Category: Lower School

After waiting 40 minutes for our opposition to arrive, the Crestwood U12 Traditional team were keen to get the game started and pressed CDS back into their defensive half from the kickoff. A succession of overlapping runs and crosses came close to opening the scoring.  The pressure soon paid dividends as Beckett scored his first

This year in Grade 4 Social Studies students are learning about habitats.  Keeping this in mind, today was an especially exciting day! Today we discovered that we don’t need to look very far in order to begin our studies. In fact, we became acutely aware that the beautiful location of our very own school was

On Friday, September 30th the U9 soccer team had a great showing at the TFS invitational. We played a total of 8 games, tying 4 and losing the other 4 by only 1 goal each game. All teammates showed great sportsmanship and enthusiasm in all of the games. We practice again on Tuesday and play The Country Day

The Art Committee has commenced and we are already working hard on sets for the grade one and three plays. A warm welcome to our new members! We are very excited for all of the amazing projects that we will be creating throughout the year. Thank you for your initiative, dedication and hard work. -Ms. Romanenko

This week Grade 3A took part in the first of an 8 week sensory yoga programme, lead by Specialist Lee Davis. Lee is an Occupational and Yoga therapist, dedicated to the benefits of learning through movement. Her interactive classes help children develop listening skills, self-esteem, social skills, and the list goes on. This week our students

The U12 girls basketball team played their hearts out yesterday in their season opener against St. Clement’s. While we didn’t officially ‘keep score’, the Crestwood Cubs managed to score 12 spectacular points, keeping the fans cheering all game long. The whole team worked together to play solid defense, only letting the other team score a

Yesterday the U9 soccer team had their first game of the season vs. Crescent School. Despite their determination and enthusiasm they fell short. Our 4 goalies (Jayin Vohra, Brayden Cox, Zidan Asghar and Coco Aylward) had a combined 33 saves! On the field every player worked hard to help protect the net and get the ball down the

The Crestwood U12 Traditional Soccer team traveled to Crescent for their opening game of the season. Playing our 4-2-3-1 System the boys started brightly and quickly took the lead with a goal from Co-Captain Adam Pearlman. Crestwood’s other Co-Captain, Dylan Wilkinson took control of the back line keeping the host team scoreless through the half.

The Crestwood School Parents’ Association would like to invite you to a viewing of the documentary SCREENAGERS. ABOUT THE FILM: Are you watching kids scroll through life, with their rapid-fire thumbs and a six-second attention span? Physician and filmmaker Delaney Ruston saw that with her own kids and learned that the average kid spends 6.5 hours a

On Monday the Crestwood Cross Country team traveled to Centennial Park for the first meet of the season. The students gathered on this rainy day and conquered a course through the muddy terrain of the park. Despite the weather we had some top 10 placements. Congratulations to all of our athletes! Special mention to our

At Crestwood we are proud of the commitment we have made to Community Service in the past. We are beginning the 2016-2017 school year with our annual Terry Fox Walk/Run, which will take place during the afternoon of THURSDAY, September 29TH, 2016. Students should be in their House t-shirts, Crestwood gym shorts or track pants

The Crestwood House Heads gave up a day of summer vacation to make sure that they were prepared to start the year off right and they are succeeding! All of our regular activities are now in full swing and we are doing our best to make positive additions all the time. The House Headquarters is

The year has started off in the most spectacular fashion! Our days have been filled with beautiful weather, lots of learning and a ton of fun! Students have already started earning House Points for their houses in a variety of ways! It’s a very close battle and all 6 houses are trying their best to

Any junior students wishing to participate on the Kid’s Lit Quiz Team please attend a meeting in the library on Monday, Sept. 26th at 12:20. This is excellent opportunity for students with a passion for both books and trivia. If you cannot attend this meeting please come and speak with me and we can figure out

The Junior Choir had its first week of rehearsals and we are already sounding fantastic!  A reminder to those students who have still not returned their permission forms to please do so next week – extra copies can be found on the Junior Choir board on Edsby.  See you all next week! -Ms. Spigott &

Love the Game Love the game. Love the game for the pure joy of accomplishment. Love the game for everything it can teach you about yourself. Love the game for the feeling of belonging to a group endeavoring to do its best. Love the game for the challenge of working harder than you ever have

At Crestwood we are proud of the commitment we have made to Community Service in the past. We are beginning the 2016-2017 school year with our annual Terry Fox Walk/Run, which will take place during the afternoon of THURSDAY, September 29TH, 2016. Students should be in their House t-shirts, Crestwood gym shorts or track pants

As dedicated and passionate professionals in the CISAA athletics, we recognize that sports and physical activity play an important role in your children’s healthy growth and development. To this end we are always striving to improve our athletic programs, and encourage more children to get involved. This year we are pleased to introduce a pilot

Junior Choir season has started!  We had our first meeting on Thursday and are officially going to begin rehearsals next week.  Any interested students in grades 4 to 6 are still welcome to join us.  Practices will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the primary music room.  Ms. Kim will meet all junior students after lunch

For the second time in the last four years, Mr. Kevin Greenacre has been awarded the National Yearbook Program of Excellence Award. One of only two Schools in the Province of Ontario to receive the award this year, the National Yearbook Program of Excellence Award recognizes schools who excel in the creation and distribution of

The beginning of the school year is a very busy time for everyone. Thank you for taking the time to attend your child’s Curriculum Night this past week. Attendance for both the Primary and Junior evenings was excellent and we hope it provided an opportunity for you to learn about your child’s daily academic activities as well as meet all subject teachers. We hope

As Athletic Director at Crestwood School, I am very excited for the upcoming 2016-17 sports season. As members of the Canadian Independent Schools Athletic Association (CISAA), we are able to afford your child the opportunity to participate in many team sports in and around the GTA area, as well as 2 tournaments outside Ontario. It

Edsby is available to all students and parents at Crestwood. Our school portal provides updated information on student homework, sports team and group info, school wide news, attendance, etc. Returning parents: Your existing login information is still accurate. New parents: You should have received your login information via Email on Monday, September 12th. Please take a couple

The Crestwood School Parents’ Association would like to officially welcome all parents, students and staff to the 2016/17 school year. We will be hosting our first meeting on Tuesday, September 13th in the Crestwood School library and encourage any/all parents to attend. We have many opportunities for parent volunteers’ and your continued support is vital

It’s a Saturday afternoon August 13th 2016, and you and 15 of your friends are sitting in a private box watching the Blue Jays vs Houston Astros while the sun is shining and hoping the Blue Jays are on their way to another series championship. Stop imagining, START participating in the CRESTWOOD Family Fun Day Silent Auction being held on Tuesday

Grade 7 students and teachers boarded a bus on Monday morning and hit the highway to tour the capital city as a way to celebrate their last days at Crestwood School. We arrived in Ottawa midday after an early lunch in Kingston and the jam-packed tour never stopped until we left on Wednesday. It all

FINAL REMINDER!!!! THE CLOCK IS TICKING!!!!!!  PLEASE SEND IN YOUR RAFFLE TICKETS!!!  Don’t miss your opportunity to participate! Tickets are only $25 each, sell the booklet of four and you will be eligible for the free year’s tuition raffle draw for Crestwood School.  Silent Auction for Blue Jays Executive Box starts at 3:30pm. Bidding ends

USED UNIFORM DONATIONS Dear Crestwood Parents, The CSPA is looking for “gently used” uniform clothing donations. We are collecting them during the Fun Fair on Tuesday June 14, 2016. All clothing donations, and any items not claimed from lost & found, will go into next year’s used uniform sales. Please look closely at what you