We had lots of fun in the ZOOM ROOM this week! We love doing math activities! Check out John’s calendar and weather graph! We love to graph in Kindergarten! Hudson was busy with a 3D shapes assignment and single digit addition. Way to go SK! – Julie Fox & Carly Hebscher […]
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French Community Workers/Workplaces
The Grade 3 French students have been learning about community workers and workers places. We talked about what their jobs are and why these workers are important. As a final project, students chose 8 workers and workplaces and created their community. They had to label the workplaces and include the workers as well. They […]
Dig Deep For Some Edible, Dirt-Loving FUN!
This week 3B and 3C learned all about the importance of soil. Soil is so much more than what’s under our grass. Each layer of earth is defined by its own “horizon”. These horizons run parallel to the ground and serve up distinct characteristics that aid the layers above and below. When a vertical section […]
Clowning Around in JK
We had a bit of Friday Fun in the JK room today. We are all going to miss the annual Crestwood Fun Fair. It is the best day of the year…so the Fun came to JK ZOOM School 😉 – Melodie Young & Ros Sandler […]
A Word from CPC’s Coach Ro Russell
Greetings Crestwood Community: I’m writing this opening message to you all regarding racism, discrimination, police brutality and Crestwood. Being a black man and basketball coach I have to, like all other black people, experience racism, discrimination, police brutality almost everyday our my life. Our race has had to deal with this elephant in the room, […]
In Solidarity with Black, Students, Parents and Teachers
As we have all watched the events of the past few weeks unfold, namely, the deaths in Black communities in the United States and Canada and the overwhelming sadness and outrage felt across society in response to these events, we are compelled to express our support to the Black community, namely our Black students, parents […]
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Artists of the Week
Congratulations to Lauren Stern and Annika Yang, our artists of the week. Beautiful work girls! Thank you for brightening up our spirits with your artistic talents! – Anya Romanenko […]
Crestwood Choir Swag
Crestwood Choir hoodies have arrived! We’ve rolled out this initiative with the Junior Choir in hopes to encourage a sense of community and artistic identity. The Choir team is looking forward to expanding the initiative next year and we are excited to show them off in person on our first Grub day! Many thanks […]
The Festival of Arts – June 9th
The Festival of the Arts evenings is an amazing way to celebrate Crestwood Art, Music, Drama, and Technology by showcasing CPC student’s abilities as we transform our hallways into a display of talent and creativity. Arts never sleeps, therefore we have decided to take on the initiative to take the Festival of the Arts from […]
Meet the Teacher: Jennifer Williamson
Meet the Teacher: Jennifer Williamson Subject: Geography and History Grades: 7 and 8 Ms. Williamson grew up in Mississauga with her parents, one brother and two sisters. She is married with one son, Landyn, who is 6 years old. In her spare time, Jennifer likes to watch movies and take additional qualification courses. She […]
SKA Zoom Room!
Zoom, Zoom Zoom! We are off to the ZOOM ROOM! Bring your paper, pencils and a smile! See you in awhile! If you are here, give a cheer! A thumbs up and a grin! Now we are ready to begin! 10 smart, amazing boys! 2 excited teachers! We are all here in the SKA ZOOM […]
Meet the Teacher: Owen Smith
Meet the Teacher: Owen Smith Subject: Geography, Civics, Careers Grades: 7 – 10 Mr. Smith grew up in Toronto. Both of his parents were teachers. His mother taught English at Riverdale, Monarch Park, Forest Hill and Harbord. She started her career in 1975 and retired in 2006. His dad taught Phys Ed at North […]
Robotics
FIRST Robotics Canada Build It Challenge Series Winners Just because we are social distancing, it didn’t stop our Engineers from continuing to build and compete! FIRST Robotics Canada launched a BUILD IT Series challenge nationwide and students can complete building challenges either by building with any real world items/material, LEGO pieces, or Minecraft. CPC’s very own […]
Co-Curricular Awards
Every May we gather in the gymnasium to recognize the dedication and hard work that our students and teachers put into all the clubs and committees that took place over the past year. These co-curricular activities are critical pieces of our school life. We also recognize the year-long involvement in academics, athletics, clubs, and committees […]
Children Will Listen
In lieu of a spring concert, members of the Junior Choir, and a special guest from the Primary Choir, would like to share a virtual choir performance. Here is our rendition of Children Will Listen. I am so proud. Thank you to Jordyn, Margherita, Dara, Mia, Shira, and Bonolo for their practice, courage, and genuine […]
