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Please read the School Uniform section below for details about the uniform dress code and how to order items from Coyote’s Den, Crescent’s campus store.

Please ensure all clothing and personal items are labelled with your son’s name.

Students in Grades 7 through 12 must purchase their textbooks and bring them to school for the first day of classes. Please see the information below about textbooks and school supplies.

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We have specific, staggered drop-off and pick-up times to ease congestion in the parking lot and avoid unnecessary back-up on Bayview Avenue. 

 

 

Please do not arrive on campus before your son’s specified drop-off or pick-up time. (Note that there is an intentional time lag between Middle and Upper School class dismissal and pick-up to provide time for students to leave class and make their way to the pick-up zone). We will direct parents who arrive before these scheduled times away from the parking lot queue to wait along Field House Road. 

 

Parents who have sons in two different divisions, for example, a son in Grade 5 and a son in Grade 7, should use the earlier drop-off time and the latter pick-up time.

 

Crescent will provide every family with parking lot cards indicating school division; parents must display these cards on the dashboard during drop-off and pick-up. Our parking lot attendants will use these cards to identify which families can enter the parking lot queue and which will be directed to Field House Road. Cars not displaying the parking lot card on the dashboard will automatically be redirected to Field House Road until the last pick-up time. 

 

Lower and Middle School cards have a unique family ID number. Upper School cards will be colour-coded only and used to identify the school division. Crescent will distribute the parking lot cards during the first week of school.

 

Please pay close attention to the direction of the parking lot staff. Disrespectful treatment of our parking lot staff will not be tolerated. 

 

Parents are to queue in the outer perimeter lane of the parking lot and follow the drop-off directions from our facilities team. Cars must pull up to the drop-off zone, where our School administrators will meet you and guide students to their meeting place. 

 

Parents must queue on the outer perimeter lane with their parking lot card prominently displayed on their dashboard. A staff member will meet Lower and Middle School parents at the perimeter lane and Fieldhouse Road intersection who will enter their parking lot card ID onto a tablet before they can advance toward the pick-up zone. 

 

Any parent who arrives before their son’s scheduled pick-up time or does not have their parking lot sign on their dashboard will be sent to queue on Field House Road until they receive further direction from School staff.

 

The pick-up zone is not a parking area; you must stay in your car. If you need to leave your vehicle or wait an extended period, park your car in a space in the parking lot. Please turn off your car engine.

Each parent has a Green Room account. Parents should always use their own account and not their son’s account.

Each login account must have a unique email address, meaning two parents cannot use the same email address for different accounts. One parent cannot change settings or contact information for the second parent, which is why it is important that each parent uses their own account.

To log in, parents must use the email address on file with the school. Email is the only accepted login credential. Usernames are not accepted. 

Please follow these Green Room login instructions. If you have trouble logging in, please contact info@crescentschool.org.

New students will receive their Crescent email and Green Room access when school starts.

When logged into the Green Room, click the Calendar tab to see the parent calendar. You can customize this using the options under the “My View” heading.

Calendar Tips:

Parents land on the News/Featured Content page upon logging into the Green Room. This is where important events and news are highlighted.

Click the Resources tab for information about different programs and activities. The resource tiles are ordered alphabetically. Scroll down to find the topic you are looking for and then click the tile for more details.

Parents are responsible for ensuring their children’s immunization records are complete and current. The annual medical form will require parents to verify that their son’s immunizations are up to date. Students with out-of-date or incomplete immunization records are at risk of school suspension until records or a valid exemption form are provided.

Crescent School hosts immunization clinics conducted by Toronto Public Health for Grade 7 students to receive these vaccines:

Parents will be advised when these clinics are being held and parental consent is required. 

Click here to learn more about TPH's School Immunization Program.

Crescent School is an allergen-aware and nut-safe environment. This means there will be no foods or snacks served by the school that are known to contain peanuts, peanut by-products, nuts or traces of nuts. Parents must also be allergen-aware and nut-safe, and not knowingly bring allergens or traces of allergens into the school from home. 

