The Art Room is always a place for creative people. This year is very special as our show is back on schedule for May 24th and 25th and everyone is excited to be a part of it. At the same time our monthly mini exhibition of the “Artist of the Month” continues and we
Category: Crestwood News
We Stand With Ukraine
Dear Parents, We are initiating 2 separate donation drives to support Ukraine. Anya Romanenko and her family have started an initiative called “Kids Create Ukraine – a family and friends initiative bringing creativity and joy to the children of Ukraine”. The idea behind this initiative: “We chose art to offer a glimpse of play
Crestwood Clubs Kick Off Next Week!
Are you in Gr, 4, love to sing and want to make a music video!? Then we have the club for you! Meet with Ms. Birchard and Ms. Green in Ms. Birchard’s Music Room starting this Wednesday, April 27th at 12:20 PM. We will be learning the song “Lost Together” by Blue Rodeo. Hope
Earth Week 2022
Next week during Earth Week, along with other activities, on Wednesday students will have the opportunity to make a guess of how many candies are in our guessing jar. Each student will get 1 free guess. Additional guesses can be purchased for a $1 per guess donation up to a maximum of $5. The winner
Used Uniform Sale – Coming Soon
Dear Parents, The CSPA will be holding our Annual Used Uniform Sale in the gymnasium on Tuesday, May 17th and Wednesday, May 18th from 8:30 – 10:30 AM. Any parents who have gently used uniform items and wish to donate them, please drop them off in the main office and we will handle the rest. We kindly ask that they
Mask Mandate Ends
Dear Parents, As mentioned in my previous email, we are ending our mask mandate as of Tuesday, April 19th. As a parent, it’s your call. However, I would strongly suggest that your child continues to wear a mask when indoors. We have reminded the students that everyone is entitled to whatever choice they make,
The Gr. 2’s Elusive Lirpaloof Bird Search
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. It has bright
Crestwood Sports Spring Into Action
We are very excited to offer CISAA interschool sports this spring. Click here for all of your Spring Sports info. Track & Field: All interested athletes from grade 4-6 that wish to participate in track and field are welcomed. Please sign your name to the signup sheet outside of our gymnasium. Practise will take
CSPA Meeting on Tuesday
Our next Crestwood School Parents’ Association Meeting will take place on Tuesday, April 5th at 9:30AM. The meeting will take place via Zoom. Our agenda and meeting link to follow soon. We encourage all to attend. CSPA
Mask Mandate Extended
Dear Parents, After much consideration, given the fact that some staff and students that have tested positive for COVID-19 this week, we have decided to extend the mask mandate until Tuesday, April 19th (the day after Easter Monday). We will re-evaluate the situation then. Thank you in advance for your understanding. Yours truly, Dalia Eisen
Gr.3 Learn About CNIB
This term, Grade 3 students have been learning about the life of Helen Keller. Earlier this week, they had the opportunity to have a Zoom workshop with Rhonda Underhill-Gray from the Canada National Institute for the Blind. Students explored the braille alphabet and learned how the two handed manual alphabet works. (This is the alphabet
House Head Applicants 22/23
Are you in Grade 4 or 5? Do you want to be a leader? Do you like fun and adventure? Do you have lots of spirit and ready to get people energized and involved? Are you organized enough to work independently and as part of a team? If you answered yes to those
Support for Ukraine
Earlier this week, students in Grades 2-6 watched a short virtual assembly outlining the conflict that is happening in Ukraine right now. We know many of our students are worried and eager to help. Students have been creating peace posters in support of the Ukrainian people and we have received lots of questions about how
PrinciPALs
Dear Parents, February was a short, but busy, month at Crestwood! We started the month celebrating the Lunar New Year. Students came dressed in red to bring good luck for the Year of the Tiger. We also kicked off our MS Read-a-thon fundraiser with a virtual assembly. Students were asked to read as much
Hot Chocolate/Cookie MS Fundraiser
For the month of February, Crestwood students have been working together to read as much as they can. Along with all of their reading, many students have donated to our online M.S. Read-a-thon page. When we first started this fundraiser, we set a goal for our school to raise $2,000. We have exceeded our
Candy Canes for a Cause
