Author: Crestwood School News

Please note that our picture day will take place on Wednesday, February 9th. JK & SK  – Crestwood Gym uniform Grades 1 to 3 – white/blue polo shirt Grades 4-6 – white/blue polo shirt or white shirt and tie without sweater/sweatshirt. Please Note: These are only headshots of the individuals and there will be no class

  I am happy to invite you to the first of the year “Artist of the Month “ exhibit. Creating, learning and exploring different techniques and materials while discovering a way to express your ideas is a long and not always easy process. This artist worked hard and is ready to present his collection. Art

  Yesterday, in honour of Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Grade Sixes were fortunate enough to hear from Kathy Kacer, Carol Matas, and Eric Walters, three very talented authors who have dedicated their careers to educating others about the Holocaust through books and making sure that the tragic history is not forgotten. January 27th is a

  Dear Parents, We are finally saying goodbye to the long, cold month of January! We want to thank you for your support and patience during the first couple weeks back when we had to be online. While remote learning is never ideal, we are so proud of our students for their resilience and positive

  January 26 was Bell Let’s Talk Day. Now in its 12th year, Bell Let’s Talk Day hopes to raise both awareness and money for mental health, with the goal of eliminating the stigma around mental illness, supporting organizations across Canada to help improve mental health care access, and funding research that could one day offer promising treatments. On

  Please be reminded that re-enrolment forms and deposits are due on January 31st. We presently have more new applicants than we can accommodate, so if your re-enrolment form and deposit are not received by January 31st, we will be opening spots for the new applicants on February 1st. Parents can locate all of the

  Dear Parents, With in-school learning beginning on Monday, please note/ be reminded of the following: If you have traveled out of the country, your child may NOT return to school for 14 days from the date of their return to Toronto UNLESS the child has been FULLY VACCINATED (2 doses), and the second dose was

  Thank you so much to the Crestwood community for their amazing support of the Covenant House. A group of students in Grade 4, led by Jackson, Duncan, and Wesley, started the initiative, “Candy Canes for Cause”. The students sold candy canes at recesses over the past two weeks. All the proceeds from the sales

  Dear Parents, It’s hard to believe we have made it to the end of the term! We have finished off the calendar year with a week of fun, filled with both school and holiday spirit! We loved seeing students get into all the dress up days this week with lots of holiday projects and

  We are so proud to announce, the Crestwood community raised $2890 for Hopital Albert Schweitzer in Haiti! We are so impressed by the treats and privileges the students chose to give up, in order to donate the money for the patients in Haiti. Our giving tree is filled with all our house colour leaves

  In the story of the Three Little Pigs, each pig builds a house out of different materials.  The straw and the stick houses were blown down by the wolf. The brick house stood stable and strong. In 3A, just like the three little pigs and real engineers, we built houses for a fourth little pig

  Duncan & Jackson Tinkler with Wesley Ireland and with their friends will be selling Candy Canes for $1 with all monies raised going to Covenant House. Candy Canes will be for sale at Lunch recess on Monday and Wednesday next week. For nearly forty years, Covenant House has helped youth ignite their potential and

  Art has had a great number of different functions throughout its history: expression, communication, entertainment and healing. Being one of the most creative ways of expressing human experience, we have used art as a means of telling stories. This week I am inviting you to see the stories of two gr. 6 students, Lila

  The junior students are learning about Indigenous Canadian Music. Check out Laura Niquay (video below), who is a singer songwriter from Wemotaci, Quebec. She was nominated for the 2021 Polaris Music Prize. The Polaris Music Prize is a not-for-profit Canadian music award that celebrates creativity and diversity. We also listened to music from the 2014 and 2015 winners

  4A is getting into the holiday spirit with Jingle Bells! Amanda Birchard      

  Last week, Crestwood School’s Grade 6 students had the amazing opportunity to hear the story of a Holocaust survivor. This man’s name is Andy Réti, and I hope to be able to share his incredible journey that we all got to hear and see about on Thursday. I hope you can recognize the significance

  This month brings us a group of four very different and wonderful artists. Exhibition is open for students. This show has brought a lot of attention, discussion, and ideas. This week I will showcase two of our artists. Jasmine Chen with her detailed and realistic artwork using pencils, and Alon Hogan with his quick and

  Dear Parents, November has been a month filled with lots of wonderful learning experiences and exciting virtual events. The month started out with our much anticipated Book Fair! Thank you to all the parent volunteers who helped organize and facilitate this fabulous event. A big thank you to Ms. Bafaro for all her hard