Candy Canes for a Cause

Crestwood school ended last term with an amazing initiative spearheaded by a group of Grade 4 students. The event, Candy Canes for a Cause, saw Crestwood students purchase candy canes, with all the proceeds from the sale going to The Covenant House, the largest agency in Canada serving youth who are homeless, trafficked or at risk. The

Basketball Starts Next Week

Dear Parents and Student athletes. We are so excited to offer intramural sports once again at Crestwood School. For the remainder of the second term and into term three, basketball will be offered to those interested students in grade 3-6 that wish to play some bball. This coming Tuesday, February 22nd, 8:15am the tip off

MS Read-a-thon Report

  Students got cozy today in support of Canadians living with MS! Thank you to everyone who came dressed in PJ’s ready to cozy up with a good book and a sweet treat. We were blown away by the generous donations brought by our Crestwood community to add a sweet treat to their MS readathon

Kindness Cards

  The community service team has been busy this week with a new kindness initiative! Junior students were asked to visit the Kindness station at lunch recess this week to write kindness cards to their peers and teachers. The community service team has been busy delivering these kindness cards, and beginning to form our Kindness

Crestwood’s Grade 5 Classes Pioneer iheart Programme in Canada

  Crestwood’s Grade 5 students have just completed the second week of a course called Innate Health Education and Resilience Training, (iheart).  This course was developed in the United Kingdom to educate children about their innate resilience, with notable success.  98% of children who have taken the course have noticed positive changes in themselves at

Great News!

  The Ministry of Education has provided an update regarding their health, safety, and operational guidance for schools. This is great news for our students that are in grade 3-6 that are eager to return to intramural sports safely. Games/practices will take place either during morning recess 8:15am-8:55am and/or during afternoon lunchtime recess 12:30-1:00pm. If

Carpool Concerns

  Dear Parents, Please read the letter below that I received from a parent voicing his/her very valid concerns about carpool pickup at the end of the day. I’m sure that many of you can relate to his/her frustration. I’m also hoping that some of you can look in the mirror and admit that you

MS Read-a-thon

  This year, Crestwood is participating in the MS Read-A-Thon! Whether it’s a thirty-page book or a three-hundred-page book, every student is trying their best to read as much as possible. Our goal is to raise $2,000 by February 28th. So far, we have raised about $670, but if we all work together to support

Photo Day

Please note that our picture day will take place on Wednesday, February 9th. JK & SK  – Crestwood Gym uniform Grades 1 to 3 – white/blue polo shirt Grades 4-6 – white/blue polo shirt or white shirt and tie without sweater/sweatshirt. Please Note: These are only headshots of the individuals and there will be no class

Artist of the Month

  I am happy to invite you to the first of the year “Artist of the Month “ exhibit. Creating, learning and exploring different techniques and materials while discovering a way to express your ideas is a long and not always easy process. This artist worked hard and is ready to present his collection. Art

Family Literacy Day

  In case you missed it on Family Literacy Day, Barbara Reid did a free virtual demonstration on how to create a picture from clay.  Here’s the link so that you view it at a convenient time:     In order to participate, you’ll need colourful clay, a sharp pencil or a toothpick and a paper plate.  Have fun!! Lara

Holocaust Remembrance Day

  Yesterday, in honour of Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Grade Sixes were fortunate enough to hear from Kathy Kacer, Carol Matas, and Eric Walters, three very talented authors who have dedicated their careers to educating others about the Holocaust through books and making sure that the tragic history is not forgotten. January 27th is a

PrinciPALs

  Dear Parents, We are finally saying goodbye to the long, cold month of January! We want to thank you for your support and patience during the first couple weeks back when we had to be online. While remote learning is never ideal, we are so proud of our students for their resilience and positive

Let’s Talk About Mental Illness

  January 26 was Bell Let’s Talk Day. Now in its 12th year, Bell Let’s Talk Day hopes to raise both awareness and money for mental health, with the goal of eliminating the stigma around mental illness, supporting organizations across Canada to help improve mental health care access, and funding research that could one day offer promising treatments. On

Glendon College Road

Dear Parents, Please be advised that the road coming down from Glendon College will be closed for an indefinite period of time. They had a mudslide which caused a sinkhole and they do not know how long it will take to fix the problem.  Dalia Eisen

Winter Clothing Crucial

  A reminder to parents to please send their child to school with all the proper winter gear to feel comfortable outside, including: snow pants, waterproof gloves/mitts, hat, neckwarmer, etc. We try to get students outside in most weather, even for shortened periods of time. Amy Fuller    

Art Room Rumblings

  Happy New Year to you all! I would like to invite you to our virtual art class to view the self portrait gallery. We learned from the masters. We studied facial proportions and expressions, and we studied ourselves. So happy and proud to have such wonderful creative students. Anya Romanenko    

Rare Opportunity

To celebrate Family Literacy Day on January 27 at 4:30pm, Award winning Toronto author, Barbara Reid, will be doing a FREE virtual demonstration on how to create a picture from clay. In order to participate, you’ll need colourful clay, a sharp pencil or a toothpick and a paper plate. Please click on the link below for more information:

Candy Canes for a Cause

  Thank you so much to the Crestwood community for their amazing support of the Covenant House. A group of students in Grade 4, led by Jackson, Duncan, and Wesley, started the initiative, “Candy Canes for Cause”. The students sold candy canes at recesses over the past two weeks. All the proceeds from the sales

PrinciPALs

  Dear Parents, It’s hard to believe we have made it to the end of the term! We have finished off the calendar year with a week of fun, filled with both school and holiday spirit! We loved seeing students get into all the dress up days this week with lots of holiday projects and

Peek Inside an Artist

  Art has had a great number of different functions throughout its history: expression, communication, entertainment and healing. Being one of the most creative ways of expressing human experience, we have used art as a means of telling stories. This week I am inviting you to see the stories of two gr. 6 students, Lila