Thank you to the entire Crestwood community for supporting yet another Used Uniform Sale success story. We continue to receive excellent pieces of clothing enabling us to recycle these items back into our community while at the same time raising some money for future school endeavours. Thanks again.
Planting the Seed
The Grade 3 students had a wonderful time today exploring plants and soil at the Toronto Botanical Gardens. Through fun and interactive learning experiences we looked at how soil decomposes and how important dirt is to the environment. Inside the Children’s Centre we handled worms and explored the organic materials that make up soil. -Mallory
Crestwood Welcomes Authors
Two award winning Canadian authors are visiting Crestwood School this coming week. Cary Fagan will be visiting the grades 3/4 classes on Wednesday, May 22 and Eric Walters will be visiting the grades 5/6 classes on Thursday, May 23. Cary Fagan will be selling books for between $10-$15 and will have the following titles available: Mort
Summer Job Opportunity
Earl Bales Community Day Camp
Supporting the Scouts
The Scouts are holding a Lawn and Garden Product Sale with FREE delivery right to your door. See attached information sheet with product details and order form. Also join the Scouts and Venturers this Saturday for a BBQ providing Hamburgers, Hotdogs and Popcorn for a donation, at the Church of our Saviour Spring Fling Bazaar
Parents’ Association News
Used Uniform Sale The Crestwood Parent Association will be holding a Used Uniform Sale on Tuesday May 30th from 3:30-5:00pm. While the sale is primarily geared towards new students, all parents are welcome to come and shop. In the meantime, we are looking for donations of gently used, clean uniform pieces. They can be dropped
Guidance News
Upcoming deadline: The last date to accept an admission offer from an Ontario university is June 3rd. However, the recommended date to accept by is Monday May 27th. To accept an offer to an Ontario university, students must log into their OUAC account and accept the offer.
CPC Triumphs Over Bayview Glen
Badminton Tuesday the Under 14 badminton team traveled to Bayview Glen to play the last matches before the championship. Thank you to all the members of the squad and in particular congratulations to our girls double team Amy McCullough and Courtney Mayberry who won their match after a nail biting and gripping final game. All
Grade 10 Business Projects
Grade 10 business students put their business plans into action last week, selling crepes, candy and even a “Sweet Tap” pie-in-the-face. The process began with Dragon’s Den style pitches to select the most viable business ventures. After a student vote, the planning process began for the best business ideas. The classes were divided into “departments”
The Athletic Banquet 2019
Crestwood will be hosting our annual Athletic Banquet on Thursday May 23rd, 2019. The banquet will be a night of celebrating the accomplishments of all our student athletes, as well as lots of eating and dancing. The banquet will take place on the Empress of Canada boat, which will depart from the Toronto harbour at 5:45pm and sail
Social Media Expert – Paul Davis
Social Media expert Paul Davis is coming to Crestwood School (hosted by the Crestwood School Parents’ Association) on Tuesday June 4th @9:15am. All parents are welcome. If you are interested in learning more about social media/image sharing/ cyber bullying/ smartphones/ privacy/ digital trails etc. and would like to reserve a spot, please contact Joysfuterman@yahoo.com by Friday May 31st.
Art WORK!
Congratulations to all students and teachers who did so much to make our beautiful art show such a success!! The art room has not been resting since, as the Art Committee has just finished the stage set for the grade 3 musical; Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory! The props for Matilda, this years school play,
Author Phyllis Bordo to visit JK-2
On Monday, May 13 the JK to Grade 2s are having an author visit with Phyllis Bordo. Her book, Lilly Esther Conquers the Worries, addresses the issues of anxiety and worrying in children. For more information about the book: https://mascotbooks.com/mascot-marketplace/buy-books/childrens/picture-books/lilly-esther-conquers-worries/ If you would like to purchase a copy of the book, please send in $15 with your child.
Harbourfront Hopping!
