Ms. Calway’s 5C students have been exploring various community service opportunities as of late and have asked if they could do some charity work as a group. The students came to a consensus and decided to bring in their old books to donate to The Children’s Book Bank downtown (www.childrensbookbank.com), a local charity that gives […]
Category: Community Service
Holiday Food Drive
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 […]
Clothing Drive a Success
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 […]
Read-a-thon Wraps Up
On Monday the entire Junior Division met in the Crestwood gymnasium for a 2 hour read-a-thon. The book selections included Out of My Mind, Batman Hush, Wonder, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Series of Unfortunate Events, and the list goes on and on. The two things evident on this day was the childrens’ love of literature […]
The Kidney Foundation Read-a-thon
Crestwood School’s Read-a-thon to raise money for The Kidney Foundation of Canada is into it’s second week. Our participant’s book spines are proudly displayed in the Jr. Hall and Atrium. Please hand in you book spine if you have not done so already. Be sure to do your reading this weekend! Be reminded that our […]
Update on Typhoon Haiyan Fundraiser
Crestwood School’s recent “Skip It” fundraising initiative focused on the Typhoon Haiyan relief efforts. The “Skip It” fundraiser asks participants to skip/give up/sacrifice a treat or privilege, and to donate the money that would have been spent to the fundraiser. This is an opportunity for our students to make the conscious choice to give to people […]
Skip It!
Dear Crestwood Families, Community Service has long been an important part of student life at Crestwood; students embrace opportunities to support global and local causes because they know that their efforts can make a difference and help others in need. At an assembly today, Crestwood’s House Heads outlined the devastation in the Phillippines and other […]