Today, writing our final summer message, we are zoom fatigued, but ecstatic and proud. As educators, and parents, our primary focus has been keeping children healthy, safe and engaged. What a journey this term has been for every human on our planet. We’re so proud of our entire Crestwood community – our faculty and […]
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Race, Equity, and Inclusion
Everyone at Crestwood Preparatory College are working together to eradicate racism, discrimination, and inequality. Together, staff have compiled a booklist and a Self-Assessment tool. Self assessment tool: Race Equity & Inclusion (2) (1) Anti-Racism Reading List ( Looking for something to read this summer? Take a look at these titles!) Fiction: For Juniors For Seniors […]
CPC Uniform Store Summer Hours
Request for uniforms please contact Dave Cunningham at: dave.cunningham@crestwood.on.ca Purchase Online: www.paragonblu.ca *Just to let you know that uniform items are available for purchase during the school year every Monday from 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM in the uniform shop. Details will follow after the summer. […]
Congratulations to Our Grade 8 & 12 Graduates!
We hope you all had a chance to watch the grade 8 graduation ceremony aired on Youtube on Wednesday, June 17th. Congratulations to all our graduates. If you missed the live airing of the presentation you can watch it anytime on the Crestwood Youtube channel. Here is a https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YyVRGOjSC0&feature=youtu.be. On Thursday, June 18th, the grade […]
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Summer Office Hours
The Main Office will be open during the summer with revised hours. The summer office hours have already begun, Monday to Thursday, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm. The school will also be closed Wednesday, July 1st for Canada Day and Monday, August 3rd for the Civic Holiday. […]
2020-2021 School Calendar
The school calendar is posted online on the Crestwood main website. Please click here to view it. […]
Meet the Teacher: Matt Castator
Meet the Teacher: Matt Castator Subject: Business and Economics Grades: 10 to 12 Mr. Castator grew up in Etobicoke and has a 9 year old daughter named Sydney. In the summer, Matt likes to golf, cycle and kayak. In the winter, he loves to ski. Some of the great coaches and teachers Matt had when […]
Happily Ever After!
Once upon a time, there were two Grade One classes – Grade 1A and Grade 1B. The beginning of the school year felt like, “Once upon a time,” when they started on the very first day in September and entered their magical kingdoms. As time went by, they were transported into the Zoom Room […]
Grade 6 ZOOMlympics
The Olympic motto, Faster, Higher, Stronger, motivated and inspired our Grade 6 Olympians during Wednesday morning’s grade-wide Zoom competition. Divided into ten mixed-class teams, students strived for Faster in the rather comical “How many items of clothing can you put on in two minutes?” contest. (Twelve hats CAN be worn upon one head, it […]
My Future’s So Bright
The Grade 3 students have had a fantastic year learning and working together. We are so proud of all the students and how quickly they adapted to our new learning environment. Over the past few weeks, we have participated in many different hands-on activities and experiments together. Nothing could stop us from having fun in […]
Cardboard Carnival
The students of 6D and 6E put their families’ extra cardboard boxes to great use this week as they created arcade-style games and attractions for our (virtual) edition of the annual Cardboard Carnival. We began this activity by watching a short film called Caine’s Arcade, about a young boy named Caine who turns his father’s […]
A Message from your PrinciPALs…
“Fill Up” with Mrs. Fuller This week we watched a TED talk titled, “Embrace the Shake”. Phil Hansen, an artist, discusses how he seized his limitations, embraced them, and used them to drive his creativity. His inspirational message reminds us all that sometimes we have to live “in the box”, with limited resources, and […]
Just Around the Corner
It’s almost time to cast your votes! The candidates for House Head next year have been working hard to perfect their speeches for you, so they can pass along the information they feel is important for you to know about them before you vote! By now hopefully you’ve had a chance to check out […]
Dream Cities
For the past few weeks, students in Mme Gurney’s grade one and two French classes have been working diligently on two major year-end projects. The grade one students were asked to create their dream city filled with different places they found around them. Amazing projects came to life, both in 2-D and 3-D forms, as cities […]
Embracing Change by Faith Joseph (’20)
This is an essay by Faith Joseph, grade 12 student. Faith Joseph (class of 2020) reflects on the need for change, the fight against racism, and the importance of finding the bathroom in a new school. It was probably the second week of grade 6. I was starting at a new school, in a whole […]
CITE Spring Poetry Contest
