Crestview

While the in-person book fair is over, you can still shop online! November 19th will be the last day for online purchases. https://www.scholastic.com/bf/cmsfairs24 Thank you to everyone who made a purchase to help raise money for new books for our library!

Fun in 5th grade Science! Students are building ecocolumns as we learn about ecosystems and notetaking. The self-contained ecosystem contains an aquarium and a terrarium. Scientific observations will be made with the finished ecocolumns.

Mrs. Roberts's class went on an Adventure to Life Town in Dublin, Ohio. Life Town is a miniature town that allows students to practice daily life skills such as going to the Movie Theatre, Huntington Bank, The Hair Salon, and many other opportunities. After Life Town, we traveled to Raising Canes for an AMAZING lunch where we practiced ordering our own food and making purchases. We had a great adventure!

Friendly reminder that student forms and money is due Nov. 7th

The Scholastic Book Fair is coming! SAVE THE DATE for November 6th - 13th online or in person during the school day (8a - 2:30p) and during conferences (3:30p -7p). Start exploring together: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/cmsfairs24 Every purchase helps earn books for our library!! See you there!!

Middle School picture retakes are on Friday morning, November 1. Additional picture forms are available in the middle school office.

Students in Mrs. Reed’s 6th grade ELA class finished their first novel of the year and got a chance to show mastery of the content by completing a project(s) of their choice. Here are some of the amazing and creative board games that students created and then got a chance to play with classmates in the last couple of weeks. And if you see a 6th grader make sure to ask them what an Ornithopter is!

Congratulations to Quinn, the first student to achieve a Marathon's worth of mileage in Lap Tracker, 26.2 miles! Lap Tracker is an online fitness assessment app that measures student progress in terms of mileage. Mr. Goon's students participate in 15 days (30 minutes each day) throughout the semester in an attempt to accumulate 26.2 miles worth of distance with a combination of walking and/or jogging. It promotes cardiovascular fitness and friendly competition between students!

Crestview marked National School Bus Safety Week last week. We are deeply appreciative of our drivers and the work they put into safely transporting Crestview's students to and from school and special events. They are the first and last faces many of our students see in their school day. Members of our administrative team each rode along with drivers throughout the week.

Crestview Local School District currently has several items available for auction on GovDeals.com. Community members are invited to bid on any of these items. Bidding on the current group of items closes on October 21. A second large group of items will open for bidding next week.

Girls in grades 3-6: The Crestview Girls Basketball program is in need of girls to play basketball this winter. Teams will be formed by grade level. Typically, there are two practices each week beginning at the start of November. Games will be on Sundays between 12-6 in Ashland. Games start at the beginning of December and end at the beginning of February. No games over Christmas Break. Depending on the number of players on each team, cost is between $60-$70. Please fill out the Google Form below to participate by October 18th! If you have any questions, contact Coach Amy Bays at 419-895-1700 ext. 18223 or bays.amy@crestviewschools.net. Thanks! Google Form: https://forms.gle/yiKqTfDCWfq5K2iWA

Families: Back to school is a good time to review the Student and Transportation Handbook. The current handbook, Board approved in July, is available at https://5il.co/2sevo. We appreciate your partnership and support in working to create a great school community.

Middle and High School families: All medications, prescription and over-the-counter, must be brought to the school nurse by a parent/guardian, and appropriate forms must be signed by their physician and parents before being administered at school. For more information, contact Nurse Makenna Bivens

We are proud to welcome Crestview alumnus, Deputy Chandler Holbrook, as our School Resource Officer. I am Deputy Holbrook and I will be the new School Resource Officer. I was born and raised in the Crestview community, I come from The Richland County Sheriff's Office. When I am not working, I enjoy my free time with my wife and two French Bulldogs. I am a big Cleveland Browns fan. I am looking forward to this new position and getting to meet all of you.

It's back to school week and we can't wait to welcome everyone back! Reminder to families that school starts Monday for Preschool, Kindergarten, and Grades 5 & 9 only. All other students start on Tuesday. It's gonna be a great week. Go Cougars!

While Jan Robertson is not new to Crestview, she is changing roles. Since many of our middle school families will meet her for the first time this fall, we want to take a moment to welcome her in this new capacity. Hi, I'm Jan Robertson, and I will be the new middle school secretary. I am so excited to be serving Crestview schools in this new role and I'm looking forward to getting to know the staff and students. The previous 2 years I worked in the cafeteria at the high school. I live in Ashland with my son, Nathan. Outside of school, I enjoy spending quality time with my son and I love to bake.

33. This is the number of drivers cited by the Ohio State Highway Patrol for passing a stopped Crestview bus during the last school year alone. Our bus drivers made 45 red-light violation reports last year, which, aided by camera footage, resulted in 33 citations. Protect our kids. #STOPmeansSTOP

Transportation Forms needed this weekend - To make sure every rider and route is properly scheduled, all families (bus riders or not) are asked to complete the Transportation Information form in FinalForms by this weekend. We may be unable to accommodate late requests in time for the first day of school. If you've already completed all of your forms for the new year, thank you, you're all good.

Don't forget to take advantage of Ohio's Sales Tax Holiday to pick up your back-to-school supplies! Visit our website for Preschool, Elementary, and Middle School supply lists. https://www.crestviewschools.net/article/1666052

Exciting news! The Rooms app has been updated this summer with some VERY long-awaited improvements. Most notable is the "My Notifications" feature that brings all your messages together in one place, tagged with the name of the course/team and child for which the message was sent. No more sifting through dozens of groups to find new communications. Is your child or family new to the district? Stay tuned for a Rooms invitation in early August!