At the close of the school year, every student is given the gift of a school yearbook. The yearbook is a publication that reflects the events and lives of our students and teachers during their school year. A memory book to keep forever. Our Crestwood 2019 school yearbook recently won an award. A banner and commemorative plaque were
Gears Bike Shop has partnered with Natasha Bomba at Hope Ignited to help her collect a shipping container full of bicycles. The goal is to accumulate 450 bikes for Zambia. Together with the Morning Glory Cycling Club, The LapDogs Cycling Club and our Gears Staff, we hope to have this container filled very quickly. How can
On Friday, October 18th, the House Heads hosted the first round of our House Tug of War series. Over the course of five rounds students in grades 3-6 from each house will have the opportunity to go up against the other houses tugging their way to victory! Each matchup is a best of five
“Ok…so this is the day you give 100%. Whether you come first or last for Crestwood doesn’t matter; what matters is that you go for it and give it your all!” This was the pep talk that our teammate William gave to his peers. Wow, did it ever inspire our athletes. All of our
This was an amazing week for the U-12 Girls Basketball Team. They had not one, but TWO victories, defeating Montcrest and Country Day School. While their defence was solid, as usual, it was their spectacular offence that stole the show this week. The ball was whizzing around the court like a hot potato leading to open shots
The U-10 Girls Basketball team had an amazing week. The team dominated Tuesday’s game against Montcrest with a score of 20-12. Then on Thursday at their tournament against Havergal and Bayview Glen, the girls were once again victorious and won all three games (Crestwood vs Bayview Glen 8-3, Crestwood vs Havergal 18-2, Crestwood vs
This week, the children in classes 4D and 4E had a hands-on and engaging lesson all about habitats from the Scientists in the School! The children were tasked with exploring one particular habitat as part of their group. Amongst many activities, they had the chance to investigate animal furs, skulls, and real life reptiles,
On Thursday, the Cross Country Team had their last meet before the finals taking place on October 23rd. Wesley managed to gain a first place ribbon in the Under 12 category and Davis placed 2nd in the Under 10 group of runners. The coaches are so proud of all the work that has gone into
The Scholastic Book Fair starts next week! The students will first be coming to the Book Fair on Tuesday, October 29 for a “walk-through” where they make a list of books that they would like to buy. Shopping takes place for each of the classes on October 30 and 31. Please see the attached volunteer
The CSPA will be hosting a surprise event for students on Monday afternoon at school. Please make sure your child is in class so they can be a part of this celebration.
Hello, my name is Dara. I am 10 years old and I am a Crestwood student in 5D. In my family, I have a brother, my mom and my dad. I was born on the 9th of June 2009, in Maryland USA, then I lived with my family in London, England for over a
Dear parents, Please note, that going forward, students in the Junior Division are expected to be in dress uniform on non-gym days. Dress uniforms include: dress shirt with a tie, or long sleeved blue polo shirt, with grey dress pants or grey skirt. The Crestwood short-sleeved polo shirt is no longer accepted for the
As an extension to our unit on Living and Working in Ontario, the Grade 3’s travelled downtown to the core of our great city. We took a 58 second elevator ride to the top of the CN Tower to witness urban sprawl and to see how beautifully green our city has been kept. Many
The Crestwood Cross Country Team participated in a meet hosted by UCC at the Norval Education Center last week. Our athletes took off along the beautiful fall trails to run a tough and hilly course. The Under 10 team was the first to race where Davis placed top 5 in his age category again.
It’s apple and pumpkin time in Senior Kindergarten! We estimated how many seeds are in an apple and how many seeds are in a pumpkin. Can you guess which has more? We discovered that a pumpkin has more seeds and an apple has less. Our apple had 8 seeds inside it and our pumpkin had
The U-12 Girls Basketball team had another big win, moving their record to 2 and 0 this season. The team was well matched by their opponents from Kingsway College. The game started close and Crestwood was behind 11-10 at half time. Solid defence and tremendous rebounding helped the squad take the lead in the
On Thursday October 3rd, Crestwood School hosted it’s 7th Annual Cross Country Meet at Sunnybrook Park. This year invitations were extended to 34 schools. We had athletes from Grade 3 and 4 enter the 1700m race, as well as participants from Grade 5 and 6 who ran 2300m. All Crestwood runners got off to a great
The Grade 2 students had a fantastic day at the Royal Ontario Museum on Wednesday, October 2nd. We spent the morning learning about growth and change in animals, as well as the different classifications of animals. During the afternoon session, the students visited the lab to observe different kinds of insects. They also learned about specific
Our Gr.3-6 assembly held on Monday was a gentle introduction to the important topics of : What is Orange Shirt Day? What are residential schools? What could your role in reconciliation be? Earlier in the day teachers handed out cardstock orange shirts. Students were instructed to cut them out and draw/write: School should feel… School
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I am the current 4E teacher at Crestwood School and am excited to be a part of this community. I completed my undergrad at University of Ottawa, where I studied criminology. After graduating from U of O, I was a Supervisor at a supported living house for men at risk of homelessness due to
I am the current 6C teacher at Crestwood School and I am thrilled to now be part of this warm community. I completed my undergraduate degree at Carleton University, where I studied Political Science. After graduating from Carleton University, I travelled and worked in South Korea for almost two years. This is where I
A huge thank you to our sponsors. Those interested in sponsoring our event Please Contact cspa@ohp.crestwood.on.ca
Today, “Milkshake the Cow” and a Dairy Farmer visited the Grade 3 classes to discuss and identify the distinguishing features of urban and rural communities. We learned about the different types of cows that are raised in Ontario as well as career opportunities on farms. All of the classes discovered how a cow produces milk
Crestwood Cares is very grateful to the students, parents and staff of Crestwood School for your outstanding generosity. Your enthusiastic participation in our fundraising initiatives for the Community Cares Food Bank, Pink Laces for Multiple Myeloma and the Terry Fox Run was heartwarming. Thank you for being role models as together we endeavour to
We have had a great start to the year! Welcome to this years Art Committee members. I am excited to start our artistic journey together! Our first projects including the Haunted House and the Gr. 2 stage set are well on their way. Congratulations to our first artist of the month: Max Nadler. Come see
Thanks to all of our students and parents who attended our Terry Fox Run yesterday. Your support to this worthy cause is always appreciated.
On Monday the Crestwood Cross Country Team travelled to Centennial Park for their first meet of the season. Our team laced up their running shoes and gave it their all as they ran the hilly terrain of the park. All of our athletes competed with determination and great skill. Congratulations to Davis, Wesley, and
Thank you to the Crestwood School Parents Association for a wonderful end of the evenings wine & cheese chat. A special thanks to the DeGasperis Family for donating the Vineland Estates Wine for both evenings and finally thank you to all of our parents who attended Curriculum Night. Your attention and participation in your
