Anthony McLean is an actor and speaker based in Toronto. He has presented at hundreds of schools from Eastern Canada to South Australia and on Friday he visited Crestwood School. He spoke to the entire student body in two separate talks. This Primary Division presentation gives students a good grasp of what bullying is: When
The holidays are upon us, and the Crestwood House Heads have organized a Holiday Food Drive on behalf of the North York Harvest Food Bank. The Food Drive will run from December 10th – December 18th. Donation bins will be located in the Atrium, and in the Junior building beside the gym. Homeroom teachers will keep
Mr. Connors’ computer classes will be taking part in an “Hour of Code” during their next couple of classes. The Hour of Code is a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify code and show that anybody can learn the basics. It is a global movement that allows students of all ages to choose from a variety
Please click here to see how Crestwood School’s support of The Children’s Book Bank helps less fortunate families throughout the GTA. The Children’s Book Bank is a charitable organization whose mission it is to provide free books and literacy support to the children of low-income families in Toronto. Located in Regent Park, The Children’s Book Bank
On November 31st, Grade 6 student Rachel Savlov performed at Pass the Music #2. This competition was created to raise money for the charity Kids in Camp so that less fortunate kids could go to camp. There were seven different camps that brought talented campers who won their camp talent show to compete. The camps were Camp
The girls volleyball team played their first game of the season against Holy Trinity School yesterday. Our players demonstrated excellent effort and enthusiasm. Grade 6 player Charli Abitbol led our team by serving up some great shots and also working to block the opposition. Coaches Levinsky and Green are proud of the progress and dedication that this
The Crestwood School Hockey Team began their season yesterday with a hard fought 6-1 loss to The Sterling Hall School Sharks. The Cougars started off slow but improved as the game progressed and we were able to create multiple scoring chances in every period. The hockey team was led by grade 6 player Cole Eichler
On Monday the Crestwood U12 Boys Basketball Team faced off against Sterling Hall. Luke Hamblin orchestrated the offense to perfection by getting everyone involved and scoring the ball when he needed to. Ethan Gazer had another strong effort playing his Boris Diaw game; at times aggressive rebounder while at others running the point and setting up bunnies
Our talented student artists have been exploring the magical world of Mandalas creating beautifully intricate masterpieces that are on display in the hall. We have decided to dedicate ten minutes of every art class to work on our Mandalas. Students have been remarking that they find the experience both calming and rewarding. Art committee has also
The U12 Boys Basketball season started up on Wednesday with a contest versus Holy Trinity School. The boys jumped out to an early lead in the first quarter as the Cougars worked hard and played together both on the offense and defence ends of the floor. Ethan Gazer and Aaron Vidal Ribas Smith handled the boards, as
Our Spring Concert on Thursday, May 28th, 2015 has been moved to Wednesday, May 27th, 2015. Please mark the change in your calendars. and The deadline for submission of hot lunch forms is on Friday, December 5th. Thank you.
Last week the Grade 6 students enjoyed a visit from The Scientists in the school as they explored the science behind powered and unpowered flight. They further discovered the properties of air and the principles of flight through hands on group activities. These science experts guided the students through the forces of flight by coordinating parachute drops, measuring human
The Grade Two Classes will be watching “The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley” at the Mississauga Living Arts Centre. This show will be a preview to the novel study we will be completing in second term. In a whirlwind musical travelogue, Flat Stanley – the ultimate exchange student – explores the globe and learns that
The Toronto Fire Fighters’ Toy Drive officially kicked-off on Nov. 10th, and on Thursday, December 4th we will be holding our annual Toy Drive LIVE at the Shops at Don Mills. We invite all teachers, students and families to join us at this fun and festive event. Global News will be broadcasting live from the Shops
JK, SK, and Grade One enjoyed an interactive, informative and fun presentation by the Dairy Farmers of Ontario. Each class learned about the various aspects of the Dairy industry. JK’s learned about Dairy goodness and making the most of milk. SK’s learned about careers in the dairy industry. The Grade Ones learned about the process
And so is the weather. It is sad to say but it looks like the days of plus temperatures have gone away until Spring. Please have your sons and daughters bring all necessary warm clothing to school so that they can comfortably enjoy their outdoor recess breaks.
