Hello Crestomere Students and Families! Welcome back to the 2023-24 school year. Please follow the links below for school information and upcoming events!

- Kindergaten Orientation

- Parent Portal details

- Cougar Athletics

- Community activities and information

Come meet Ms. Cabay and learn about what a year in kindergarten looks like at Crestomere School.

s the end of the 2023/2024 school year is coming to an end, please consider joining our school community on June 21, 2024 at 1:00 PM in the gymnasium for our end of the year recognition assembly. The end of this school year brings changes to our school, which we would like to acknowledge as a community, welcoming new faces and saying farewell to others. There are also numerous accomplishments that we would like to share before the summer break begins, along with other Cougar student celebrations.

Students will be provided with a hot dog lunch on this day, courtesy of the Friends of Crestomere Association.

Please let staff know if your child will be away from school earlier than the 26th so they can have the report card ready.

The best way to see your child's grades and assessments in Parent Portal is on a computer. The Parent Portal App does not show the same levels of information. When on the desktop version of Parent Portal "click" on the Course Info links as circled in the above picture. This will show you how your child is doing on assessments and learning tasks. Parent Portal is live for all grades except Kindergarten.

Cougars Track and Field

Congratulations to our Cougars Track and Field team. They won the 1J banner at Wolf Creek Championships! Great work by all student athletes who put in a ton of work and training!

Hello Spring!

April is Earth month! Try to make time to get outside and enjoy Mother Nature. We have had some very beautiful days with blue skies and the promise of another great year of growing. We can’t wait to get our hands dirty!

Our Eco Club is up and running with some very enthusiastic students who want to learn more about ecology, natural remedies, and waste reduction. Together we will learn!

We celebrated Earth Week with a cleanup of our school grounds.

Bird houses are for sale. Eco students built these birdhouses last year. Please consider supporting our Eco Club by purchasing a birdhouse. We have natural and varnished for sale.

Natural - 20.00

Varnished - 25.00

What’s next?

• Tree trimming

• Preparing garden beds for planting

• Making poplar salve

• Lilac syrup

Come join us on Wednesdays at 3:00 - 4:30. We welcome all volunteers!

“If you want a child’s mind to grow, you must first plant a seed”

Eco Club

June 19 - Grade 9 ELA part B

June 20 - Grade 9 Math part A

June 24 - Grade 9 Math part b

June 25 - Grade 6 and 9 Social Studies

For more detailed information about Grade 6 PATs please view this Grade 6 parent guide.

For more detailed information about Grade 9 PATs please view this Grade 9 parent guide.

The 5/6 class is organizing a White Elephant Sale on June 13th (12:45-2:15pm) . Students will have the chance to practice their financial literacy while purchasing items and gifts for Father's Day. If you have any old items to donate, that would be a big help! Parents and family are more than welcome to attend the sale.

Crestomere School will be doing a cash, food and supply donation drive for the Ponoka Food Bank. Any student who brings in items will be entered into a draw to participate in shaving Mr. Adamson's beard off (he has been growing it for 1 year). Also, if students raise over $1000 for the food bank Mr. Adamson will shave his head smooth and some students can bedazzle his head.

Hellow Crestomere Families,

I am honored to be offered the opportunity to work with the staff and students at the Bluffton School and Crestomere School. I have been working with children and families in different capacities for over 15 years.

I am blessed to have three children of my own and we enjoy hockey, 4H, spending time camping, and being at the beach. I look forward to working collaboratively with the families and students and believe “it takes a village to raise a child”. I am excited to be a part of their journey.

Sincerely,

Nicole Chodak

Canteen - Students can bring cash and purchase items at lunch time

Milk Cards - Can be purchased online on Parent Portal. Milk will be served at lunch time.

Hot Lunch - Looking to run twice a month. Watch for more upcoming information on items and dates. Hot lunch is purchased through parent portal.

Breakfast Program - Is free and available to all students. It is served first thing right outside the office.

Reminder, all hot lunch dates will are linked on our website or right here.

It’s that time of year again! Registration for the 2024-2025 Playschool school year will open at 8:00am on February 15. Mark your calendars and check out the Crestomere Playschool website on February 15th to register. For more information or questions, please contact us through Facebook (Crestomere Playschool) or email (crestomereplayschool@outlook.com).

Camps open for registration February 1st. Sign-up up for camp notifications to recieve registration info or check out the website.

All grade 6 to 9 camps sold out last year!

Hey everyone, how about taking a jungle cruise with us at Vacation Bible School at Crestomere School July 8 - 12 from 8:45 to 12:15? Meet our adventurous group as they take a jungle cruise We hope you will enjoy learning about some of God’s jungle creatures, such as the green parrot, blue poison dart frog, silverback gorilla, pink river dolphin and the birdi-wing butterfly. Have fun and learn about God’s word, THE BIBLE. Also, if you are excited about drama, let me know as actors and actresses are needed for the skits during this week. To register, enquire or act phone Carol at 403-783-2137 (alt. 403-704-0116)


Different dates, same program at Meadowbrook Church from the 22 - 26, (9-12) of July. To register phone Merrigold at 1-403-782-6313

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