Crestwood school ended last term with an amazing initiative spearheaded by a group of Grade 4 students. The event, Candy Canes for a Cause, saw Crestwood students purchase candy canes, with all the proceeds from the sale going to The Covenant House, the largest agency in Canada serving youth who are homeless, trafficked or at risk. The
MS Read-a-thon Report
Students got cozy today in support of Canadians living with MS! Thank you to everyone who came dressed in PJ’s ready to cozy up with a good book and a sweet treat. We were blown away by the generous donations brought by our Crestwood community to add a sweet treat to their MS readathon
Kindness Cards
The community service team has been busy this week with a new kindness initiative! Junior students were asked to visit the Kindness station at lunch recess this week to write kindness cards to their peers and teachers. The community service team has been busy delivering these kindness cards, and beginning to form our Kindness
Crestwood’s Grade 5 Classes Pioneer iheart Programme in Canada
Crestwood’s Grade 5 students have just completed the second week of a course called Innate Health Education and Resilience Training, (iheart). This course was developed in the United Kingdom to educate children about their innate resilience, with notable success. 98% of children who have taken the course have noticed positive changes in themselves at
Great News!
The Ministry of Education has provided an update regarding their health, safety, and operational guidance for schools. This is great news for our students that are in grade 3-6 that are eager to return to intramural sports safely. Games/practices will take place either during morning recess 8:15am-8:55am and/or during afternoon lunchtime recess 12:30-1:00pm. If
Male Mentors
Yesterday the Male Mentors and those who identify as he/him at the Crestwood community joined to support our female students and staff for their annual Because I am A Girl Day. We ran a cooperative initiative called the Moosehide Campaign, which seeks to end all violence against women and children by calling men and boys
Black History Month
Black History Month continued this week at Crestwood. During homeroom this week, students were introduced to the lives of 5 individuals who have made significant contributions to Canada’s history. The week began with a look at Portia White, who in 1944 became the first Canadian invited to perform at New York City’s prestigious Town Hall
Science – Grade 7
Recently, the Grade 7 students designed and carried out a scientific inquiry investigating the effectiveness of one material’s ability to protect against exposure to ultraviolet radiation. In order to test the effectiveness of their selected materials, which included sunscreens, fabrics, lenses, sand and saltwater, the students used special
MS Read-a-thon
This year, Crestwood is participating in the MS Read-A-Thon! Whether it’s a thirty-page book or a three-hundred-page book, every student is trying their best to read as much as possible. Our goal is to raise $2,000 by February 28th. So far, we have raised about $670, but if we all work together to support
Rockin’ out with 5A!
Students are hard at work learning tabs and the C7 chord on the ukulele. Brandi Taylor
CPC – Weekly Attendance Update
Dear Parents and Guardians, We would like to thank you and your children for your cooperation in another successful positive week in the return to in-person learning. Your continued cooperation is needed with respect to safety protocols and screening. Please ensure that the following is taking place: Students are bringing proper masks and wearing them
CPC – Environmental Science
The Grade 11 Environmental Science class has been learning about impacts of oil spills as part of the Energy unit. After learning about Exxon Valdez (1989) and BP Deepwater Horizon (2010) incidents, our scientists researched the methods that were used during these incidents. The information was used to design a way to test out their
Photo Day
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
CPC – Moosehide Campaign
This Thursday Feb 10 the Crestwood Male Mentorship Program and all those who identify as he/him or they/them will be taking part in the Moosehide campaign. This movement started as a response to domestic violence against indigenous women and children; but has grown to include all those who stand against domestic violence. Efforts to address
CPC – Chinese Lunar New Year
On Tuesday, Crestwood students dressed in red to welcome the “Year of the Tiger” and celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year. Crestwood will keep the Lunar New Year’s celebration going next Friday, February 11th, with an online celebration, featuring performances from many students in our Chinese community. To join the festivities on Friday, February 11th, please
