On Tuesday May 7, Grades 1A & 1B visited Harbourfront Arts Centre for the day. It was a spectacular day!! The morning was spent with our fabulous teacher Anne discovering the world of puppet making. Every student worked diligently creating one of a kind sock puppets using materials like : felt, buttons, pipe cleaners, wallpaper
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Giving the Gift of Good Hygiene
Dr. Elliott Schwartz, a paediatric dentist, did wonderful presentations for JK – Gr. 2 today. He left a gift bag of goodies for each child to help them practise good hygiene. His 3 grandchildren, Logan, Cole, and Ripley were proud to have their grandfather visit their school. Thank you, Dr. Schwartz.
Ball Hockey Bonanza
Run, pass, shoot and most importantly have some fun. The four staples of our Co-Ed Intramural Ball Hockey League. We pride ourselves on participating in a competitive league primarily run by our student players. As the Spring sun creeps upon us some take a stroll in the park, others perhaps head to the beach…we drag
Crestwood Jumps into T&F Season
The Crestwood track team travelled to York University on Tuesday, April 18th for their first track meet of the season! The students were energized and excited to compete in the various running, jumping and throwing events. Although our team had a few sick and injured athletes, we continued to compete and tried to perform our
Crestwood School presents …
Come out to support your son/daughter’s school friends and classmates. Our annual musical promises to be an evening of family fun and fantastic entertainment. Date: Thursday, May 16th, 2019 Time: 7:00PM Place: Ryerson Theatre (43 Gerrard Street E) Tickets now available – please contact michele.mandel@ohp.crestwood.on.ca
Next week is …
Dear families, Next week is Earth Week! The Eco-Team has some great activities planned for Crestwood students throughout the week. Every day, students are encouraged to wear outfits inspired by our beautiful planet. Please encourage your child to reduce, reuse, and repurpose when planning their outfit to reduce our carbon footprint! The Eco-Team will also facilitate themed games and
House Heads 2019/20
Are you in Grade 4 or Grade 5 and interested in applying to be a House Head next year? Do you think you have what it takes to inspire your fellow students to greatness? Are you organized? Can you work independently? Do you like to do things that help others and make a positive impact
The Speed of Sound
Today, 4A and 4B participated in “Sound is Music to My Ears”. In the workshop, the students learned how sound waves travel. They experimented with many items testing the properties of sound including volume, pitch or frequency, sound quality, movement and speed. One of the kids favourite activities was called the “Laughing Chicken”, where they
Final Week for Book Bank!
Please donate books next week that are new or gently used and published in the last ten years. We will be delivering our donations to the Book Bank at the end of the week. The books should be for ages 12 and under. They should be new or gently used. The Book Drive Boxes are
Fractions in Action
On Tuesday, the students from 4C and 4D took part in ‘Fractions in Action’. The workshop was a fantastic chance to take a hand-on look at fractions, and a great time was had by all. The students had the chance to solve mystery fractions, draw their very own ‘fraction flags’ and play a game of ‘Fraction
Art Room Action
The Art Committee just finished another big project. We created the set for the grade 2 musical. Thank you for your dedication and hard work and a special thank you to the lead artist on the project, Violet McBeath Cohen. To the talented grade 6 crew: Sean Lopes Fitzgerald, Lily Duckman, and Sophie Hawker, thank
Welcome to Character Street!
This afternoon, Grade 2 put on an incredible performance of Character Street. This musical teaches us about respect, responsibility, self-discipline, and kindness. These students have spent the last 3 months preparing for this musical and it did not disappoint! We would like to thank Ms. Romanenko and the art committee for the beautiful sets!
Cookbook Countdown!
This is your last chance to submit your recipe to our Crestwood Family Favourites 2018/2019 Cookbook. We will accept submissions up until Monday, April 1st. Thank you to the many parents who have submitted your recipes. We’ve made it very simple for your family to contribute to this lovely culinary legacy. Click here to view
Gr.1 – Under Construction
On Thursday March 28 and Friday March 29, the Grade One classes had their annual visit with Scientist Kathy from Scientists in the School. The topic of the day was “Structures: Under Construction!” The Grade Ones learned that a structure is an object that has a definite size and shape and serves a definite function or purpose. We also learned that structures can
Author Visit
On Wednesday, April 10, Canadian writer and illustrator Ruth Ohi will be visiting with the JK-Grade 2 students. We have been enjoying her books and completing related activities in library class. Unfortunately Ruth is unable to bring in books for sale, but will gladly autograph books that the children may bring from home. Please see
You Read to Me and I’ll Read to You!
