Cresthaven Star Chronicle

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Cresthaven Star Chronicle
Sherri Gorden, Principal
Emily Madan, Assistant Principal
Believe...Achieve...Succeed
http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/cresthavenes/newsletter/ April 2, 2015
Extended School Year
Maryland State Superintendent of Schools Lillian Lowery has approved a plan that
will allow MCPS to go two days below the 180 days of instruction required by state
law. Under the plan approved on Monday, March 30, MCPS will extend the school
year by one day to make up some of the instructional time lost due to inclement
weather. The last day of school this year will now be Monday, June 15, which will be
an early release day. For more information, visit School Contingency Calendar at
http://montgomeryschoolsmd.org/info/calendars/
Redskin Read Challenge: Congr atulations to our students for their par ticipation
in the reading challenge sponsored by Redskins organization. During the months of February and March students were challenged to read at least 1,000 minutes. The students recorded their minutes in a reading log
and had a parent or teacher nominate them. There were 50 participating schools from Washington, D.C.,
Maryland and Virginia. Cresthaven was number 5 among the top 10 participating schools. Congratulations
also to our partner school Roscoe Nix who placed number 1. We are looking forward to the challenge next
year.
Reading Night: “Camp Read-A-Lot! Join us for a fun night of reading and writing activities for the whole family. Thursday, April 16, 2015, 6:00-7:30pm.
Scholastic Book Fair: Get r eady to stock up for the summer on your favor ite books. The book fair
will be up and ready when we return from spring break. Students will visit with the classes to browse and
purchase. They will also have opportunities before school to make purchases as well. We know that parents
also enjoy looking through the selections for their favorite authors so make plans to visit during the week of
April 13-17.
Calendar Items
Principal’s Corner
April 3 –10
Spring Break
Dear Parents,
April 13-17
Scholastic Book Fair
April 16
Reading Night
April 22
Earth Day
Take Your Child to Work Day
April 23
Spring Portraits
May 1
Career Day
May 5
PTA Meeting @ CES
Happy Spring Break! I hope that you enjoy a restful and joyous spring break. Our students and staff have been working
very hard during the 3rd quarter and deserve the time off to
refresh and prepare for the final marking period. When we
return there will be many activities to keep us busy. We start
with the scholastic book fair and reading night, come out and
join us. Spring clubs will also begin. We will also have our
annual Career Day event and talent show. Students are excited about all of the upcoming end of year events and activities.
Don’t miss out please check your child’s book bag for information on all of the events.
Sincerely,
Ms. Gorden
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Redskin Read Challenge Student Roster
All participants will receive a t-shirt and fan pack!
3rd Grade
Melat Ghebreselassie
Elijah Sandy
Anderson Lopez
Angela Rivera
Carter Le
Emely Reyes
Amanda Ngole
Hailey Henry
Priyota Saha
Abigail Damte
Tommy Dietrich
Suanny Vasquez
Riyadh Assani
Vinh Nguyen
Hector Molina
Snaha Costa
Edward Rodriguez Berrios
Abner Flores
Nuamin Assefa
Than Nguyen
Rahwa Tesfay
Andy Tran
Keuyrbel Zewede
4th Grade
Jocelyn Vasquez
Nick Armenta
Samantha Le
Gina Zavala
Gabriela Gonzalez Rivas
Jeremy Miranda
Neha George
Stephanie Nguyen
Balmore Landeverde
Anthony Sandoval
Christopher Rivas
Gabriel Sepulveda
Jennifer Sabath
Nehemia Yonas
Dennis Romero
Charlie Costa
Lourdes Rodriguez
Bibiana Nguyen
Nancy Kuyateh
Miles Ambrose
Derek Alvarado
Iman AbuBaker
Henry Hernandez
Imamanuel Ikeanam
Sarah Cheeran
Destiny Mekambu
Roberto Magallanas
Skylar Dove
Tracey Nguyen
Kareelyn Argueta
Lynda Vasquez
Pamela Lovo-Pena
Tracey Ton