A short note is required in order to recognize the amazing work of the Crestwood School Art Committee on the latest “Garage Band” stage set for the Grade One play. This group of boys and girls continuously sacrifice their free time to assist with special events throughout the school year. They did a great job on this particular project and
On Saturday, May 2nd students from grade 4, 5 and 6 offered their time to represent Crestwood at the 24th annual C.I.S. Junior Science Olympics hosted by Crescent School. There were representatives from 9 different schools in attendance. Representing Crestwood were: Grade 4’s Chiara Codron, Leila Agil & Willem Duyker. Grade 5’s: Tamara Nabulsi, William MacInnis &
The U12 softball team had two games this week. They had their home opener against Montcrest on Tuesday, followed by a big contest against UCC on Thursday. Crestwood started slow out of the gates while Montcrest opened the game with a 5 run first inning. Crestwood answered back as Cole E. smashed a big homerun
Every word makes a difference when you read for a cause. On Friday, April 24th, the Grade 3-6 Crestwood students participated in the Kidney Foundation Read-a-Thon. It took place in the gym between 2:30 until 3:30. The money raised will support the Kidney Foundation. The marathon began when the children opened their books, and read!
Grade 5 student Justice Balfour participates in competitive gymnastics on her own time. She logs many hours of practice and recently captured Silver AA (and Gold on the Beam) at the Ontario Championships for Canadian pre-novice Aspire. That is the first level of the National Gymnastics Development Program. By being one of the top 4 in the Province,
The following students will be representing their grades at the Junior Science Olympics held annually at Crescent School. This team will take part in a number of science challenges, competing against other school in the CIS. The Junior Science Olympics takes place on Saturday, May 2nd. Our Grade 4 student representatives are Chiara Codron, Leila Agil
The Art program at Crestwood School has yet again had the privilege of welcoming the world renowned engineer and model maker, Valeri Ivanov. His unique collection of scale working models based on the historical sketches of Renaissance engineers as well as his own inventions have been a part of some of the largest science museums
Crestwood continues to strive in order to raise environmental awareness throughout our school. One of our many initiatives is the battery recycling program. Although we did not win, the 25 Kg of batteries we collected contributed to a whopping total of 5000 Kg of batteries collected as a result of the Earth Rangers’ Battery Blitz. Every bit counts,
CBHL action continued on Tuesday with a tilt between the Red Wings and Bruins. The Red Wings came out of hibernation and smoked the Bruins with the score of 8-2. The Red Wings and Bruins were led by their captains Thurman Zarek and Josh Moozar. Zarek was able to pop two goals behind the Bruins goalie
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, and the Winter Carnival. Last year, the raffle raised over $20,000, we are hoping this year we can
Yesterday in CBHL action the Bruins bounced the Leafs 9-6. The Bruins were led by Josh Mooooooooooooozar and Jack Woynarski who both had four goals. The other marker belonged to Maya Shapiro. The Leafs responded with a hat trick from Brad Parker and singles by Liam Wagner, Mateo Rocha and Grigory Elkin. Tim Kufner blocked
Yesterday the Badminton Team hit the road to compete in an SSAF tournament. Meghan Laslop and Eric Zhang won 2 of their 4 games, Leon Lin came close in the single division with a final score of 21-19 and David Lawee and Aaron Wang had success in winning 1 of their games. All team members played
On Wednesday, April 15, Aboriginal speaker, Emilie Corbiere, visited with the Grade 5 and 6 classes to talk to the students about First Nations history, traditions and current state. She showed the students many interesting artifacts from her own collection that truly brought the information she was sharing to life. The students and teachers all
Please be sure to check out crestwood.edsby.com to keep up to date on all your child’s homework and extra curricular activities. If you have any difficulties logging in or have not received your Edsby Invitation please email luke.connors@crestwood.on.ca
The Crestwood Ball Hockey League got off to a great start this week as we were able to get in all three games. The Canadiens and Leafs battled on Tuesday for approximately 30 mins with the Habs eventually building a lead and holding on for a 8-4 win. Les Habitants were led by Captain Cole
Grade 4 classes spent the day at the Royal Ontario Museum investigating civilizations of the past and their relevance today. The grade 4’s were split into two smaller groups and were led through the exhibits by the ROM’s specialized staff. Highlights included a virtual tour of the inside of a tomb, an actual mummy, hieroglyphics,
The Crestwood Ball Hockey League will begin games on Tuesday with a clash between the Canadiens and Leafs. We will follow that up on Thursday with a twin bill of Rangers vs. Bruins and Blackhawks vs. Red Wings. The CBHL is a student run league emphasizing participation, exercise, basic hockey skills and most importantly FUN! Grade 4,5 and 6 members
After a long and successful Winter Sports Season we are readying ourselves for the Spring Sports launch. The Spring Season will include U12 Softball, Primary and Junior Track and Field and the Junior Ball Hockey League. Please ask your son/daughter to check the Sports Board after the March Break for further details regarding these teams.
