Lisa Newton (Crestwood Preparatory College VP and Director of Athletics) along with some grade 7 students travelled to Crestwood School this morning. They provided our grade 6’s with an excellent picture of daily life as a CPC student. The friendly presentation covered a whole host of items from transportation to and from school, to course
Category: Lower School
U12 Hockey Slip by Sterling
The U12 Co-Ed Hockey had an exciting start to their season yesterday in front of a fan filled York Mills Arena. Crestwood and Sterling have had many epic puck contests in the past few years and yesterday was no different. The home side took the lead early and quickly added two more to build a
U10 B-ball Shock the Sharks
On Thursday afternoon the U10 Basketball team left their boots behind and laced up their shoes as they took to the court for their season opener at Sterling Hall. Off the opening tip the SHS Sharks took an early lead dropping a couple of quick baskets. The Cubs weren’t going to let that keep them
Gardiner Museum for Grade 3
The Grade 3’s visited the Gardiner Ceramic Museum this week. We started off with a tour of the beautiful galleries where the students looked at various art pieces and discussed their components. We played a game of “Eye Spy” as we tried to spot as many animals as we could on ceramic bowls, cups, and
Strong and Stable
The Grade 3 Classes had a “Scientists in Schools” workshop this week on the topic of Strong and Stable Structures. This connects to their unit in science, where students have been learning about the skills engineers use when creating structures we use every single day. The students were immersed in a hands-on morning and afternoon where they learned
Holiday Concert Reminders
Holiday Concert next Wednesday, December 13th at 7pm Toronto Centre for the Arts Reminders: Please remember to bring instruments and music books on MONDAY(Dec.11), TUESDAY(Dec. 12) and WEDNESDAY(Dec. 13) for all grade 4,5,6’s. We are walking to Lawrence Park Community Church for our dress rehearsals on Monday and Tuesday mornings. Please dress for the weather
WONDERful Monday
On Monday, December 4th, the Grade 5 students traveled to Imagine Cinemas to have a VIP movie experience to watch Wonder. The movie really captured the essence and theme of the novel; choose to be kind. Students were very moved by the film and we look forward to them embodying the idea of always choosing
Girls V-ball Topped by TFS
The U12 Girls Volleyball team played a great game against The York School Tuesday night, keeping the pressure on TYS right up until the last minute. Unfortunately TYS just barely scraped by — winning the second set by a score of 26-28. Jordyn, Selene, Sylvia, Amy, Andrianna, and Judy demonstrated some beautiful serving. And Izzy, Mikayla, Chloe, Viana, and McKenzie did
St. Felix Centre
Dear Parents, Just a friendly reminder that we are still collecting items for your children’s classes for the St. Felix Centre. Please send in donations to with your children to their homerooms up until Tuesday December 12th. Should you have any questions please email us at cspa@crestwood.on.ca Thanks for your generosity! Crestwood Cares and the CSPA
Book Swap
The Book Swap will take place between 12:20 and 1:15 on Tuesday, December 5 for all participating students. Thanks to everyone who contributed. More books would be great! Please drop them off at the library on Monday. Thank You. -Lara Bafaro
TRIDEL Builders Visit Crestwood
The Grade 3’s had a visit from a team of builders from TRIDEL on Thursday. This hands-on presentation reviewed some facts that we have learned about structures: both people and animals build structures, and both people and animals need their structures to be strong and stable and to last a long time. We looked at models of
A Night of Art with Anya
The Coffee Bouquet is once again hosting a lovely evening of art where I will be showcasing new pieces! Come join me for a night of art, wine and conversation. Please feel free to bring friends! The more the merrier! Hope to see you all there! -Anya Romanenko
Art Room Rumblings
Thank you so much my great art committee members for your dedication, creativity and hard work. The set, head pieces and beads for the grade 1 play look so magical!!! Well done!! on a personal note… The Coffee Bouquet is once again hosting a lovely evening of art where I will be showcasing my own
A Rose Reisman Cooking Class
On Thursday November 30, 1A was very lucky to have our own personal cooking class with Rose Reisman! We all helped her make banana and blueberry muffins and healthy granola. Rose brought in all the ingredients and each student got to participate in the mixing and combining. We even used frozen banana in the muffins!
“Crestwood Cares” partners with St. Felix Centre
Dear Crestwood Parents, In celebration of the upcoming holiday season, Crestwood Cares in partnership with the CSPA, would like to provide some seasonal happiness to those most deserving this time of year. This year we have decided to partner with the St. Felix Centre, a non-profit community centre, located in downtown Toronto. The St. Felix
“Tree-rific” Professor Pricklethorn
This week, the Eco-Team hosted a guest speaker for grade 2,3 and 4 classes. Professor Pricklethorn is an internationally certified arborist who facilitates exciting workshops for kids about the importance of trees in urban environments. We participated in the “Trees Please and Thank You PEP Rally.” It focuses on photosynthesis, tree facts and explore the
Goldie and the Bears
Class 1A has been working very hard for the past month and a half to bring together the first musical of the year. Please join us as we retell the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. What: Goldie and the Bears When: Tuesday, November 28th at 2:00pm Where: The Atrium
Book Swap Postponed
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
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.
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
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! –
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
U12 Girls Bball Championships
The U12 girls basketball team travelled to St. Mildred’s Lightburn in Oakville for the championship tournament this past Saturday. We played two hard fought games against the home team and St. Clements. While the scoreboard didn’t show victory in either game, we felt like winners having played our best basketball of the season! Coach Offman and
Urban and Rural….All in One Day!
On Thursday, the Grade 3’s went on their first school field trip. As an extension to our Social Studies Unit, Living and Working in Ontario, we jumped on a bus ready to explore our great city. Our first stop was the CN Tower in downtown Toronto. We rode the elevator up to the top to
