3C Talent Show!
“Chris in 3C brought in his guitar and graced us with his skills in another 3C talent show! How lucky are we? Thank you Chris for a great performance, the class loved it!” Mrs. Birchard
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COVID-19 Vaccines for Kids Webinar Recording
Dear Parents, If you were unable to attend Wednesday night’s Live Webinar, please check it out. Click here to view recording. Passcode: 6BH9u&Li Thank you once again to our parent panelists, Dr. Isaac Bogoch and Dr. Sergio Borgia.
“Double This That”
“3B experimented with rhyme, instruments and creative movement using a poem called “Double This That” – we hope you enjoy it!” Mrs. Birchard
Helping Our Community in SKA
So remember …… Only in an Emergency NEVER for fun Dial this number 911 You never know who will show up at your door That’s what firefighters are for! Xo SKA
CSPA Meeting Recording
Thank you to all parents for attending our meeting on Wednesday morning. If you were unable to join us please take a moment to watch our recorded meeting. Click here for cloud recording. Password: a9*r=4R? Thank you for your participation.
Sports Report
Our return to intramural sports this year was embraced by eager students from grades 3-6. Although a slightly different season than in previous years, the return to sports filled a void in school life that was felt by many. Over 160 students took part in our intramural sports program. Congratulations to our 2021-22 cross
Artist of Month – Alizeh Ahmed Fazal
Congratulations to Alizeh Ahmed-Fazal She is the Artist of the month!!! Bright colours of her dreamy landscapes with detailed botanical illustrations and happy characters will let you peek into Alizeh’s beautiful world. Anya Romanenko
3A Engineering Basics
Do you like using your imagination to build things that solve problems? If you do, you’re thinking like an engineer! 3A identified and solved the problem of how to scratch an itchy back by designing and creating our very own back scratchers. First, we started by gathering some materials. We decided that we would
Breaking Book Fair Sales Records!
Wow! Crestwood students love their books! Our Scholastic Book Fair was a huge success! Our fair sold over $18,000 worth of books between the in person and virtual fairs! Your investment in your reader helped our school to earn valuable Rewards that can be redeemed for new books for our school. Thank you to all families, teachers, and students who participated,
Book Fair Open Until Midnight
The virtual Scholastic book fair is open until midnight tonight! A great opportunity to get some items that may have been overlooked at the fair! Thank you for all of your support and enjoy the new books! https://virtualbookfairs.scholastic.ca/pages/5161129
Way to go, Crestwood!
Thank you so much to the Crestwood Community for generously donating goods and monetary donations to support Share Your Smiles and the Anduhyaun shelter. This week, the community service team packed care packages filled with essential care items and Olivia and Maya will be delivering the packages. The shelter will be passing them out to Indigenous women and
Parent Pickup Progress
A couple of small changes to our Parent Pick-up procedures have made a BIG impact. Notes for your consideration: We are now using Ipads to communicate to the teachers when you arrive to collect your child. Zone 1 line-up area remains the same. Zone 2 cars are asked to pass through the back parking lot and
Art Room Rumblings
Last week, the week before Halloween and the entire month of October was super busy in the art room: Ideas, decisions, and creations. All students from Gr4-6 were busy working on decorations for the school, school yard and Haunted House!!! Individuals and groups were creating ghosts, funny and scary skeletons, zombies, black cats, bats,
COVID Vaccinations For Our Children
Dear Parents, With vaccines for children ages 5-11 on the horizon, I thought it would be a good idea for you to hear from two infectious disease specialists. We are fortunate to have two such doctors whose children attend Crestwood School. Dr. Sergio Borgia and Dr. Isaac Bogoch have kindly agreed to hear about any
Parent/Teacher Meeting Bookings
All parent teacher meeting bookings will take place through Edsby. The ability to book your appointments will begin on Tuesday (Nov.9th) morning at 9AM and will remain open until Tuesday, November 16th at 3pm. Parents will receive an automated message in Edsby linking you to the live bookings. Please note that all meetings will
Matter Mania!
