Category: Crestwood News

Jadaia Reid is the fourth member of the 2020 graduating class to receive an athletic scholarship to an NCAA institution for this coming fall.  Jadaia will be heading off to the University of Delaware to play for the Fightin’ Blue Hens!  The 2020 class is very special because this is the first full graduating class since

Let’s Thank Our Frontline Workers, Volunteers Wanted Toronto Frontline workers are putting in endless hours to help deal with the Covid-19 pandemic and we want to say thank you.  Crestwood will be delivering lunch to hospital staff at Sunnybrook Hospital and Baycrest Hospital.  We are looking for students who would like to volunteer some time

Students continue to impress with full drum kits and rainsticks! Check out this VIDEO if you’re interested in making your own rainstick. If only we could take the show on the road! –Amanda Birchard

  Today, the Grade 3’s stepped back in time and role-played what it would be like to be an Early Settler in Upper Canada in the 1800’s. The students were encouraged to dress up and to participate in some nineteenth century learning.  Our first activity had us drawing log cabins.  In our second activity, we

The Martin’s Family took you up on your challenge and built what we thought was an amazing and comfortable fort.  So comfortable, we decided to challenge ourselves to spend 14 hours inside it.  We planned for this with snacks, games and books.  I’m happy to report we all survived as did the fort.  Thanks for

  This week 2A and 2B learned all about the importance of eating locally. The children learned about how local food is fresher, has more nutrients and is better for the environment. The students were tasked with going on a ‘Local Food Scavenger Hunt’ in their own homes. The Grade 2’s found a variety of local

  As Earth Week was winding down last Friday afternoon, the Grade Ones were very busy putting their finishing touches on their messages to help protect our world. As well, they designed their very own t-shirts. As you can see, they were very proud of all they had learned over the week and their creative

Crestwood Preparatory College has been participating in the PARTY Program for well over 15 years.  The PARTY program which stands for Preventing Alcohol Related Trauma in Youth has been traditionally attended by our Phys Ed students enrolled in grades 10-11 only; but that is about to change.  Due to our recent unchartered territory, the PARTY

Meet the Teacher:  Jason Hawkins Subject:  Social Studies Grades:   9 – 12 Mr. Hawkins grew up in Toronto, but both of his parents came from small towns.  His mother grew up in a village of 700 people, where her family published the local newspaper (“The Grand Valley Star and Vidette”).  His father grew up in

Last week 1A celebrated Earth Week and as a final activity they created T-shirts. These T-shirts send a message of gratitude, love and hope for our planet. Great job 1A! -Sharon Liebenthal

  Crestwood student Callum Goryn reads a children’s book “Lorraine” by his friend Ketch Secor, a country musician and lead of the band Old Crow Medicine Show. This inspirational story is set on a Tennessee farm, and teaches children to find music and strength within them, when faced with scary” -Amanda Birchard

  Using found objects around the home, primary music students have been invited to make their own instruments. We began with Lummi Sticks, and this week we tackle the drum! Using cans, balloons, elastics, yogurt or coffee containers, and beans, families have put their creative minds together to create some thumpin’ sounds! -Amanda Birchard

  We were so happy to see so many people dressed up in our Earth themed colours throughout the week! We may not be together as we would normally be, but that doesn’t mean we can’t have fun and get involved as a community. We had some great entries for our House minute to win

Reverse Grub Day! Mr. Hawkins Class Raises $450 for Daily Bread Food Bank.  Well done!!

Meet the Teacher:  Shayne Rover Science and Phys. Ed. Grades 9 – 12 Mr. Rover grew up in Newmarket and now lives in Toronto.  He and his fiancé are getting married in July. In his spare time, Shayne likes to stay involved with sports as a player, coach and fan. Mr. Rover was motivated to

Come see CPC’s Sports Day: https://photos.app.goo.gl/g2pJ7ojpNgK2VCqT9

  Please note that if you do not have access to a beanbag a stuffed animal will work fine. -Sherri Brenzel

On Wednesday, April 22 2020, see how CPC’s Grade 7’s contributed to Earth Day!

  On Thursday, 5C and 5D had some extra sparkle during their language ZOOM session as Pop Culture Expert and Film Critic, Vicky Sparks, from the Global Morning Show joined our lesson for a Q&A session. Vicky was the perfect guest speaker for our writing unit on Movie Reviews as she provided the students with

  This week 4A,B and C created slideshow presentations to teach us how we can take better care of the Earth. We shared our slideshows during our Zoom classes and we all learned some very important tips! -Aimee Solski

  The Kindergarten classes have enjoyed learning about the 3R’s. REDUCE – REUSE – RECYCLE! We read many books about the Earth, we sang recycling songs and we danced. We loved Earth week!  Look at us shine in the ZOOM ROOM! -Kindergarten Team

  In Math class this week, 6C analyzed, drew and measured angles. One of our main activities this week was analyzing snowflakes. We looked at real snowflakes and the various and unique angles within them. We then looked at the angles of a snowflake on our worksheet. We finally learned how to create a six-sided

  The JK and SK classes have been learning about “Le Jour de la Terre” in French class for the past few weeks. They discussed ways in which we can make the Earth “contente” and “triste” by placing pictures associated with the environment in the appropriate category during their Zoom lessons with Mme Gurney. Both classes

  Thanks again to all of our Crestwood families and educators who were able to view last week’s webinar with Michael Eisen of Youth Wellness Network about the importance of self-care and open family communication. The attached guide, Empowering Your Family and Decreasing Stress, outlines the practical strategies and approaches featured in the webinar. Youth

  We had another creative week! We were learning about 20th Century artists. The grade 6 students chose work that inspired them and created replicas of famous art. Well done guys and girls!! Our grade 5’s studied birds of Canada and worked on interactive art. So many great ideas came out of this project! The

Wednesday, April 22 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day.  This year’s theme is Climate Action.  Although the corona virus pandemic may have shown some positive changes such as clearer skylines in cities, it also reminds us of what is at stake if we do not continue to fight to save our planet.  Our

Important Information for Grade 12 Graduates Community Service -The graduation requirement to complete 40 hours of community involvement is suspended for this school year. -Students are encouraged to submit any outstanding community involvement hours that have been completed for our school records. Literacy Requirement -The Ministry has directed that the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test

Students had to create a picture out of smaller shapes, then find the total perimeter and area.   See some brilliant ideas, well done! Rohan Mehta, Grade 8, “Ship” Fiona Guo, Grade 8, “Cat” Sherry Wan, Grade 8, “Flamingo” Iris Xu, Grade 8, “Winnie the Pooh”

Here is our (crazy) hat collection from this morning.