Crestwood Early Childhood

Dear Parents and Guardians,
You may have seen recent news regarding the Michigan state budget and the uncertainty around funding for universal free school meals.
We want to assure you that this will not impact our district. All of our schools will continue to provide free breakfast and lunch to all students, district-wide, for the 2025–2026 school year.

COUNT DAY IS COMING UP NEXT WEEK
Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Please ensure your student is in school every day.

Every student counts!

At this time, our soft lockdown has been lifted, and normal operations have resumed. Dearborn Heights Police have given us the all-clear. Thank you for your understanding and support.

Good Day Crestwood Community. At this time, all Crestwood schools are in a soft lockdown, which means that no visitors will be allowed in the schools and students must remain in the school. This is a request from the Dearborn Heights Police. None of our schools or students are in danger and the matter is not related to our schools. We will update the community as more information becomes available.

Please read this important letter from Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy addressing county-wide incidents of school threats and violence.
Prosecutor Worthy School Threat Letter 2025 (English) https://5il.co/3o9x3
Prosecutor Worthy School Threat Letter 2025 (Arabic) https://5il.co/3o9x4

Thank you to all of our Crestwood families who joined us for the 2025 Back-to-School Kickoff! Despite the rainy weather, the celebration was a tremendous success as we gathered inside Crestwood High School for an evening filled with pride. Families enjoyed free backpacks, books, and activities, while students had a blast with bounce houses, crafts, balloon animals, and more.
Live performances from the Crestwood Band, Robotics, and our DJ brought great energy, and Chargie the Mascot kept the excitement high! We even had a surprise visit from Scout, our therapy dog and our Dearborn Heights Police Department! With delicious food trucks and the chance to connect with community partners, it was the perfect way to launch the 2025–2026 school year.
Thank you to all of our Parent Organizations for sponsoring the bounce houses and United Way-Southeast Michigan and Cummins Inc in Dearborn for the backpack donations. We also could not have done without the support of our National Honor Society students and custodial and maintenance staff. We are so proud of our community spirit and thankful for everyone who came out to celebrate. Here’s to a fantastic school year ahead!

Rain won’t stop us!
Our Back-to-School Kickoff is still happening—just moved inside Crestwood High School!
Join us Tuesday, August 19th from 5–8 PM (Sensory Hour 4–5 PM).
Let’s kick off the 2025–2026 school year with CSD pride!

📣 BACK-TO-SCHOOL KICKOFF – AUGUST 19! 🎉

Crestwood School District invites all families to our 2025 Back-to-School Kickoff celebration!

📍 Location: Crestwood High School
📅 Date: Tuesday, August 19, 2025
🕔 Time: 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
🧡 Sensory Friendly Hour: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Special Needs Students ONLY)
🎟️ Crestwood Families Only

🎒 Free Activities & Giveaways (while supplies last):
✅ Sports Physicals
✅ Backpacks
✅ Books
✅ Glitter Tattoos
✅ Bounce Houses & Inflatable Slides
✅ E-Games
✅ Wristband Decorating

🎶 Live Performances:

Crestwood Band

Crestwood Drama

Crestwood Robotics

DJ & Chargie the Mascot

🍴 Food Trucks On Site:
The Custard Co., Heights Hot Dog, El Sayed Meat Truck, Auntie Anne’s Pretzels, Bakri Coffee, Heights Nutrition, Z’s Bubble Tea, and more
🎉 Plus: Meet your PTA/PTO groups and community partners from Kinloch, Hillcrest, Highview, Riverside, and Crestwood High!

Let’s come together and kick off the 2025–2026 school year with Charger pride! 💙⚡
#CrestwoodKicksOff2025 #WeAreChargers #BackToSchoolCelebration

Crestwood Community: Please be advised that pesticides will be applied at the District Central Office/CECC at 1045 N Gulley Rd., on Monday, July 7, 2025.

Dear Parents and Staff, Please be adviised that the District Board Office/CECC at 1045 N Gulley will be sprayed outside the building with pesticides on Saturday, June 28th, 2025.

Subject: Important Notice — Pesticide Treatment Scheduled for Wednesday, May 21 Dear Families, During a routine safety check, we discovered a possible bee/wasp hive inside the wall of our garage. To eliminate the risk of stings and ensure everyone’s safety, the area will be treated with a pesticide on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. Children will remain indoors all day Wednesday. If the treatment area has not aired out sufficiently, we will keep children inside on Thursday, May 22 as well. Please know we are following all required guidelines and scheduling the treatment outside of peak play hours to minimize exposure. If you have any questions or need further information, feel free to contact me directly at (313) 278-8427. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation as we keep our play spaces safe. Warm regards, Cheryl Rivera Coordinator of Early Childhood crivera@csdmi.org

The Crestwood Early Childhood Center is proud to announce that our program has been rated as "Demonstrating Quality" (formerly known as 5 stars)—the highest rating possible from the state of Michigan! After completing an extensive application process, Great Start to Quality conducted an on-site visit to two of our classrooms. Both classrooms demonstrated high-quality practices, which earned us this outstanding rating. Congratulations to everyone who helped make this possible. This is a testament to the fact that the new Crestwood Early Childhood Center is a premier preschool program in Dearborn Heights.

We are thrilled to welcome you to the brand NEW Crestwood Early Childhood Center! All preschool and SACC families are welcome to attend our Open House on Thursday, August 29th from 9:00-11:00 a.m. This a great opportunity to tour the school & meet your teachers. Hope to see you there!

Read all about the Crestwood High School Weather Station! https://www.csdmi.org/o/chs/page/crestwood-high-school-weather-station

From our friends at the Dearborn Heights Public Library: As the school year winds down the Dearborn Heights Library is gearing up for some fun, free summer activities that will help students remain engaged with literacy and help prevent summer slide. Our Activity Boxes are back again this summer! Registration is online only at dhlibrary.org (Monday, June 3 - Saturday, June 29). The Activity Boxes are free and will be home delivered. Every registered family gets a Family Supplies box that contains markers, crayons, glue, scissors, and chalk. Each registered individual receives an Activity Box containing coloring pages, crafts, and a science activity. Anyone can sign up for boxes (including adults!) and younger children can participate with the help of a grown up. The boxes are geared toward elementary ages, but older and younger children will likely enjoy them as well. Delivery: Monday, July 15 - Saturday, July 20. -It is 100 percent free. -Everyone can participate, regardless of what city a student may live in. -The library delivers the boxes directly to homes, so no transportation is required. https://www.dhcl.michlibrary.org/

Hello families! We're excited to share that our local libraries will be offering Summer Activity Boxes. Register online to participate.