Category: Lower School

  On Wednesday, November 16, a Holocaust survivor named Eva Meisels shared her testimony with the Grade 6’s in a Zoom assembly.  Mrs. Meisels was born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1939, and was forced into the Budapest Ghetto with her mother and other family members until Liberation in 1945. She emigrated to Montreal with her

  Hello, my name is Margherita but you can call me Marghy if you wish. I love drawing, playing sports, and singing! But most of all I love to run! Last year I was in the track team, and it was so fun! My favorite animals are tigers and dogs. I love tigers because of

  The grade 4 classes had a virtual visit from the artist Sandra Dumais, illustrator of ‘Farm Crimes’ and ‘Olivia Wrapped in Vines’. The focus of the workshop was all about drawing faces. The children learned how to add expression, age, and use different drawing techniques. The children loved the workshop and created some impressive pieces

  We kicked off Grade 3&4 Art Club today with some Rainbow Loom and Cartooning! A big thank you to our Grade 4 organizers for making it all happen. We meet at 11:30 am in Ms. Amar’s room every Friday if any other Grade 3’s or 4’s who would like to join us next week!

  Dear Parents, As we close out our second month of school, we are so excited by all the events happening around Crestwood. Classes have had so many incredible learning opportunities, between Scientists in the School presentations, field trips, guest speakers and assemblies, on top of their daily classes; Crestwood is buzzing with excitement! Our

  On Thursday October 27, the U11 Crestwood Soccer team travelled to Crescent for the final tri-meet of the season. The team played amazing soccer, having a close match with the UCC Blue Team, and successfully challenging the Crescent Green and White teams. It was amazing to watch the growth of the players and the

  My name is Owen, I am in 4E. I have a lot of hobbies, but Art is one of my favorite things to do. I like art because you could draw anything you have seen in your daily life. Also, art projects can be created with any material, that’s my favorite part of art.

  The U-10 Girls Basketball tournament took place on Monday October 24th, and the team had a tremendous showing. We played a total of 4 games and finished with 2 wins and 2 losses. More importantly, the girls put their Crestwood Values on full display, and were awarded the Sportsmanship award! The banner we received

  The U-10 Girls Basketball team remains undefeated, as we ended up with 1 tie and 1 win in our Thursday games vs Bayview Glen and St. Mildred’s School. In our first game against St. Mildred’s, the girls were down by 6 points going into the final quarter, but through sheer will and determination, the

  During the Scholastic Book Fair week, we will also be providing the opportunity for families to make room on their shelves for new books.  Please consider sending in your gently used children’s books and we will pass them on to the Children’s Book Bank, which provides free books and literacy support to families in

  Dear Families, Don’t forget, our school is hosting a Scholastic Book Fair from Tuesday, November 1-Thursday, November 3, 2022.  Click here to volunteer:  https://volunteersignup.org/48PH8 The Scholastic Book Fair is a fantastic way to continue to give our students access to the books they want to read. We are so happy that our students can

  The Grade 6 soccer team traveled to UCC yesterday to take on TFS and Royal St Georges College. We started the day off with an excellent effort as we defeated TFS 2-1. It was a tight and exciting contest and we held on for our first win of the season. Our second game was

  In Social Studies, we have been learning about land use in Ontario. Mining is a big industry in our province. It has both negative and positive impacts for our environment and economy. 3A used chocolate chip cookies to represent our land to mine out the chocolate chips. As we picked away at the cookie,

  On Wednesday October 12, the Grade 5’s travelled to the Ontario Science Centre for their first field trip of the year. The students participated in a workshop called “Fun with Chemistry” supporting the Grade 5 science unit, Matter and Energy. In the workshop, students marvelled at the power of chemistry exploring both physical and chemical changes and their

  The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to Crestwood School from Tuesday, November 1 -Thursday, November 3.  Please watch your emails as well as your child’s backpack for a flyer with more details. If you have any books that your children have outgrown, please send them in the week of the fair as we will be collecting

  Dear Parents, You are invited to join us on October 24th at 7PM in the gym for this important presentation about cyber safety.  You may think you are doing enough to protect your child online, but Paul’s wealth of knowledge and helpful guidance will blow you away! We are delighted to have Paul Davis speak to our student and parent community

  The House Heads would cordially like to invite you to donate any functional Halloween decorations to our Halloween celebrations. Do you have any Halloween decorations you no longer want or need? Looking to make space for new decorations? Are they in good working condition and helpful for creating a fun/spooky atmosphere? If you answered

  We are happy to have sports back at Crestwood after a long hiatus! On October 3rd, the Crestwood Girls’ basketball team had their first tournament at our home gym. They played with great teamwork and won all three games against Bayview Glen and St Mildred’s! Every game was exciting; however, our last game was

  On Monday October 3, 2022, our U11 (Grade 5) boys travelled to Sterling Hall School, for our first soccer tri-meet of the year.  The boys played three back-to-back 40-minute games, facing off against Sterling Hall, Holy Trinity, and Toronto French School. Not only were the boys victorious in all three games, but they also

  The CSPA will be holding our Annual Used Uniform Sale for 2 days next week. Wednesday, October 12th – 8:30am – 10:30am  Thursday, October 13th – 8:30am – 10:30am Location: School Gym (entrance via main building back parking lot) Payment: CASH or CHEQUE only Any parents who have gently used uniform items and wish

  Dear Parents, It’s hard to believe our first month of school has come to an end! September has been jam packed with student and parent events and we have enjoyed getting to reconnect with you all in person. Last week we had our Terry Fox Run and we loved being able to run all

  Dear Parents, Our club confirmation letters went home with your child earlier this week. Please check backpacks for this document and carefully review the details pertaining to your child’s club(s). Thank you for your cooperation. Any issues or problems contact grace.cruz@ohp.crestwood.on.ca

  Just a quick reminder that our used uniform sale is coming up during the second week of October. If any parents are interested in volunteering, please email leahtlord@gmail.com Thank you in advance. CSPA

  Dear Parents, Unfortunately, Paul Davis, who was supposed to make a presentation to you Re: Internet Safety on October 19, 2022, has had to reschedule. He is in such high demand we couldn’t reschedule his visit until Wednesday, February 8. He will be presenting to Grades 3-6 students in the afternoon, and we invite you to join

  The Eco Team had a great time hosting the bake sale this week. A lot of excitement was experienced in the schoolyard, as many students were eager to donate and eat their cookies. We are happy to announce that the bake sale raised $370! The Eco Team is so grateful towards the Crestwood School

  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

  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

  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

  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

  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