Dear Crestwood teachers and students, I can’t say enough of how I am so very grateful for all the beautiful gifts I received from all of you! It surely made my Christmas so much better and for that I thank you again so much! May God bless you all and give you joy and peace
Category: Lower School
Lightening the Load in Gr.2
This week, the Grade 2 classes had the opportunity to participate in hands-on workshops presented by Scientists In Schools. Our students made excellent predictions and tested the ways that simple machines make work easier. Levers, pulleys, inclined planes, wedges, wheels and axles can really lighten the load! Can you believe that Grade 2s can even
Crescent Caps Crestwood in U12 Hockey Action
Despite our goaltender, Josh Paquin, being the best player on the ice yesterday we were unable to match the size and speed of the Crescent squad. The Coyotes started fast and peppered the Crestwood goal early until finally sliding one past PacMan for a 1-0 lead. Crestwood quickly answered that goal with a Will DiIulio
Calling All Music Lovers
Ms. Mink and Mlle. Coupland will be performing on February 6th-8th at the Vaughan City Playhouse raising money for Imagine a Cure For Leukemia. They invite you to come see and hear incredible talent, help an amazing cause, and leave with your hearts feeling full. To see videos of past performances, click this link! To purchase tickets to
Primary French Plays
“Bravo!” To all Grades 2 & 3 students who did an outstanding job putting on their French Plays first term as a final project. Mlle. Coupland is so proud of each and every one of you for working so hard and speaking such great French! You sounded and looked great! A big “merci beaucoup!” to Ms.
FORCE, of course!
The Grade 3 students investigated the impact of friction, gravity, static electricity and magnetic force through a FORCE, OF COURSE workshop presented by Scientists in the Schools. We used catapults to measure the impact of forces on a ball. Do you know how a force is measured? Forces are measured in newtons, named after Sir Isaac
Gr.6 Ottawa Trip Info Available
The Grade 6 Ottawa Trip launch meeting was a success. Thank you to those parents who were able to attend the presentation by Keating Tours – Explorica. For those of you who were not able to make it please view the PDF Info Sheet (Click Here) that was handed out. Please note that the price
Girls Volleyball Victorious
The U12 Girls Volleyball team played three great games in their St. Clement’s mini meet yesterday. They won their second set against Trafalgar, but fell to St. Clement’s and Hawthorne. As the meet progressed, the ladies showed improved teamwork, more accurate bumping, and excellent serves. Mikayla, Andrianna, Izzy, Amy, and Judy all hit aces that
Crestwood Cares
Hello Crestwood, This year the Crestwood Cares Community Service team has set up a great initiative to donate books to The Children’s Book Bank. It’s a place downtown where children can come and choose a used book to take home for free. We would like Crestwood kids and their families to donate used books that
U12 Hockey Captures Boyd Caldwell Consolation Championship
The U12 Co-Ed Hockey won three exciting games on Saturday to capture the Boyd Caldwell Invitational Consolation Hockey Championship. The path to the plaque was not an easy one. We recruited Grade 3 student George Zhou to play goal for us in the semifinal and went on to defeat Selwyn House (Montreal) 2-1 on a beauty
Gr.6 Spring Trip Meeting
A representative from ‘Keating Explorica’ will be visiting the Crestwood School library on Tuesday, January 16th at 7 pm to present information regarding our 2018 Grade 6 Ottawa 3-day Spring Tour. All parents of Grade 6 students are encouraged to attend in order to gain valuable insight into the tour’s itinerary, costs and procedures for online registration.
