Crestwood Newsletter
Kyle Avink - Principal
kavink@rockfordschools.org
Address: 6350 Courtland Dr., Rockford, MI 49341
Phone: (616) 863-6346
CRESTWOOD CALENDAR
NO SCHOOL & EARLY RELEASE DAYS
NO SCHOOL:
Friday, February 14th (Mid Winter Break)
Monday, February 17th (Mid Winter Break)
EARLY RELEASE:
Wednesday, February 5th
Wednesday, February 26th
PTO Update
The PTO meeting has been rescheduled for Thursday, January 30th at 7:00pm! We hope to see you there!
soup-er bowl
The Student Council is helping out North Kent Connect’s food pantry by hosting a “Soup”er Bowl party! From February 3-7th, vote for the team you think will win the Super Bowl by putting a can of soup in the box. The boxes will be in the front entryway. Let’s see which team Crestwood thinks will win the big game and help our neighbors at the same time!
HELP CRESTWOOD WIN!
PaperGator recycling bins accept many types of paper products, including:
- Newspapers: Newsprint
- Magazines: Catalogs and magazines
- Books: Hard and soft cover books
- Junk mail: Unsorted mail
- Office and school paper: Notebooks, workbooks, and other paper
- Paperboard: Cereal boxes and other paperboard
- Cardboard: Pieces 12 in x 12 in or smaller
- Shredded paper: Bagged in clear plastic
- Wrapping paper: Without foil or sparkles
- Staples and paper clips: Standard staples and paper clips, including magazine staples
REMINDERS
Warm Clothing
We highly encourage all students to dress for the weather and wear the outer clothing that they brought to school. This includes hats, mittens, boots, snow pants, and coats. We ask that all students bring boots to school each day from Thanksgiving through Spring Break. Conditions change quickly and our playground often goes from muddy to snowy to just plain wet in a matter of hours. Due to this, students will be removing their outdoor foot attire when they go into the classrooms. Therefore, all students must have a pair of shoes at school along with their boots.
Feel free to pack an extra pair of socks and sweatpants in your child's backpack during the winter months. Don’t forget to put your child’s name on coats, snow pants, boots, etc. Thank you!
Weather Alert
For up-to-date information regarding Rockford Public Schools delays and/or closings, events and safety alerts, send a text message of “Y” or “Yes” to our district’s short code number, 67587. Opt out any time by simply replying to one of our messages with “Stop”. Be sure to tune in on icy or snowy mornings!
OFFICE REMINDERS
Absences MUST be called into the office 616.863.6346 or emailed to the front office - lgreene@rockfordschools.org
Please leave a message on our general voicemail box if you are calling after hours. Whether you are reporting an absence on our voicemail, the State of Michigan requires us to know the following:
- Student's name and teacher
- Reason for absence - if it is an illness we need to know the symptoms of the illness - vomiting, coughing, fever, cold, diarrhea, lice - whatever the reason may be
LABEL EVERYTHING
The winter weather is here, and students are dressing in layers, which means our lost and found will be growing. To avoid your students clothing from going into the lost and found PLEASE LABEL EVERYTHING!!! Label all coats, boots, mittens, hats, etc. Labeling items will ensure they will back it back home!
NO CELLPHONES OR SMART WATCHES
- Students with a cellphone will be asked to turn the phone off and not use them during the school day. Please do not text or call your student on their device during the school day. This creates a distraction to the classroom. We will always help with communication through the office or an email to the teacher if needed.
- Students with Apple watches or other wrist devices are asked not use the device to communicate during the school day.
- Students who need to contact home because they are ill or wondering about the end of the day pick up should talk to their classroom teacher who will help them navigate next steps of support.
- Devices at school are distracting to students during the learning day and we ask that unless your student needs the device to communicate after school that they stay home.
- Thank you for your support.
HEARING AND VISION SCREENING
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services requires local health departments to conduct hearing and vision screenings for children in Michigan. Kent County Health Department will provide an initial screen on students, in addition to a rescreen that is intended for children who may not have passed or were absent on the initial screening day.
The initial screening dates for Crestwood are February 10th – 13th. Rescreen dates are March 3rd – 5th.
Developmental Kindergarten (DK) students will be screened for both hearing AND vision.
Students in Kindergarten, 2nd and 4th grades will have only their hearing screened.
Students in 1st, 3rd and 5th grades will have only their vision screened.
The onlY action required on your part is to let the Crestwood office know if one of the following situations applies to your student:
- In order to best protect children, it is imperative that the technicians are informed which children have digitally programmable shunts or implanted medical devices so that hearing screening services are not provided.
- You would like to refer your student for either hearing or vision screening if they are not already scheduled as stated above.
Please don’t hesitate to contact the Crestwood office at 863-6346 with any questions or concerns.
ORDER YOUR YEARBOOK NOW!
Don't miss out! Click below and enter our code 14581725.
Grasp is back!
GRASP is a correspondence program for students in Kindergarten through 8th grades which helps students maintain reading and math skills while they are on summer break. Enrolled students will receive a packet of materials with a booklet containing nine lessons. It should take your student approximately one hour to complete each weekly lesson. They can complete one lesson a week or work at their own pace, as long as all lessons are submitted before August 8th. The students can mail the lessons to GRASP for scoring and the results will be returned to them, via the email provided. Or, new this year, lessons can be scored with a parent/guardian cell phone instead of mailing them in!
Details regarding this process will be sent in May to the email provided on the order.
There is also an on-line version of GRASP for students in 4th through 8th grade and these students will also receive results via the email provided.
Students who successfully complete and submit at least seven lessons with 70% accuracy are awarded a certificate. Those who successfully complete and submit all nine lessons with 70% accuracy will receive a medal! Certificates and medals will be distributed by your student’s school at the beginning of the next school year.
Please order your student’s CURRENT grade level. If there are extenuating circumstances, order the level that is appropriate for your student.
The fees for the summer of 2025 are $26 for one subject or $48 for both subjects for each student. You can enroll your student for the book version (grades K-8) or the optional online version (grades 4-8) by completing the registration and payment.
ENROLLMENT OPENS 2.13.25
Enrollment for the 2025/2026 school year opens February 13th. Children who turn five years old on or before December 1, 2025 are eligible to enroll for the 2025/2026 school year.
