It might have been a dark, dreary day yesterday, but the Grade Twos were bright and cheery at the Harbourfront Centre!! We were happy to participate in two different workshops. Half of the day was spent creating original sock puppets. We can’t wait to perform with them! For the second part, the children learned printmaking
Founder of Neema International, Canada and Crestwood School graduate, Ali Hanson, stopped by this morning to share a presentation with our student body about her work in Tanzania. She described in detail the daily routines of the two schools she runs (plans for a third) and how our contributions through our Crestwood Cares community service
The Spring Sports season is warming up here at Crestwood School. The U12 softball and the Jr. track & field teams will launch their seasons next week on Monday, April 9th. We welcome students from grades 3-6 interested in track & field to join us as we kick off our season. Athletes interested in Softball try-outs, please
The Senior Kindergarten class traveled by bus to the Apple Store at Fairview Mall where they participated in a hands on workshop called ‘Exploring Creative Storytelling’. They leaned how to use iMovie to create fabulous under the sea stories/videos. What a fabulous learning experience! We can bring our new found knowledge to the classroom during
Hello, this is your Community Service team. In Term Two we were working on the Children’s Book Bank drive and collected 367 books! On March 9th, we delivered them to the Children’s Book Bank downtown, at Gerrard and Parliament. Children and school classes go to the Book Bank to “shop” for books, and each child
The CSPA will be holding their spring Used Uniform Sale on May 1st – 3rd, 2018 in the Music Room, located in the Primary building. Once more, your donations are needed to make this sale a success! Please only send uniforms that are in good condition. No stains, rips, holes or discolouration. Kindly drop off
Gardens, like people, need sustenance and attention in order to thrive. On Wednesday the Grade 3 classes traveled to Young Peoples Theatre to check out this beloved classic where Mary Lennox is sent from India to live with her uncle in Yorkshire. Left to wander his gloomy old manor, Mary lashes out at those around
The Crestwood School Parents’ Association has generously donated 22 new iPads to our Primary Division. These devices will be utilized to help students better connect with the curricular content at hand whether that be with numbers, letters, reading, writing, brainstorming, etc. Like with all of our technological components we are focused on supporting all of
All Crestwood students took part in a powerful presentation led by our Grade 4 classes this past Wednesday. Relevant speakers, skits, slides, songs and even a fashion show held the attention of a packed Atrium, consistently delivering the message that each and every ONE of us has a part to play in making our school,
Every Thursday Grades JK-3 busily board the Fun Bus en route to York Mills Arena. With the help of their teachers and parent volunteers, the students lace up and hit the ice for their skating instruction as part of their Physical Education program. The Letskate® and Letspowerskate® programs were designed by Tammy Keogh, owner and founder
The U12 Coed Hockey team defeated Royal St Georges College 7-5 on Friday to capture the Division 1(B) Championship at UCC. The boys and girls grabbed three exciting victories en route to their second title in three years. Last year we lost the final to SAC in overtime. We have ten teams in our CIS
The U12 Girls Volleyball team capped off their season with some great volleyball at Bayview Glen during Saturday’s tournament. The ladies played with dedication, teamwork, and grit, despite falling to their opponents. They played two especially close games against Branksome Hall and Bayview Glen, only short of a win by 2 points. Izzy, Andrianna, and Chloe spiked and
On Saturday, Feb 24th the grade 6, U12 basketball team took to the court for their final tournament of the season. In their first game of the day, Crestwood faced the competitive team from RSGC. Our boys were focused and ready to set foot on the court for a 10:30am tip off. The game saw end to end play until half time
This past Saturday (February 24th) members of the U10 Basketball team came together early at Crescent to finish off their whirlwind season. The season started great with a few big wins followed by a slump in the tail end. Without reservation the team was ready to put a confident cap on their season. Facing off against Bayview Glen first Crestwood took the
