This is a great opportunity for students to come and work with me as well as any other students who play the same instrument. This is great as some students are the only one playing their instrument in their class. This way students in grades 5 and 6 can bond and share tips and
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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.4 Friday Fun
Grade 4 students had a wonderful Friday afternoon partaking in some dramatic activities. They were given various scenarios and had to work as a team to create a short skit together! Mallory Parsons
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
Fall Sports Schedule
As the Athletic Director of Crestwood School, I want to welcome you to our Fall CISAA varsity after school sports program, as well as our intramural leagues which all begin next week, weather permitting. I hope your child is as excited to return to sport as we are! Please take the time to read
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
1B Engineers
After wrapping up our unit on structures, Grade 1B put on their engineer hats to design their own playgrounds. You can be the judges if you think they might have a future in the business. Esther Alter
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,
Gr.4 Travel Back to Medieval Times
The grade 4 classes were paid a visit by a knight in shining armour name Sir Peter Hurley. They had the opportunity to travel back in time to the Middle Ages to experience life as a knight. Jaclyn Amar
Jump Rope for Heart on Monday
Dear Parents, Jump Rope for Heart is an event nobody wants to skip! Our school will be participating in Jump Rope for Heart on Monday, June 13th. From now until the event, students will learn fun ways to get active for heart health while raising awareness and support for Heart & Stroke. We will
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
Library News
On Tuesday, the children from JK to Grade 2 enjoyed a virtual author visit with Toronto author, Andrew Larsen. Andrew taught us that we all have stories to tell and one day even write. Please ask your children about his visit! Also, if you’d like to pick up any of his beautiful picture books for summer reading, please support our
Crestwood Donation to CUIAS
The Community Service Team has been blown away by the generosity of our school community on our most recent charitable initiatives to support Ukrainian refugees as well as the Kids Create Ukraine charity. We were so proud to see all of our students dressed in blue and yellow while bringing in cash donations, as
