The Scholastic book fair at Crestwood was a huge success!  Over $12,500 worth of books were sold in 3 days!  The students bought some great books and the library earned some great rewards:  new books, a credit with Scholastic, and cash back to spend on author visits and MORE books.  A big thank you goes out

The Grade 6 students had the privilege of listening to immigration lawyer, Stephen Green discuss some of the processes immigrants must go through to start a new life in Canada. Students learned about government regulations for both extended travels, and applying for full citizenship. This relates closely to our Social Studies unit about Canadian Immigration,

Dear Parents of Crestwood, The CSPA will be holding a Used Uniform Sale the week of November 14th. We are looking for volunteers to help out with the sale.  We appreciate any time you can spare.  The signup link is below. https://www.volunteersignup.org/QPLHP Thank you, CSPA

C.S.P.A. Used Uniform Sale Two Days Only (in the gym) TUESDAY NOV 15TH 8:00 AM – 10:30AM & 2:30PM – 4:00 PM WEDNESDAY NOV 16TH 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM & 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM SAVE at least 50% and pay NO TAX. Cash or cheque (made payable to C.S.P.A.) only. NO refunds, returns/exchanges

The U9 Soccer season came to an end at the Crescent Invitational tournament last Friday, October 28th. The team played 5 games, winning two and coming close in the other 3. We had a great season and improvement was noticed in all players. Thank you to the entire team for your hard work and dedication!

Crestwood vs Bayview Glen – Semi-Final The team started sharply and was moving the ball quickly with control and some excellent passing. This created ample scoring opportunities that were taken, firstly by Tao and then by Luke, giving Crestwood a 2-0 win. The boys were heading to the Championship game playing some of their best

Dear Crestwood Parents, The CSPA is looking for “gently used” uniform clothing donations for our up and coming sale on Wednesday, November 14th – Thursday, November 15th. We will be collecting used uniforms starting November 1st, 2016. Please only send uniforms that are in good condition.  No stains, discolouration or holes. This will make sorting for

Crestwood’s Grade 6 theatregoers attended an impressive performance of Spirit Horse at Young People’s Theatre this morning.  A quest story, Spirit Horse chronicles the adventures of two Indigenous children as they bond with and protect the mysterious horse that their grandfather has given them.  In follow-up discussions, students discussed the skillfulness with which only three actors created the many

It is hard to believe that our Fall Sports Season is winding up tomorrow Saturday, Oct. 29th. For the first time in many years, Championship Saturday, calls for warm temperatures. However, spectators don’t forget your umbrellas and other appropriate gear because we may be in store for some mixed weather. Congratulations to all athletes who

Cold, wet, windy and grey. The day could not have been any less inviting for our trip to UCC. But we ventured across the city anyway to play our last game of the season. With 3 players missing the 11 Crestwood players took the field.  In a battling first half, Crestwood fell behind 2 –

The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to our school and you are invited to come and share in this celebration of literacy with us! Mark your calendars so you will not miss our Scholastic Book Fair, being held from Tuesday, November 1st – Thursday, November 3rd from 8:30-4:30 each day.  It’s a special event for our entire school community. Our Book Fair gives you

The JK and SK boys and girls had such a fun day at Willowgrove Farm on Wednesday. We picked a pumpkin, made a Crestwood Scarecrow and went on a tractor ride! It was such a great extension to our Pumpkin theme. Did you know that Pumpkins float? And the stem of the pumpkin is called a

The CISAA Junior Cross Country Championship took place on Wednesday afternoon at Centennial Park in Etobicoke.  Our school took 18 athletes from Grades 3 to 6 to compete at this final event of the season.  With the cold temperatures and excitement for the race, Crestwood students were ready to run hard.  All of our racers

The U12 Girls Basketball team played their final regular season game yesterday at Glendon against Kingsway College. The teams were very evenly matched and the score stayed close throughout the game. We started to lose focus in the third quarter and fell behind by 8 points. In the fourth, we dug deeper, and came back

The Book Fair begins on Tuesday. Mark your calendars so you will not miss this celebration of literacy with us. It is being held from Tuesday, November 1st – Thursday, November 3rd from 8:30-4:30 each day.  It’s a special event for our entire school community. Our Book Fair gives you and your children the opportunity to buy carefully selected, quality books and

I am one of the few teachers who that have the pleasure of starting some of my days on our crosswalk greeting our students and starting their day with a smile. Along with getting to share some morning cheer, I get to begin the day with one of the most important activities we are entrusted with as teachers; ensuring the health and

This week, Crestwood’s Community Service Team recruited some amazing volunteers to help clean up our playgrounds.  We gave out gloves and bags and swarmed both playgrounds, collecting several bags of garbage! Thank you to all the students who helped to keep our playgrounds beautiful for everyone to enjoy! -Ms. Calway