Back to School Countdown

It's hard to believe school starts three weeks from TODAY!

As you remember, the first few weeks of school are very busy! Our goal is to make this year's transition a little easier by including a lot of information in one place!

Our PTO exists to strengthen, enhance, and encourage the education and social environment of Crestline. When you join the PTO, you also get access to our online school directory. There are two ways to join the PTO:

Cougar Contributors (listed below)
PTO Membership for $25 includes directory access but no other additional benefits.

We hope you will use this email as a checklist to prepare yourselves and family for the beginning of school on August 11th!

TIP--If viewing from your phone, make sure to click "Load All Images" at the top so you can see everything!

Click Here to see the entire school year calendar. You can also "subscribe" and sync it with your phone calendar!

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We would like to invite you to join the Crestline Elementary PTO's Cougar Contributors. Cougar Contributors is our one big fundraising campaign of the year and provides Crestline parents an opportunity to support our school with 100% of the tax deductible contributors going directly back to our school. Our tax dollars cover the needs of our school, but not the extras that set Crestline apart. Your donation helps provide teachers with extra money for classroom supplies, additional furntiure needed throughout the school, much needed lunchroom updates, new lockers both upstairs and downstairs, as well as some of the fun school-wide events we have throughout the year like Fall Festival, Field Day, and the Veterans Day Program.

There are varying donation levels and benefits for each level. We could not do everything at Crestline without your support! The campaign will run through September 1, 2025 and remember that your contribution is 100% tax deductible. All Cougar Contributor levels include PTO membership and directory access (you will find this a HUGE benefit as you begin to coordinate activities with new friends!).

If you have any questions, please email cougarcontributors@gmail.com.

Click below to join!

BECOME A COUGAR CONTRIBUTOR

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The Crestline Grand Circle is an opportunity for your children's grandparents or other special relatives to give a donation to Crestline. If you would like to include them in our fundraising efforts, please click HERE to provide any grandparent names and email addresses so we can update our distribution list. We always have a special event for our Grand Circle members each year (January 23, 2026) to come and see their grandchild and spend time at Crestline. It is always such a special memory, so I encourage you to ask them to give!

Please email crestlinegrandcircle@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Here at Crestline, we believe that when families get involved, everyone benefits—especially our students. And, it is a great way to make new friends! Whether you have five minutes or a few hours, your time and talents can make a meaningful difference. From helping in the classroom or planning events to simply showing up and cheering from the sidelines, there’s a place for everyone. Join us in building a fun, supportive, and connected school environment where every child can thrive! Please click on the link below to serve on our PTO Committees for the 2025-2026 school year. Pick as many opportunities as you'd like—many hands make light work! We have committees for every schedule and interest and have included the time commitments with each description.

Thank you in advance for volunteering! If you have any questions, please contact Marye Beasley Kohn mbseymour@gmail.com.

Join the fun!

TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO ORDER. Click HERE to order!

Membership Toolkit

We invite you to visit OUR WEBSITE to see everything Crestline Elementary PTO has to offer this year. Membership Toolkit is a website and application that we use for PTO parent communication and our online school directory. You will need to update your account in Membership Toolkit in order to become a Cougar Contributor, access the upcoming calendar events, sign up to volunteer and much, much more.

Confirm your directory information by going to www.crestlinecougarspto.com, logging in and clicking on the "My Account” section to complete parent and student information.
Your name is not searchable in the online directory until you do so!
Turn on your notifications so you will be up to date with everything related to PTO!
You will be able to go back in and select your teacher for each child, once the class lists are available.

Our school directory is completely online. If you are a Cougar Contributor or a PTO member, you have access to our directory.

Don't forget to download the Membership Toolkit app so you have access to everything from your phone!

If you have any questions, please reach out to Anne Jones annemorrowjones@gmail.com

FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA

Follow the Crestline PTO on social media for event updates, school happenings, and good news about Crestline! Please note these are private accounts, and only current Crestline Families and Faculty are granted access. If your request has not been approved, please contact Caroline Goodner (cwgoodner@gmail.com).

Instagram: @crestlinecougarspto

Facebook: Crestline Cougars PTO

We hope you find this information helpful as you begin to think about the new school year. Please don't hesitate to call me if you have any questions!

Sincerely,

Marye Beasley Kohn

PTO President

205-999-5510

crestlinecougarspto@gmail.com

SUBJECT: Back to School Checklist from Crestline PTO!