Artist of the Month – Annie Gao
Hi everyone! You all know of our Artist of the Month tradition at Crestwood. With not too much time remaining, I am introducing an Artist of the Week. Every week, I will choose a new artist to showcase in the Crestwood Newsletter. Those interested in participating, working hard, being creative and most IMPORTANTLY, send me your art! […]
Returning Musical Instruments
Dear Parents and Students in Grades 5 and 6 , We are nearing the end of another school year and it is time to have students who are NOT returning to Crestwood School to return their rented musical instruments to the school. If your child is in Grade 6, or in Grade 5 and not returning to Crestwood, […]
Please Check Edsby for Live Events
Hi All! Make sure you are checking the river on Edsby regularly to find out about fun upcoming house events that can help propel your house to victory as we close in on the end of the school year! Keep an eye open for the classics like Trivia and Guess Who? but also for […]
House Point Scavenger Hunt
Hey Everyone! Are you looking for a way to get outside; have fun, enjoy the nice warm weather and earn some House Points at the same time?? You can join in on our neighbourhood House Point Scavenger Hunt! All you have to do is use our scavenger hunt list to find as many items […]
Calling All Future House Heads
Are you in Grade 4 or 5? Do you want to be a leader? Do you like fun and adventure? Do you have lots of spirit and ready to get people energized and involved? Are you organized and able to work independently and as part of a team? If you answered yes to those […]
Basketball Scholarships
The 2019-2020 women’s basketball season has been one of best ever in Canadian history! This week Grade 11 student’s Latasha Lattimore and Shayeann Day-Wilson committed to Syracuse University. They will both become members of the “Orange” in 2021. We would like to congratulate them on this amazing accomplishment. This brings the total to 7 scholarship […]
YPI Cheque to North York Harvest Foodbank
Yesterday, the winners of the YPI competition met with the North York Harvest Foodbank to present them with the $5000 grant. Here is the link to the video. […]
Crestwood Athletic Banquet Awards Presentation 2019-2020
On this beautiful day of May 21st, 2020 at 6:00pm we should be setting sail on Lake Ontario for our annual athletic banquet boat cruise. Unfortunately, due to the pandemic we aren’t able to be together to celebrate the accomplishments of our school teams and student athletes. Instead all of your coaches have gotten together […]
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Lunches to Frontline Workers at Scarborough General
Thanks to the generous donations of the Crestwood community, this week we were able to deliver another 75 lunches to Frontline workers at Scarborough General Hospital. We continue to be grateful for the amazing work of these health care professionals. https://photos.app.goo.gl/kFobCzSzmm3KYMmZ9 […]
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PA News: Donation to North York Food Bank
Pizza Lunch Donates to the North York Food Bank Hello everyone, I hope that you and your families are staying safe and healthy in these uncertain times. As a result of the school closure and the cancellation of the 2 remaining pizza lunches for the year due to the COVID-19 outbreak, it has been decided […]
Beach Parfaits!
On Thursday May 21, students from 4D and 4E put on their chef hats for cooking with Ms Maurer! To embrace the beautiful weather, students prepared Beach Parfaits. Students made the parfaits using pudding and crushed graham crackers (to represent sand). Fun ingredients were added, such as rainbow candy for a beach towel, life savers for […]
Student Songwriting
This week, 5D learned about the key components of songwriting. The students exhibited their skills by writing a mini-song about “The Guardians of Lore”, the online book they are reading. This task had students thinking deeply about the class novel, while also having fun and learning about the song writing process. It was very […]
Rhyming with 4B
There’s a room I know that’s the best around It’s a place where the greatest kids can be found It’s not on the moon and it’s not ‘cross the sea It’s not an amusement park or on YouTube TV You may wonder how I can come out and claim this I’m no basketball star […]
Meet the Teacher: Sebastian Major
Meet the Teacher: Sebastian Major Subject: English, Drama, Economics, World Issues, Geography, World Religions Grades: 8 – 12 Sebastian Major grew up in Aurora. He and his wife Beth were married in the summer of 2015 and had their first child, Miles, last year. Sebastian’s parents live the retired life in Collingwood and he has […]
Making Face Shields
Crestwood Maker Creating face shields for front line worker… Crestwood’s very own Adam Bacik (’22) answered the call when he was made aware of the lack of personal protective equipment for the front line workers at many hospitals. After consulting various hospital personnels and going through a few design iterations, he is nearing the final […]