The Crestwood Oral History Project is in the midst of its busy season! The CHCs are completing their oral history interviews – all 80+ of them. In the last week, we have had 2 in class visitors, and done one in home visit. Students from Mr. Masters’ class went to visit Kelman Cohen in his
Next week is Bullying Awareness Week at Crestwood. The Female Peer Leadership Group will be organizing several events throughout the week to bring awareness to bullying in schools. On Wednesday February 24th we will be asking all students to wear as much pink or purple as they can. This will be a visual representation of each student’s stand against
Today’s grub day, spearheaded by Robbie Altshuler, was an initiative to collect clothing for Syrian Refugees living in Toronto. It was a great success, with over twelve jammed-packed garbage bags of clothes to donate. It is wonderful to know that the CPC community is helping families in need.
It may be a short week, but the food is just as good!
On Wednesday, the grade 12 computer science class travelled to the Google office in Toronto. The students were greeted with a tasty and nutritious breakfast and given a tour of the entire office. After playing some ping pong, entering the secret room, and enjoying the Toronto art work scattered throughout the office, the students sat down for a Q&A on Google X.
Last Friday, Crestwood Staff, Students and Parents gathered at the Dragon Pearl restaurant to celebrate Chinese New Year. It was a great evening in which the students showed off their many talents. Here are some pictures of the evening. Can’t wait until next year!
Crestwood was pleased to send a delegation of students to the University of Toronto Model United Nations Assembly (UTMUN) this year. UTMUN is held each February on the campus of the University of Toronto. Crestwood’s delegates this year included Sabrina Wasserman, Bilal Ahmed, Artie Shlykov, Matthew Cohen, Donna Dong, Taylor Frankfort, Georgia Gardner, Justin Lim,
The Crestwood Oral History Project is hard at work this month. World War Two veterans and Holocaust survivors have been visiting with the CHC2D students, helping them to complete their oral history interviews. Last week Mr. Masters and Mr. Hawkins took 17 students to Sunnybrook, where 4 veterans were interviewed. Three of them were RCAF
On Thursday February 18th Crestwood will be having a presentation in the gymnasium for all students regarding Social Media awareness and Internet safety. Police Constable Laurie McCann of the Toronto Police Force will be here to speak to the student body from 9:20-10:20. Officer McCann will begin a conversation about our “digital footprint” which will help our
Our winter sports are starting to wrap up! Find out more about past games and upcoming events! U14 Girls Volleyball This week the U14 Girls Volleyball team traveled to TMS for their last game of the season. After a tough loss in the first set, the girls turned it around with ace serves to win
Multicultural Day has been an annual tradition at Crestwood since the school first opened its doors. Every year, students studying Grade 9 Geography are assigned a country to research and become experts on. Working in groups, students research various aspects of their assigned nation’s culture, and also prepare appetizers, entrees and desserts that showcase that
The food for next week looks delicious!
This upcoming Tuesday, the world celebrates “Safer Internet Day” 2016. This is a day to promote safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones, especially among children and young people across the world. Cybertip.ca is the Canadian agency responsible for organizing the event in Canada. Parents can follow the link to access brochures and
Alex Lerner, Anna Lerner, Mitchell Lerner, Noah Lerner, and Chawa Sloma. Mr. P. was lucky enough to have four generations of Lerners stop by his office this week! Alex and Noah are students at CPC, and their Great-grandmother, Chawa, was able to share some of her life experiences through the “Oral History Project”. Both Mitch
This week Ms. Klein’s Grade 8 students had a phone-free day. They left their cell phones with Ms. Klein for the whole day, and signed contracts stating that they would talk to their friends rather than posting, texting or snapping! It was quite a success, and great to have some real “Face Time”!
The Lions have another great week in sport! U14 and Varsity Swimming The U14 Swim Team had an impressive meet at the Etobicoke Olympium on Wednesday. Notable swimmers include: Monica Altshuler, Alice Shen, Sydney Zuckerman, Julian Vinizki and Taylor Kronick not only swam qualifying swims but also achieved their new personal best times. Although Vincent Li and
Course Selection: Final reminder that course selection forms must be submitted to Ms. Hann or Mr. Mitz in the guidance office by Wednesday February 10th. Forms must be printed from Career Cruising and signed by a parent/guardian in order for course selection to be considered complete for all students in grades 9-11. Volunteer Opportunities: Are you
The Social Studies Department had some exciting visitors this week, creating great opportunities for students interested in Canada’s military history. On Monday, January 25th, five officers from the Canadian Forces College visited Crestwood, sharing their experiences in Canada’s recent overseas missions, notably Afghanistan. Majors Dennis, Lajeunesse, Harvey, Dias and Barker represented all facets of the military and
On Thursday, February 4th, in the morning Toronto Public Health will be at Crestwood for our second immunization clinic. They will primarily be immunizing the Grade 7 students for the Meningococcal Vaccine, but will also be catching up any students that were absent the first clinic for Hep B & HPV. If you have any questions please contact
Volleyball, Swimming, Curling, oh my! Click to see pictures and updates from this week, as well as Athletes of the Month! U14 Volleyball This week the U14 Crestwood Lions Volleyball team traveled to The York School. After a tough loss in the first set, CPC came back with a vengeance. Between Maddie Horne’s ace serves
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There is a lot of news from Guidance this week! Click to learn more about specific deadline dates and summer opportunities. January 31st– Final date to apply to the University of British Columbia for September 2016. February 1st– Deadline for applying to highly competitive college programs. February 5th-Recommended last date to submit all information to
On Thursday, February 18th, Crestwood will be having a presentation in the gymnasium for all students and parents regarding Social Media Awareness and Internet Safety. Police Constable Laurie McCann of the Toronto Police Force will be here to speak to the student body from 9:20-10:20. Officer McCann will begin a conversation about our “digital footprint” which
What an absolutely amazing week! It was great to see both students and teachers show off their school spirit. Whether that was dressing up for the theme days, competing in Student vs. Staff activities, participating in different fundraising challenges, or cheering on their grade, the Crestwood community truly came together. As well, Crestwood was able to raise $1475.00
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The purpose of the community involvement requirement is to encourage students to develop awareness and understanding of civic responsibility and of the role they can play and the contributions they can make in supporting and strengthening their communities. Every student must complete a minimum of forty hours of community involvement activities as a graduation requirement. The community
A big thank you to everyone who participated in the Crestwood Grade Level Charity Challenge! The grade 9s won the challenge, and the free grub day, with the grade 8s coming close behind in second place. As a school, we raised over $2000 for the Crestwood Scholarship Fund, a great charity that helps bring some
Check out what food to expect next week!
For the past few months my grade 8 English class has been reading a book called, The Boy In The Striped Pajamas by John Boyne. The novel takes place during the Holocaust, so on a related note, last Tuesday, our class had the honour of meeting Holocaust survivor Sally Wasserman, who came to talk to
Did you know that the PA runs a mini-shop just inside the doors of the school? We do, and it’s open every day after period 7! Students can grab a snack, Gatorade, TTC tickets, or school supplies like pencils, pens, graph paper and calculators. They can even rent a blazer if needed! The comfy and
