The virtual Scholastic book fair is open until midnight tonight! A great opportunity to get some items that may have been overlooked at the fair! Thank you for all of your support and enjoy the new books! https://virtualbookfairs.scholastic.ca/pages/5161129
Category: Lower School
Way to go, Crestwood!
Thank you so much to the Crestwood Community for generously donating goods and monetary donations to support Share Your Smiles and the Anduhyaun shelter. This week, the community service team packed care packages filled with essential care items and Olivia and Maya will be delivering the packages. The shelter will be passing them out to Indigenous women and
Parent Pickup Progress
A couple of small changes to our Parent Pick-up procedures have made a BIG impact. Notes for your consideration: We are now using Ipads to communicate to the teachers when you arrive to collect your child. Zone 1 line-up area remains the same. Zone 2 cars are asked to pass through the back parking lot and
Art Room Rumblings
Last week, the week before Halloween and the entire month of October was super busy in the art room: Ideas, decisions, and creations. All students from Gr4-6 were busy working on decorations for the school, school yard and Haunted House!!! Individuals and groups were creating ghosts, funny and scary skeletons, zombies, black cats, bats,
COVID Vaccinations For Our Children
Dear Parents, With vaccines for children ages 5-11 on the horizon, I thought it would be a good idea for you to hear from two infectious disease specialists. We are fortunate to have two such doctors whose children attend Crestwood School. Dr. Sergio Borgia and Dr. Isaac Bogoch have kindly agreed to hear about any
Parent/Teacher Meeting Bookings
All parent teacher meeting bookings will take place through Edsby. The ability to book your appointments will begin on Tuesday (Nov.9th) morning at 9AM and will remain open until Tuesday, November 16th at 3pm. Parents will receive an automated message in Edsby linking you to the live bookings. Please note that all meetings will
Matter Mania!
This week students in the Grade 5 worked with professional scientists in order to discover more about solids, liquids and gases. The students were visited by a virtual presenter from the organization “Scientists in the School” and used their knowledge of matter to perform chemical experiments in the hopes of identifying a mystery substance. It was
COVID-19 Vaccination for Children
October 29, 2021 Dear Parent or Guardian: Re: COVID-19 Vaccination for Children Dr. Eileen de Villa Medical Officer of Health Tel: 416-338-7820 Fax: 416-392-0713 eileen.devilla@toronto.ca toronto.ca/health Toronto Public Health is preparing to vaccinate children between the ages of 5 to 11 once the vaccine is approved for this age group and the Ministry of Health
PrinciPALs
Dear Parents, We have had a “spooktacular” October, ending with an incredible Halloween celebration today. Thank you to Mr. Cooper and the House Heads for organizing a wide variety of fun activities for us. And thank you to the CSPA for providing some extra spooky Halloween decorations for our Haunted House! A special shoutout
Gr.4-6 Uniform Update
Dear Parents, We have heard several concerns regarding students’ discomfort when wearing the tie and mask. As a compromise, we have agreed to allow students to wear their button-down shirts without a tie (if they wish). Thank you for your continued cooperation. Dalia Eisen
Our Scholastic Book Fair is Coming!
Dear Crestwood Families, Don’t forget, our school is hosting a Scholastic Book Fair from Tuesday, November 2-Thursday, November 4, 2021. 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 interact with the Fair at
Gr.2 Fall Feels
The students in Grade 2 have been enjoying learning all about Autumn/Fall and giving thanks. They have creatively expressed their feelings about being thankful through poetry and written expression. Have a look at the amazing Grade 2 classroom doors! We must all be thankful! Ms. Ingram and Ms. Mandel
Squid Game
Dear Parents, As I’m sure many of you are aware, there is a new series on Netflix called “Squid Game”. It seems that many of our students are talking about it and imitating the “game”. The content is totally inappropriate for kids and even for adults it is quite disturbing. Please keep an eye
Come One, Come All!
