Crestwood Elementary School, Richmond, VA

Families, as you are purging after Christmas or perhaps dealing with duplicate gifts. Please consider setting some stuff aside to help us create raffle baskets for the Winterfest.

Here is what we are looking for this year:
❄️ Cookies (no homemade please)
❄️ Full size chocolate bars
❄️ Gift Cards for local restaurants and Lottery Tickets
❄️ Self Care items: soaps, brushes, sponges, cosmetics, oils, etc.
❄️ Family movie and game night items: snacks, popcorn, games etc.
❄️ Workout and outdoor items: games, balls, water bottle, etc.
❄️ Gardening items
❄️ Arts & Crafts
❄️ Pokemon and Barbie items
❄️ ❄️ ❄️

We will be collecting the items the first and second week of school and appreciate your support!

More: https://cwes.ptboard.com/sgnvw?group=&signup=YwPdeakDQAWSIJOUo4TYpnN___59_I2Kun___ntzyWR9

Crestwood Winterfest is in just 1 month. Here is another appreciation post to our Silent Auction Donors.

👉Stiff Peaks Bakery for donating a gift card for our auction, donating a cake to the cake walk game AND for joining us at the event with macaron shoppe!

This year, a part of Crestwood Winterfest fundraising will be launching a special edition of the Spirit Wear to help us with the fundraising goals. Please help us decide what type and color should we print for this special event?

Options below:
- Raglan Shirt with orange sleeves
- Solid Blue with white logo

Dear Crestwood Elementary School, Richmond, VA Families, as you are finishing up your Holiday shopping or perhaps dealing with duplicate gifts, please consider setting things aside to donate to our school.

In just a month, we are hosting Crestwood Winterfest and a part of the event is a gift basket raffle. We are looking to create 10-15 baskets that we will be raffling during the event.

Here are the items we are looking for: https://cwes.ptboard.com/sgnvw?group=&signup=YwPdeakDQAWSIJOUo4TYpnN___59_I2Kun___ntzyWR9

Here are some Crestwood Winterfest Silent Auction sneak peaks that might be specifically exciting for our Monarchs:
⛄️ Cooking Experience at Edible Education
⛄️ Escape room at Gnome & Raven
⛄️ Science Museum Membership
⛄️ Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
⛄️ Swimming Lessons at Quest
⛄️ Rock Climbing at Peak Experiences
⛄️ Games at Laser Quest

Have you enjoyed any of them before?

Today, we wanted to feature and thank private and community donors, who donated their skills, time, amenities to our Crestwood Winterfest event.

The following items will be available for auction:
❄️ Paint Party for up to 12 people with all supplies provided
❄️ Hand-painted watercolor painting re-created from a picture of your choice
❄️ Excel or Google Sheet Masterclass, perfect for begginers, or to elevate your skills to an advance level
❄️ Beer Brewing Lesson for two
❄️ Pool Memberships to Brighton Green Community Association and Bon Air Community Association
and more...

Thank you for your generous donations! If you know of a business or would like to donate your skills to our cause, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/BL5Nw66kcqn6sRy79

Happy Holiday Break to our Crestwood Families!

Our Winterfest Committee is working hard to prepare for the Crestwood Winterfest that will be held in the end of January. In order to meet our goal and be able to support PTA programs, we need to raise $7,250.

We are currently collecting silent auction donations and wanted to give you a sneak peak and a shout out to local businesses that kindly supported our event:
📌 Bon Air Soap Company
📌 Perk Bon Air
📌 McCools of Bon Air Gallery
📌 OpenSpace Massage + Bodywork
📌 Martial Arts World Chesterfield
📌 Good Foods Grocery
📌 Gelati Celesti
📌 Hot Yoga Richmond
and more ...

Silent Auctions will be going LIVE on the 18th of January. You will be able to bid on experiences, gift cards, gift baskets, etc.

In the meantime, please keep our sponsors in mind, when finishing your Holiday Shopping :)

🧁 It's Crestwood's Treat Day this Friday!🧁

✂️ Did you sign up to bring in supplies? Don't forget they need to be turned in TODAY.

