Dear Parents and Students, Thanks to all of you who participated in 4D/E’s Cooking with Ms. Maurer this week. A huge thank you to the parents and siblings who joined us too! A great time was had by all of us! It was loads of fun!!! I hope your salad in a jar was
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
A Starry Night in Gr 2
This week, 2A and 2B learned all about Vincent Van Gogh and his paintings. The children learned about how he famously only sold one painting while he was alive, but now his paintings are worth millions! More specifically, the children learned about one of his paintings called ‘Starry Night’. The children explored how he used
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
Puppet Masters
Hi all, The Grade 4 and 5s are learning the art of puppetry by creating and animating their own. We are enjoying the process and are happy to introduce our characters to you! –Anya Romanenko
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
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
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
Dessert Sushi with Ms. Maurer
Dear Parents and Students, Thanks to all of you who participated in 4E’s Cooking with Ms Maurer this week. A huge thank you to the parents and siblings who joined us too! A great time was had by all of us! It was loads of fun!!! I hope your dessert sushi were as delicious as
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
Next Year’s Calendar Highlights
Next Year’s Calendar Highlights: 2020-21 Crestwood Preparatory College Calendar Dates of Importance
English Award to Kian Torabi Ardakani
A huge congratulation to Kian Torabi Ardakani, ’22, for winning 3rd prize in this year’s InCITE Writing Competition for his short story “One of the 176”! The late Toni Morrison once said, “if there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.” This year’s competition asked
Thank-you Frontline Workers
As a small token of our appreciation, Crestwood staff, students, parents and alumni have been delivering thank you lunches to various frontline workers throughout the city. Thanks to the generous donations of our Crestwood community we have been able to supply over 200 meals to amazing frontline workers. Tuesday’s delivery was to health service providers at a
Celery Anyone?
On Monday, both 3B and 3C participated in a fun Science experiment. The students have been working hard on our ‘Plants and Soil’ Unit and loved the opportunity to do some hands-on learning. During our experiment, the children investigated how plants absorb water and grow. We first made educated predictions and then watched the experiment unfold.