Dear Parents and Students, Thank you to everyone that participated in 4D/E’s Cooking with Ms Maurer this week. A huge thank you to the parents and siblings who joined us too! For our final Cooking with Ms Maurer, participants made delicious pizzas and s’mores for dessert. A great time was had by all of us! It was loads of
2A and 2B recently learned all about the famous artist, Claude Monet, about his life and about his incredible paintings. The children enjoyed learning about one of his paintings called ‘The Water Lily Pond’ which was created in 1899. This work is exquisite in its composition of background trees, weeping willows, and the bridge, which underwent
For the past few weeks, students in Mme Gurney’s grade one and two French classes have been working diligently on two major year-end projects. The grade one students were asked to create their dream city filled with different places they found around them. Amazing projects came to life, both in 2-D and 3-D forms, as cities
4B dressed up as their favourite characters from their favourite books and presented fun, exciting and engaging Book Talks. We had a blast and have so many awesome book recommendations for summertime reading! -Miss Amar
Congratulations to Ari Gutnik, TJ Brooks and Anika Yang: our Artists’ of the Week! I hope you enjoy their versatile creative work! Artists of the Week Ari Gutnik My name is Ari Gutnik. I am 10 years old. I love to do art. It brings my imagination to life. Sometimes I am not sure what to create,
This week the grade 5 and 6 classes had the privilege of attending a virtual author visit with Kathy Kacer. Kathy Kacer is a Canadian award-winning author of over 20 historical fiction and nonfiction books for children and young adults. Before the extended break we had been enjoying her books in library class and were really
We are so excited to host our annual Senior Kindergarten Graduation Ceremony. It will take place Friday June 19th at 9am in our Zoom Room. Can you guess who this Crestwood Alumni is? We will give you a hint. She started Crestwood in JK and finished in grade 12 at Crestwood’s Upper School. She
The Grade one students explored various structures they see and use in their daily life. As a culminating activity, these amazing students designed, built and presented their own playgrounds that consisted of at least 4 structures. Their creativity was outstanding using popsicle sticks, pipe cleaners, straws, plastic cups, paper cups, egg cartons, tape, glue,
Next year’s House Head candidates aren’t going to let a little thing like not being in person at school get in the way of our normal elections! Behind the scenes they have been working to bring you a digital election for the ages! After applying for the job, they got right to work creating
“Fill Up” with Mrs. Fuller This week we focused on creating our own happy place with images, words, photographs, or drawings. Students shared where their “happy place” would be, and explored how they can recreate that space. We took inspiration from Ellen Schwartz and tried to “memorize the moment” with all our senses, so
Dear Parents and Students, Thanks to all of you who participated in 4D/E’s Cooking with Ms Maurer this week. A huge thank you to the parents and siblings who joined us too! A great time was had by all of us! It was loads of fun!!! I hope you and your families enjoyed the energy
We had lots of fun in the ZOOM ROOM this week! We love doing math activities! Check out John’s calendar and weather graph! We love to graph in Kindergarten! Hudson was busy with a 3D shapes assignment and single digit addition. Way to go SK! – Julie Fox & Carly Hebscher
The Grade 3 French students have been learning about community workers and workers places. We talked about what their jobs are and why these workers are important. As a final project, students chose 8 workers and workplaces and created their community. They had to label the workplaces and include the workers as well. They
This week 3B and 3C learned all about the importance of soil. Soil is so much more than what’s under our grass. Each layer of earth is defined by its own “horizon”. These horizons run parallel to the ground and serve up distinct characteristics that aid the layers above and below. When a vertical section
We had a bit of Friday Fun in the JK room today. We are all going to miss the annual Crestwood Fun Fair. It is the best day of the year…so the Fun came to JK ZOOM School 😉 – Melodie Young & Ros Sandler
SKA took a virtual field trip to the farm. Peter N. steered the way through the hay fields on his tractor. We saw pigs, horses and sheep and learned about the different types of farm eggs! We had so much fun and we can’t wait to go to the Zoo next week! – Carolyn
This week in Grade 4 we each took a turn teaching the class about a God from Ancient Greece. We worked hard to put together our own informative slideshow on each of the Gods and presented these to the class. – Aimee Solski
Congratulations to Lauren Stern and Annika Yang, our artists of the week. Beautiful work girls! Thank you for brightening up our spirits with your artistic talents! – Anya Romanenko
Crestwood Choir hoodies have arrived! We’ve rolled out this initiative with the Junior Choir in hopes to encourage a sense of community and artistic identity. The Choir team is looking forward to expanding the initiative next year and we are excited to show them off in person on our first Grub day! Many thanks
The students in 3A have been learning about dialogue and quotation marks. We put this skill into practice by writing and performing mini puppet shows. We found old socks and “bits-and-bots” like yarn, buttons, stickers, markers, paper, and other craft supplies. Each student named their sock puppet and created a conversation between themselves and their cute little
Dear Parents and Students, Thanks to all of you who participated in 4D/E’s Cooking with Ms. Maurer this week. A huge thank you to the parents and siblings who joined us too! A great time was had by all of us! It was loads of fun!!! I hope your salad in a jar was
This week, 2A and 2B learned all about Vincent Van Gogh and his paintings. The children learned about how he famously only sold one painting while he was alive, but now his paintings are worth millions! More specifically, the children learned about one of his paintings called ‘Starry Night’. The children explored how he used
Zoom, Zoom Zoom! We are off to the ZOOM ROOM! Bring your paper, pencils and a smile! See you in awhile! If you are here, give a cheer! A thumbs up and a grin! Now we are ready to begin! 10 smart, amazing boys! 2 excited teachers! We are all here in the SKA ZOOM
Hi all, The Grade 4 and 5s are learning the art of puppetry by creating and animating their own. We are enjoying the process and are happy to introduce our characters to you! –Anya Romanenko
In lieu of a spring concert, members of the Junior Choir, and a special guest from the Primary Choir, would like to share a virtual choir performance. Here is our rendition of Children Will Listen. I am so proud. Thank you to Jordyn, Margherita, Dara, Mia, Shira, and Bonolo for their practice, courage, and genuine
Hi everyone! You all know of our Artist of the Month tradition at Crestwood. With not too much time remaining, I am introducing an Artist of the Week. Every week, I will choose a new artist to showcase in the Crestwood Newsletter. Those interested in participating, working hard, being creative and most IMPORTANTLY, send me your art!
Dear Parents and Students in Grades 5 and 6 , We are nearing the end of another school year and it is time to have students who are NOT returning to Crestwood School to return their rented musical instruments to the school. If your child is in Grade 6, or in Grade 5 and not returning to Crestwood,
Hi All! Make sure you are checking the river on Edsby regularly to find out about fun upcoming house events that can help propel your house to victory as we close in on the end of the school year! Keep an eye open for the classics like Trivia and Guess Who? but also for
Hey Everyone! Are you looking for a way to get outside; have fun, enjoy the nice warm weather and earn some House Points at the same time?? You can join in on our neighbourhood House Point Scavenger Hunt! All you have to do is use our scavenger hunt list to find as many items
Are you in Grade 4 or 5? Do you want to be a leader? Do you like fun and adventure? Do you have lots of spirit and ready to get people energized and involved? Are you organized and able to work independently and as part of a team? If you answered yes to those
