By clicking the link you will be able to access the Updated School Calendar. We have indicated which grades will be at home each day for the first few weeks. We will send out updates to this if the current (or new) Hybrid scenario continues. In addition, we have canceled some events and activities or […]
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The Booklist for the 2020-21 school year is available on the Documents tab of the Upper School webpage. You can also click the link below to access it. https://crestwood.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Crestwood-BOOKLIST-2020-2021.pdf […]
Grade 1-3 students worked hard learning the ins and outs of Zoom. They had the opportunity to use the annotation tool before class started to share something special with you. Each class from grades 1-3 drew a picture and/or wrote a message for everyone at Crestwood. We hope you enjoy their collage! –Jennifer Kim […]
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 […]
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 […]
All of the Grade 3’s came together on the last day of school to celebrate with an ice cream party. There were popsicles, ice cream cones, sundaes, and lots and lots of toppings on our screens. We read the story Last Day Blues by Julie Danneberg and shared all of things that we will miss about Grade […]
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. […]
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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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. […]
The school calendar is posted online on the Crestwood main website. Please click here to view it. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Dear parents, Please be sure to return any school athletic uniforms as well as library books that you may have at home. If you are a grade 6 students or are not returning to Crestwood in September please be sure to return your musical instrument. Thank you for your cooperation. –Bafaro, Brenzel & Davies […]
Dear Parents, As we come to the end of another school year (albeit a “different” year for the past three months), I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for all your support. The countless numbers of emails that I and individual teachers have received in which so many of you expressed your […]
“Benjamin took a crack at building his own harmonica after watching this awesome experiment. Excellent job Benjamin!” – Mrs. Birchard […]
We hope you enjoy this 3-part Twinkle Twinkle performed by Crestwood’s Gr. 4 students AJ, Ryan, Bonolo, Alexis, and Blake! – Mrs. Birchard and Mrs. Davies […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
Dear Parents and Students, Thank you to everyone that participated in 4D/E’s Cooking with Ms Maurer this week. A huge thank you to the parents and siblings who joined us too! For our final Cooking with Ms Maurer, participants made delicious pizzas and s’mores for dessert. A great time was had by all of us! It was loads of […]
2A and 2B recently learned all about the famous artist, Claude Monet, about his life and about his incredible paintings. The children enjoyed learning about one of his paintings called ‘The Water Lily Pond’ which was created in 1899. This work is exquisite in its composition of background trees, weeping willows, and the bridge, which underwent […]
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 […]
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 […]
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_ […]
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. […]
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/ […]
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 […]
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, […]