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October 2013 • A17
New faces at MBE
Front row: Allyson Martin, Libby Kiyak, Byrne Sanders. Back row: Dustin Hastings, Rachel Phillips, Courtney MacCurdy.
By HILARY ROSS Several new faculty members greeted students at the beginning of the school year at Mountain Brook Elementary. Alan Biddle and Laura Barton joined the special education team as assistants, while Mary Coston Colquett and Nicole Webb join the special education staff as transition substitutes. Caitlin Shiflett is a new instructional assistant, and Libby Kiyak joins the Library Media Center as a special assistant. New teachers include Byrne Sanders (preschool), Rachel Phillips (sixth grade language arts), Dustin Hastings (sixth grade science), Ashley Adger (third grade), Allyson Martin (second grade) and Courtney MacCurdy (first grade).
Kids’ (and parents’) night out
Crestline 101 launched
By CATHERINE GASQUE
By LISA STONE
Cherokee Bend Students came to play games and have fun while interacting with their peers at Nerf Night Out in September. This ongoing Cherokee Bend School tradition provides an opportunity for children to have a relaxed time playing games at the school during the weekend. The interaction lends itself to new friendships forged outside the structure of the classroom while allowing parents to enjoy SEC football.
Crestline Elementary School launched its Crestline 101 efforts to answer the question, “What do I wish I had known when we started Crestline?” The committee was created for those new to the school with the intent of helping them navigate the overwhelming challenges of starting a new school from a parent’s perspective. The main goal was to reach out and, with proper knowledge, engage and encourage new parents to feel
Ann Carter Brown, Edward Davis and Clarkie Wilkinson enjoy Nerf Night Out.
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welcome and become involved in the school early into their time at Crestline. The Crestline 101 manual explained everything from how the carpool line works to what big events occur at the school each month. The manual even featured an alphabetical glossary of terms and a map of the school. In September, the school hosted its first Crestline 101 brown bag lunch, which gave new parents an opportunity to ask any questions they had about the school in an informal environment.
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