Attention all grade 4, 5, and 6 families. We have postponed the “Book Swap” for the junior students until Monday, December 3. Please bring in any books that you would like to donate. If you donate books, you get to take books! For example, if you donate 4 books, you get to take 4 different books. […]
Ladies Night is a Huge Hit
Baubles, bangles, beads and shoes and clothes and wine and cheese and more!! What a fabulous evening it was! Many thanks to Teresa DeGasperis (4B) who so graciously invited us into her home, Alicia Gouviea (6B) for all of her efforts and to Pam Sulpizi (2B) for organizing such a lovely evening. The parent turnout was amazing and from […]
Guidance News
University Visits Tuesday Nov. 21st– Queen’s University Bader Castle International Study Centre Wednesday Nov. 22nd– Ryerson University OUAC Applications All grade 12 students received their Ontario Univeristies Application Centre (OUAC) PINS this past week in the ENG4U classes. Any students who were absent during the session should stop by the guidance office to pick up […]
Anti-bullying Week
This week the Female Peer Leadership group put on an anti-bullying week. The school community participated in several activities throughout the week to bring awareness to the importance of standing up to bullying. On Wednesday, all students were encouraged to wear pink to symbolize that they stand up to bullying. Over the lunch hour on Wednesday the several grade […]
Crestwood Gives – Last Day December 4th!
The Crestwood Gives deadline is fast approaching! The last day to bring in donations is December 4th. Crestwood gives is a community initiative we take part in to help the community during the holiday season. This year we are working with 2 organizations, Native Child and Family Services and Durham Children’s Aid. They have given […]
Climbing to the Top in Our PE Classes!
This week Crestwood PE students have the wonderful opportunity in participating in a two week long rock climbing course put on by New Heights Climbing Academy. The students will have the opportunity to climb rock walls, descend on a the prusik rope and climb up a helicopter ladder. Everyday, students will test their ability and […]
Parents’ Association News
Come to our meeting this Thursday at 5:30 p.m. to learn about what the P.A. is working on. Join us for snacks and conversation. […]
Evening P.A. Meeting
We hope you’ll join us for our upcoming evening P.A. meeting on Thursday, November 23 in the boardroom near the main entrance to the school. The meeting will run from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. sharp to fit within the teachers’ dinner break on Parent / Teacher Interview evening. Everyone is welcome and snacks will be available. […]
Art Room Rumblings
Congratulations to Yaroslav Romanov for being chosen as Artist of the Month. His colourful work can be seen displayed in the art building. Art Committee is busy working on the set design for the grade 1 musical. Keep up the hard work guys! It is looking great. – A. Romanenko […]
Book Swap
Attention all grade 4, 5, and 6 families. We will be having a “Book Swap” on Monday, November 27. Please bring in any books that you would like to donate. If you donate books, you get to take books! For example, if you donate 4 books, you get to take 4 different books. The more you […]
Holiday Concert Communication
Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. Toronto Centre for the Arts 5040 Yonge St./North York Blvd. Dear Parents, Crestwood School’s Grades 4-6 Music Program, along with the Primary and Junior Choirs, would like to invite you to attend the Holiday Concert which will be held on Wednesday, December 13th, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. […]
Parent Teacher Interviews
Parent Teacher Interviews will take place on November 23rd and 24th. The ability to book appointments will begin on November 14th at 9:00 am and remain open until November 21st at 3:00 pm. The instructions to book interviews have been included below. Click on the Edbsy icon below to access the instructions. […]
Today We Remember…
Crestwood staff and students took part in the school’s annual Remembrance Day ceremony on Friday morning. Student speakers, the Crestwood Voices choir, and members of the Crestwood band led a multimedia presentation featuring songs, student artwork, and video highlights from Crestwood’s Oral History Project archives. Organizers Mr. Masters and Mr. Hawkins were particularly thankful that a large […]
Strong and Stable Structures
The Grade 3’s visited the Ontario Science Center this week to assess the effects of strong and stable structures on society and the environment. We reviewed the fact that a structure is a supporting framework, with a definite size, shape, as well as purpose, and that a structure holds a load. We were able to identify structures […]
Guidance News
Upcoming University Visits: Tuesday Nov. 14th: Carleton University Wednesday Nov. 15th: Trent University Thursday Nov. 16th: OCAD University Ontario University Applications On Thursday and Friday, Ms. Hann and Mr. Mitz will be assisting Grade 12 students with their OUAC applications during the Grade 12 English classes. Students should come to class on those days prepared with their […]
Kyra Grossman Competes at OFSAA
Congratulations to Kyra Grossman who competed at the OFSAA Cross Country championships last weekend. Not only did Kyra finish in the top half of the midget girls race but she also had one of her best times of the season. Congrats Kyra! […]
Lady Lions are the Champions!