On Tuesday May 7, Grades 1A & 1B visited Harbourfront Arts Centre for the day. It was a spectacular day!! The morning was spent with our fabulous teacher Anne discovering the world of puppet making. Every student worked diligently creating one of a kind sock puppets using materials like : felt, buttons, pipe cleaners, wallpaper
Guidance News
University of Toronto Mississauga- Mapping Your Education: An Evening for Grade 9-11s When: Wednesday May 8th, 2019 Time: 7pm Where: UTM- Instructional Centre Building What: University can seem overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be. Join UTM to help prepare your child for their next steps if they’re considering a post-secondary education. For more information
CPC Takes Flight with Big Win Over Rosseau Lake College
Ultimate Frisbee Tuesday the Ultimate Frisbee team hosted their first tri-meet, and got to play two excellent games. Their first game against Rosseau Lake College was a big win for our Lions with a score of 14-5! Our second game against TYS was more challenging but we showed a lot of determination and played with
The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe
On Tuesday the Crestwood Production of The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe premiered. The cast gave two excellent performances of this ambitious play. The cast, which included students from grades 7 to 11, impressed their audiences with both their talent and their dedication. The play was distinguished by memorable performances, creative make-up and impressive
Kindness Month
As part of our Character Education initiative, April was Kindness Month here at CPC! To help promote and encourage our students to show kindness, all homeroom classes played KINDO. Each homeroom class had a kindness themed bingo card, filled with random acts of kindness that could be completed around the school and community. Some of
The YPI Project
This past Monday, three groups from the Grade 10 Careers class competed in the YPI (Youth Philanthropy Initiative) Finals to win $5000 for a charity they have researched. Since March Break, all Careers students have had the opportunity to go out into the community and research a local commune based charity that supports a social
CPC Student Considered for WFNP Award in Drama Festival
Congratulations to Georgia Gardner who was shortlisted for consideration in the Wayne Fairhead New Play Award (WFNP) category of the NTS Drama Festival – Ontario, 2019, for her play The Deliberation Room. This season there were 19 entries in the new play category and only five were shortlisted. This year’s Outstanding WFNP Award ($500) will
Parents’ Association News
Parents’ Association Meeting – May 9 Our next Parents’ Association meeting is this Thursday, May 9 at 8:45 am in the main boardroom. This is our Annual General Meeting and the final meeting for the school year, so please join us to learn more about plans for 2019 / 2020. Coffee, tea and muffins will
CBC’s Dwight Drummond at CPC
This past Monday, students in Mr. Masters’ Politics 12 class, along with students from the Crestword, were visited by Dwight Drummond, Toronto’s CBC anchorman – and a Crestwood parent. Mr. Drummond shared his own story, as well as his thoughts on the role of the media in present-day Toronto and Canada. Stay tuned for Hayden
Giving the Gift of Good Hygiene
Dr. Elliott Schwartz, a paediatric dentist, did wonderful presentations for JK – Gr. 2 today. He left a gift bag of goodies for each child to help them practise good hygiene. His 3 grandchildren, Logan, Cole, and Ripley were proud to have their grandfather visit their school. Thank you, Dr. Schwartz.
Spring Festival of the Arts
Thursday night the CPC community was treated to another spectacular Art’s Festival! The students and faculty organized various displays and interactive activities that were enjoyed by all who attended. Guests enjoyed listening to Crestwood Voices sing melodies from Phantom of the Opera, made their own creations on our 3-D printer, rocked out with the Crestwood Rock
CPC Runs Past the Competition
Track & Field Congratulations to all the varsity athletes that competed in Thursday’s track meet. Special mention to Alexa Gibson who won javelin with a throw of 29.70m, and Kyra Grossman who placed third in her first ever 1500m steeplechase. Softball
Because I Am A Girl Day
On Wednesday, CPC had their 2nd annual Because I Am a Girl Day. It was a day to inspire young women to reach for the stars. We heard from a number of influential females who have broken barriers professionally and excelled in male-dominated professions. Guest speakers included: Sarah Au Director of Marketing at Muskoka Brewery,
CPC at the Robocup Junior Competition
At Crestwood’s debut at the York Region Robocup Junior, which featured 4 schools, 20 teams and 3 events, our team secured second place in the soccer lightweight competition. This was only possible because of the dedicated hard work of our students during their after school hours, lunch times, and even long weekend! Please congratulate them
Guidance News
Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities: Saturday April 27th- 2019 Rosedale Park Spring Clean Up Day When: 10am to 1pm Where: Rosedale Park (in the playground) or Chorley Park (by the bus stop) Please wear boots, gloves, long pants and bring a rake (if you have one please). There will be snacks for early volunteers. Saturday May 4th-
Guidance News
Discover Year Spring Open House: Are you considering taking a gap year after graduation? If so, you may want to attend Discover Year’s Spring Open House to learn about travel and volunteer experiences. This year’s GTA event is Saturday April 27th, 2019 at Halton Industry Education Council, 5230 S Service Rd, Burlington, ON L7L 5K2.
Ball Hockey Bonanza
Run, pass, shoot and most importantly have some fun. The four staples of our Co-Ed Intramural Ball Hockey League. We pride ourselves on participating in a competitive league primarily run by our student players. As the Spring sun creeps upon us some take a stroll in the park, others perhaps head to the beach…we drag