✂️ Make sure to label your supplies with the grade they are for and the coordinating teacher:
K: Mrs. Miles
1: Mrs. Rodney
2: Ms. Underdue
3: Ms. Rodin
4: Ms. Ma. Smith
5: Mrs. Parsons

👉 Head to our website or https://cwes.ptboard.com/sgnvw to find the signup.

🧡 We need your help with Crestwoood’s yearbook 🧡

📸 Snap some shots of your Monarch this week in their spirit wear and send them into [email protected].

🎓We are also still looking to fill pages with recognition ads for your 5th grader! If you're interested head over to our website (link below) to see costs and how to order.

https://cwes.ptboard.com/school/cm?mid=1765&fbclid=IwAR2tiJg_mXXsHGXyDQm_rWc0uafFv4cpEswRePrhLRWRu0nOkxGPGZFyoJI

✨Wow!✨

🍪 The Teacher & Staff Holiday Cookie Exchange was a HUGE hit!

🍪 Thank you to everyone who brought in delicious treats for today’s event.

Special thank you to Crestwood parent, Lindsay Nolde, for heading up this and all Teacher Appreciation efforts this year! You rock!

Happy Holidays!

Just in time for the holidays, we are pleased to share the Amazon Wishlists for the Crestwood Teachers and Staff, as well as gift guide ideas for your bus drivers!

🎁 Check emails or follow the link below to our website (under 'Announcements') to find the Wishlists and Favorite things surveys.

https://cwes.ptboard.com/annlist?ann=ECWtDD9lTbm21lMJiuSoJgfnf__-exsR_2M=

Happy Holidays!

Can you help us come up with new game options for the Winterfest, update signage with rules, determine volunteer requirements, ticket cost and prize structure for each game? If so, you are a perfect fit to step in to be our Games Coordinator!

Please sign up to help us: https://cwes.ptboard.com/sgnvw?group=&signup=YwPdeakDQAWSIJOUo4TYpnN___59_I2Kun___ntvOhPq

Yes!!!! Big news! Crestwood is one of four elementary schools have been selected to produce Disney musicals at no cost!

Big news! Four elementary schools have been selected to produce Disney musicals at no cost: bit.ly/3ioQlEV. Crestwood Elementary School, Richmond, VA Disney Virginia Repertory Theatre Chesterfield County Virginia Government Perkinson Center for the Arts

We need your help! 🙌 Many hands make light work!

Crestwood Winterfest is coming up in just 2 months and there is a lot of work to do to make it happen! Winterfest is our main winter fundraiser and the goal is to bring $7,280 for our school to fund our programs.

At this time, the main focus is to:
👉 identify the leads for the specific areas - do not worry! We will all work together, just need someone leading the area. See the link below to sign up.
👉 schedule a kick of meeting for the leads to review the event - it is ok if you have never attended - we will go over everything together
👉 solicit / collect silent auction donations - . We’re seeking donations of gift cards, gift certificates, tickets, and vouchers for cool stuff, including food and drink, that will motivate our bidders! If your child participates in a sport or organization, or perhaps you work at a place that would be interested in donating, fill out this form: https://forms.gle/w1v6Kz224kygprmZ9

Please sign up to help: https://cwes.ptboard.com/sgnvw?group=&signup=YwPdeakDQAWSIJOUo4TYpnN___59_I2Kun___ntvOhPq

Chesterfield’s Crestwood Elementary School celebrates Thanksgiving with games, activities at CrestFest event

Crestwood Elementary School, Richmond, VA Crestfest was featured on abc8. Check out the article and videos:

Chesterfield’s Crestwood Elementary School celebrates Thanksgiving with games, activities at CrestFest event Earlier this week, students and faculty at Crestwood Elementary gathered for CrestFest, a special Thanksgiving celebration featuring activities and games.

❄️ Winterfest is back and we need your help to make its return debut the BSET yet!

