On Wednesday, November 7, the Grade 6 classes headed to Harbourfront Centre for a hands-on printmaking session. Inspired by Indigenous printmakers, students looked to their personal environments for inspiration, then moved through the sketching, transfer, etching, and printing processes to create a series of linoleum prints. Their final pieces are stunning! This workshop was the
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Parent Teacher Conferences
Wow! We registered over 300 bookings today. If you have yet to login and schedule a meeting you have plenty of time. In order to book your Parent Teacher conference you must be able to access your Crestwood Edsby Account. An invitation was sent out to all parents at the beginning of the school year from
Book Fair Bonanza
The CSPA would like to thank the parent volunteers Hayley Wine and Alison Waldenberg who assisted Ms. Bafaro in coordinating our recent Scholastic Book Fair. This was our most successful fair to date and we know many children came home excited to dive into their new books. All of our Teachers created “wish-lists” to expand
Exploring Habitats!
This week, children in classes’ 4C and 4D had a lesson on habitats from the Scientists in the School! During an extremely engaging and hands-on lesson the children had the opportunity to explore one particular habitat as part of a group. Amongst many activities, they had the challenge of investigating animal furs and skulls, creating food
Winter Sports Season Starts Soon
Being on a team, is more than just dawning a team jersey and taking to the field or court. It is competing to the best of your ability, working with your teammates on and off the field, performing plays that your coach has fostered throughout countless practices, and then being present and accountable during the
U10 Soccer Secures Title
On Saturday October 27th, the U-10 soccer team participated in our final tournament at Crescent School. Despite the rain and cold weather the team was ready to go! Our first game was against CDS. We quickly took the lead with an amazing goal from George. Soon after, both Mahdi and Mikhail scored goals for Crestwood.
U12 Girls Bball – A True Team
The Crestwood U12 Team travelled to Branksome Hall to compete in the final, weekend tournament of the season. The girls got off to a hot start in the first game against Kingsway College, opening with a 6-2 run. By halftime, the team was rolling along with a 12-8 lead. The girls continued their excellent play
Grade 6 Soccer Champs
The Grade 6 soccer team attended our end of season finals at De La Salle on Saturday. Placed on the strong side of the draw the odds of making the final were against us. Our opening game against Pickering College showed how our team was determined to end our season on a high. Three goals
“The Second-Goal Parent: Developing Winners in Life Through Sports”
Conference of Independent Schools Athletic Association Respect… rules, officials, opponents, team, self Honour the game! CISAA Parents’ Workshop Invitation 2018 The Conference of Independent Schools’ Athletic Association will be proudly presenting a very informative workshop for parents of our male and female student/athletes. The workshop will be hosted on Tuesday, November 6th,
Haunted Hallway
The art committee is putting up our first installation of the year. The “Haunted Hallway” on the second floor between the music and the art room. Collaborative work by students grades 3 to 6 will be a part of the expose. See you there! -Anya Romanenko
A Friendly Reminder from your CSPA
A friendly reminder that there is absolutely no parking/idling/leaving your vehicle at any time in Atrium or Junior loop during pick up or drop off. also Grade parents are now collecting holiday/end of year contribution fees. Please submit them at your earliest convenience. Any questions contact melaniemorel@outlook.com
Book Fair Begins
The Scholastic Book Fair begins next week! Parent volunteers are still needed for Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. Please go to http://www.volunteersignup.org/JLWFQ to sign up and help out at this fun event! -Lara Bafaro
CISAA Cross Country Championship
For some, the cool fall weather calls for crawling indoors and curling up under a blanket. For others, it takes us to running the final run of our cross-country season. Though there wasn’t any snow on the ground, the course took our Crestwood runners onto the chilly trails competing against a backdrop of changing leaves
Trick or Treat
We look forward to viewing all of the creative costumes during Wednesday’s Halloween celebrations. Primaries (JK-3) are welcome to arrive in costume while Junior students (Gr.4-6) are required to carry their costumes to school and change at lunch recess. Please be reminded that we are a nut free school. Also, please do not bring in
Johnny on the spot!
