This afternoon, Grade 2 put on an incredible performance of Character Street. This musical teaches us about respect, responsibility, self-discipline, and kindness. These students have spent the last 3 months preparing for this musical and it did not disappoint! We would like to thank Ms. Romanenko and the art committee for the beautiful sets!
Crestwood Cafe Menu: Week 1
Come join us for lunch to enjoy a delicious menu cooked up by CPC’s lovely cafeteria staff!
Final Exam Schedule
Exams begin for all students on Friday, May 31, 2019. A general schedule is available on the website under the documents tab. All students have received a personalized examination schedule but if it has been lost they can look at the general schedule online. Morning exams begin at 9:00 am and all afternoon exams begin at 1:00 pm. Exams in Grades
Parents’ Association News
Pizza Lunch Our next pizza lunch is this Friday, April 12. Spring Bake Sale The P.A. Spring Bake Sale is coming on Wednesday, May 1. Details will follow in next week’s newsletter. Yummmmm.
Cookbook Countdown!
This is your last chance to submit your recipe to our Crestwood Family Favourites 2018/2019 Cookbook. We will accept submissions up until Monday, April 1st. Thank you to the many parents who have submitted your recipes. We’ve made it very simple for your family to contribute to this lovely culinary legacy. Click here to view
Kaki’s Krew Tackles MS
In 2010, I was diagnosed with MS at the age of 22. Since then, I have gathered together with friends and family to join the MS Walk each year. Since 2011, my family and I have been overwhelmed with all of the generous support and love we received from our friends, family and community. With
Gr.1 – Under Construction
On Thursday March 28 and Friday March 29, the Grade One classes had their annual visit with Scientist Kathy from Scientists in the School. The topic of the day was “Structures: Under Construction!” The Grade Ones learned that a structure is an object that has a definite size and shape and serves a definite function or purpose. We also learned that structures can
Author Visit
On Wednesday, April 10, Canadian writer and illustrator Ruth Ohi will be visiting with the JK-Grade 2 students. We have been enjoying her books and completing related activities in library class. Unfortunately Ruth is unable to bring in books for sale, but will gladly autograph books that the children may bring from home. Please see
Member of Parliament Michael Levitt Visits CPC
Member of Parliament Michael Levitt visited Crestwood on Friday morning to speak with social studies students about his life and work as a parliamentarian and representative for the riding of York-Centre. The day began with a roundtable discussion with students from Mr. Masters and Mr. Hawkins’ Grade 12 classes. During this time, the discussion focused
You Read to Me and I’ll Read to You!
Today Grade 3A partnered up with SKA for Reading Buddies. This is a program in which the older students read with the younger students on a weekly basis. The Grade 3’s can help model good reading as the SK’s improve their skills. We snuggled up together to read “Popcorn Words”– words that just “pop” in
Autism Awareness Day
World Autism Awareness Day is recognized on Tuesday, April 2nd. We recognize this day to bring to light people who live with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). To learn more, please visit www.autismontario.com.
Spring Safety
The Toronto and Region Conservation monitors hazardous ice conditions as thaw begins and are reminding everyone to be very careful around all bodies of water. The first hint of warming weather and the promise of spring thaw can bring extreme danger to the shores and surfaces of streams, rivers, ponds and lakes, according to Toronto
Guidance News
Gap Year Information Event- Tuesday April 9th 7pm-9pm Discover Year, the Canadian Gap Association and International Experience Canada have joined forces to offer an exciting series of information sessions to help students, parents and educators build purposeful gap years for meaningful transitions into post-secondary life. View the flyer here. Summer Learning Opportunity This year the
We Are the Champions!
Over the March break our Elite Basketball teams both competed in their Provincial and National Championships. The Senior Girls Basketball team began their OSBA provincial playoffs. After steamrolling through the first two, our Lady Lions ran into a high powered Capital Courts Academy out of Ottawa. After a dismal start, the Lion’s were down 16
ME to WE India Trip 2019
Many students are familiar with a warm and sunny March break; 14 of them took a warm and sunny trip to India this past March. After a lengthy plane ride, the students sprung into action. Inspired by a visit to the local school in Kalinjer, Rajesthan, where they had four classrooms and no bathrooms servicing
As a Matter of Fact!
