Reminder to parents to please submit all recipes for the Cookbook by the Nov 20th Deadline. Any class, which has 100% participation, will get a Pizza lunch paid for by the CSPA and all entries will be eligible for a free book. Click here to view our digital form. also Any parents who purchased Teacher […]
Category: Lower School
Historic Halloween
A little bit of teamwork goes a long way! Last week Mr. Cooper and Ms. Romanenko put their heads (and masks) together along with the House Heads, Art Committee and Art Classes to create a unique and exciting Halloween experience. Reviving the Crestwood haunted house with some classic frights the team also included some spooky […]
Structures: Stable And Strong
Today, the Grade 3’s built their knowledge of structural strength and stability as junior engineers. We investigated how the strength of a material can be altered by its shape. As engineers, we created structures and learned the impact of the forces acting upon them. Finally, we were faced with the challenge to design, build and test a bridge. […]
Flag Football Fun
This Wednesday, the Crestwood Flag Football team made their debut in the CIS Flag Football tournament. The team was up against it, as they were competing against U14 teams, including two from the upper school! However, they did not let this phase them and the team played with great courage and determination to compete. The […]
Book Before Tuesday
Parent Teacher bookings come to a close on Tuesday @3PM. If you have not yet booked a time to meet with your child’s homeroom teacher please do so soon. Specialty teachers will be available in their classrooms all day for any parents who have questions/concerns or would just like to say hello. In order to […]
Book Fair Fantastic!
Thank you to all of the volunteers who made the book fair one of our best ever! A special thank you to book fair coordinators Hayley Wine and Alison Waldenberg. They were here all day every day and the fair definitely couldn’t run without them! It’s a “win-win” fundraiser: the children get books and the […]
Edsby Access
Parent Teacher conferences are right around the corner. We will send out instructions next week on how to book your P/T meeting through your Crestwood Edsby Account. You must have access to your Edsby account in order to successfully schedule your appointment. If you require assistance with your Crestwood Edsby account please email luke.connors@crestwood.on.ca […]
Focus on Our Environment!
This week, the Eco-Team members attended the Planet in Focus Film Festival at the Art Gallery of Ontario. We watched several environmental short films exploring important topics such as marine biology and ocean clean up efforts, endangered species and habitat preservation, environmental activism, and creative ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle. We also participated in […]
Recipe Wrap-Up!
Reminder to parents to submit recipes for the Crestwood cookbook. Any class, which has 100% participation, will get a Pizza lunch paid for by the CSPA. All cookbook submissions will be eligible to win a free cookbook. The cookbook deadline is Wednesday, November 20th. Click here to view our digital form. Any questions, please contact melaniemorel@outlook.com or sharon.liebenthal@crestwood.on.ca […]
Yearbook Excellence
At the close of the school year, every student is given the gift of a school yearbook. The yearbook is a publication that reflects the events and lives of our students and teachers during their school year. A memory book to keep forever. Our Crestwood 2019 school yearbook recently won an award. A banner and commemorative plaque were […]
Bicycle Donations
Gears Bike Shop has partnered with Natasha Bomba at Hope Ignited to help her collect a shipping container full of bicycles. The goal is to accumulate 450 bikes for Zambia. Together with the Morning Glory Cycling Club, The LapDogs Cycling Club and our Gears Staff, we hope to have this container filled very quickly. How can […]
House Tug of War!
On Friday, October 18th, the House Heads hosted the first round of our House Tug of War series. Over the course of five rounds students in grades 3-6 from each house will have the opportunity to go up against the other houses tugging their way to victory! Each matchup is a best of five […]
CISAA Cross Country Championship
“Ok…so this is the day you give 100%. Whether you come first or last for Crestwood doesn’t matter; what matters is that you go for it and give it your all!” This was the pep talk that our teammate William gave to his peers. Wow, did it ever inspire our athletes. All of our […]
U12 Girls Bball Undefeated
This was an amazing week for the U-12 Girls Basketball Team. They had not one, but TWO victories, defeating Montcrest and Country Day School. While their defence was solid, as usual, it was their spectacular offence that stole the show this week. The ball was whizzing around the court like a hot potato leading to open shots […]
U10 Girls Bball Cap Competition
The U-10 Girls Basketball team had an amazing week. The team dominated Tuesday’s game against Montcrest with a score of 20-12. Then on Thursday at their tournament against Havergal and Bayview Glen, the girls were once again victorious and won all three games (Crestwood vs Bayview Glen 8-3, Crestwood vs Havergal 18-2, Crestwood vs […]
Hands-on Habitats!
