The Tour for Humanity rolled onto the Crestwood School campus on Thursday and spent two full days delivering a relevant and inspiring educational experience for Junior students. The T4H cost $1.2 million to conceive, design and build. It is a 30-seat, wheel-chair accessible, state-of-the-art, technologically advanced mobile education centre that presents information on the
The U10 Soccer squad defeated Sterling Hall yesterday in a tightly contested game. It was a back and forth affair from the first whistle with Spencer MacInnis and Farnood Tajbakhsh backstopping the Cougars with many terrific saves. We took a 1-0 lead as Beckett Sennecke bulged the twine with a nice effort. Sterling Hall replied shortly after
The U12 Girls basketball team started the season on the right note yesterday as they defeated St. Clement’s by a score of 35-11. The offense was led by Maya Shapiro, who made it rain from inside and out. Molly Hektor was equally adept at both ends of the court. First year student Amy Cai controlled the boards and finished
The U9 soccer team played a stellar game yesterday against Sterling Hall. Mikhael popped the first goal of the season for Crestwood with a beautiful effort. We shared the ball and used quick passes to carry the play. The players hustled and showed great competitive spirit from the start to the last whistle. Adam and Mikhail made several outstanding saves against
Just a little note regarding Crestwood School uniform purchasing. You can purchase whatever you need by dropping by Crestwood Preparatory College any Monday from 2:30 to 4:30PM. Or you can order online at www.paragonblu.ca and pick up here at Crestwood School. ALSO Please add to your calendar the Used Uniform Sale at Crestwood School on Wednesday,
The Art students in grades 5, 6 and 7 will be celebrating this fall season by creating scarecrows to decorate the school. This project is eco-friendly and we need your help in supplying some of the materials. In order to build out creations we could use some of the following. The pictures below are just
The Junior Choir and the Art Committee are very excited this year as we are doing a combined retreat at Camp Tawingo from Oct 16-18, 2015. Further information will be sent home next week with details of this annual trip. It is a fun and educational weekend away, full of music and art and a great
On Monday, the Grade 3’s had an a”MOO”zing visit from The Dairy Farmers of Ontario. Our instructor taught us what it’s like to live in a rural community and how farming has turned into a “high tech” business. We had the opportunity to discuss how the milk gets to urban centers; we explored a dairy
On October 1st and 2nd, Crestwood’s students from Grades 4-7 will be participating in The Tour for Humanity. This is a technologically advanced, state-of-the-art, mobile human rights education centre that educates students about human rights issues and intolerance in an age appropriate manner. Its goal is to initiate discussion and inspire and empower students to
The Crestwood School Parents’ Association is pleased to announce that they will be hosting a Used Uniform Sale held in the Crestwood School gym on Wednesday, October 14th from 8:00 am – 10:00 am and then from 3:00 pm until 4:30 pm. On display will be various uniform items in an assortment of sizes. The Crestwood
Salut, my name is Mlle Phardis and I am teaching grade 4 and 5 French this year at Crestwood School. At the junior level I am focusing on increasing student’s ability to communicate in French by building on their ability to speak, write, listen, and read in a second (or even third) language. I motivate
My name is Sara Suckstorff, the new grade 6 and 7 math and science teacher. I recently moved to Toronto from Charlotte, North Carolina. I taught grade 6 math and science for seven years at an International Baccalaureate middle school in Charlotte. Before that, I was born and raised in Michigan and attended the University
It has been a successful week of tryouts for all of our fall teams. We will continue next week. The following teams will take to the field and/or gym on Monday, September 21st. U13, 12 and 10 soccer teams as well as the U12 girls basketball team at 3:40pm for their second try out. The X-country team practice will
A big welcome to all parents who took the time to accept their invite and setup their profile for the 2015/16 school year. Thank you to those parents who dropped by to speak to me in order to get their Edsby logins straightened away. The number of students and parents actively using the Edsby system is certainly encouraging. If you