Parent Teacher Interviews will take place on Thursday, November 20th. Please consider other parents and arrive and end your interviews on time. If you need more time with a particular teacher, arrange a separate meeting or phone call. The smooth running of our event relies on all parents and teachers keeping to the timetable. Thanks you in
Little Poppy Given to me Help me keep Canada Safe and free Elias remembers watching the planes fly by Lucas remembers buying hockey cards Ryan B remembers the Soldiers Lyla remembers going to New York Brayden remembers going on a bike ride Jade remembers sleeping at Grandmas house John remembers seeing the marching band Caelan
The Scholastic book fair at Crestwood was a huge success! The students were thrilled to buy new books and it was a pleasure to see children so excited about reading. Due to the success of the book fair, we now have many new books and a Scholastic credit to purchase books throughout the year. Thank
Calling all future engineers. On Thursday, November 13th the grade 3 classes were challenged to participate in a Structures and Stability workshop. They were faced with the tasks of creating strong and stable structures such as bridges. We learned about how structures all have certain purposes: they may span, contain or support. Structures must also
The Crestwood School House Heads would like to send a big thank you to everyone at Crestwood for making the clothing drive in support of the Pegasus Community Project a tremendous success! We collected nearly 30 bags of clothes, shoes, hats, gloves and other great items that Pegasus can sell in their store. Without your
The U12 flag football team finished their season in October playing with great honour and pride. During their final tournament the Cubs never quit despite the heavy odds against them. Matched up against teams fielding Grade 7 and 8 students the boys battled each and every possession impressing opposing players and coaches alike. The boys
Classes 3B and 3C visited the Apple Store at Sherway Gardens last week. Both classes created posters that promote living and working in urban and rural communities. They used Pages to create our fliers and we personalized our work with photos that we found on the internet. Each student walked away with a groovy, yellow t-shirt
This past Saturday, our U10 team had our finals. Luckily the weather held up for us as we played hard. Before we mention shout outs to all the players, we want to thank all the parents for their full support. Thank you for the helpful refreshments and treats; it helped fuel our mind, body, and
The U9 soccer team attended the annual soccer jamboree hosted by Crescent School on Friday. It was an exciting afternoon, filled with some excellent soccer. The U9 soccer team tied for first place to bring back the trophy to Crestwood School. In game 1, we played Crescent School. Crestwood started off strong and continued to push
The Crestwood U12 soccer squad ranked 8th, travelled to UCC for their final tournament of the season. Our first game was against the the host and number one ranked team, UCC. Crestwood started strongly with some good team play and were unfortunate when a lucky bounce setup UCC for their first goal. We fought back
The Crestwood X-country team completed their season on a high note this past Monday, October 20th. A group of 19 Crestwood athletes attended the CISAA finals along with over 1000 athletes from the CISAA. The skies opened up and the rain came down, but our spirit and fight were not affected! Running a 2000m course
The U11 Soccer Squad has had a very respectable season and enters their final tournament on Saturday at CDS as the third seed. They face Bayview Glen and Holy Trinity in their first two matches and these results will determine their next game. We wish all players and coaches all the best at the championship
The U12 Soccer squad battled a soggy pitch and a hard working Montcrest team to land a 4-1 victory at the Glendon Field this past week. The slippery sod did not help Crestwood’s ball control game but they adapted quickly to pop two tallies per half with Blake Haber, Jesse Codron and Alex Korda all
On Thursday, Grade five and six had a special guest speaker pay a visit to Crestwood School as part of their Social Studies units. Grade Five is currently studying Aspects of Canadian Government and Grade Six are focusing on the Canadian experience. Jennifer Blitzer is a lawyer who has worked for the Provincial Government including
