Category: Crestwood News

Grade 8 Course Selection Form 2020_2021 (1)

An international effort is returning astronaut scientists to the Moon for the first time since the last Apollo mission in 1972. During Monday’s Grade 6 trip to the Ontario Science Centre, our students stepped into the “Mission to the Moon” simulation where they became astronauts working to establish a permanent lunar base.  Our students were

The U-14 Curling team travelled to East York C.C. last Friday to participate in the CISAA Curling Final Four championships.  In the morning match, they played a tight game against Toronto Montessori School.  They were up 5-1 heading into the last end, but it looked liked TMS was building toward a big score until second

Course Selection (2020-2021) Attention all Crestwood families! Over the past few weeks, the Guidance team has been hard at work visiting all the English classes to give personalized course selection presentations by grade to our Crestwood students. Please see below for resources from those presentations and important information pertaining to due dates and deadlines. Grade

Crestwood Cares hopes that your March Break plans include spring cleaning your bookshelves! When we return from vacation, we’ll be collecting gently used books suitable for ages 0-12 to donate to the Children’s Book Bank. http://www.childrensbookbank.com/  

Many thanks to all the cooks (parents and staff) who contributed recipes for our Crestwood Cookbook! A huge thank you to Sharon Liebenthal and Pam Sulpizi for collecting, organizing and editing all recipes. The cookbooks turned out to be such a huge success within our super supportive community that we have sold out. We will

Vince Pagano, Headmaster (all grades and some more than others!) Mr. Pagano grew up on Christie Street in Toronto and attended Essex Elementary and Harbord Collegiate. He and his wife, Mary, have been married for almost 48 years and have 3 children, Matthew, Lisa, and Mark.  They have 7 grandchildren. Mr. Pagano’s grade five teacher

Dear Parents, The last session for all Monday Afterschool Clubs is March 2nd.  All other clubs for this term were finished this week! Term 3 Hot Lunches (April 1- June 18) & Afterschool Club Forms (March 30-June 4) were sent home with all students this week.  Kindly send these forms back to the office on or before

Teachers are the heart of Crestwood and the students’ main connection to success. The Parents’ Association would like to help you get to know our teachers a little better through a series of “Meet the Teacher” articles that will feature different teachers ongoing. Please see the PA News section at the bottom of the newsletter.

Here are our junior and senior prefects who are leading the way on initiatives for the future of Crestwood.  They joined dozens of students from around Ontario to learn how to lead the next generation of our school system.

Dear Parents and Guardians, We hope this email finds you well. We are forwarding updated information from Toronto Public Health regarding COVID-19 (2019-nCoV) which you will find attached. Travellers who have recently been in the Province of Hubei, China (including Wuhan City), are asked to limit contact with others for a total of 14 days from

Upon returning from the March Break we will begin our spring sports season.  Tryout schedule below; Team Grade Level Coach(es) Tryout Date Tryout Time U14 Lacrosse 7-8 Mr. Lam Monday March 2 3:30-4:30pm U14 Boys Slowpitch 7-8 Mr. Peerenboom TBA TBA U14 Touch Rugby 7-8 Mr. Smith Tuesday March 24 7:00-8:00am U14 Co-ed Track and

On Feb. 24th,  the Junior Girls Volleyball team faced off with Toronto Montessori School. It was a match that kept everyone on the tips of their toes. Early on, the ladies took a comfortable lead, taking the first two sets with some great digs from Isabella Rigny and hits from Ella Okubasu. With just one

  The Grade Ones were treated to a workshop on Energy this week. Scientists in the School visited our classrooms and taught us all about Solar Energy, Sources of Energy, Heat Energy, Light Energy, and Conservation of Energy. Through many hands on activities, we learned that the Sun gives us energy, heat and light and

An interesting article on procrastination. We are doing most of these suggestions already but I think understanding why students procrastinate could be useful for some. Click to view!

  The Grade 4 classes had quite the adventure at the Ontario Science Centre today. They explored Rocks and Minerals including the rock cycle. They were amazed by the spectacle of volcanoes in the IMAX Theatre. This was a fantastic experience that was both fun and educational. -Jaclyn Amar

  Our Junior Division will visit the Toronto Symphony Orchestra on Tuesday morning. Please be sure that all Jr. students are wearing their dress uniform, including button down white shirt and tie and dress black shoes (or boots -weather dependant). We look forward to enjoying the symphony performance. -Kathleen Davies

Our Next Pizza Lunch is Friday, February 28.   Crestwood Water Bottles Only $10   Don’t forget to pick up one of these handsome metal Crestwood water bottles. They are available at Mane Essentials for only $10.00.  Enjoy your water and look good, too!

On Wednesday afternoon, the U-14 curling team travelled to The Thornhill Club for the Page 1-2 Playoff game against the Bayview Glen-A team.  This was the only team that had beat Crestwood all year long, and they proved similarly tough opponents this time.  Our team struggled on unfamiliar ice and Bayview Glen took full advantage.

Course Selection (2020-2021) Attention all Crestwood families! Over the past few weeks, the Guidance team has been hard at work visiting all the English classes to give personalized course selection presentations by grade to our Crestwood students. Please see below for resources from those presentations and important information pertaining to due dates and deadlines. Grade

Happy Family Day to all Crestwood Families!     PA Committee Opportunities   The Parents’ Association is looking for new volunteers to fill some Committee positions starting in the 2020/2021 school year.  Open Co-ordinator positions include Secretary, Communications, Social, Spirit Week, Used Uniform Sales, Bake Sale and Treasurer.  The current volunteer will provide training and

Course Selection Attention all Crestwood Students! The deadline to submit course selection choices for the new school year is Thursday March 5, 2020. Please make sure you are logging on to your XELLO account to complete your course selection if you already haven’t.  If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to make an appointment

Dear Parents and Guardians, We hope this email finds you well. We are forwarding updated information from Toronto Public Health regarding novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) which you will find attached. Of note, there is new information for travellers who have recently been in the Province of Hubei, China (including Wuhan City). They are asked to limit contact