Donate your Used Uniforms, Please!

Dear Crestwood Parents, The CSPA will be holding their spring Used Uniform Sale April 25th-27th, 2017 in the Music Room, located in the Primary building. This year available at the sale will be NEW TIES!! Your donations are still needed to make this sale a success! Please only send uniforms that are in good condition.  No stains, […]

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You Read to Me and I’ll Read to You!!!

Grade 3A and SK partnered up this week to begin a Reading Buddies program. The Grade 3’s will have the opportunity to be peer leaders to their kindergarten friends. Each week the two classes will come together to read themed stories and complete activities that focus on literacy development, phonics skills, sight vocabulary, and of […]

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Choir Catch Up

Choir is underway for the final term! The Junior Choir will start up again on Tuesday and the Primary Choir will begin on Wednesday, April 5th.  The Primary Choir will be practising every Wednesday at 12:50pm leading up to the Spring Concert on June 1st.  Any students in grades 1, 2 and 3 are welcome to come and sing.  See you there! -Ms. […]

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Axecellent Opportunity to Connect with Crestwood Community

We hope that everyone had a fabulous March Break. We often hear how difficult it is for parents to connect with fellow parents as we all live in different pockets of the city. The CRESTWOOD Parents Association is committed to solving this issue and we are hosting our first CRESTWOOD night out on Tuesday, April 4th, […]

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Reach for the Top makes semifinals

Crestwood’s interschool league Reach for the Top competition came to an end yesterday.  The Gr 11-12 team made it to their semifinals, where they lost by 1 point to the host team O’Connor.  Mr. Jull and Mr. Masters want to thank and congratulate Spencer Arshinoff, Navid Sarshar, and Robert McHale, along with graduating team members […]

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On Behalf of all Crestwood Coaches

On behalf of all Crestwood coaches, I would like to thank you for entrusting your child with us this past term. Encouraging our athletes with positive reinforcement and skills they require to improve their athletic performance throughout the season is a privilege we don’t take lightly. Our teams experienced success and hopefully your child created […]

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When life gives you lemons…

Congratulations to the grade 2 classes on a job well done performing their musical “Lemonade!”, a story about fairy tale characters making the best of life’s ups and downs. Thank you to Ms. Romanenko and the Art Committee for making the colourful sets and to all of the parents for their help with costumes. It […]

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Find us on Facebook

The goal of our new Lower School Facebook page is to create an additional means of communication between home and school, as well as to showcase our school. We will be sharing exciting events, activities, and initiatives. Photos and videos will highlight the achievements of students and faculty. You can find a link to our page at […]

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Thank you for your support!

Dear Crestwood Families, “A trip to Mastermind.”  “Buying a toy.”  “Hot chocolate after skiing.” “Going to see a movie.”  “A trip to McDonald’s.”  “Ordering from Pizza Pizza.” These are only a few of the treats and privileges that Crestwood students chose to skip in support of Lifeline Syria. This fundraiser grew out of the Grade […]

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Remembrance Day Poster/Poem Contest Winners

Each year Crestwood students enter the Royal Canadian Legion’s Remembrance Day Poster/Poem contest.  This year, Mr. Hawkins and Mr. Masters are proud to announce that many students won certificates and cash for their efforts! They are: Ashleigh Lindayen Charlie Nogas Max Dolman Jennifer Wang Andy Yang Anthony Radford-Grant Zach Morris Yichen Zhang Armin Selzner (not […]

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Parents’ Association News

Crestwood parent volunteers make a big difference.  In our “Meet the Volunteer” series, we’d like to introduce you to some of them. Meet June Ong Thanks to June, our Pizza Lunch program runs smoothly all year.  June leads her own group of enthusiastic volunteers who serve pizza and snacks to our students on pizza days. […]

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Crestwood is Becoming at 71st Sears Drama Festival

On Monday, February 27th, Crestwood Actors traveled to St. Basil-the-Great College School to participate in the 71st Sears Drama Festival. The festival celebrates student work in theatre with student acted, directed, and in our case written theatrical work. This year we performed “Becoming”, a play by Queena Li. It is about two major themes. The first […]

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Spirit-building at Playdium

On Tuesday, February 28, a group of nearly 60 grade 7 and 8 students traveled to Playdium for an evening of fun and excitement.  The students were treated to a range of exciting competitions, including racing and flight simulations, table hockey challenges, basketball shooting competitions, and more.  The night concluded with a delicious meal. It […]

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Black History Month at Crestwood

This past Monday, February 27, Crestwood students welcomed Toronto poet/performer Amani to the Learning Commons for a Black History Month event.  Amani led Crestwood students on her “Journey into Me” show, using rhymes, dance, spoken word, and song to tell her personal story of growth and identity.  Following the assembly, Amani joined a small group […]

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MP Yasmin Ratansi visits Crestwood

On Thursday, March 2, Crestwood students were privileged to meet MP Yasmin Ratansi, who represents the riding of Don Valley East.  Ms. Ratansi spoke with Crestwood students who will be visiting Tanzania over the March Break, where they will take part in a Me to We construction project.  Ms. Ratansi is a native of Tanzania, […]

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Are you a Constant Checker?

Are you a Constant Checker? Our screening and Q&A of Screenagers earlier this year was an eye-opening event, and to keep the conversation going, their website hosts a regular blog titled Tech Talk Tuesdays. This week, their writers discuss the impact of “constant checking” of phones and social media accounts and its connection with anxiety. Read the […]

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