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
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Twist and Shout!
Twist and Shout! Crestwood’s Gr. 2 and 3 student’s come together using the instruments in their music bag to perform The Beatles song Twist and Shout! Featuring 3B on the glockenspiel and main vocals! We hope you enjoy our rendition! Amanda Birchard
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
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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.
A ‘Novel” Way to Begin the Day!
To begin the week, we had an exciting author visit from Lisa Graff! On Monday, May 3rd, students from grades 3, 4, 5, and 6 logged onto a ZOOM webinar with Ms. Bafaro and Lisa Graff. Ms. Bafaro had read Lisa Graff’s books to her classes, such as Absolutely Almost, The Thing About Georgie,
Happy Mother’s Day from SK!
Kindergarten Moms have always been amazing, but this past year has shown us just how incredible Kindergarten Moms are. We recognize and appreciate the hard work you’ve done to care for your little ones. Happy Mother’s Day! Love, SKA and B!
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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
Protecting the Past @pioneervillage
On Thursday, the Grade 3’s got to travel back in time to the 19th Century and discover the everyday lives and challenges of different communities that lived and worked in Ontario. During our virtual visit to the Black Creek Pioneer Village we got to learn more about the food, clothing, education, recreation and work,
Artist of the Month – Alizeh!
Each month brings out new talent!!! This time Alizeh Ahmed-Fazal is sharing her art collection. She has been trying different media’s, looking around with curiosity, and finding interesting subjects in everyday life. So happy and proud of you Alizeh!– Anya Romanenko
Crestwood Clubs
Please take a moment to check out some of the fun and cooperative clubs being offered next week. Click on the image below to view the club list with Zoom links and additional info. Students can also navigate via Edsby to their Groups and click on ‘Find More’ – once they discover the
What Can You Make With Aluminum?
What can you do with aluminum foil? 3A started out with some flat aluminum and we created some 3-D sculptures in our Art Class today. First, we cut, folded, and twisted a large sheet of foil. Then we slowly turned our twisted foil into the form of a person. Take a look at our amazing
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.
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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,
SK Plant Publication
The SK’s were working so hard on their beautiful book about Plants! They reviewed what plants need to grow and typed their own sentences for each page in their book. It was a lot of work but they did such an amazing job!!!! Here are some of the fantastic cover pages my students are holding
GUESS WHO?
Can you guess who our Earth Helper in SKA is? This week, we learned the importance of protecting our Earth! Every day, we will reduce, reuse and recycle! What can you do to become a better Earthling? XO SKA P.S. If you guessed
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Dear Parents, Happy April! We hope no one got too “fooled” this morning with any tricks. We had students in backwards clothing, pretend sticks of gum, and lots more trickery for April Fool’s Day today. A big thank you to Mr. Cooper for setting up a fun egg hunt in the Junior and Primary
The Gr2’s Elusive Lirpaloof Bird Search
The Lirpaloof Bird only migrates to our area at the beginning of April. It is an extremely elusive bird, which means that it is very, very hard to find and will usually stay up high in the trees until it is time to find food. The Lirpaloof loves to eat seeds, small insects, and carrots.
A Small Gesture = A Big Impact
To the students at Crestwood Lower School, Anya Romanenko and all of the teachers who supported the Easter cards initiative. Belmont House and its seniors want to thank you for bringing us so much joy. seniorswishfoundation.com
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Dear Parents, We had a true taste of Spring this week, with warm, sunny temperatures and lots of rainfall to end the week. Thank you for helping your child dress appropriately for the everchanging weather – keep it up! Junior students have been participating in a letter writing initiative this week. Ms. Romanenko has
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
Row Row Row Your Boat!
Using all the instruments from their music bag, SK’s are learning about rhythm while playing along to the words to Row Row Row Your Boat! Amanda Birchard
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Dear Parents, We are thrilled to report the students came back from the long weekend feeling refreshed and ready to learn! Despite the lost hour of sleep on Sunday, we had a great week of growing and learning. We had our 1st ever St. Patrick’s Day celebration on Wednesday! It was a blast seeing
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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
Celebrating Black Artists
Hello Crestwood Families! For the month of February, the junior music classes have been celebrating Black History Month and its rich musical background. The students in grade 5 and 6 ended the month by making some wonderful artist posters featuring African American artists who have created change in the musical world and used their
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Dear Parents, The first week of March has certainly been difficult for everyone. We want to thank you all for your continued support and cooperation as we navigate this challenging time. We know this week brought a lot of worry, tension and confusion to our school community, and we appreciate your patience as we
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
Art Room Rumblings
Our Grade 4 and 5 students celebrated World Cat Day on March 1st. Inspired by Warhol and Steinberg students have been working hard to create their own cat creation with a variety of medias. The Grade 6 classes are currently working on self-portraits. They are learning from great masters like Matisse, Picasso and Modigliani
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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
Thank You
Thank you to all parents, guardians, students and staff for participating in our EduSafe App rollout. The safety of our students and staff has always been of the utmost importance and is only possible with complete community cooperation. We appreciate your continued support. * If your child is not attending school on a particular