Crestwood sends a big congratulations to all of the Crescent Science Olympics participants last weekend: Quinn, Farnood, and Spencer in grade 4, Lindsay, Molly, and Raymond in grade 5, and Tamara, David, and Jordan N. in grade 6. The students showed amazing team work and science skills through intense challenges involving lasers, anatomy, forensics, electricity, […]
Dean Rabie delivers reading and writing assistive technology programmes to students in York Region and the Toronto District School board. Last year Dean provided our faculty with professional development in “Google Read and Write”. After “piloting” the programme in our Roots classes, we immediately recognized the significant impact this tool had on the learning of […]
On Wednesday, May 4th and Thursday, May 5th the U12 Crestwood Badminton team competed in Round 2 of the SSAF tournament. Congratulations to Josh Deng who brought his A-game on Wednesday and placed 4th overall. The competition was stiff and Josh demonstrated excellent skills, effort, and sportsmanship. Coach Green could not have been more impressed. Megan Laslop […]
This week award-winning author Liam O’Donnell visited with the Grades 3 and 4 classes. He showed us how writers and illustrators team up to turn ideas into full colour graphic novels. Drawing on his newest mystery series, Tank & Fizz, Liam shared a hands-on look at the scripts and sketches writers and illustrators create before moving […]
The Grade 7’s are hard at work building bridges during their Structures science unit. Using their knowledge of forces, form, and function, students have been challenged to build the lightest yet strongest bridge possible. They may only use 100 Popsicle sticks and one container of glue. Soon we will “test” these bridges by loading them […]
C.S.P.A. USED UNIFORM SALE MAY 17th – MAY 18th, 2016 Just a reminder that Friday May 13th is your last chance to drop off any “gently used” clothing at the main office. Please do not drop off any donations after this week. Please make our sorting job easier by not sending in clothing that is […]
The FUN starts here! The Family Fun Day Raffle is a fun raising activity to support programs that directly benefit the Crestwood School community, including the Welcome Back BBQ, Family Fun Day, Scientist in the School program, iPads for the classrooms, Smart Board replacement and the Winter Carnival. Last year, the raffle raised over $20,000, […]
Dear Parents, We would like to thank the following families and organizations for their generous donations towards our fun fair raffle: Adud family: Furniture from Arrow Furniture Dr. Jordan Bender-Aurora Periodontal Centre: Sonicare Electric Toothbrush Goldstein Family: Kitchen Aid Immersion Blender Neil Lu & Family: Gift cards from LCBO & Toys R Us […]
On Monday, April 25, First Nations speaker Emilie Corbiere visited with our Grade 3 and 5 students to complement what they are learning in Social Studies class. She brought in museum quality artifacts including eagle feathers, various skins, porcupine quill boxes and jewellery, beadwork, 70 year old snowshoes, a traditional jingle dress, dream catchers, drums, […]
The SSAF U12 boys’ ball hockey tournament took place on Tuesday with 20 schools across the GTA taking part. Crestwood finished with a 3-0 record in round robin play and allowed only one goal. The boys then went on to defeat the All Canadian Hockey School in the quarterfinal and Aurora Montessori in the semi before […]
On Tuesday April 12th, the Grade One classes participated in another wonderful workshop about “structures” through Scientists in the School. They worked in teams as “engineers” discovering the concepts needed to build strong structures. The children explored the role of fasteners with different materials using real tools. They examined a variety of natural and man-made […]
The Crestwood School Badminton Team participated in two separate tournaments this past week. On Wednesday Josh Deng, Grace Geng, and Eric Zhang competed in Round 1 of the SSAF Elementary Badminton Tournament. Grace and Eric partnered to take on Bond Academy and North Toronto Prep in the Mixed Doubles category. While Grace and Eric demonstrated […]
The Grade 3s spent Earth Day at Evergreen Brickworks. We hiked the trails to learn about plants and seeds. We were able to pick some seeds and plants that were growing and we tasted dill, chives, sumach, and even some edible flowers. In groups, we planted some mystery seeds in little cups that we […]
Thank you to everyone for your efforts and care during Earth Week this year. We were lucky to have beautiful days full of sunshine. We were also lucky to have a visit from Toronto Council Fire – an organization based in Toronto that does educational outreach. Kevin Myran runs a program called, “Little Embers” in […]
The Crestwood School Badminton Team participated in two separate tournaments this past week. On Wednesday Josh Deng, Grace Geng, and Eric Zhang competed in Round 1 of the SSAF Elementary Badminton Tournament. Grace and Eric partnered to take on Bond Academy and North Toronto Prep in the Mixed Doubles category. While Grace and Eric demonstrated […]