Reminder: Our Scholastic Book Fair is Coming! Dear Families, Don’t forget, our school is hosting a Scholastic Book Fair from Tuesday, November 2-Thursday, November 4, 2021. Click here to volunteer: volunteersignup.org/FFE9J The Scholastic Book Fair is a fantastic way to continue to give our students access to the books they want to read. We
Getting to Know, Katie Smith!
Hi everyone! I joined Crestwood this September and I am currently teaching 6C! I graduated from the Master of Arts in Child Study and Education Program at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. Additionally, I am a qualified Special Education teacher and hold my Honours Bachelor of Arts in Social Psychology. I fell
Hot ‘Happy” Buns
From body to Orff instruments, 3C rocks “Hot Cross Buns” – Great job 3C! Amanda Birchard
Scholastic Book Fair is Back!
The Scholastic Book Fair is back! This year we will be having a live AND a virtual book fair. Please check your child’s backpack for a more detailed note and flyer. Volunteer opportunities for “Crestwood Scholastic Book Fair” are now open. Please click on the following web link (or copy it into your web
Mining for Chocolate Chips in 3A
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 in order to mine out the chocolate chips. As we picked away at
Hoo’s Who in the Owl Pellet?
The Grade 4 classes got a virtual visit from the Scientist in the School this week! Their challenge was to break apart a sterilized owl pellet and investigate what was inside. To achieve this, the children had to apply their scientific skills to sort and identify animal bones and then use clues to identify
Getting to Know, Andrew Gdanski!
My name is Andrew Gdanski, and I’ll be teaching your JK-4AB computers and STEAM this upcoming school year at Crestwood. I am so excited to get to know you and your child throughout the year! I wanted to start by allowing you to learn a little more about me. I graduated from Laurentian University
Hot ‘Happy’ Buns
The students of 2A learned their first song using the Orff instruments. Here they are playing “Hot Cross Buns.” Great job 2A! Amanda Birchard
Op Art at Crestwood
To celebrate a month of being back in our art studio the Gr 6 students put on the first exhibition of the school year. “Op Art at Crestwood “. We were Learning from Victor Vasarely and Bridget Riley, and I am sure that those great masters will be happy with these results. I am:).
Keep up the good work, 4B!
Students of 4B learn their first song (and first 3 notes) on the recorder! Great job 4B, keep up the good work!
Talent Show in 3C!
Talent show in 3C! Introducing Jacky on the piano! Fantastic job Jacky!
Crestwood Community Service
Share Your Smiles www.shareyoursmiles.org You’re Never Too Young To Make A Difference Who We Are: Share Your Smiles is an organization started by two Grade 6 students, Maya Kassam and Olivia Sherman, in 2020. We realized how big of a problem homelessness is in Toronto and we wanted to find a way to help.
PrinciPALs
Dear Parents, It’s been a fun, jam packed month at Crestwood School! Students and teachers have settled in beautifully to our Crestwood routines and expectations. We have loved seeing students engaged in their learning, socializing at recess and participating in new experiences. This past week was filled with special events! We had our first
Artist of the Month – Clara Ho
We are excited to announce the first artist of the month of this school year: Clara Ho in Grade 5. Clara has an incredible collection of dragon art that she has been working on over the summer holidays. Each dragon is very unique and displays its own personality. Clara is very talented and hardworking.
Running The Marathon of Hope with Terry
Grade 3A had a fun time imagining what it would be like to run with Terry Fox. We wrote paragraphs explaining why Terry Fox is a true Canadian hero. Here are some of our reasons: Terry Fox is inspiring to kids. He had hope even though he had cancer. Terry raised millions of dollars for
Lara’s Library Update
Thank you to the families who have returned library books from last year. Please continue to look around your home for our books as many are still missing! They should stand out as they have spine labels and barcodes. Most people find them on their own bookshelves. If you have children who graduated last
Fall Sports Season
As the Athletic Director of Crestwood School, I want to welcome you to our Fall sports program, which begins Monday, September 27th. I hope your child is as excited as we are to kick off the season. Yes, it is a bit different than in previous years, but certainly a step in the right