Anjali Juneja earned an honourable mention in the Gr. 11-12 stream of this year’s CITE Spring Poetry Contest for her poem entitled, “The Mirror to my Soul.” _The Mirror to My Soul_ […]
Musical Instrument Return
Students who rented a musical instrument for the school year are reminded to return their instrument on Monday, June 15th to Thursday, June 18th between the hours of 9:00 and 12:00 pm. Please buzz the main office upon arrival and place your instrument on the table just inside the main doors. […]
Virtual Festival of the Arts & Technology
The Festival of the Arts & Technology was an incredible display of the talents Crestwood Art, Music, Drama, and Technology students showcasing CPC student’s talent and creativity. The event went live on Tuesday, June 9th but if you missed it you can check it out at http://vfa.crestwood.on.ca/ […]
Book Talks With 4B
4B dressed up as their favourite characters from their favourite books and presented fun, exciting and engaging Book Talks. We had a blast and have so many awesome book recommendations for summertime reading! -Miss Amar […]
Artists of the Week
Congratulations to Ari Gutnik, TJ Brooks and Anika Yang: our Artists’ of the Week! I hope you enjoy their versatile creative work! Artists of the Week Ari Gutnik My name is Ari Gutnik. I am 10 years old. I love to do art. It brings my imagination to life. Sometimes I am not sure what to create, […]
Meet the Teacher: Tracy Santomero
Meet the Teacher: Tracy Santomero Subject: Mathematics Grades: 10 and 11 Mrs. Santomero grew up in Picton, Ontario and has an amazing husband and daughter. Her daughter, Sophia, is 12 years old and is in the sixth grade. Sophia is a competitive dancer who loves school and her friends. Being a dance mom, Tracy doesn’t […]
Bus and Carpool Information 20/21
If you are interested in more information about Crestwood’s Carpool and Shuttle Bus services for the 2020/2021 school year please contact our main office. Any questions or inquiries may be directed to anny.rannie@crestwood.on.ca. Below is information on both Carpool and Shuttle Bus Services. CARPOOL INFORMATION: We understand that some parents are interested in carpooling. […]
2020 -2021 Booklist
Dear Crestwood Students and Parents: On behalf of Alpha Textbooks Inc. and Crestwood Preparatory College, we would like to tell you about the textbook ordering procedure for the upcoming 2020-21 school year. 1) Your official booklist for 2020-21 will be available on our easy-to-use website www.alphatextbooks.com, or at our store. Due to the changes in […]
Book Exchanges includes 2020-2021 Purchasing Books
Unfortunately, the regularly scheduled Parent Book Exchange on Tuesday, June 16th, 2020, and the Textbook Buyback session with Alpha Textbooks on Wednesday, June 17th, 2020 have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak. In order to assist parents with the resale and purchase of textbooks, there are now two possibilities. 1. Alpha Textbooks – You may […]
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Grade 8 & 12 Graduations
Dear CPC Community: I’m not sure how close this comes to a strategy we are all acquainted with by this time- making lemonade from lemons- but there are events that must be recognized, and a graduation is one them. Please, then, join us on June 17th for our Grade Eight virtual graduation. The Grade Twelve […]
Guidance News (June 12)
Advanced Placement (AP): Score Reports June 30 is the deadline for grade 12 students to indicate or change their free score report recipient in ‘My AP’: https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/ Please make sure to indicate through ‘My AP’ the university or college you’d like to receive your free score report If you have any questions or concerns – […]
Award Winning Author – Kathy Kacer
This week the grade 5 and 6 classes had the privilege of attending a virtual author visit with Kathy Kacer. Kathy Kacer is a Canadian award-winning author of over 20 historical fiction and nonfiction books for children and young adults. Before the extended break we had been enjoying her books in library class and were really […]
Popsicle Stick Playgrounds
The Grade one students explored various structures they see and use in their daily life. As a culminating activity, these amazing students designed, built and presented their own playgrounds that consisted of at least 4 structures. Their creativity was outstanding using popsicle sticks, pipe cleaners, straws, plastic cups, paper cups, egg cartons, tape, glue, […]
House Head Elections Coming Soon!
Next year’s House Head candidates aren’t going to let a little thing like not being in person at school get in the way of our normal elections! Behind the scenes they have been working to bring you a digital election for the ages! After applying for the job, they got right to work creating […]
A Message From Your PrinciPALs…
“Fill Up” with Mrs. Fuller This week we focused on creating our own happy place with images, words, photographs, or drawings. Students shared where their “happy place” would be, and explored how they can recreate that space. We took inspiration from Ellen Schwartz and tried to “memorize the moment” with all our senses, so […]