Today Grade 3A partnered up with SKA for Reading Buddies. This is a program in which the older students read with the younger students on a weekly basis. The Grade 3’s can help model good reading as the SK’s improve their skills. We snuggled up together to read “Popcorn Words”– words that just “pop” in
Autism Awareness Day
World Autism Awareness Day is recognized on Tuesday, April 2nd. We recognize this day to bring to light people who live with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). To learn more, please visit www.autismontario.com.
Spring Safety
The Toronto and Region Conservation monitors hazardous ice conditions as thaw begins and are reminding everyone to be very careful around all bodies of water. The first hint of warming weather and the promise of spring thaw can bring extreme danger to the shores and surfaces of streams, rivers, ponds and lakes, according to Toronto
As a Matter of Fact!
On Thursday the Grade Two classes participated in a Scientists in the School workshop all about the changing states of matter. We ran our own chemistry experiments and explored what happens when solids and liquids get together. Using a real thermometer we investigated the conditions necessary to change a solid to a liquid. We created
Shining a Light on Sound
On Tuesday, 4C and 4D participated in “Sound is Music to My Ears”. In the workshop, the students learned how sound waves travel. They experimented with many items testing the properties of sound including volume, pitch or frequency, sound quality, movement and speed. One of the kids favourite activities was called the “Laughing Chicken”, where
Orton-Gillingham Summer Camp
Looking for a fun-filled summer camp to help your child read while using O-G multisensory activities to enhance decoding, encoding, comprehension and writing skills. We are offering an Orton-Gillingham based language arts camp in the last two weeks of June at Crestwood School. Click on the attached docs for more information. Info. Sheet for OG
Spring Sports Starting Next Week
The Spring Sports season is warming up here at Crestwood School and the Sign Up Sheets are filled with names of our student/athletes. The U12 Co-Ed softball and Junior Track and Field teams will both get started next week. Junior Track (Gr.3-6) and U12 softball practices will take place on Mondays and Thursdays after school.
U12 Hockey Wins!
The U12 Co-Ed hockey team captured the Silver Cup Championship on Friday with a 5-1 win over the UCC Gr.5 squad. Our team defeated Sterling Hall and Country Day School earlier in the day earning our way to the final. Upper Canada College took an early lead in our last game but we eventually found
Crestwood Stages First CIS Basketball Tournament
On Saturday, Crestwood staged it’s first CIS Ontario Basketball Tournament in the new gym! Six u10 teams from across Ontario came to compete and the inaugural tournament was a big success. It was even live streamed on the internet for those viewers who couldn’t make it! Our team certainly did the school proud. They started
Glendon One-Way Road Closure
Please be advised that the one-way road which leads to the Proctor Field House will be closed for river embankment work from Monday, March 4 to Friday, March 15, inclusive. Thank you for your cooperation and we regret any inconvenience. For further information, please contact Paula Rodriguez, Project Coordinator, at paula789@yorku.ca or cell number 647-217-9164.
End Bullying Worldwide!
This coming Wednesday (February 27th, 2019) we will be recognizing Pink Shirt Day! In addition to working throughout the year to be the best we can be, Pink Shirt Day gives us the chance to shine a very important light on how much bullying still occurs and to remind everyone to do their part to help end Bullying worldwide! Ms.
Energy to Burn in Grade 1
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 can
Crestwood Hosts First CISAA Final
This Saturday February 23rd, 2019 Crestwood will be hosting it’s first ever CISAA final tournament. We are excited to be hosting 5 other schools as our U10 Basketball team battles for supremacy on the court. We are also excited to be attempting our first Live Stream of a sporting event. The link is available below
Gr.2 Visit Japanese Cultural Centre
The Grade Two classes visited the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre on Wednesday, February 20th. We had a fabulous day learning Japanese dances, playing games, hearing traditional Japanese stories and dressing up in traditional Japanese dress. We even got to put on a fashion show and play with some ancient toys. It was a fun filled
Gr.6 Mission to Mars
The Grade 6’s went to Mars last week and we are happy to announce that everyone returned. Our trip to the Science Centre was full of excitement and all sorts of space activity. We saw a great IMAX movie and explored the museum’s space exhibit, but the highlight of the trip was our Mission to