Back in Time

3A travelled back in time to learn more about Life in Upper Canada in the 1800’s.  We participated in a virtual field trip to Black Creek Pioneer Village.  Together, we discussed the everyday lives and challenges of different communities that lived and worked in 19th century Ontario. We reviewed early settler food, clothing, education, recreation

A Bug’s Life!

  SKB likes BUGS! Black BUGS, Green BUGS, Bad BUGS, Mean BUGS Any kind of BUG! Round BUGS, Shiny BUGS, Fat BUGS, Mean BUGS, SKB likes BUGS! (And we really LOVE our BUG hats!) Julie Fox & Carly Hebscher   As we continue to explore the world of insects, we found this cute little ladybug

PrinciPALs

  Dear Parents, The spring weather has finally arrived! With the sunshine and warmer weather, we hope everyone’s spirits are staying high, despite these challenging times. We know remote learning continues to be extremely difficult on students, staff and parents. Thank you for your continued support as we navigate these last few weeks of school.

PrinciPALs

  Dear Parents, The first week of May brought us lots to be excited about! Our week was capped off with a fun themed spirit day. We loved seeing all the creativity and enthusiasm each class brought to their chosen theme. Way to go! As we settle into remote learning, we continue to find ways

Help the Earth!

  SKB had quite the Earth friendly week!  We discussed the ways in which we as Kindergarten children could help the Earth. Here is what we came up with: 1.  Turn off the water when brushing our teeth 2.  Turn off the lights/computer/TV/iPad when leaving a room 3.  Use both sides of the paper 4. 

PrinciPALs

  Dear Parents, Welcome back and we hope you and your children had a much-needed restful and relaxing Spring Break. While we were disappointed to learn we could not return to in-person learning this week, we were excited to welcome the students back to Virtual School and it was so nice to see everyone’s smiling

Lara’s Library News

Attention Grade 3 to 6 families!  Crestwood School is hosting a virtual author visit with award winning author Lisa Graff on Monday, May 3 at 9:30am.  We have been reading her books in library class for many months and are really excited about this visit.  We have always had Canadian writers come into our school,

Messages of Joy!

  The Seniors Wish Foundation is asking for our help to bring some light and love to the seniors living at Belmont House. This organization works to build a connection between students and seniors and has been partnering with various private schools in the city to facilitate art workshops. At this time, they are unable

PrinciPALs

  Dear Parents, The second week of March has certainly been a wonderful one! The weather was on our side bringing us warm, spring-like temperatures which certainly lifted our spirits. We have some wonderful news to report …..  All the students and staff that have been tested thus far are NEGATIVE! That means that all

Gr.6 Spacescapes

  The grade 6 science classes spent the week making models of our solar system. Students designed scale representations that dealt with multiple celestial relationships, including: the locations of terrestrial planets, gas giants, and dwarf planets; the relative positions of the sun, earth, and moon during both solar and lunar eclipses; and the appearance of

PrinciPALs

  Dear Parents, Our last week of February was a great one at Crestwood School. Luckily, the huge amounts of snowfall made for lots of fun recess play. Students are settling back into school routine, and are engaging in lots of exciting learning opportunities in their classrooms.  On Tuesday, we celebrated Pink Shirt Day! The