Category: Lower School

The Grade 4’s visited Medieval Times on Friday of last week. We first explored the front entrance and then entered the stadium where we were served a frosty beverage. Then the action got started. We saw horses doing tricks, knights battling for supremacy, kingdoms attacking one another, as well as the official games.  It was

This week the Junior Kindergarten to Grade 2 classes had a visit with Canadian author Sangeeta Bhadra.  She is nominated for a Blue Spruce award for her book Sam’s Pet Temper, which addresses temper tantrums in a humorous, yet constructive manner.  Sangeeta told the children that she was inspired to be an author when Robert Munsch

This week the U12 softball team began a two game winning streak against Holy Trinity School (HTS) on Monday and Pickering College on Wednesday. Led by Crestwood’s very own dynamic coaching duo of Mr.Cooper and Mr.Greenacre, the team picked up their very first two victories of the season. HTS put up a good fight in

Crestwood School is fundraising with Mabel’s Labels! Camp season is just around the corner. Whether for sleep away or day camp, Mabel’s Labels has all your kids’ stuff – covered. Their camp label packs are jam-packed with UV resistant and waterproof labels, so they’ll withstand lakes, ponds, sun and all the other fun this summer

C.S.P.A. Used Uniform Sale Two days only (in the gym) TUESDAY MAY 17th 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM & 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM WEDNESDAY MAY 18th 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM & 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM SAVE at least 50% and pay NO TAX. Cash or cheque (made payable to C.S.P.A.) only. NO

The 2B students had Scientists in the School on Tuesday morning. We explored the three states of matter and used a thermometer to investigate the conditions necessary to produce a change in state. What do an orange and a hockey puck have in common? Which is more buoyant and how can we change that? We studied how different states of matter interact while investigating solubility and we were challenged to produce

Crestwood sends a big congratulations to all of the Crescent Science Olympics participants last weekend: Quinn, Farnood, and Spencer in grade 4, Lindsay, Molly, and Raymond in grade 5, and Tamara, David, and Jordan N. in grade 6.  The students showed amazing team work and science skills through intense challenges involving lasers, anatomy, forensics, electricity,

Dean Rabie delivers reading and writing assistive technology programmes to students in York Region and the Toronto District School board. Last year Dean provided our faculty with professional development in “Google Read and Write”.  After “piloting” the programme in our Roots classes, we immediately recognized the significant impact this tool had on the learning of

On Wednesday, May 4th and Thursday, May 5th the U12 Crestwood Badminton team competed in Round 2 of the SSAF tournament. Congratulations to Josh Deng who brought his A-game on Wednesday and placed 4th overall. The competition was stiff and Josh demonstrated excellent skills, effort, and sportsmanship. Coach Green could not have been more impressed. Megan Laslop

This week award-winning author Liam O’Donnell visited with the Grades 3 and 4 classes.   He showed us how writers and illustrators team up to turn ideas into full colour graphic novels. Drawing on his newest mystery series, Tank & Fizz, Liam shared a hands-on look at the scripts and sketches writers and illustrators create before moving

The Grade 7’s are hard at work building bridges during their Structures science unit.  Using their knowledge of forces, form, and function, students have been challenged to build the lightest yet strongest bridge possible.  They may only use 100 Popsicle sticks and one container of glue.  Soon we will “test” these bridges by loading them

C.S.P.A. USED UNIFORM SALE MAY 17th – MAY 18th, 2016 Just a reminder that Friday May 13th is your last chance to drop off any “gently used” clothing at the main office. Please do not drop off any donations after this week. Please make our sorting job easier by not sending in clothing that is

The FUN starts here! The Family Fun Day Raffle is a fun raising activity to support programs that directly benefit the Crestwood School community, including the Welcome Back BBQ, Family Fun Day, Scientist in the School program, iPads for the classrooms, Smart Board replacement and the Winter Carnival. Last year, the raffle raised over $20,000,

Dear Parents, We would like to thank the following families and organizations for their generous donations towards our fun fair raffle: Adud family: Furniture from Arrow Furniture  Dr. Jordan Bender-Aurora Periodontal Centre: Sonicare Electric Toothbrush 
  Goldstein Family: Kitchen Aid Immersion Blender 
  Neil Lu & Family: Gift cards from LCBO & Toys R Us

On Monday, April 25, First Nations speaker Emilie Corbiere visited with our Grade 3 and 5 students to complement what they are learning in Social Studies class.  She brought in museum quality artifacts including eagle feathers, various skins, porcupine quill boxes and jewellery, beadwork, 70 year old snowshoes, a traditional jingle dress, dream catchers, drums,