In accordance with Rowan’s Law (Bill 193) (Concussion Safety), 2018 and the Ministry of Education Memorandum 158, Crescent School has a concussion policy and protocol covering the recognition, medical diagnosis, and management of students who may sustain a suspected concussion. The policy aims to ensure that students with a suspected concussion receive timely and appropriate care and proper management to allow them to return to their academics, activity, and sport safely.
 
It is important to immediately notify the Crescent Wellness Centre when any student suffers a concussion. The Wellness Centre will provide the family with a concussion package that will include a referral form to be completed by a medical doctor or nurse practitioner.. The Wellness Centre will serve as the point of contact to assist the students with an individualized and gradual return-to-school and return to sport/physical activity plan.

A hot and healthful lunch is included in tuition for all boys at Crescent School, and all students are expected to partake in this service. 

The daily lunch menu is published each day and can be accessed from the What’s For Lunch resource tile in the Green Room or from SAGE’s Crescent Community web portal.

Each day there is a selection of hot entrees with sides and vegetables, soup, salad, and sandwich bars, dessert and fresh fruit. 

Parents and students can also check the lunch menu, rate meal items and manage their allergens using the Touch of SAGE app, which can be downloaded from the App Store or Google Play. Use the postal code M2L 1A2 (with space) in the location field to search for Crescent School.

Please send an email to sage@crescentschool.org if you have questions relating to your son's special dietary needs for religious, health or lifestyle reasons. The team at SAGE will be happy to give you a tour of the kitchen, show you ingredients, and discuss any concerns about their food allergy protocols.

 

All Crescent students are prohibited from carrying cell phones and/or PEDs during the school day. Cell phones and PEDs brought to school must be stored in students’ lockers. Students contravening this policy will have their devices confiscated.

Students in Grades 7–12 are required to bring their own computing devices to class. Students may use the device of their choice—Mac, PC, laptop, or tablet—for taking notes, working on projects with classmates, completing assignments and doing homework. Any device with wireless capacity will work on Crescent’s system. We recommend a minimum of 8 GB of RAM and at least a 256 GB hard drive.

All students must comply with Crescent’s Acceptable Computer Use contract, which can be found in the Family Handbook.

Watch for details about your son’s divisional timetable coming from your son's Head of School during the week of August 25.

Crescent students must have a Toronto Public Library (TPL) card. Boys 13 years and older can get online access to excellent digital content to support their academics in all subject areas. This link provides all the details you need to acquire a library card. If a student lives outside of Toronto, we can provide you with confirmation of school attendance on school letterhead, which will allow a student access to the TPL. Please email library@crescentschool.org if you need such a letter.

Students in Grades 7–12 who are taking instrumental music courses may rent their instruments from Crescent School. Forms for instrument rentals were sent to all parents in June.

If you have questions relating to instrument rentals, please contact Mr. Vince Volpe at vvolpe@crescentschool.org in the Middle School or Mr. Harry Timmermans at htimmermans@crescentschool.org in the Upper School.

If your son is going to miss school, you must report his absence in advance to the Attendance Office by email or phone. When reporting absences, please state the student’s name, grade, and the date(s)/time(s) he will be missing school. Crescent staff will follow up on any unexplained absences not reported by phone message or email.

Please use the appropriate email address for your son’s school and copy his Home Form teacher or Mentor:

• Lower School: lsattendance@crescentschool.org
• Middle School: msattendance@crescentschool.org
• Upper School: usattendance@crescentschool.org

Parents can also reach the Attendance Office by calling (416) 449-2556, ext. 300, and following the prompts to direct your message. If you have sons in multiple divisions who will be absent, you need only leave one message.

Notebooks, classroom resources, and an agenda will be provided by the school and charged to the Student Billing Account.

Below are the supplies for each grade that parents will need to purchase and send with the student on the first day of school.

Middle School students must supply their own textbooks. These can be purchased online through The Batner Bookstore or from other sources if you wish.

Middle School students will receive a portfolio/computer bag, a lock, duotang folders and standard supplies for each class. These items and a student agenda will be charged to their Student Billing Account. Students entering Crescent in Grade 8 will receive a calculator and pencil case. Families will need to purchase the remaining supplies before the beginning of the school year. 

Weekly What’s Up—our electronic newsletter—is published on the last day of the school week. It focuses on upcoming events and essential information you need for the weeks ahead.