Come hear Ron Morrish speak to the Crestwood Community. From the foundation-setting of early childhood to the complexity of adolescence, he will provide you with a host of practical, common-sense strategies for raising responsible children. You will go home with many great ideas that you can start using immediately. Date: Thursday, November 8th, 2018
Last week the Grade 6 students participated in Crestwood’s first annual “Drop Zone Contest.” Students put their knowledge of gravity, drag and air pressure to the test and built their own custom parachutes. Each group collected and used recycled materials such as grocery bags and plastic dry cleaning covers. After completing the project, students attached
A brace from Griffyn was not enough as Crestwood grade 6 soccer team conceded two penalty kicks in a tough loss to Montcrest School. On an unseasonably hot day, the boys started slowly and were behind inside 5 minutes, more goals against followed and the team found themselves 4 goals down at half-time and fading fast. A spirited
The U-10 soccer team hosted their first home game of the season against Montcrest School. We are so proud of the team for putting in their best effort this game! We showed major improvement from our first game and we can’t wait to play again next week. It was a very close game with Ben
The U9 soccer team hosted our first at home game against Montcrest School this past Tuesday, October 9th. It was an exciting game and we got our first win of the season! Everyone played hard and had fun! A special shout out to Mark and Zachary for scoring our goals. We ended the game with
The U12 Girls basketball team played their 3rd game of the season on Tuesday, October 9th in their home gym against Montcrest School. It was a nail biter of a game from start to finish! We started off slow with a deficit of 7-0 in the first quarter, but we stayed positive, knowing our shots
The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to Crestwood School from Tuesday, October 30 – Thursday, November 1. Please watch your emails for a message inviting you to volunteer to help out. Also check your child’s backpack for a flyer with more details. See you at the fair! -Lara Bafaro
The Cross Country Team laced up on a beautiful fall afternoon to conquer the trails at Sunnybrook Park. Our Grade 3s set off running first and many of our students placed top 10 in the Under 9 category. Way to go James, Jordyn, Aiden, George, Dimitri, Natasha and Davis! Next, our Grade 4s zoomed through
Please take a moment to watch our Crestwood Terry Fox Run recap video with your son/daughter. You can find it at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUSlX6Pq-fA All students must hand in their envelopes no later than Friday, October 19th. Thank you for your cooperation and support. -Mr. Cooper
Any Grade 4-6 students interested in Crestwood’s Annual “School Musical” please meet with Bobby on Tuesday, October 16th in the library between 11:50 – 12:50pm to setup an audition appointment. -Bobby Freeman
Thank you to Somayeh Walton for organizing another successful used uniform sale. Also a big thank you to all of our volunteers – without your help we would not be able to hold such a successful event. Your efforts are much appreciated. A reminder that the CSPA meets on Tuesday at 9AM in the library.
The U12 Girls basketball team had their first game of the season on Tuesday, October 2nd. Not only was it the first game of our season, but it was the first game ever played in our brand new gym! The excitement in the air from the team, the coaches, and all their fans was extraordinary!
Goals for Grifyn and Christopher were not enough as the Grade 6 Soccer team lost 3 – 2 against TFS. On a rain-soaked evening, Crestwood started the game slowly and was quickly behind by two. The boys rallied in the second half and brought the game level, but with only one minute remaining TFS stole the
On Monday, September 24th our very own primary music teacher, Ahbra Mink, had the privilege of singing on stage at Princess of Wales Theatre for the Mirvish Season Opener. This promotional event was invite-only for Mirvish subscribers and open to all members of the media. Singing as part of SoundCrowd Choir, she backed up Broadway’s
Congratulations to all Crestwood students and parents who took part in our annual Terry Fox Run this past Thursday. To date online we have raised almost $2400.00 in addition to the paper pledges that continue to come in daily. We are well on our way to our $10,000.00 goal. In addition, we’d like to thank
The Grade 3’s were visited by a Dairy Farmer today. We discussed all of the different regions in Ontario and how the Dairy Industry is vital to the industry of the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Lowlands. Dairy Farms are located in rural communities where farmers, lab technicians, bulk tank carriers, veterinarians, and nutritionists, all work together
For any parent that requires to get in touch with our Aftercare team please add their phone number to your contacts…647-669-3919 Aftercare runs from 4pm – 6pm every school day. Thank you. -Aftercare Team
Our beautiful new studio has provided us with the perfect space to create, explore and experiment with new materials! We are currently working on salt mandalas and students are finding the experience both meditative and exciting! A mandala (literally means “circle”) is a spiritual and ritual symbol in Hinduism and Buddhism, representing the universe. In common use, “mandala” has become a generic term
The U9 soccer team had their first game against Sterling Hall School this past week. Fun was had by all! Special shout outs to Blake and Joey who each scored a goal. We finished with a final score of 5-2 for Sterling Hall. Even though we didn’t win, all players were stars on the field-Your
Thank you very much to the Crestwood School Parents Association, particularly Pam Sulpizi, Teresa DeGasperis and Melanie Morel for hosting a fabulous wine and cheese meet and greet after Curriculum Night. A huge thank you goes to Andrew And Teresa DeGasperis for so generously donating Vineland Estates wine for both the primary and junior Curriculum
The Grade 6 soccer team started their season yesterday with a 6 – 0 win over Sterling Hall ‘B’ team. The goals were shared around amongst the boys and some fine goalkeeping kept the opposition off the score sheet. Only eight Grade 6 players were available to play so we needed help from the Grade 5 team
The Crestwood Cross Country team participated in their first meet this week at Centennial Park. Our Grade 3 and 4 runners laced up first and zoomed quickly across the finish line. Angus and Nathan placed top 10 in over 100 competitors in their age category. Our Grade 5 and 6 athletes hit the terrain next.
Dear Parents, Please join us next week to meet your class parents/caregivers, grade parents and CSPA members. JK-2 on Tuesday, September 25th, 8-9PM in the Atrium directly after Curriculum Night. Grade 3-6 on Wednesday, September 26th, 8-9PM in our new Cafeteria directly after Curriculum Night. Wine and cheese, compliments of the CSPA. Regards, CSPA Executive
At Crestwood we are proud of the commitment we’ve made to Community Service. We are beginning the 2018-2019 school year with our annual Terry Fox Walk/Run, which will take place during the afternoon of THURSDAY, September 27TH, 2018 at the Glendon field. Students should be in their House t-shirts, Crestwood gym shorts or track pants
We are excited to announce that we currently have over 300 active parents on our Edsby system. Thank you for your participation and please keep an eye out for any Edsby groups/teams that you and your children have been added to as the Fall term gets rolling. For those of you not yet familiar with
The Crestwood School Parents’ Association is only as effective as its volunteers and we have been extremely lucky to have met many great people over the past few years. Maryann, Pam and Melanie would like to specifically thank Linda Fata-Glover and Renita Greener for their extraordinary contributions as members of the CSPA 2016/2017/2018. We were
Welcome to the 2018/19 school year for both new and returning families. We are looking forward to a great year. We encourage all parents from our Crestwood community to attend our first Crestwood School Parents Association meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 12th @9AM in the library. Please be sure to SAVE this DATE: October 1st –
I would like to welcome all new Crestwood families…we hope your children had a great first week. A big thank you to all who attended our Welcome Back coffee. It was wonderful to chat with so many new and familiar faces. For those families celebrating Rosh Hashanah next week, we wish you all a happy
Dear Parents, Welcome back to the start of a new school year. A special welcome goes out to the new families that are joining us for the first time. After you drop off your children, I hope you can join us in the cafeteria for coffee and take the opportunity to meet other parents and