The SSAF U12 boys’ ball hockey tournament took place on Tuesday with 20 schools across the GTA taking part. Crestwood finished with a 3-0 record in round robin play and allowed only one goal. The boys then went on to defeat the All Canadian Hockey School in the quarterfinal and Aurora Montessori in the semi before

On Tuesday April 12th, the Grade One classes participated in another wonderful workshop about “structures” through Scientists in the School. They worked in teams as “engineers” discovering the concepts needed to build strong structures. The children explored the role of fasteners with different materials using real tools. They examined a variety of natural and man-made

The Crestwood School Badminton Team participated in two separate tournaments this past week. On Wednesday Josh Deng, Grace Geng, and Eric Zhang competed in Round 1 of the SSAF Elementary Badminton Tournament. Grace and Eric partnered to take on Bond Academy and North Toronto Prep in the Mixed Doubles category. While Grace and Eric demonstrated

The Grade 3s spent Earth Day at Evergreen Brickworks. We hiked the trails to learn about plants and seeds.   We were able to pick some seeds and plants that were growing and we tasted dill, chives, sumach, and even some edible flowers. In groups, we planted some mystery seeds in little cups that we

Thank you to everyone for your efforts and care during Earth Week this year. We were lucky to have beautiful days full of sunshine. We were also lucky to have a visit from Toronto Council Fire – an organization based in Toronto that does educational outreach. Kevin Myran runs a program called, “Little Embers” in

The Crestwood School Badminton Team participated in two separate tournaments this past week. On Wednesday Josh Deng, Grace Geng, and Eric Zhang competed in Round 1 of the SSAF Elementary Badminton Tournament. Grace and Eric partnered to take on Bond Academy and North Toronto Prep in the Mixed Doubles category. While Grace and Eric demonstrated

As a part of our Earth Week festivities, Anishinaabe storyteller, Kevin Myran, visited Crestwood School on Wednesday.  Kevin arrived with his friends, Thunder and Dakota, and they told the most wonderful stories about animals and nature.  Ask your children to tell you the stories of why the bear doesn’t have a tail and why the rabbit has

How do you get some Alligator Pie?  You visit the Toronto Symphony Orchestra at Roy Thomson Hall like the Primary Division did on Tuesday.  What a treat it was to hear famous Canadian poet Dennis Lee and a professional opera singer, paired up with the Toronto Orchestra.  During our interactive session we listened to all of

On Monday, April 11, award winning Canadian author Kenneth Oppel visited with our Grade 5 and 6 students.  It was an inspiring visit during which he talked about two of his exciting books:  The Boundless and Silverwing.  The Boundless mixes historical fiction with fantasy and adventure, along with realistic and memorable characters, which makes for an

This week the Grade 5’s spent an amazing day outside at Crawford Lake.  We learned all about the Iroquoian village that existed there over 600 years ago, and experienced the local First Nations history.  We touched a grinding stone, played lacrosse, and even made fire using birch bark and dried milkweed. From listening to Turtle

Some highlights and activities on tap for Earth Week. Birds of Garbage: Throughout Earth Week, you will see some very interesting birds hanging around. The Art Committee and the Eco Team joined forces to create a see through bird filled with garbage. Why can we see through it and why is there garbage inside it?

Mark your calendars on Tuesday May 17th and Wednesday May 18th, we will be holding our Used Uniform sale in the gym. This is a great opportunity to stock up on items for next year and to donate your gently used items that your children have outgrown. If you wish to donate any items to

The grade 7 field trip yesterday was a memorable experience at the Tiff Bell Lightbox. The grade 7 class was the first to make a documentary at TIFF. Brent who has been making documentaries for 15 years assisted us and we were honoured to have him help us make our documentary. There were 4 groups

Grade 3A and SKB partnered up this week to form a Reading Buddies Group.  As the students read together they are developing safe and happy relationships with each other, practicing new skills, and improving their confidence in reading.  This week Grade 3A students read aloud the adventures of Arthur to their “buddies”. After reading, the

Unit 4 in French class brings enthusiasm, movement, and creativity. In grade 4, students have begun the unit through physical exercise by singing and dancing, promoting a healthy lifestyle. “Suivez mes Pas” (follow my steps) introduces body parts, giving instructions, and will guide students to lead their own dances in French! (ex. avancez, reculez, et