Toonie Tuesday!

Toonie Tuesday is on Tuesday, October 22nd. Please be reminded that students are required to contribute a toonie in order to wear casual clothes (non-uniform) on these special days. Homeroom teachers will collect the toonies and all monies will be used to fund our “Crestwood Cares” community service initiatives. Thank you for your continued support. -Crestwood […]

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BBQ, Food Drive and Terry Fox!

Thank you for your help with the welcome back barbecue. It was a great success. It is a long list and we are sure to be missing some people but special thanks to Ashley Downie, Chris Alphonse, Tess, Patti Hektor, Mr. Cooper and the House Heads, Julie Dergal, Connie Franklin, Monique St. Onge, Dovrat Puterman, Teresa DeGasperis, Jennifer […]

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Getting to know Kelsey Patton

I joined the Crestwood community last spring and I am currently teaching 3B. I seek to foster curiosity, discovery, and confidence by utilizing teaching strategies that are participatory, engaging, and fun. ​I graduated from the Master of Teaching Program at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education with a major research paper on Inclusive Education Strategies. […]

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Crestwood Community Service Impacting Lives

Dear Crestwood, Thank you so much for the generous donation to our student nutrition programs.  It is so wonderful to know that students are helping out which has a remarkable impact on the lives of many vulnerable children across the city.  Please convey my gratitude to your students for their good will and generosity.  The […]

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CSPA Meeting Minutes – Sept 12, 2017

CSPA Meeting Minutes   Sept 12, 2017 CSPA Executive Team…President – Melanie Morel…Co-Vice President – Pam Sulpizi Co-Vice President – Renita Greener..Treasure – Maryann Francis.. Secretary – Linda Fata-Glover   Opening A big welcome and thank you from Melanie Morel. Introductions of the CSPA team made. CSPA focus is to enhance our students learning environment through […]

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Getting to know Amanda Perri

Current Title: Grade 5B homeroom teacher Academic Background: BA (hons) Psychology, Ryerson ’12; MA Child Study and Education, University of Toronto ’14, RECE, OCT, BCBA Biography: After graduating, in addition to completing Special Education Additional Qualifications, I pursued a post-graduate program in Applied Behavioural Analysis, working towards certification as a Board Certified Behavioural Analyst (BCBA). This involved 3 […]

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Wonderland Performance

The junior choir recently finished their year with a performance at Canada’s Wonderland Festival of Music.  They performed three songs for an adjudicator who gave them great feedback and afterwards were able to spend the afternoon enjoying the rides.  Ms. Spigott would like to acknowledge and thank all of the members of Crestwood’s primary and […]

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Community Service Visit Veterans

This week, Crestwood’s Community Service Team went to Sunnybrook’s Veterans Centre.  In the weeks leading up to this trip, the team had decorated small flower pots and planted pansies to bring as gifts.  Students met with veterans from World War 2 and the Korean War who shared their stories, experiences, and even some memorabilia.  The […]

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So you think you can Dance?

Dancing – it’s fun to do, it’s entertaining to watch and it’s a great way to exercise. And it’s at its best when done in a group. Crestwood School welcomed dance teacher Niky Johnson this past week.  Johnson travels throughout the CIS community delivering dance instruction to large and small groups alike. She believes dance is a celebration […]

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Pioneer Village Visit

Today the grade 3 classes visited Black Creek Pioneer Village to further investigate Communities in Canada from 1780-1850. Students participated in a highly interactive workshop called “Hands on History” where they explored how to card wool, operate a loom and produce on the printing press. Immediately following the workshop students had time to visit the many […]

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Donations and Sponsorships Still Available!!!

Dear Crestwood Parents, As Crestwood’s 25th annual Family Fun Day is fast approaching on Tuesday June 13th, we wanted to say thank you to all the families who have generously sponsored and donated to our event. We truly appreciate it!!!  This is just a reminder that there is still time to sponsor and donate items. Every […]

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Conservation @Kortright

The grade 6’s braved the rain yesterday for a great afternoon trip to the Kortright Centre for Conservation.  Students learned about some of Ontario’s invasive species (like the Emerald Ash Borer), how scientists classify organisms (Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species), Ontario’s turtle and snake population (and were able to pet a snake!), and […]

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Track & Field Finals

It was a perfect day at York University on Tuesday, May 23rd, when we successfully competed in the CISAA U14 Championship track finals. With 825 athletes from 30 schools competing on day 1 of the finals, our Crestwood team excelled both on the track and in the field. Your teamwork, focus and support for one another all season long was inspiring, pushing you […]

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Spring Concert Preparation

Dear parents, Please take a moment to read over these simple instructions in preparation for next week’s Spring Concert. Reminders for students: Please remember to bring instruments and music books on Monday (if you have class), TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY for all grade 4,5 and 6’s. We are walking to Lawrence Park Community Church for our dress rehearsals on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. Please dress for the […]

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Project Give Back

Project Give Back is a passion-based program designed for elementary students to develop empathy, build character, and ignite community minded citizens. It was started in 2008, when Ellen realized that the program she was running in her grade 4 classroom was having such an incredible impact on the children who participated. She needed to spread […]

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