If you'd like to get involved with bringing Winterfest back to Crestwood, please sign up at cwes.ptboard.com in the Volunteer Signups tab. You can also email [email protected] if you'd like to help but aren't sure what you would like to help with.

https://tinyurl.com/28ec6mce

On behalf of Crestwood Elementary School PTA I would like to reach out to our community and request donations for the Silent Auction, that will be held for the Winterfest, on Sat. Jan 28th, 2023.

What we are looking for experiences and services, like:
👉 self care services (massages, nailes, chiropractor, etc.)
👉 organizational / house cleaning services
👉 custom paintings offers
👉 house repair services
👉 lawn care services
👉 overnight stays at vrbo/airbnb
👉 memberships
👉 music / swim / sport lessons
etc.

This year marks the 22nd year for this fun and family friendly event and fundraiser. Winterfest is open to the community at large and consists of multiple carnival games, face painting, raffle, cake walk, etc. It is free to attend, but ticket purchase is required to participate in games.

Donation form: https://forms.gle/t3rTv7pEgHD4Fpj39
Thank you for your support!

Some of our 4th and 5th Graders got to participate in the Soccer Tournament at SCOR over the weekend. Kids played a total of 4 games against various schools and teams. We are super proud of our team. Not only they had lots of fun and did their best, but also played in the C.R.E.S.T. spirit.

⚽️🏆They placed 3rd along with Greenwood School.

🌳 We still need your help if you’re able to volunteer tomorrow morning to help plant 5 trees gifted to us by Crestwood Farms Garden Club.

👉🏽 Head to cwes.ptboard.com under volunteer signups or message us on here.

⭐️ We need your help to spread the word about our Sponsorship program!

⭐️ If you know of a business that might be interested, please reach out to them on our behalf or email [email protected] so PTA can reach out to them.

🦋 Head to our website (cwes.ptboard.com) under Business Sponsorships for more information.

Parents, 2022-2023 yearbooks are now available for purchase online!

Just like last year, this year's cover was designed by the 5th Graders and it looks GREAT! We had 40 students contributing to the design and we can't wait for you to see the final result in May!
⚠️Deadline to order: March 1, 2023.

In addition, parents of 5th Graders may also purchase recognition ads for their students.
⚠️Deadline to order: Feb 5th, 2023.

📍 All orders are placed directly from Jostens and are processed online.
ORDER here: https://cwes.ptboard.com/school/cm?mid=1765

Crestwood Elementary has been given 5 trees, donated by Crestwood Farms Garden Club, and we need help getting them into the ground!

This coming Saturday, November 12th at 10 AM.

The work will be a lot of digging and bringing your own shovel is a requirement. If you have a mattock and can bring it please note that when you signup.

If you would like to help, please sign up using the link below.
https://tinyurl.com/mw8rwb4j

Movie Night is TOMORROW NIGHT and we will have 🍿FREE POPCORN 🍿 again!

📽 We have a BRAND NEW projector to try out! 📽

🌭 We will have a concession stand with snacks, juice, and hot dogs ($.50-$3 - cash preferable but can accept card payments).

Feel free to still bring your own dinner (concessions will be limited and first come, first serve).

Don't forget a chair or blanket!

👻 Wear your Halloween costume if you'd like. We will be set up, again, in the bus loop (around the back of the school, past the playgrounds). There will be bathroom access on site.

Leave a spooky emoji ⬇️ if you plan on joining us for this super fun night!

🍿 Don't throw away those costumes yet! Friday is movie night and we can't wait to see you there in your spooky gear!

🍿 We would love to offer free popcorn and other snacks and concessions:
✨ Snack (chips, cookies, crackers, juice) ..... 2 for $1
✨ Hot Dog / Veggie Dog .... $2 (bun, hot dog , ketchup/mustard)
✨ Monarch Sampler (4 items: cookie, juice, chips, hot dog) ...... $3

We still need some volunteers in order to be able to provide the above concessions. Shifts are only about an hour.

🌭 Sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/mraj5nct 🌭

Crestwood Elementary + Mathnasium of Midlothian Math Night

🟨 Tonight is the night for Math Night!

