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
Category: Lower School
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
Kaki’s Krew Tackles MS
In 2010, I was diagnosed with MS at the age of 22. Since then, I have gathered together with friends and family to join the MS Walk each year. Since 2011, my family and I have been overwhelmed with all of the generous support and love we received from our friends, family and community. With
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
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.
Kindergarten Crossovers
The JK and SK boys and girls had an amazing time participating in the skating lessons at York Mills Arena. They made great progress over the 8 weeks of lessons and had tons of fun. We are so proud of all our kindergarten skaters. -Mel Young
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
U11 Bball Crowned Champs
The U-11 Basketball team dominated their final tournament and won the championships this weekend at Country Day School. The boys, moved the ball effectively, played tenacious defence, and made big buckets when they mattered most. They came together as a team, and their stellar play lead them a 4-0 record and a championship banner, which
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
Art Room Rumblings
The Art Committee is working on a new project! We are creating props for the school play Matilda!!! So proud and excited for this journey! It is also the first time for the Art Committee participants to take part in a daily art challenge. Every day, for the next two weeks a new challenge will
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
Coyotes Cap Cougars
The Crestwood School U12 Co-ed hockey squad dropped a 7-3 decision to the Crescent Coyotes on Monday. The game began well for the visiting squad as we built a quick 2-1 lead on goals from Sharkey Chen and Mars Sun. The Coyotes bit back in the second frame and never took their foot off the
U10 Bball Stymies CDS
The Crestwood u10 basketball team came up with another resounding victory against Country Day School on Thursday. The game started slowly, but was ignited by a 3 basket-scoring streak from Sebastian Volkenborn. The team played some dazzling basketball in possession, including an impressive points tally from Ben Maharaj. Harrison Strasler and Eric Zhang led the
Don’t Take Rocks For Granite
On Monday, the grade 4 students participated in “Don’t Take Rocks for Granite”. The students acted as geologists studying the three kinds of rocks, as well as the common minerals found in Ontario. They learned how rocks move through the rock cycle, for example, igneous and sedimentary rocks morph into metamorphic rocks and the minerals
Badminton Hosts Branksome
The Crestwood Badminton team hosted Branksome Hall for club play on Monday. Ethan, Joanne, Julia, Christopher, Yolanda, Chloe, Piru, Tyler, Justin, and Sean played hard and with heart. Coaches Butler and Krashinsky are proud of your skill, badminton etiquette, and sportsmanship! While the inter-school matches have concluded, the team will still play together at 12:20