Junior Girls’ Basketball Team Last Saturday our Junior Girls’ Basketball Team hosted the Division 1 Final Four playoffs. In the first semi-final of the day, it was our Crestwood Lady Lions playing against Ridley College. The team got off to a fast start and never looked back playing a great game all around on both […]
Crestwood Alumni Receives Full Scholarship
A big congratulations and shout out to former Crestwood Lion Dusan Prelo, in obtaining a full scholarship to Georgetown College in Kentucky. Dusan is the first student athlete from our Elite Basketball program to receive a full basketball scholarship to a US institution. We are looking forward to having many more Crestwood Lions achieve US […]
CPC Surpasses Goal for the We Scare Hunger Food Drive
Over the past couple of weeks, Crestwood students have been collecting food for the North York Harvest Food Bank. The food bank challenged us to bring their most in-demand items: oil, canned tomatoes, canned meat, canned beans and rice. And the Crestwood community responded with great generosity! Our goal was 1000 lb of food and […]
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U14 Lady Lions Win Bronze!
Basketball The U14 Lady Lions traveled to Havergal College last Saturday to compete in the CISAA U14 Division 1 Championships. The Lady Lions played the tournament hosts in their first game, but came up short, losing 47-33, against a very strong, very deep, Grade 8 dominant team. In the Bronze medal game, the U14 Lions […]
Super Successful “Skip It”
Congratulations to the Crestwood School community on our recent “Skip It” Initiative. We raised 1167.05$ in total as we had 97 students skipping their favourite things to do in order to help others. All monies go towards the Red Cross International Disaster Relief Fund. Cedar House led the way with 23 skippers. Great job! – […]
Crestwood’s Spook-tacular Halloween!
On Tuesday, October 31st, Crestwood held a Halloween Assembly where fun games and costume competitions took place. Check out some photos from the assembly! […]
Guidance News
1) The University of King’s College Faculty Tour-2017 Dr. Neil Robertson and Journalism-School Director Prof. Tim Currie will deliver the lecture “The Education of Odysseus: The Art of Storytelling from Ancient Greece to Contemporary Journalism.”Thursday November 9, 2017 The Grand Hotel, 225 Jarvis St, Toronto, ON M5B 2C1 7:00pm to 9:00pm (doors open at 6:30pm) For more […]
Winter Tryout Schedule
All tryout dates are posted on the school website. If your son or daughter is interested in trying out for a team they are to attend the first tryout dressed in the proper athletic clothing and be prepared to play. Winter Tryout Schedule 2017 Team Tryout Dates Coaches U14 Boys Basketball Monday Nov. 6 – […]
Parents’ Association News
Evening P.A. Meeting Please join us for our upcoming evening P.A. meeting on Thursday, November 23 at 5:30 pm in the boardroom. To help with scheduling, the meeting will be held during the teachers’ dinner break on Parent / Teacher Interview evening. Refreshments will be available and everyone is welcome. […]
Treasure Island Auditions
Auditions for Crestwood’s 2018 School Play, Treasure Island, begin Monday, Nov.6, and wrap up on Tuesday, Nov. 7. If you want to be involved in the play make sure you have signed up and are ready to audition! The sign-up sheet and all audition materials can be found outside Room 110. […]
P/T Meetings Next Week
Parent/Teacher conferences will take place next week on Thursday, November 23rd. Please consider other parents and do your very best to arrive and end your interviews on time. If you need more time with a particular teacher, arrange a separate meeting time. The smooth running of our event relies on all parents and teachers keeping to the timetable. […]
Book Fair Fantastic
Thank you to all of the parent volunteers at the Scholastic Book Fair! We sold over $11,000 worth of books this week, which translates into more reading children, as well as funds raised for the library to host author visits and buy more books. A special thank you to Hayley Wine and Jen Hastings for […]
Art Room Ramblings
A big thank you and congratulations to all the pumpkin decorating teams! Well done! The pumpkin parade was great!!!! Special thank you to Christopher Mitonides, Colin Wilkes and Kevin Xu for helping with moving and displaying all the pumpkins for the parade. – A. Romanenko […]
Grade 6 Soccer Season Ending Soirees
On a wet and cold Saturday morning in Aurora, our Grade 6 soccer team took on the elements and their opposition with enthusiasm. A narrow defeat in the first game 1-0 and a resounding victory 5-2 in the second game resulted in the team qualifying for the consolation final. The boys ran out of energy in the second half and were […]