The Eco Team has been working very hard! After inviting the Earth Rangers to come to the school, the kids took on the responsibility of the Battery Blitz. Alkaline batteries are prone to leaking potassium hydroxide, an agent that can cause respiratory, eye, and skin irritation. Plus, batteries not properly disposed of can be a fire
The U12 Co-ed Hockey ended their 2014/15 Season with a hard fought loss to Country Day School in the Div.2 final. Crestwood stormed out to a 4-1 lead but could not slow down the King City squad in the second or third periods. The boys and girls of Crestwood advanced to the final with a
On Saturday, the Boys Basketball team competed in the U12 championship tournament at Country Day School. Boy did they bring their A-game! Led by the stellar play of Daniel “D’animal” Jeon, Ethan “Gamer” Gazer, and Vinnie “the Microwave” Li, the Crestwood Cougars dominated their early opponents and pushed their way to championship finals against Trinity
On Tuesday the Grade 3 students investigated the impact of friction, gravity and magnetic force through a FORCE, OF COURSE workshop presented by Scientists in the Schools. We learned about natural forces like the eruptions of volcanoes and how the vortex of a tornado can uproot trees. We used catapults to measure the impact of forces
Congratulations to the U12 Girls Volleyball team for becoming CISAA 2015 DIV2 conference champions. The team went undefeated during their Final Tournament last Saturday at Bayview Glen. Exceptional team spirit, talent, determination, and dedication led to their five game sweep. Team members include Jillian Fabian, Jessica DeZwirek, Alexandra Paquin, Jordan Nikolov, Tamara Nabulsi, Erika Robeznieks, Pyper
On Wednesday the Grade One classes had their first visit from the Scientists in the Classroom. This first visit concentrated on the subject of Energy where they spent the day exploring the impact that energy has on our daily lives! It was an information filled day with many experiments: – they investigated thermal energy by
The Grade 6 students have been working on creating their self portraits. In order to help them through the process we were lucky to have Aino Anto a very talented artist and illustrator come in to run a workshop on how to use criticism as a tool. Students were given the opportunity to share their
At a very early age, our kids are getting introduced and exposed to technology and social media and the challenges they present. As parents, we need to be educated and aware of what’s out there, so we can help our children navigate this new world; keeping them safe while they explore all technology has to
Bonjour Crestwood!! It was so awesome to see the Earth Rangers and the unique animals they brought in to meet us. The Earth Rangers told me how proud they are of Crestwood for joining the battery recycling competition. Remember, we are competing against other Toronto schools to collect the most batteries to be recycled. If
This Artist of the Month is grade 5 student student Chloe Wertkin. Chloe is enjoying her first year here at Crestwood School.
Please be reminded that Friday, February 27th is the deadline for submission of Hot Lunch Forms for Term 3. Tuesday & Wednesday Clubs are now done. The last day for Monday Clubs is March 2nd and Thursday Clubs end on February 26th.
Yesterday, the U12 badminton team travelled to Branksome Hall for a friendly badminton tournament. Our small team consisting of Megan Laslop, Rebecca Shnaider, Aaron Wang, Leon Lin and Joshua Dang played non-stop. We competed against BSS and Branksome Hall. The teams played the best two out of three and left with some losses, wins and