🟩 🟩 Plan on coming to join in on the math game fun?

🟦 🟦 🟦 If so, make sure to RSVP at https://crestwoodmathnight.eventbrite.com or use the QR code in the comments!

Crestwood Elementary + Mathnasium of Midlothian Math Night Join us for a night of fun and games with the whole family!

Parents of the 5th Graders, please encourage your children to participate in the yearbook cover design. Last week they brought home a worksheet and are asked to "doodle" something. (also posted in the comments).

Ideas of a doodle were given (school item, food, sport, animal, positive word, etc.), as well as examples were printed on the page. Completed worksheet should be brought back to the teacher.

👉Deadline for the project is Nov. 1st.

p.s. doodle is a drawing/sketch with a black pen or marker (pencil is ok as well). Please ask them not to use colors, as we are not able to use those images in our design.

🦋 Do you know of a local business that might be interested in being a sponsor for Crestwood?

🦋We are so proud to announce that we've rolled out a revamped Sponsorship Program.

This program will allow us to help ...
✨create a positive school environment for our children and their families,
✨support our teachers and staff in pursuit of the educational objectives of the school
✨celebrate what makes Crestwood unique

📌 Head to cwes.ptboard.com, under the Business Sponsorship tab, for the full informational flyer and how to sign up. Questions? Email our Ways and Means Officer, Nicki Farmer, at [email protected] with questions.

📽🎞Thank you for such a prompt response to volunteer call for the Family Movie Night on Nov. 4th!

We still have spots to fill, like hot dogs / veggie dogs sales, concession and popcorn stand second shift and a photographer. If you can help us (and give PTA officers a break for this event 😄 ) we would really appreciate that.

p.s. volunteers are welcome to wear halloween, family friendly accessories 🧙‍♀️👸🦸‍♂️

https://cwes.ptboard.com/sgnvw?group=&signup=YwPdeakDQAWSIJOUo4TYpnN___59_I2Kun___ny5PI5M

❗️ Parents of the 5th Graders - be on the look out! In the upcoming week, your child will bring home a paper where they get to design a piece of art to be included on the 2022-2023 yearbook cover!

We hope we have every 5th Grade student participate in this project!

Heritage Night 2022

❤️ Thank you to everyone who participated, volunteered and came out to Heritage Night last Thursday.

🌍 We had SUCH a great night with so many places represented, amazing food, fun crafts, lively entertainment all with friends and family!

Reflections workshop was hosted last week and children who participated were able to start planning their submissions, discussed what does the theme "Show Your Voice" mean to them and they also started gathering a list of needed supplies.

If you want your child to join this national art contest, please make sure to have their submissions turned in by October 21st, 2022 by 4pm. All participants will be recognized during the Crestfest, as well as in the school yearbook!

Application and more information: https://cwes.ptboard.com/school/cm?mid=1766#fndtn-ann_3

This year, the first 120 families who join us for the Heritage Night will receive an event passport. As the children travel through each booth, they will collect stamps and stickers to fill up their passports.

🦋Thank you and big shout out to Rachel Chen, Crestwood Parent who generously donated passports notebooks to our event!

Heritage Night is a free and family friendly event that is hosted to celebrate Crestwood Elementary School's uniquely diverse student & parent population. In addition to national displays and food, families can enjoy entertainment, children will perform a Crestwood Song and Ms. Joyner will host a craft booth.

🦋Crestwood Families we would love for more of you join us at the Heritage Night on Thu. Oct. 13th. Even if you are not able to *host* a booth, please sign up to bring a favorite family dish to share.

The following countries will be set up:
🦋Hawaii
🦋Czechia and/or Germany
🦋Greece
🦋Poland
🦋Italy
🦋Puerto Rico
🦋Vietnam
🦋Dominican Republic
🦋Mexico
🦋El Salvador
🦋Yemen
🦋Ghana / West Africa

You are welcome to contribute or share something completely different!

Please sign up here: https://cwes.ptboard.com/school/cm?mid=1766#fndtn-ann_1 and help us make this another successful event! 4 days to go!