their FIRST performance, along with the 6th grade band at Crestwood Middle School at 7:00 PM.

The final tally is in and the PTO made $10,836.26 on the Zap-a-Snack and Root Candles fall

fund raiser. Also, we have the winner’s list! Quinn Matter was the top seller

in the 3rd Grade and won $100 and a 5-lb bar of chocolate. The top 5th

Grade seller was Morgan Baird—she also wins $100 and a 5-lb bar of choco-

late. Ashley Marotta was the top 4th Grade and overall seller and she wins a

Netbook portable computer and a 5-lb bar of chocolate. Way to go to every-

one who participated in our very successful fund raiser and especially to these three sellers!

The PTO would also like to thank everyone who purchased spirit wear—we made $1,354.00

to help fund our educational and fun activities for this year.

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Thank you to all the volunteers who helped out at the Book Fair in November. Without you, it would be very difficult to put on many of our PTO-sponsored events.

THANK YOU!THANK YOU!THANK YOU!THANK YOU!

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ABEE, CELESTE

ADKINS, ELIZABETH

ANGE, RON

BAILEY, LOGAN

BANKS, FAITH

BEATTY, MADDIE

BEAVER, LOGAN

BENCIE, SAMANTHA

BENJAMIN, OLIN

BERNOTAS, SIERRA

BIGLER, KARLI

BOWLES, ANGEL

BRETTI, CORISSA

BRETZ, JADE

BRITT, RYAN

CAMPBELL, RONALD

CARSON, TOM

COX, ELLIR

CZERNY, JULIEANNE

DAVIS, HALEY

DONALDSON, ALEXA

DUNFEE, JEFFREY

EWELL, SAVANNAH

FAHMY, MARLEY

FOSNIGHT, KATIE

FOWLER, ASHLEIGH

FUGMAN, FRANK

GREGEL, SIERRA

GRIFFIN, CHRISTIAN

GRIFFIN, MEGHAN*

GRONZALSKI, NICOLE

GRUBBS, KAYLA

GULA, CALEB

HARDING, SCOTT

HARRINGTON, DEE DEE

HAWKINS, EMILY

HELTON, JUSTIN

HERSHBERBER,

BRENDEN

HILVERDING, ELIZA-

BETH

JOBST, ALI

KADLOWEC, CALEB

KERFERLE, BROCK

KNAPP, NAYSA

KNIPPER, MIKE

KOCISKO, RACHEL

KOLM, KURTIS*

KOTKOWSKI, ZACH-

ARY

KRAUSE, NEKO

LATINE, NICOLE

LEISTER, LUKE

LESNIEWSKI, JUSTINE

LIND, NOAH

LOHR, KENZIE

LONGO, GABBY

LOUGH, TAYLOR

MANNERS, AVA

MAROTTA, ASHLEY

MASIELLO, CHRISTINA*

McBRIDE, NATHAN

McNELLY, SHAWN

MICELI, GIORGIO

MIDGLEY, JASON

MOON, DARREN

MOORE, SHANNIA

MYERS, MATTHEW

NOVOTNY, C.J.

ONDERS, KRISTEN*

PAINLEY, DANIEL

PETERS, JOEY

PLECHATY, KAYLE

PRATER, ALISA

RAMSELL, CHAD

RANDOLPH, SHANE

REID, BAYLEE

REID, BAYLIE

REID, KYLEE

REZABEK, PAIGE

ROBERTS, ROBIN

RODHE, TYLER

ROMAN, JUSSICA

ROTH, MATTHEW

SAMPSON, ANASTASIA

SARA, MEGHAN

SCHILLING, MADISON

SCHMIDT, KATIE*

SCOTT, ALEXIS

SEMETY, MATT

SHAFFER, AUSTIN

SHANNIA, MOORE

SMITH, ERIC

SMITH, JENNA

SMITH, MADDY

SMITH, PEYTON

SMITH, RILEY

SZARZASTY, TIFANIE

TAYERLE, MACKENZIE

TEKAVEC, JAXXON

TOOTHMAN, ASHLEY

TOSI, ALEXIS

TOTH, DONALD

TURNER, LILLY

VANDAL, DOMINIC

VESPUCCI, SAMANTHA

VILT, NICK

WHITE, SYDNY

WILLETT, KRSYTAL

WILSON, KAELI

WORRON, NOAH*

ZIGMAN, KYLE

NOVEMBER CITIZENSHIP

AWARD RECIPIENTS

*Denotes Citizen of the Week Award

grade. I am looking forward to the

“Ladies Lunch Bunch” that will

begin in January for the fifth grade

girls. As hard as it is to believe, it

is time to start helping the fifth

graders get ready for the transition

to Middle School. We will do a

similar lunch bunch group for the

fifth grade boys a little later in the

year.

May all of you have a most blessed

holiday season. I look forward to

2010 wi th eagerness and

anticipation.

Mrs. Ruehr, CIS Counselor

COUNSELOR’S

CONNECTION As I write this I am sitting in my

office surrounded by a mountain of

Christmas gifts. The response to

the “Giving Tree” project

has been amazing. I am

waiting for a few more of

the gifts to be returned,

and then I will distribute

them to the families in plenty of

time for Christmas. I am always

humbled by the generosity of our

parents and staff. I truly

appreciate the kind generosity

represented in these gifts.

We have finished the guidance

lessons on friendship in third

The deadline for submitting items for the January newsletter is January 22nd. You

may submit items by email to Connie at edic4bckm@windstream.net or by sending to

school marked “Newsletter”. Teachers may also place items in the PTO mailbox.

NEWSLETTER DEADLINE

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Help the mouse get the stocking through the

stocking shaped maze to hang it on the fireplace.

Q: Why did the snowman call his dog Frost?

Q: What tools do you need in math class?

Q: David's father has three sons : Snap,

Crackle and _____ ?

A: Because Frost bites.

A: Multi-Pliers

A: David