Hello! My name is Zoe Metz. I am the new Grade 6 teacher at Crestwood School. I live in the west end of Toronto with my two young children and husband. In my spare time, I enjoy being outdoors, trying out new recipes, reading, and having fun with my family. I have taught in private
We’re excited to be hosting an Online Book Fair with Ella Minnow Children’s Bookstore! Stock up on books for your kids (and yourself!) – all items are eligible and every purchase supports our school. The book fair will run November 14-22. HOW IT WORKS It’s easy! Simply buy books via Ella Minnow’s website (www.ellaminnow.ca). Set up a personal
Hello Crestwood Parents! The Crestwood School Parents’ Association will be hosting our first CSPA General Meeting! The meeting will be on November 10th at 10am via Zoom. We hope this later time will enable everyone to make it to a computer after the morning rush and settle in with a coffee. Hopefully this will
Have we got some SPOOK-tacular jokes for the FANG-tastic Crestwood community! Can you answer these “BOO-tiful” riddles with your families? Why didn’t the skeleton go to the party? He didn’t have any “body” to go with. What’s a ghost’s favourite meal? Spook-ghetti and I-scream! How do you make a witch itch? Take away the “w”.
Dear Parents, We cannot believe that we have already been back at school for 8 weeks and this was probably the most anticipated and exciting week so far! Why? HALLOWEEN of course! Not even COVID could keep us from celebrating this fun day! Everyone gåot into the spirit and it was amazing to see
Dear Parents, Toronto Public Health does not recommend hosting or attending in-person gatherings for Halloween this year. For the safety of individuals, it is recommended that in-person celebrations are limited to those with whom individuals live. As well, because of the higher risks for COVID19 in the modified Stage 2, Ontario Chief Medical Officer
In 2016, Ontario passed legislation declaring the first week of November as Treaties Recognition Week. This annual event honours the importance of treaties and helps students and residents of Ontario learn more about treaty rights and relationships. By learning more about our collective treaty rights and obligations, we can create greater understanding and nurture these relationships. Each
Grades 4A and 4B would like to send a big “shout-out” to the House Heads and Mr. Cooper for organizing yet another amazing House Challenge. We quickly discovered that “The Bucket Toss Game” was much harder than it looks. Ping-Pong balls bounce a lot and so they were actually really hard to get in the bucket! In the
In science this week, 4A has been learning about the importance of food chains and food webs within an ecosystem. As a culmination to these lessons, the class went outside and created a food web using the plants and animals in our local habitat. The students discovered a range of producers, consumers and even
Grade 4 students were excited to have their first Project Give Back Session this week. Project Give Back is an exceptional program, which empowers students to research a charity of their choosing. Students then teach their peers about their charity through fun and engaging presentations and activities. We would like to give a special thank
We went ‘batty’ in SK this week! We measured bats with unifix cubes, we made scary bats flying over bright moons, we ate bat marshmallows, and we rhymed words with bat. Learning is fun in SK! Why do bats go to SK? (To learn the alphaBAT). –Julie Fox & Carly Hebscher
Yes, that’s correct…..in 3A, we learned about how valuable our land is in Ontario by mining a chocolate chip cookie. We have learned that much of the land in Ontario is used for housing, business, forestry, mining, manufacturing, agriculture, and recreation. We challenged ourselves to see how much of a cookie we could keep in
Dear Parents, It was another wonderful week filled with learning, playing and personal growth. We thank you for sending your child(ren) dressed appropriately for the weather. Students managed well outside through some wet weather this week, and we were rewarded with a stunning Friday to end our week. It was great to see all
This year our book fair will be virtual and will take place from November 14 to 21. Every year the Crestwood book fair is a huge success. Last year we sold over $14,000 worth of books! Hopefully we can reach or surpass that goal this year. We have decided to use Ella Minnow Children’s Bookstore
Hello! My name is Vicki Corbett and I am teaching Grade 3 this year. I grew up in Fenelon Falls with my parents and my sister, but now I live in Aurora with my husband, two daughters, and two dogs. I have been teaching for nine years, and I have taught every grade from
Happy Birthday Kenny & Crystal! We had a great day in SKA celebrating Kenny & Crystal’s birthday!!! They shared the duties of being the ‘special helper” Double the treats! Double the fun! –Carolyn Haywood & Christina Teixeira
A big thank you to our Crestwood Community for raising a total of $7664.00 for the Terry Fox Foundation this school year. We surpassed our previous contribution by $2000.00. Your kindness and support truly makes a difference. –Sherri Brenzel
David Battista is our new Gr.6 Science/Social Studies teacher at Crestwood School. David is in his 7th year of teaching, and he attended Nipissing University for his BA, BEd, and MA degrees. He takes pride in developing the intellectual curiosities and critical thinking skills of his students. He is an avid runner and golfer,
Classes 4C and 4D had our first virtual visit from the ‘Scientist in the School’ this week. We are learning about food chains in different habitats and so brought this to life by dissecting a real owl pellet! The children had to find all the bones in the owl pellet, identify the animals in
Dear Parents and Students, We hope everyone had a relaxing and enjoyable Thanksgiving weekend. It was a pleasure welcoming students back to school on Tuesday and hearing about the lovely ways students celebrated with their families. With only 4 days at school this week, the action was jam packed! We enjoyed the beautiful warm
Dear Parents, Happy Thanksgiving! We are especially thankful this year that we have had such a safe and successful transition back to school. As many classes have been discussing and writing about what we are thankful for, it has been so lovely to see many of the students writing about feeling grateful to be
Please take a moment to review the proper protocol in completing your daily screener for you and your child(ren). Stay safe and stay healthy!
Hello! My name is Sarah Spiegel. My first teaching job was at an inner-city public school in Chicago teaching fourth grade. I loved connecting with the students and sharing in their lives. Many of those students had serious challenges and it was so gratifying to be a part of their academic successes. I remember
At Crestwood School, community service remains a constant, no matter what the circumstances. For years, we have donated our proceeds from our Toonie Tuesday initiative to the Kensington School Community, to support their breakfast program. This time, under Ms. Eisens’ suggestion, Crestwood School donated 75 desk shields to our sister school, to help them stay safe
Our first art show is up and ready! I am excited to invite all staff and students to witness the amazing optical illusions created by our grade six classes. They have been working very hard all month, using elements of art to create some incredible pieces! Artwork will be displayed in the main student
One down, nine to go….I hope I don’t jinx myself, but I’m happy to report that we made it through September! As required by Public Health, we did have to send some children home due to runny noses, sore throats, tummy aches etc…….all of which turned out to be just that….. runny noses, sore throats
Grades 4A and 4B would like to send out a big thank you to Mr Cooper and our Crestwood House Heads for organizing our first “House Challenge” of the year. We loved the egg race and look forward to more fun and exciting activities in the weeks to come! –Ms Green
It is with great pleasure that I update you on the first school wide event that took place this past Wednesday, September 30th. Our Terry Fox run was a great success. The weather held out so that each class could participate in their cohort with enthusiasm and determination. Although our run looked different than
Our 6A class had a fantastic time participating in the Terry Fox Run this school year. This was particularly special because the Terry Fox Run organization has celebrated its 40th year. Of course, it looked a little different but we definitely made the most of running our hearts out for such a wonderful cause.
JK is Treeting us well. Mrs Young and Ms Sandler think the JK’s are absolutely Treemendous! –Melodie Young & Ros Sandler