A penalty kick, plus a hat trick from open play by Johnny and some more glorious goaltending from Mikel was enough to take Crestwood to victory. A slender squad of just 9 players from grade 6 set out with much vigor and dominated much of the first half play to take a 4-goal lead. After the interval, the game became
U-10 Soccer Rolls Into Championship Weekend
On Monday the U-10 soccer team travelled to Crescent School where we participated in a mini tournament. Our first game was against Country Day School. George, Ben, and Nathan all scored, which lead us to win our first game 3-0! Next, we played against Crescent School. Both teams battled hard, but our goalies George and
Student Vote Day
The Grade 5 and 6 students participated in Student Vote Day today, casting their votes for who they believe would be the best mayor for the City of Toronto. Students prepared for this vote by researching the mayoral candidates, and learning about the major issues being addressed and debated in Toronto. Students enjoyed experiencing the
Starts Today
Community Service has long been an important part of student life at Crestwood and the Crestwood Cares Community Service team would like to thank you for your unwavering support. Our latest fundraiser supports children In Tanzania where many are left helpless, hopeless, and without care because their parents have died or cannot take care of
Girls BBall Flying into Finals
The U12 Girls Basketball picked up two wins this week. We traveled to Pickering College on Monday, October 15th for their 5th game of the season! The girls were eager and ready to play from the sound of the first buzzer. Once again, it was a close game throughout, but the Crestwood Cubs managed to
Birds, Bats and Biodiversity
On Thursday, October the 18th the Grade Two classes traveled to the R.O.M to explore the variety of animals on our amazing planet! We visited the hands-on biodiversity, and birds galleries , and experienced a real bat cave. Through close observation, questioning and discussion we discovered what makes each group of animals distinct. The dinosaur
Urban and Rural, All In 1 Day
The Grade 3 classes jumped onto a school bus and travelled downtown on Tuesday. Our first stop was the CN Tower in the heart of Toronto. We took the elevator up to the viewing gallery in less than one minute. At a height of over 500m we witnessed the urban sprawl that is happening in
Book Fair Bonanza
The Scholastic Bookfair is coming to Crestwood School from Tuesday, October 30-Thursday, November 1. Please watch your emails for a message inviting you to volunteer to help out. Also check your child’s backpack for a flyer with more details. See you at the fair! -Lara Bafaro
CROSS COUNTRY @CRESCENT
Our final qualifying meet took place at Crescent this past Wednesday. With laces tight, our runners took off running through the fall trails. Many of our team members conquered the muddy, hilly terrain obtaining personal best scores. James, Jordyn and Davis all placed in the top 10 category for Under 9s. Congratulations to all of
Girls Bball Continue Recent Roll
The U12 Girls Basketball team traveled to Pickering College on Monday, October 15th for their 5th game of the season! The girls were eager and ready to play from the sound of the first buzzer. Once again, it was a close game throughout, but the Crestwood Cubs managed to maintain the lead for almost the
U10 Soccer Stars
The U-10 Soccer team hosted their second home game of the season yesterday against Bayview Glen. Despite the cold weather, we pushed through and played an awesome game. Both Harrison and George made unbelievable stops in net. Congratulations to Ben who scored a breakaway goal for Crestwood. We are looking forward to our next two
U11 Performance Proves Promising
The U11 soccer team put in a great performance away to Bayview Glen last night! On a cold, windy afternoon the team showed a true battling spirit and really grew into the game after falling behind. Thato scored a majestic goal with a chip of the opposition goalkeeper to cap a great 2nd half. The
Pickering Pops Gr.6 Boys Soccer
It was another close game for the Grade 6 Soccer team but ultimately another defeat. The long road trip north to Newmarket to play Pickering College caused the team to have some ‘bus legs’ as we got off to a slow start and quickly fell behind 3-0. Some magnificent goalkeeping from Mikel kept the lead at 3
CSPA Meeting Recap
CSPA October Meeting 2018 A new initiative for used uniforms (ones that are ripped and unsellable at the sale). We can collect and donate to Value Village who will shred and sell them for auto body shops as rags (etc.) We can collect any textiles for this. – staff contact Ms. Patton Dalia’s Dish Pot
Dr. Alex Russell – Clinical psychologist and author of ‘Drop the Worry Ball’
Anxiety disorders among children are on the rise: more medications are being prescribed, new disorders are appearing and children are struggling to take on the world around them. Taking a health perspective, Dr. Russell will help us understand how to shift the burden or responsibility to children, something that helps them take on anxiety. Returning
Cross Country Meet at Norval Outdoor Education Center
The Crestwood Cross Country Team participated in a meet hosted by UCC at the Norval Outdoor Education Center in Halton Hills on Thursday. Our runners were faced with a challenging course through the leaf-covered trails in the forest. All of the Crestwood athletes paced their run to came through the finish line successfully. Congratulations to