This week students in the Grade 5 worked with professional scientists in order to discover more about solids, liquids and gases. The students were visited by a virtual presenter from the organization “Scientists in the School” and used their knowledge of matter to perform chemical experiments in the hopes of identifying a mystery substance. It was
COVID-19 Vaccination for Children
October 29, 2021 Dear Parent or Guardian: Re: COVID-19 Vaccination for Children Dr. Eileen de Villa Medical Officer of Health Tel: 416-338-7820 Fax: 416-392-0713 eileen.devilla@toronto.ca toronto.ca/health Toronto Public Health is preparing to vaccinate children between the ages of 5 to 11 once the vaccine is approved for this age group and the Ministry of Health
PrinciPALs
Dear Parents, We have had a “spooktacular” October, ending with an incredible Halloween celebration today. Thank you to Mr. Cooper and the House Heads for organizing a wide variety of fun activities for us. And thank you to the CSPA for providing some extra spooky Halloween decorations for our Haunted House! A special shoutout
Gr.4-6 Uniform Update
Dear Parents, We have heard several concerns regarding students’ discomfort when wearing the tie and mask. As a compromise, we have agreed to allow students to wear their button-down shirts without a tie (if they wish). Thank you for your continued cooperation. Dalia Eisen
Our Scholastic Book Fair is Coming!
Dear Crestwood Families, Don’t forget, our school is hosting a Scholastic Book Fair from Tuesday, November 2-Thursday, November 4, 2021. The Scholastic Book Fair is a fantastic way to continue to give our students access to the books they want to read. We are so happy that our students can interact with the Fair at
A Visit from Illustrator Soyeon Kim
This week, the 4C and 4D classes had a lesson with Soyeon Kim, illustrator of the children’s books ‘You are Never Alone’ and ‘You are Stardust’. The children created forest and ocean themed dioramas that fit perfectly into their science topic of Habitats. Soyeon Kim demonstrated some creative art techniques, making background and foreground
Gr.2 Fall Feels
The students in Grade 2 have been enjoying learning all about Autumn/Fall and giving thanks. They have creatively expressed their feelings about being thankful through poetry and written expression. Have a look at the amazing Grade 2 classroom doors! We must all be thankful! Ms. Ingram and Ms. Mandel
Squid Game
Dear Parents, As I’m sure many of you are aware, there is a new series on Netflix called “Squid Game”. It seems that many of our students are talking about it and imitating the “game”. The content is totally inappropriate for kids and even for adults it is quite disturbing. Please keep an eye
Come One, Come All!
Reminder: Our Scholastic Book Fair is Coming! Dear Families, Don’t forget, our school is hosting a Scholastic Book Fair from Tuesday, November 2-Thursday, November 4, 2021. Click here to volunteer: volunteersignup.org/FFE9J The Scholastic Book Fair is a fantastic way to continue to give our students access to the books they want to read. We
Getting to Know, Martine Racanelli!
Hello! My name is Martine Racanelli and I am teaching class 3D this year – I’m so excited to be joining the Crestwood community! I come to Crestwood after having taught in the Halton District School Board for the past 6 years. Previously I’ve taught grades 3, 5 and 6 and spent one school
Getting to Know, Katie Smith!
Hi everyone! I joined Crestwood this September and I am currently teaching 6C! I graduated from the Master of Arts in Child Study and Education Program at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. Additionally, I am a qualified Special Education teacher and hold my Honours Bachelor of Arts in Social Psychology. I fell
Hot ‘Happy” Buns
From body to Orff instruments, 3C rocks “Hot Cross Buns” – Great job 3C! Amanda Birchard
Mandala Art and How it Helps Us
The word Mandala comes from the ancient Indian language (Sanskrit) and means a Circle or Center. Mandala is drawn from the central point and surrounded by patterns and lines that are connected and interrelated. A drawing of Mandala is used to maintain the mind. We start each art class with this great exercise. 5
Scholastic Book Fair is Back!
The Scholastic Book Fair is back! This year we will be having a live AND a virtual book fair. Please check your child’s backpack for a more detailed note and flyer. Volunteer opportunities for “Crestwood Scholastic Book Fair” are now open. Please click on the following web link (or copy it into your web
Mining for Chocolate Chips in 3A
In Social Studies, we have been learning about land use in Ontario. Mining is a big industry in our province. It has both negative and positive impacts for our environment and economy. 3A used chocolate chip cookies to represent our land in order to mine out the chocolate chips. As we picked away at
