Some highlights and activities on tap for Earth Week. Birds of Garbage: Throughout Earth Week, you will see some very interesting birds hanging around. The Art Committee and the Eco Team joined forces to create a see through bird filled with garbage. Why can we see through it and why is there garbage inside it?

Mark your calendars on Tuesday May 17th and Wednesday May 18th, we will be holding our Used Uniform sale in the gym. This is a great opportunity to stock up on items for next year and to donate your gently used items that your children have outgrown. If you wish to donate any items to

The grade 7 field trip yesterday was a memorable experience at the Tiff Bell Lightbox. The grade 7 class was the first to make a documentary at TIFF. Brent who has been making documentaries for 15 years assisted us and we were honoured to have him help us make our documentary. There were 4 groups

Grade 3A and SKB partnered up this week to form a Reading Buddies Group.  As the students read together they are developing safe and happy relationships with each other, practicing new skills, and improving their confidence in reading.  This week Grade 3A students read aloud the adventures of Arthur to their “buddies”. After reading, the

Unit 4 in French class brings enthusiasm, movement, and creativity. In grade 4, students have begun the unit through physical exercise by singing and dancing, promoting a healthy lifestyle. “Suivez mes Pas” (follow my steps) introduces body parts, giving instructions, and will guide students to lead their own dances in French! (ex. avancez, reculez, et

The Spring sports season will get fired up next week with workouts scheduled for both U12 Softball and the Junior Track and Field. The U12 Co-Ed Softball team tryouts begin on Monday and will run from 3:40 – 4:40PM. Students are asked to arrive with glove, hat, and appropriate footwear (cleats and/or sneakers) and clothing.

Dear Parents, Crestwood is holding a Read-A-Thon to raise money for The Kidney Foundation of Canada, and we need your child’s help! This is a charity that is close to our hearts. In 2009, July Dorland, a student at Crestwood, was suffering from kidney disease. In need of a new kidney, her father was found to be a match.

The Art Room has been a buzz with ideas, debates, colours and creativity. All of the students, from grades 3 to 7 have been working hard to prepare beautiful pieces for our upcoming Art Show. This year, the theme for our auction is “Modern Masterpieces” and you will be impressed by the spectacular collaborative paintings

The Eco Warriors are happy to announce that we now have peas. Our garden is producing!! The students have researched several animals of concern: The little brown bat, the polar bear, and the dolphin. These animals’ populations are in danger and the Eco Team wants to help. Starting next term, the Eco Warriors will be

Crestwood teams have had a successful jammed packed Winter Season, which came to an end this past Friday March 4th. While our junior students were enjoying a fun filled day of skiing at Beaver Valley, our U12 hockey team battled on the ice to capture the U12 DIV11 Hockey Championships. The bond the boys and

Five B has been learning all about forces – tension, torsion, compression, and bending.  We have looked at how these four forces affect the structures we see in the world.  As a culminating activity, we have challenged ourselves to build strong bridges using a limited number of straws, tape, paperclips, and elastic bands.  We tested

Book clubs have been a huge success throughout term 2.  The Grade 1/2 book club read, discussed and completed activities about ten different picture books written and illustrated by Canadian authors and illustrators.  One of the authors, Linda Bailey, is even coming to visit Crestwood all the way from British Columbia on May 2!  More details

This week the Grade 6 classes wrapped up their Electricity unit. We finished the unit with some good old-fashioned board games! Students were required to design an electricity-based board game and they worked diligently, applying their knowledge of energy conservation, circuits, atoms and different energy sources. The games were amazing!  Challenging electricity questions, clear directions, and

One of the students in 3A received a visitor in the mail….FLAT STANLEY.  He was mailed to her from a friend that lives in the United States.  This visit from Flat Stanley sparked an incredible idea.  All the students from 3A made their very own versions of Flat Stanley. Flat Stanley is going to accompany