On Wednesday September 24th, Crestwood participated in the annual Terry Fox National School Run Day. It was a beautiful day to honor a Canadian legend and do our part for cancer research. Together, the Crestwood community earned over $7500.00 to go towards this great cause. A big thank you to all those who collected donations
Crestwood X Country Report
The Crestwood Junior X Country team travelled to Riverdale Park on Wednesday September 17th. It was a sunny, warm fall day. The team was excited to kick off the season with a challenging, hilly course. Runners from 15 CIS schools competed. From the initial race with our U10 girls, we knew our team of 25
Grade 7 Info Meeting
The Crestwood School Administration Team would like to take this opportunity to thank all parents who attended the Grade 7 Information Night on Tuesday evening. It proved to be an excellent forum to dialogue with the grade five and six parent population as we forge ahead to reinstate grade 7 and eventually grade 8 at
Grade One: Farms, Food and Field Trips
The Grade Ones were thrilled to hear that they will be going on their first field trip of the year to Chudleigh’s Farm in Milton. This trip ties in nicely with their Science curriculum as they are now discussing the characteristics and needs of living things such as animals and plants on the farm, eggs
Crestwood School Book Drive!
Do you have gently used children’s books that your family has outgrown? Would you like to see those books in the hands of children who do not have their own books? We are having a book drive to collect books for The Children’s Book Bank. The Children’s Book Bank is a charitable organization whose mission
Crestwood School Receives NYPE Award
Crestwood School Named Jostens 2014 National Yearbook Program of Excellence ——————————————————- Crestwood School program recognized for dynamic and engaging yearbook. Minneapolis – July 14, 2014 – Jostens, the leading producer of yearbooks and student-created content, today announced that Crestwood School’s yearbook program has been named a 2014 Jostens’ National Yearbook Program of Excellence. The National
U12 Soccer Season Kicks Off
The U12 Soccer team opened the 2014 – 15 season as defending champions against UCC at Glendon field. In a tight opening half our guest created the better scoring opportunities and deservedly went into the half-time break a goal to the good. Eight substitutions made during the break to restart the second half gave Crestwood
CPC Parent Association
Don’t miss the next P.A. meeting on THURSDAY OCTOBER 2nd in the staff room on the 2nd floor. Coffee is at 8:30 a.m. followed by the business meeting from 8:45-9:45 a.m. All welcome!! A last reminder to complete the “opt-in” form (required by recent Privacy legislation) to be a part of the protected on-line C-wood
Cafeteria Menu
Wondering what is for lunch? Check out the menu for this upcoming week click here.
Baycrest Field Trip
On Friday, September 12, 2014 Mr. Masters took a delegation of Crestwood students to visit Baycrest’s Cafe Europa, a bimonthly meeting of Holocaust Survivors that we have connected to for close to ten years now. The students had the opportunity to meet and to do small group interviews with these survivors, archiving their memories and
Terry Fox
Wear your athletic grub clothing for the Terry Fox Run on Wednesday September 24th. Please get out there and collect donations to support cancer research in Canada. Our fund raising goal is $6,000.00! You can hand in your forms to your homeroom teacher or online at www.terryfox.org/SchoolRun.
Ontario University Fair
It is important to note that the ONTARIO UNIVERSITY FAIR will be taking place September 19th-21st at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. This is a great opportunity for students (and parents!) to receive meaningful information about Ontario universities and programs. This is a FREE event! Visit their website at www.ouf.ca for full details.
Spirit Point
Last week, our grade 7 and 9 students spent 3 days in Trout Creek Ontario, at Spirit Point Wilderness Academy. For many, it was an amazing opportunity to build friendships and experience a new adventure. This trip challenged students to take risks, and show courage as they participated in activities such as rock climbing, hiking
Parent Association
There are still some LOCKER SHELVES, as well as SCHOOL SUPPLY bundles for sale in the PA store Mane Essentials off the main foyer! MEET-THE-TEACHER NIGHT Thurs. Sept. 18th is one of the best school community events of the year! Please attend the reception following and stop by the Parents’ Association table to learn more
Cafeteria Menu
Wondering what is for lunch? Check out the menu for this upcoming week click here.
Fall Sports Season
Cool breeze, cold rain, and soggy turf…well it must be soccer season. The Fall Sports Season is off to another exciting start as many enthusiastic athletes took part in various try-outs over this past week. Teams offered in the Fall are as follows: U9, U10, U11 and U12 Soccer, U12 Girls Basketball, Flag Football, Golf and
Cooper’s Choir Camp
The Crestwood Junior Choir is getting excited about their upcoming music trip extravaganza called Cooper’s Choir Camp. We will be heading up to Camp Tawingo on Friday, September 19th at 9am and returning on Sunday, September 21st at 1pm. At choir camp, we will be doing lots of singing, lots of camp activities and getting
Terry Fox
This is a reminder that on Wednesday September 24th, Crestwood will participate in the National School Run day. Pledge forms can be submitted to home room teachers. Students can also sign up to receive online donations at terryfox.org/SchoolRun. All donations will go towards raising funds for cancer research. Crestwood has been a part of the
Edsby
Don’t forget to checkout Edsby at www.crestwood.edsby.com and download the Edsby app.
Late Start
Catch a few extra Z’s, with two late starts this upcoming week: Monday September 15th and Friday September 19th, class will start at 9:35am.
Guidance News
It is important to note that the ONTARIO UNIVERSITY FAIR will be taking place September 19th-21st at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. This is a great opportunity for students (and parents!) to receive meaningful information about Ontario universities and programs. This is a FREE event! Visit their website at www.ouf.ca for full details. Representatives from
School Photos
On Tuesday, September 16th, 2014 staff and students will have their school photos taken for the yearbook and school use. Students are to be in full uniform (shirts, ties and blazer or sweater) for the photos. Please make sure you have all of the proper pieces of the uniform. The uniform shop will be open on Monday, September
Meet the Teacher Night
One of the most important events of the year is scheduled for Thursday September 18th at 7:00pm. Meet the Teacher Night! Click on the invitation below.
Parent Association
Welcome to the new school year. Please check the master school calendar for P.A. events and, soon-to-come, your main page on Edsby! There are still some school supply bundles left for $145.00. Eight grade 7/8 and one grade 9-12 bundles are for sale in the store. Please get your PA volunteer forms in ASAP or
Cafeteria Menu
Wondering what is for lunch? Check out the menu for this upcoming week.
Edsby
First week of school is over and by now you should all have logged into Edsby. If you have not, please make sure you do so at www.crestwood.edsby.com. Attached is the promotional video for edsby. To watch it click on the icon below. If you have any questions regarding Edsby, please contact us and we
Permission and Waiver Forms
This is a reminder to all parents to complete and send in all permission and waiver forms that were mailed to you in late August. Students can hand their forms into their homeroom teachers. If you have lost the forms you can access them here.
Terry Fox
On Wednesday September 24th, Crestwood will participate in the National School Run day. Pledge forms were sent home this week or students can sign up to receive online donations at terryfox.org/SchoolRun. All donations will go towards raising funds for cancer research. Crestwood has been a part of the Terry Fox Run since 2001 and has
Tryout Update
Fall sports season has begun! Tryouts are underway and will be continuing into the next week. Practice schedules for the next two weeks are posted on the Crestwood website on the sports calendar, as well as outside the gym office.
Spirit Point
On Monday September 8th, the grade 9 students depart for their 3 days, 2 nights trip to Spirit Point Wilderness Academy and Camp in South River, Ontario. The grade 7 students start their trip on Wednesday September 10th. This is an exciting opportunity for students to build on past relationships and to create new ones