On Thursday the Grade Two classes participated in a Scientists in the School workshop all about the changing states of matter. We ran our own chemistry experiments and explored what happens when solids and liquids get together. Using a real thermometer we investigated the conditions necessary to change a solid to a liquid. We created
CPC at the Biosteel All-Canadian Games
Crestwood will be the most represented school at the Biosteel All-Canadian Games which showcases the top high school basketball players in the country. Congratulations to the following girls; Aaliyah Edwards (’20), Shayeann Day-Wilson (’21), Rebecca Demeke (’20), Latasha Lattimore (’21), and Kayla Drummond (’20). Congratulations to Jahcobi Neath (’19) who will be playing in the
InCITE English Special Recognition
Two of CPC’s students’ submissions to InCITE, the literary journal for CIS Ontario schools, received special recognition in their respective grade bands this year. The topic of this year’s journal was fan fiction. Georgia Gardner (’19) submitted a short story, Cutting the Strings, narrated whereby Cinderella dumps the Prince and begins speed-dating. Hilarity ensues. In addition
Shining a Light on Sound
On Tuesday, 4C and 4D participated in “Sound is Music to My Ears”. In the workshop, the students learned how sound waves travel. They experimented with many items testing the properties of sound including volume, pitch or frequency, sound quality, movement and speed. One of the kids favourite activities was called the “Laughing Chicken”, where
Orton-Gillingham Summer Camp
Looking for a fun-filled summer camp to help your child read while using O-G multisensory activities to enhance decoding, encoding, comprehension and writing skills. We are offering an Orton-Gillingham based language arts camp in the last two weeks of June at Crestwood School. Click on the attached docs for more information. Info. Sheet for OG
Spring Sports Starting Next Week
The Spring Sports season is warming up here at Crestwood School and the Sign Up Sheets are filled with names of our student/athletes. The U12 Co-Ed softball and Junior Track and Field teams will both get started next week. Junior Track (Gr.3-6) and U12 softball practices will take place on Mondays and Thursdays after school.
Parents’ Association News
P.A. Meeting Please join us in the boardroom for our next P.A. meeting on Thursday, April 4 at 8:45 a.m. Coffee and muffins will be available at 8:30 a.m. Everyone is welcome! Pizza Lunch The next pizza lunch is on Friday, April 12. Nominations Wanted The Parents’ Association has committee positions open for fall 2019.
Crestwood Basketball Finishes First!
CISAA history has been made! Crestwood is the first and only school to ever win all 6 Division I Championship titles in one sport! This past weekend Crestwood hosted the CISAA championships for U14, Junior and Senior boys basketball leagues. All three games were exciting and a great display of talent and teamwork. The Junior boys
Academic Achievements at CPC
This week at Crestwood, we celebrated multiple awards and achievements from our many talented students. Congratulations to all! Georgia Gardner won an award of merit for playwriting from the National Theatre School Drama Festival. Armin Selzner earned the Silver Duke of Edinburgh award. He committed an average of an hour a week for an entire year
Crestwood Cafe Closed for March Break
The Crestwood Cafe will reopen on Monday, March 25th 2019.
Spring Sports Tryouts
The spring season of athletics will begin immediately after March Break. This spring we will be offering the following Varsity teams; U14 Touch Rugby Junior 7’s Rugby Senior 7’s Rugby U14 Girls Soccer Varsity Girls Soccer U14 Co-ed Badminton Junior Co-ed Badminton Senior Co-ed Badminton U14 Track and Field Varsity Track and Field U14 Softball
The OFSAA Swim Championship Qualifiers
Congratulations to Megan Pearlman, Matthew Laslop, Will Magan, and Jack Magan; CPC’s four OFSAA Swim Championship qualifiers! The meet was hosted at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre, and took place over the past two days. There were over 2000 athletes in attendance! All four swimmers had a fantastic meet, posting extremely fast times! Jack
CPC Student Makes Team China Hockey Team
CPC’s Sam Li (’21) made the 2019 IIHF U18 Team China Hockey Team over the Family Day long weekend. He will be heading to Serbia from March 25-31 to compete in the 2019 IIHF U18 Division 2 Group B Tournament. Congratulations and good luck, Sam!
Trivia Night 2019
Last Thursday evening we raised awareness and funding for the CPC Scholarship Foundation. A big thank you to all who participated in Trivia Night, placed bids on items to raise money and supported our CPC community. It was a very fun night enjoyed by all. Congratulations to the winners of Team Pagano!
CPC Alumni Wins Gold at University Games
Will Malisch (’15), CPC Alumni, participated at the University Games in Russia this past week and won gold in the snowboard cross. Please click here to view the full article on his accomplishment. Congratulations Will!