As a part of our Earth Week festivities, Anishinaabe storyteller, Kevin Myran, visited Crestwood School on Wednesday. Kevin arrived with his friends, Thunder and Dakota, and they told the most wonderful stories about animals and nature. Ask your children to tell you the stories of why the bear doesn’t have a tail and why the rabbit has […]
How do you get some Alligator Pie? You visit the Toronto Symphony Orchestra at Roy Thomson Hall like the Primary Division did on Tuesday. What a treat it was to hear famous Canadian poet Dennis Lee and a professional opera singer, paired up with the Toronto Orchestra. During our interactive session we listened to all of […]
On Monday, April 11, award winning Canadian author Kenneth Oppel visited with our Grade 5 and 6 students. It was an inspiring visit during which he talked about two of his exciting books: The Boundless and Silverwing. The Boundless mixes historical fiction with fantasy and adventure, along with realistic and memorable characters, which makes for an […]
This week the Grade 5’s spent an amazing day outside at Crawford Lake. We learned all about the Iroquoian village that existed there over 600 years ago, and experienced the local First Nations history. We touched a grinding stone, played lacrosse, and even made fire using birch bark and dried milkweed. From listening to Turtle […]
Some highlights and activities on tap for Earth Week. Birds of Garbage: Throughout Earth Week, you will see some very interesting birds hanging around. The Art Committee and the Eco Team joined forces to create a see through bird filled with garbage. Why can we see through it and why is there garbage inside it? […]
Mark your calendars on Tuesday May 17th and Wednesday May 18th, we will be holding our Used Uniform sale in the gym. This is a great opportunity to stock up on items for next year and to donate your gently used items that your children have outgrown. If you wish to donate any items to […]
The grade 7 field trip yesterday was a memorable experience at the Tiff Bell Lightbox. The grade 7 class was the first to make a documentary at TIFF. Brent who has been making documentaries for 15 years assisted us and we were honoured to have him help us make our documentary. There were 4 groups […]
Grade 3A and SKB partnered up this week to form a Reading Buddies Group. As the students read together they are developing safe and happy relationships with each other, practicing new skills, and improving their confidence in reading. This week Grade 3A students read aloud the adventures of Arthur to their “buddies”. After reading, the […]
Unit 4 in French class brings enthusiasm, movement, and creativity. In grade 4, students have begun the unit through physical exercise by singing and dancing, promoting a healthy lifestyle. “Suivez mes Pas” (follow my steps) introduces body parts, giving instructions, and will guide students to lead their own dances in French! (ex. avancez, reculez, et […]
The Spring sports season will get fired up next week with workouts scheduled for both U12 Softball and the Junior Track and Field. The U12 Co-Ed Softball team tryouts begin on Monday and will run from 3:40 – 4:40PM. Students are asked to arrive with glove, hat, and appropriate footwear (cleats and/or sneakers) and clothing. […]
Dear Parents, Crestwood is holding a Read-A-Thon to raise money for The Kidney Foundation of Canada, and we need your child’s help! This is a charity that is close to our hearts. In 2009, July Dorland, a student at Crestwood, was suffering from kidney disease. In need of a new kidney, her father was found to be a match. […]
The Art Room has been a buzz with ideas, debates, colours and creativity. All of the students, from grades 3 to 7 have been working hard to prepare beautiful pieces for our upcoming Art Show. This year, the theme for our auction is “Modern Masterpieces” and you will be impressed by the spectacular collaborative paintings […]
The Eco Warriors are happy to announce that we now have peas. Our garden is producing!! The students have researched several animals of concern: The little brown bat, the polar bear, and the dolphin. These animals’ populations are in danger and the Eco Team wants to help. Starting next term, the Eco Warriors will be […]
Crestwood teams have had a successful jammed packed Winter Season, which came to an end this past Friday March 4th. While our junior students were enjoying a fun filled day of skiing at Beaver Valley, our U12 hockey team battled on the ice to capture the U12 DIV11 Hockey Championships. The bond the boys and […]
Five B has been learning all about forces – tension, torsion, compression, and bending. We have looked at how these four forces affect the structures we see in the world. As a culminating activity, we have challenged ourselves to build strong bridges using a limited number of straws, tape, paperclips, and elastic bands. We tested […]