Crestwood School’s student learning system, Edsby, is set to launch tomorrow. Edsby is a window to your child’s day-to-day activities at Crestwood School; providing up to date school news, daily homework, class, team and group calendars as well as much more. All parents who are new to our school or parents who were unable to activate their
The 2015/16 Crestwood School Athletic season kicks off tomorrow with tryouts for the U10, U12 and U13 Soccer Teams taking place from 3:45-4:45PM at the Glendon field. The U12 Girls Basketball tryouts will jump off tomorrow as well. Tryouts will take place after school from 3:45-4:45PM. The Junior (Gr.4-7) X-Country Team will also get started
Crestwood School Curriculum Nights will run on Wednesday for JK-2 and on Thursday for Grades 3-7. These annual events provide an opportunity to meet all of your child’s teachers, learn about the day-to-day routines as well as the specific academic expectations. It is a night not be missed by new and experienced Crestwood School parents
On Friday, May 22nd the Grade 5 students at Crestwood School travelled to the Royal Ontario Museum. They examined artifacts, were told several legends and myths and were able to inspect mummies. To begin with, I will discuss some artifacts found in Room 6. There were many stations, so you couldn’t get around to all, but
As an extension to our unit on Pioneers this term, the Grade 3’s visited Black Creek Pioneer Village on May 28th appropriately dressed in pioneer clothing! We participated in two hands-on programs. The first workshop was called Many Hands. We explored the lifestyles of the pioneers by using the tools, methods and recipes, which were commonplace on a
Please check your homes, cottages, cars etc for Crestwood library books and return them right away! Many children have multiple books out, including birthday books, that need to be collected. Please contact Lara Bafaro at lara.bafaro@crestwood.on.ca if you would like to know specific titles that your child has out. If your child has lost a
As a culminating event to our study of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, students in classes’ 6D and 6E presented a smorgasbord of scenes from the play. Each performance was delicately crafted and meticulously worked on. The presentations were incredible. Standing ovations for all. Very proud of my Elizabethan Players! ‘A Kingdom for a stage, Princes to act, and Monarchs
Once again, the Parents’ association is holding the annual Fun Fair on June 9th, 2015. It is always a fantastic event that everyone looks forward to at the end of the year. In order to run it properly, we urgently require dedicated volunteers to help supervise the inflatable games for 45 minute periods, starting at
The U12 Softball team continues to roll along in league play as they gear up for their year end tournament at UCC on Saturday. The Cougars racked up wins versus Country Day School on Wednesday and Pickering on Thursday. The bats were alive on Wednesday as the Crestwood squad posted no fewer than 4 runs per
On Wednesday, May 20th, the grade 1’s, 2’s and 3’s had some very special visitors. Kevin Myran is an aboriginal story teller who works with the Toronto Council Fire and runs a program called “Little Embers”. He told Madame Martin that he would love to come to Crestwood, meet the kids, and talk to them
The Nicola’s Kids Triathlon is a fun event for kids 3-14 years old. It emphasizes completion not competition. You can race all three segments on your own or form a relay with friends. All for fun and a good cause. The Nicola’s Cup is awarded to the school/group with the most points. When you register,
On Wednesday, May 13, the Silver Birch Express bookclub went to the Festival of Trees at Harbourfront to attend the author award ceremony. It was great fun to hear the different authors speak and very exciting to hear the winner announced. We also went to a presentation by Eric Walters and learned about his orphanages in
On Monday, May 11, the JK to grade 2s had an author visit with Canadian author and illustrator Ruth Ohi. The children learned about how books are made, where to get story ideas and how to draw in a carefree and fun manner. They were also given an opportunity to practice some of the illustrating methods,
The Grade 4’s visited Medieval Times on Wednesday. We first explored the front entrance and were granted a tour of their horse stable. We then entered the stadium where we were served a frosty beverage. Then the action got started. We saw horses doing tricks, knights battling for supremacy, other outside kingdoms attacking one another,
For all the hard work done by the Eco Team this year, Crestwood School treated them to a morning at the ROM. The team has been hauling recycling and meeting at lunch times to discuss and plan a greener school all year long. We thought this warranted a reward. On May 1st, Mme. Martin, Ms.
