DECEMBER EVENTS

Thank you to our Crestline families for their generosity and donating to Brookville Elementary students to make their holidays merry and bright! Just a reminder that donations are due today, December 10th.

Please contact Leanna Pittard with any questions (205-586-7791).

EXPRESSIONS ART CONTEST

The Expressions Art Contest is LIVE!

The theme this year is Life in Color. Students are invited to submit original works in the areas of Creative Writing, Photography, Instrumental/Performance, Visual Arts and Filmmaking! Each entry receives Skittles, and the class with the most entries gets a PIZZA PARTY!

Registration Forms Due: January 27

Artwork Submissions Due: January 30

SPARTAN SIPS VISITS CRESTLINE

Crestline Elementary faculty and staff received a special holiday treat this week, thanks to Spartan Sips, the MBHS vocational class—learning job skills and communication skills while also having fun! They stopped by to serve delicious hot chocolate and iced coffee, as well as treats provided by the PTO, spreading holiday cheer throughout the school!

We were especially excited to welcome back several former Crestline students who are now part of the Spartan Sips team. It was wonderful to see them thriving in their roles and returning to give back to our community.

Thank you, Spartan Sips, for warming our hearts (and our cups) this season! Follow them on Instagram for updates—@spartansips.

CRESTLINE WINTER CONCERT

The Crestline Winter Concert takes place this week! Please look over the information below regarding the performances.

Students should wear nice holiday attire for the W-F performances. Clothes do not have to be overly dressy. Bright colors look good on stage. Please avoid heavy sweaters because it tends to get warm on stage. Also, think about hair bow size and placement to avoid blocking people on the risers behind your child.
All K-2 students will perform at each performance. Please see the schedule below for the performance you should attend.
The concert will last approximately 35 minutes. Each grade will perform three songs.

If you have any questions, please email Laura Butler (butlerl@mtnbrook.k12.al.us) or Janet Nelson (nelsonj@mtnbrook.k12.al.us).

LOST & FOUND LAST CALL

Claim items by 12/12!

Athleta! Nike! Lululemon! Under Armour! Aviator Nation! MB Bandwagon gear! Adidas! Patagonia! Is your child missing a cozy item from one of these brands? And do you not put name labels in your children’s clothing? If you answered yes to both of these questions, you are IN LUCK! Your child’s clothing could be in Crestline’s overflowing lost and found! Their missing Owala and Hydroflask could be there too!

You have until THURSDAY, 12/12, to claim your items before they are DONATED! Check-in through the front office and head down to the hallway between the auditorium and the playground doors.

COUGAR BASH: SAVE THE DATE

Save the Date for Cougar Bash

We are excited to invite you, our parents, faculty and staff, to a special event that’s designed to bring our community together for a night of fun, connection, and celebration. On February 21, we’ll be hosting Cougar Bash; featuring a live performance by Mustache the Band, and dinner — all with the goal of strengthening our bonds and having a great time! The Crestline Cougars PTO wants to thank each of you for supporting our school with your time, talents, and energy.

Save the Date:
Date: Friday, February 21st, 2025
Time: 6:00-9:00 pm
Location: The Country Club of Birmingham

This event is all about bringing people from our school together. Save the date and be on the lookout for ticket sales. If you have any questions, please reach out to Lauren Rice (laurenwrice@gmail.com) or Caroline Poellnitz (carolinepoellnitz@gmail.com)

CRESTLINE PRE-SCHOOL PROGRAM

Crestline is currently accepting peer model applications for the 2025-2026 school year. The program offers an inclusive preschool class for 3 and 4 year old children. We strive to provide a safe and nurturing environment that promotes the physical, social, emotional, communication and cognitive development of both typically developing young children and those with special needs.

The program was developed to provide opportunities for children with disabilities to receive instruction and services in a typical preschool classroom. Peer models should demonstrate appropriate social, behavioral, and communication skills.

LEARN MORE

LINK TO APPLICATION

THANK YOU FOR SERVING CRESTLINE

Community Outreach chairs Leanna Pittard, Adrian Dyer-Smith, and Kirk Forrester and their amazing committee worked tirelessly to ensure Brookville Elementary families’ wish lists were filled for the holidays. We also appreciate school counselor Hayden Belisle's leadership in ensuring this effort ran smoothly!

Thank you to our room parents for helping to organize Brookville Elementary collections, plan class parties, and spread the word about what’s happening around the school!

Kathleen Boudreaux, Jessica Coleman, and Tiffany Linn for planning a fabulous holiday luncheon for the Crestline faculty and staff

Abby Braswell and Laurie Smith, for finding lunch coverage for ALL of our teachers last Friday so they could enjoy lunch in the auditorium with their colleagues! We appreciate our parent volunteers who gave their time and covered classes to allow our teachers to attend the luncheon.

Local businesses that generously gave to our faculty and staff raffle at the holiday luncheon:

Mobley & Sons

ALKMY

The Children’s Edit

Tom Beckbe

At Home

Bijou

Crestline Pharmacy

Crestline Bagel

La Paz

Pants Store

Slim’s Pizzeria

Trifusion

Stella Blu

George

Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce

Over the Mountain Sporting Goods

Urban Cookhouse

Julie Cowart, Mary Beth Jones, Caroline Alexander, and Ginger Thuston for creating the fun and festive bulletin boards around the school!

Calee Yoe and Ashley Jones for decorating our school for the holidays and making everything look so festive!

Eleanor Tolbert and Kendra Quandt-Coffee, for helping kick off the Expressions Art Contest, "Life in Color!"

Erin Rutledge and volunteers Katie Still, Katherine Rogers, Adrian Dyer-Smith, and Mary Chollet O'Neal for helping Nurse Overstreet with vision screenings.

DECEMBER CHARACTER TRAIT

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