Eco Team Bake Sale

  The Eco Team has had a lot of fun instituting environmental initiatives for our school. This week, students stuck bird silhouettes onto classroom windows in the primary and junior buildings that are close to trees. Glass windows reflect foliage or sky and look like inviting places for birds to fly. These bird silhouettes will

You’re Invited!

  We are delighted to have Paul Davis speak to our student and parent community about social networking safety. Mr. Davis will present to our junior students during the day and to parents in the evening. Paul Davis brings over 30 years of IT knowledge and expertise to engage students and parents in an informative

Terry Fox Run

  Dear Parents: At Crestwood we are proud of the commitment we have made to Community Service in the past. We are beginning the 2022-2023 school year with our annual Terry Fox Walk/Run, which will take place during the day on FRIDAY, September 23rd, 2022. Students should be in their House t-shirts, Crestwood gym shorts

Gr.1 Living Things

  This week, with clipboards in tow, the Grade Ones embarked on their first science unit – Living Things. Walking through a field, forest, and along a riverbank, they observed and took notes of both living and non-living things. Back in the classroom, they shared their observations and recorded and illustrated them. Esther Alter and

Lara’s Library

  Welcome to the Crestwood Library!  By now, you should see library books coming home with students from grades 1-6.  Please take note of your child’s library day so that books can be returned when they are due.  Also, please be sure to ask your child about the books that they have selected and read with them…even if

Eco Team Takes Off

  Crestwood is excited to announce that the Eco Team will be running this year. The goal of the Eco Team is to nurture student leaders, reduce the environmental impact of our school, and build a sustainable school community. We will be meeting every Tuesday during Recess & Lunch to discuss environmental actions for the

PrinciPALs

  Dear Parents, Welcome to the 2022/2023 school year! It has been such a fabulous start to the year and we are so excited to share a little about our first week back. Our first day on Wednesday was filled with smiles, laughter, and lots of new friends! It was wonderful to see our returning

Junior Choir Information

  Is your child in Gr. 4-6 and love to sing? Encourage them to join Junior Choir! Choir students will meet every Monday and Friday at 8:00 am – 8:40 am and have a blast learning fun songs, singing along with their peers. The sign-up sheet is outside Ms. Birchard’s music room door (Rm. 1) across

Edsby Info

  For those of you not yet familiar with Edsby, it provides a modern way for parents and guardians to track their child’s homework, daily schedules, P/T interviews, weekly news, etc. New parents would have received an invitation email from Edsby recently which will provide a link that allows you to setup your own personal

Riddle Me This?

Here is a riddle for you: You can find me all over Earth. I am usually dark brown. Plants grow in me. What am I? If your answer is “dirt,” you are right! Scientists call dirt, soil. Grade 3A made some edible soil desserts in class this week. We labeled all of the different yummy

Ball Hockey Bonanza

  Close to 30 students participated in our final ball hockey tournament of 2022. The setting could not have been better starting with a superb spring day combined with new nets on our super sport court. We broke the lads into 4 teams comprised of both grade 5 and 6 players and each team played

Let’s Get Messy!

  This week 1A enjoyed a hands-on art workshop courtesy of Millie’s mom and dad, the owners of Messy Pants. 1A had fun creating one-of-a-kind masterpieces using clay and paint to give to their fathers and grandfathers on Father’s Day. They even got the opportunity to make something for themselves-neon slime in their choice of

Get the Dirt on Plants! 

  Grade 3’s got ready to dig into the connected world of soil and plants! We participated in a virtual Scientists in the Schools program, where we explored the importance of soil by investigating soil layers and experimenting with water retention. We uncovered the relationship between plants and everyday items such as our clothing, elastic bands,

Courtesy and Patience when Driving

  While I realize that sometimes peoples’ patience can wear thin and everyone is in a rush to get to where they are going, we all need to be mindful of driving carefully and safely when dropping off and picking up students. If there is a line of cars driving up the hill, please do not

Take Off to Reading Success

  Did you know that learning to read is a challenge for almost 40 percent of kids? The good news is every child CAN learn to read, including yours! Your child just needs tailored, structured support to match the way s/he learns best. The effects of falling behind and feeling like a failure can be devastating. Early intervention

Author Cary Fagan Visits Crestwood

  On Monday, May 30, the Grade 3 and 4 students were treated to an IN-PERSON author visit with Canadian writer, Cary Fagan.  After reading many of his books during library class, it was fascinating to learn more about Cary Fagan, how he started his career as a writer, as well as finding out some

Author Gordon Korman’s Virtual Visit

  On Friday, May 27th author Gordon Korman came for an online visit with the Grades 3 to 6 students. Korman writes mostly realistic and adventure fiction for grades 4-8. He has also written around 100 books. Some of the books he talked about were This Can’t Be Happening at MacDonald Hall, Ungifted, Liar Liar

Jump Rope for Heart

  Did you know that your heart beats about 100,000 times each day? That’s almost 70 beats a minute! Keep your heart strong by practicing your skipping for our Jump Rope for Heart event day on Monday, June 13th 2022. You can take a look at the Heart and Stroke Kick-Off Video here: Kick-off Video

‘Fun in the Sun’ Gift Baskets

  Dear Crestwood Community, Family Fun Day is back and with it comes our Fun in the Sun Gift Baskets that will be auctioned off at the event. Each class has been given a specific theme for their class along with some suggestions as to what fun items/gift cards we are looking for.  We will be

Bravo!

  The grade 3s were working very hard on their play « Le chat et la lune » the last few weeks. Hoorah!! We finished our performance in class this week. Bravo les 3ème for all your hard work! Madame Charles  

Junior Track Championships

  Congratulations to all members of the junior track team that competed in the Championship meet that took place on Wednesday, May 25th at York University. It was a glorious day of competition that saw our athletes achieve their personal bests at many of the events. The day kicked off with a 7:30AM departure from our

PrinciPALs

  Dear Parents, It has been an especially busy month of May at Crestwood School! We cannot believe that we will begin our last month of school next week! Firstly, thank you to all the parents who volunteered their time at the used uniform sale. We appreciate your support and are so glad we were

Primary Track Visits CPC

  On Tuesday, the Primary Track Team travelled to Crestwood College where Grade 12 students greeted us. They organized a wonderful day of events for our team of Grade 1’s, 2’s, and 3’s. We participated in running events as well as field events. The athletes also challenged themselves during standing long jumps, javelin, and a