Please help your children remember to return library books as soon as possible. Many children still have books from term 1 and even last year! Thanks so much and have a wonderful March Break! Lara Bafaro
Category: Lower School
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
Return to Inter-School Sport Plan 2021-2022
CISAA schools, their student athletes, parents, and coaches are eagerly anticipating the return to school sport in the spring term. We will continue to support the wellbeing of students, adults, and school communities through physical activity. The resumption of inter-school sport will adhere to guidelines provided by national and provincial sport associations, the Ontario Ministries
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
Basketball Starts Next Week
Dear Parents and Student athletes. We are so excited to offer intramural sports once again at Crestwood School. For the remainder of the second term and into term three, basketball will be offered to those interested students in grade 3-6 that wish to play some bball. This coming Tuesday, February 22nd, 8:15am the tip off
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
Carpool Concerns
Dear Parents, Please read the letter below that I received from a parent voicing his/her very valid concerns about carpool pickup at the end of the day. I’m sure that many of you can relate to his/her frustration. I’m also hoping that some of you can look in the mirror and admit that you
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
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
Artist of the Month
I am happy to invite you to the first of the year “Artist of the Month “ exhibit. Creating, learning and exploring different techniques and materials while discovering a way to express your ideas is a long and not always easy process. This artist worked hard and is ready to present his collection. Art
Family Literacy Day
In case you missed it on Family Literacy Day, Barbara Reid did a free virtual demonstration on how to create a picture from clay. Here’s the link so that you view it at a convenient time: In order to participate, you’ll need colourful clay, a sharp pencil or a toothpick and a paper plate. Have fun!! Lara
Mark Your Calendar!
Please make note that our new photo day is Wednesday, February 9th. We will send out uniforms specs closer to the date. Thank you.
Holocaust Remembrance Day
Yesterday, in honour of Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Grade Sixes were fortunate enough to hear from Kathy Kacer, Carol Matas, and Eric Walters, three very talented authors who have dedicated their careers to educating others about the Holocaust through books and making sure that the tragic history is not forgotten. January 27th is a
PrinciPALs
Dear Parents, We are finally saying goodbye to the long, cold month of January! We want to thank you for your support and patience during the first couple weeks back when we had to be online. While remote learning is never ideal, we are so proud of our students for their resilience and positive
Let’s Talk About Mental Illness
January 26 was Bell Let’s Talk Day. Now in its 12th year, Bell Let’s Talk Day hopes to raise both awareness and money for mental health, with the goal of eliminating the stigma around mental illness, supporting organizations across Canada to help improve mental health care access, and funding research that could one day offer promising treatments. On
Glendon College Road
Dear Parents, Please be advised that the road coming down from Glendon College will be closed for an indefinite period of time. They had a mudslide which caused a sinkhole and they do not know how long it will take to fix the problem. Dalia Eisen
Art Room Rumblings
Happy New Year to you all! I would like to invite you to our virtual art class to view the self portrait gallery. We learned from the masters. We studied facial proportions and expressions, and we studied ourselves. So happy and proud to have such wonderful creative students. Anya Romanenko
Rare Opportunity
To celebrate Family Literacy Day on January 27 at 4:30pm, Award winning Toronto author, Barbara Reid, will be doing a FREE virtual demonstration on how to create a picture from clay. In order to participate, you’ll need colourful clay, a sharp pencil or a toothpick and a paper plate. Please click on the link below for more information:
We Love ‘Art Hub’ in SKA!
Did you know….. I can swim. I can’t fly. I eat fish . I am a bird. XO SKA Carolyn Haywood & Christina Teixeira
Re-enrolment for 2022/23
Please be reminded that re-enrolment forms and deposits are due on January 31st. We presently have more new applicants than we can accommodate, so if your re-enrolment form and deposit are not received by January 31st, we will be opening spots for the new applicants on February 1st. Parents can locate all of the
Important Friendly Reminders
Dear Parents, With in-school learning beginning on Monday, please note/ be reminded of the following: If you have traveled out of the country, your child may NOT return to school for 14 days from the date of their return to Toronto UNLESS the child has been FULLY VACCINATED (2 doses), and the second dose was
Candy Canes for a Cause
Thank you so much to the Crestwood community for their amazing support of the Covenant House. A group of students in Grade 4, led by Jackson, Duncan, and Wesley, started the initiative, “Candy Canes for Cause”. The students sold candy canes at recesses over the past two weeks. All the proceeds from the sales
PrinciPALs
Dear Parents, It’s hard to believe we have made it to the end of the term! We have finished off the calendar year with a week of fun, filled with both school and holiday spirit! We loved seeing students get into all the dress up days this week with lots of holiday projects and
Skip It for Haiti Fundraiser Update
We are so proud to announce, the Crestwood community raised $2890 for Hopital Albert Schweitzer in Haiti! We are so impressed by the treats and privileges the students chose to give up, in order to donate the money for the patients in Haiti. Our giving tree is filled with all our house colour leaves
The Fourth Little Pig’s House Design Challenge in 3A
In the story of the Three Little Pigs, each pig builds a house out of different materials. The straw and the stick houses were blown down by the wolf. The brick house stood stable and strong. In 3A, just like the three little pigs and real engineers, we built houses for a fourth little pig
Candy Cane Sale for Charity
Duncan & Jackson Tinkler with Wesley Ireland and with their friends will be selling Candy Canes for $1 with all monies raised going to Covenant House. Candy Canes will be for sale at Lunch recess on Monday and Wednesday next week. For nearly forty years, Covenant House has helped youth ignite their potential and