This past Saturday, the Crestwood Boys U11 Basketball team arrived at Country Day School after a season of ups and downs, unsure of how the Championship Tournament would play out. After two brilliant games against Bayview Glen, the boys had made it to the Championship Finals against Country Day. After a fierce yet positive battle
Tuesday April 3rd 7:00 – 8:15pm – UPPER CANADA COLLEGE PREP (Weston Hall) “The Second-Goal Parent: Developing Winners in Life Through Sports” (75 minutes) Everyone wants to win. That’s the first goal in sports. But in youth and high school sports there is a second, more important goal: teaching life lessons through sports. In this
A big thank you goes out to the Art Committee members who helped with props for the French play and The Colour Wheel! Well done guys!! The Art Room is buzzing with ideas and creations in preparation for the Art Show and auction! There is still a lot of work to be done but we
On Thursday February 22, 1A had a special visit from the Scientists in the School. Scientist Fariba set up 4 amazing stations to teach us all about Energy! We learned about heat, light and solar energy and non-renewable and renewable energy. We did some amazing experiments as well. Thank you to our 4 wonderful parent
Dear Crestwood Parents: With your assistance, Crestwood School’s Community Service Committee is initiating a week-long food drive to assist those in need in the Toronto area. We will be collecting non-perishable food items to contribute to the Second Harvest Food Bank, beginning Monday, February 26th and running until Friday, March 2nd . The North York
The U12 basketball team rebounded, passed and shot their way to a convincing 37-19 win over the Bayview Glen Gryphons on Tuesday. An energetic first half performance by Max Babington got this going for the Cubs as they led by 7 at the break. The second half was highlighted by Finley Burke’s sharp shooting as
The U9 basketball team played TFS on Tuesday afternoon at Glendon. It was a defensive battle throughout the game with a final score of 12-8 for Crestwood. The whole team played exceptionally well, with Ben Maharaj leading the team in scoring. We are excited for our final tournament on Friday Feb. 23! -Coach Kanfi
Dear Parents, A few weeks ago, Crestwood students took part in an assembly during which they saw a performance, “The Power of One”, in which actors presented skits to vividly portray what bullying is, what can be done about it and how every child has “The Power of One”….. the power to report and deal
On Wednesday and Thursday, the Grade 6’s took part in a great Scientists in School session all about electricity. Students explored static and current electricity, built series and parallel circuits, tested conductors and insulators, explored electromagnets, simple motors, and used their own energy to power a generator. With Scientist Peter’s guidance, students were able to apply
The lone girl on the ice, Hannah Hurwitz set up two goals and Milo Tian registered 3 points as our U12 hockey defeated the UCC (gr.5) hockey team 6-1. The result was never in question as our team carried the play from puck drop until the final whistle. Jason Zhou had two points as did
On Tuesday, the Crestwood Badminton team hosted Branksome Hall for our second round of club play. Although illness had felled three of our players, our remaining athletes Ben, Chris, Jayin, Thato, and Evan rallied to compete in several doubles matches each. To vary the play, Crestwood players later teamed up with Branksome partners for some
The Crestwood community “brought the love” again this week for Gilo, Thomas, and Toni, our sponsored students in Tanzania. On Valentine’s Day, Crestwood students contributed toonies to don their red, white, and pink clothes for the day. We raised $387 in support of our sponsorship initiative. Way to go! As well, Crestwood Cares Community Service group
“Who was cursed as a baby by Malificent?” (Aurora/Sleeping Beauty) “In order to escape from Dumbledore, Slughorn turned himself into what piece of furniture?” (an armchair) These were just 2 of 100 literary trivia questions that our Kids’ Lit Quiz team faced on Monday, February 5 at the Toronto heat of the Kids’ Lit Quiz competition,
We are pleased to announce that our annual trip to Beaver Valley Ski Club on Friday was a great success. Beaver Valley boasts 20+ trails, ranging from beginner to advanced, as well as terrain for snowboards and trails for snowshoeing. This day provided an excellent opportunity for first time, novice or experienced skiers to enjoy the
