The Lirpaloof Bird only migrates to our area at the beginning of April. It is an extremely elusive bird, which means that it is very, very hard to find and will usually stay up high in the trees until it is time to find food. The Lirpaloof loves to eat seeds, small insects, and carrots. […]
Classes 6C, D and E had a lot of fun this week discovering how electrical currents work. Their study of this topic culminated with students designing parallel and series circuits. This hands-on activity was a great way to learn about the necessary components needed for electricity to flow along a conductor. David Battista […]
To the students at Crestwood Lower School, Anya Romanenko and all of the teachers who supported the Easter cards initiative. Belmont House and its seniors want to thank you for bringing us so much joy. seniorswishfoundation.com […]
Dear Parents, We had a true taste of Spring this week, with warm, sunny temperatures and lots of rainfall to end the week. Thank you for helping your child dress appropriately for the everchanging weather – keep it up! Junior students have been participating in a letter writing initiative this week. Ms. Romanenko has […]
After 11 weeks of learning and practising our multiplication facts, Grade 3A celebrated with an ice cream sundae party. Look at the smiles on our faces 🙂 Learning definitely feels great! We have learned tricks, rhymes and songs to remember and use the facts from 0 to 11. Now, we are ready to tackle division soon! Paula Georgiou […]
The Seniors Wish Foundation is asking for our help to bring some light and love to the seniors living at Belmont House. This organization works to build a connection between students and seniors and has been partnering with various private schools in the city to facilitate art workshops. At this time, they are unable […]
Can you estimate how many ‘Sea Creatures’ live in SKA? Guess Who? Can you guess who the artist is in SKA? Have a “whale” of a time this weekend! xo SKAÂ […]
5E had a visit from a real engineer this week, Mrs. Kanfi’s husband. Yoni Kanfi is a former Crestwood student who is also a civil engineer. Yoni spoke to the grade 5’s about his job and answered their questions relating to their “Forces on Structures” unit. It was great for the students to hear […]
I am happy to present the new artist of the month, Charlie Haddrell. Different styles, different interests, different ways to create is what makes each exhibition really unique. Charlie is the master of the line, he uses lines so freely in his drawings. He loves animals and studies them carefully as you can see […]
Using all the instruments from their music bag, SK’s are learning about rhythm while playing along to the words to Row Row Row Your Boat! Amanda Birchard […]
Top of the mornin’ to Crestwood School from SKB! The wee laddies and lassies had a fun filled St Patrick’s Day! We enjoyed lucky charms, a leprechaun hunt, and a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow! Everything was green in our classroom. Green shamrocks, green glitter, green food colouring, green grapes, […]
Dear Parents, We are thrilled to report the students came back from the long weekend feeling refreshed and ready to learn! Despite the lost hour of sleep on Sunday, we had a great week of growing and learning. We had our 1st ever St. Patrick’s Day celebration on Wednesday! It was a blast seeing […]
Top O’ the mornin to ye! Nothing finer than graphing Lucky Charms on St. Paddy’s Day in SKA! Carolyn Haywood & Christina Teixeira […]
Dear Parents, The second week of March has certainly been a wonderful one! The weather was on our side bringing us warm, spring-like temperatures which certainly lifted our spirits. We have some wonderful news to report ….. All the students and staff that have been tested thus far are NEGATIVE! That means that all […]
Long, long ago When the earth was new, The SKA dinosaurs swam and flew, We love to learn and we love to play Have a great day From SKA xo Carolyn Haywood & Christina Teixeira […]
Hello Crestwood Families! For the month of February, the junior music classes have been celebrating Black History Month and its rich musical background. The students in grade 5 and 6 ended the month by making some wonderful artist posters featuring African American artists who have created change in the musical world and used their […]
3A was faced with a STEM challenge this week. Our goal was to build a trap that would catch a sneaky little leprechaun in our classroom. We imagined what our traps would do, planned out what they would like, created our designs and then thought about improvements that we could make to our traps. Teeny […]
Dear Parents, The first week of March has certainly been difficult for everyone. We want to thank you all for your continued support and cooperation as we navigate this challenging time. We know this week brought a lot of worry, tension and confusion to our school community, and we appreciate your patience as we […]
The grade 6 science classes spent the week making models of our solar system. Students designed scale representations that dealt with multiple celestial relationships, including: the locations of terrestrial planets, gas giants, and dwarf planets; the relative positions of the sun, earth, and moon during both solar and lunar eclipses; and the appearance of […]
Our Grade 4 and 5 students celebrated World Cat Day on March 1st. Inspired by Warhol and Steinberg students have been working hard to create their own cat creation with a variety of medias. The Grade 6 classes are currently working on self-portraits. They are learning from great masters like Matisse, Picasso and Modigliani […]
Dear Parents, Our last week of February was a great one at Crestwood School. Luckily, the huge amounts of snowfall made for lots of fun recess play. Students are settling back into school routine, and are engaging in lots of exciting learning opportunities in their classrooms. On Tuesday, we celebrated Pink Shirt Day! The […]
Tuesday February 23rd was Pink Shirt Day at Crestwood School. It was wonderful to see so many Crestwood students wearing pink to send a very important message about bullying. Pink shirts are worn as a symbol and as recognition that bullying will not be tolerated at Crestwood School. […]
Thank you to all parents, guardians, students and staff for participating in our EduSafe App rollout. The safety of our students and staff has always been of the utmost importance and is only possible with complete community cooperation. We appreciate your continued support. * If your child is not attending school on a particular […]
Dear parents, Please take a moment to click here and read the latest notice from Toronto Public Health. Thank you. […]
The Grade 2 classes had a wonderful time reading for the MS Read-A-Thon! We are all thrilled to support such an important cause! –Ms Ingram, Ms Mandel and Ms Robinson […]
3A participated in a Valentine Catapult Challenge this week. We explored different ways to build catapults using simple materials and launched valentine candy as our projectiles. Both Lila and Xavier made catapults that launched their heart candy 400 cm or 4 m across our classroom. Try this challenge at home. Google “how to make a […]
Dear Parents, What a wild first week back at school! We were so thrilled we were able to welcome the students back to school, and with a fresh, thick coat of snow on the ground too! It was so wonderful to see the students back in their classrooms, with their friends, out at recess, […]
Donuts, Gumballs and Smarties Hooray! Crowns, Necklaces, Sundaes today! Brownies were sweet! Today was a treat! xo SKA […]
Talal and Roark in 2A take our ‘Musical Instrument Found Object Scavenger Hunt’ to the next level! –Amanda Birchard […]
Grade 1A and 1B would like to wish everyone a Very Happy Lunar New Year as well as a Very Happy Valentine’s Day! We did so many great activities to explore these holidays including a valentine candy experiment! Please enjoy our Chinese dragons and Valentine artwork. We are all looking very forward to being back at […]