Crestwood College Q&A
Lisa Newton (Crestwood Preparatory College VP and Director of Athletics) along with some grade 7 students travelled to Crestwood School this morning. They provided our grade 6’s with an excellent picture of daily life as a CPC student. The friendly presentation covered a whole host of items from transportation to and from school, to course
U12 Hockey Slip by Sterling
The U12 Co-Ed Hockey had an exciting start to their season yesterday in front of a fan filled York Mills Arena. Crestwood and Sterling have had many epic puck contests in the past few years and yesterday was no different. The home side took the lead early and quickly added two more to build a
U10 B-ball Shock the Sharks
On Thursday afternoon the U10 Basketball team left their boots behind and laced up their shoes as they took to the court for their season opener at Sterling Hall. Off the opening tip the SHS Sharks took an early lead dropping a couple of quick baskets. The Cubs weren’t going to let that keep them
Gardiner Museum for Grade 3
The Grade 3’s visited the Gardiner Ceramic Museum this week. We started off with a tour of the beautiful galleries where the students looked at various art pieces and discussed their components. We played a game of “Eye Spy” as we tried to spot as many animals as we could on ceramic bowls, cups, and
Strong and Stable
The Grade 3 Classes had a “Scientists in Schools” workshop this week on the topic of Strong and Stable Structures. This connects to their unit in science, where students have been learning about the skills engineers use when creating structures we use every single day. The students were immersed in a hands-on morning and afternoon where they learned
Holiday Concert Reminders
Holiday Concert next Wednesday, December 13th at 7pm Toronto Centre for the Arts Reminders: Please remember to bring instruments and music books on MONDAY(Dec.11), TUESDAY(Dec. 12) and WEDNESDAY(Dec. 13) for all grade 4,5,6’s. We are walking to Lawrence Park Community Church for our dress rehearsals on Monday and Tuesday mornings. Please dress for the weather
WONDERful Monday
On Monday, December 4th, the Grade 5 students traveled to Imagine Cinemas to have a VIP movie experience to watch Wonder. The movie really captured the essence and theme of the novel; choose to be kind. Students were very moved by the film and we look forward to them embodying the idea of always choosing
Girls V-ball Topped by TFS
The U12 Girls Volleyball team played a great game against The York School Tuesday night, keeping the pressure on TYS right up until the last minute. Unfortunately TYS just barely scraped by — winning the second set by a score of 26-28. Jordyn, Selene, Sylvia, Amy, Andrianna, and Judy demonstrated some beautiful serving. And Izzy, Mikayla, Chloe, Viana, and McKenzie did
St. Felix Centre
Dear Parents, Just a friendly reminder that we are still collecting items for your children’s classes for the St. Felix Centre. Please send in donations to with your children to their homerooms up until Tuesday December 12th. Should you have any questions please email us at cspa@ohp.crestwood.on.ca Thanks for your generosity! Crestwood Cares and the CSPA
Book Swap
The Book Swap will take place between 12:20 and 1:15 on Tuesday, December 5 for all participating students. Thanks to everyone who contributed. More books would be great! Please drop them off at the library on Monday. Thank You. -Lara Bafaro
TRIDEL Builders Visit Crestwood
The Grade 3’s had a visit from a team of builders from TRIDEL on Thursday. This hands-on presentation reviewed some facts that we have learned about structures: both people and animals build structures, and both people and animals need their structures to be strong and stable and to last a long time. We looked at models of
A Night of Art with Anya
The Coffee Bouquet is once again hosting a lovely evening of art where I will be showcasing new pieces! Come join me for a night of art, wine and conversation. Please feel free to bring friends! The more the merrier! Hope to see you all there! -Anya Romanenko
Art Room Rumblings
Thank you so much my great art committee members for your dedication, creativity and hard work. The set, head pieces and beads for the grade 1 play look so magical!!! Well done!! on a personal note… The Coffee Bouquet is once again hosting a lovely evening of art where I will be showcasing my own
A Rose Reisman Cooking Class
On Thursday November 30, 1A was very lucky to have our own personal cooking class with Rose Reisman! We all helped her make banana and blueberry muffins and healthy granola. Rose brought in all the ingredients and each student got to participate in the mixing and combining. We even used frozen banana in the muffins!
“Crestwood Cares” partners with St. Felix Centre
Dear Crestwood Parents, In celebration of the upcoming holiday season, Crestwood Cares in partnership with the CSPA, would like to provide some seasonal happiness to those most deserving this time of year. This year we have decided to partner with the St. Felix Centre, a non-profit community centre, located in downtown Toronto. The St. Felix
“Tree-rific” Professor Pricklethorn
This week, the Eco-Team hosted a guest speaker for grade 2,3 and 4 classes. Professor Pricklethorn is an internationally certified arborist who facilitates exciting workshops for kids about the importance of trees in urban environments. We participated in the “Trees Please and Thank You PEP Rally.” It focuses on photosynthesis, tree facts and explore the
Goldie and the Bears
Class 1A has been working very hard for the past month and a half to bring together the first musical of the year. Please join us as we retell the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. What: Goldie and the Bears When: Tuesday, November 28th at 2:00pm Where: The Atrium
Book Swap Postponed
Attention all grade 4, 5, and 6 families. We have postponed the “Book Swap” for the junior students until Monday, December 3. Please bring in any books that you would like to donate. If you donate books, you get to take books! For example, if you donate 4 books, you get to take 4 different books.
Ladies Night is a Huge Hit
Baubles, bangles, beads and shoes and clothes and wine and cheese and more!! What a fabulous evening it was! Many thanks to Teresa DeGasperis (4B) who so graciously invited us into her home, Alicia Gouviea (6B) for all of her efforts and to Pam Sulpizi (2B) for organizing such a lovely evening. The parent turnout was amazing and from