This week, the children in classes 4D and 4E had a hands-on and engaging lesson all about habitats from the Scientists in the School! The children were tasked with exploring one particular habitat as part of their group. Amongst many activities, they had the chance to investigate animal furs, skulls, and real life reptiles, […]
WOW!! What a finish!
On Thursday, the Cross Country Team had their last meet before the finals taking place on October 23rd. Wesley managed to gain a first place ribbon in the Under 12 category and Davis placed 2nd in the Under 10 group of runners. The coaches are so proud of all the work that has gone into […]
Guess What?
The Scholastic Book Fair starts next week! The students will first be coming to the Book Fair on Tuesday, October 29 for a “walk-through” where they make a list of books that they would like to buy. Shopping takes place for each of the classes on October 30 and 31. Please see the attached volunteer […]
Complimentary Crestwood College Shuttle
It’s A Secret
The CSPA will be hosting a surprise event for students on Monday afternoon at school. Please make sure your child is in class so they can be a part of this celebration. […]
Art by Dara Akodu
Hello, my name is Dara. I am 10 years old and I am a Crestwood student in 5D. In my family, I have a brother, my mom and my dad. I was born on the 9th of June 2009, in Maryland USA, then I lived with my family in London, England for over a […]
Uniform Changeover
Dear parents, Please note, that going forward, students in the Junior Division are expected to be in dress uniform on non-gym days. Dress uniforms include: dress shirt with a tie, or long sleeved blue polo shirt, with grey dress pants or grey skirt. The Crestwood short-sleeved polo shirt is no longer accepted for the […]
Gr.3’s Visit Top of Toronto
As an extension to our unit on Living and Working in Ontario, the Grade 3’s travelled downtown to the core of our great city. We took a 58 second elevator ride to the top of the CN Tower to witness urban sprawl and to see how beautifully green our city has been kept. Many […]
Norval Outdoor Education Center Cross Country Meet
The Crestwood Cross Country Team participated in a meet hosted by UCC at the Norval Education Center last week. Our athletes took off along the beautiful fall trails to run a tough and hilly course. The Under 10 team was the first to race where Davis placed top 5 in his age category again. […]
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Plant a Seed, Watch it Grow
It’s apple and pumpkin time in Senior Kindergarten! We estimated how many seeds are in an apple and how many seeds are in a pumpkin. Can you guess which has more? We discovered that a pumpkin has more seeds and an apple has less. Our apple had 8 seeds inside it and our pumpkin had […]
Girls Bball Cap Kingsway College
The U-12 Girls Basketball team had another big win, moving their record to 2 and 0 this season. The team was well matched by their opponents from Kingsway College. The game started close and Crestwood was behind 11-10 at half time. Solid defence and tremendous rebounding helped the squad take the lead in the […]
7th Annual Crestwood Cross-Country Meet
On Thursday October 3rd, Crestwood School hosted it’s 7th Annual Cross Country Meet at Sunnybrook Park. This year invitations were extended to 34 schools. We had athletes from Grade 3 and 4 enter the 1700m race, as well as participants from Grade 5 and 6 who ran 2300m. All Crestwood runners got off to a great […]
Animal & Insect Exploration
The Grade 2 students had a fantastic day at the Royal Ontario Museum on Wednesday, October 2nd. We spent the morning learning about growth and change in animals, as well as the different classifications of animals. During the afternoon session, the students visited the lab to observe different kinds of insects. They also learned about specific […]
Crestwood School Instagram
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Introducing Lucas Allard
I am the current 4E teacher at Crestwood School and am excited to be a part of this community. I completed my undergrad at University of Ottawa, where I studied criminology. After graduating from U of O, I was a Supervisor at a supported living house for men at risk of homelessness due to […]