3C and 3D have been learning about geometric shapes in math this week. Using marshmallows and toothpicks, students were challenged to construct three-dimensional prisms and pyramids. They were then asked to compare each shape’s faces, edges, and vertices. An additional challenge of creating more difficult shapes was also presented. Vicki Corbett & Martine Racanelli […]
3C Talent Show!
“Chris in 3C brought in his guitar and graced us with his skills in another 3C talent show! How lucky are we? Thank you Chris for a great performance, the class loved it!” Mrs. Birchard […]
COVID-19 Vaccines for Kids Webinar Recording
Dear Parents, If you were unable to attend Wednesday night’s Live Webinar, please check it out. Click here to view recording. Passcode: 6BH9u&Li Thank you once again to our parent panelists, Dr. Isaac Bogoch and Dr. Sergio Borgia. […]
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Crestwood Tech Lions
Crestwood’s FIRST Tech Challenge competition team is once again in full swing. This year, the team got together to design & program a robot using aircraft grade aluminum U-channels & Java programming to solve a series of missions that are logistical & supply chain related. With the remote competition just around the corner, all team […]
CPC Oral History Project (Nov. 25)
The Crestwood Oral History Project is continuing its Sunday Series of Interviews with World War Two veterans. Last Sunday we visited with American Navy veteran Wallace Johnson at his home in California. Wallace joined the navy when he was only 16, and after the war he became a test pilot for the Apollo space program. […]
Crestwood Movember Group
This year a group of Crestwood staff members are raising awareness and funds for men’s health. They have raised over $2,500 so far. Please root them on and support the group by having open discussions about men’s health. Crestwood Movember Team Page […]
CPC Guidance News (Nov. 25)
Grade 12 OUAC Applications All grade 12s now have access to their OUAC applications. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to myself or Ms. Somerville for assistance. Note the important upcoming dates: Ontario Universities December 6, 2021: Crestwood OUAC deadline (in-house) January 13, 2022: Deadline to submit your completed application to […]
CPC Athletic Update: Crestwood Goes 12 and 1 this Week!
It has been a busy week of Athletics at Crestwood as we run tryouts, pre-season games, and some of our elite teams have begun traveling to international tournaments. Results and Highlights; Sat. Nov. 20-Sun. Nov. 21 – Junior Boys Elite Basketball Tournament – 2 wins / 1 loss Mon. Nov. 22 – Senior Girls DI […]
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CPC Alumni Update: Sean Abraham (’05)
Sean Abraham (CPC ’05) studied Mathematics and Engineering at Queen’s University (2010), got a bit of industry experience, then immigrated to Boulder, Colorado in 2012, where he’s been living ever since. Most recently, he’s been a senior software engineer at Google (2014-2021), working on Chrome OS’s continuous integration, delivery and hardware testing platforms. Sean took […]
Honey Novick, Toronto Poet visits CPC
What an absolute honour it was to welcome Toronto-based poet and singer-songwriter Honey Novick to Crestwood this week. As part of the Grade 9 English course’s Poetry Unit, Honey spent time with each English class sharing a wealth of knowledge and insight. In addition to sharing her life-experiences as an artist with us, she led students through writing and vocalization […]
Sunshine Therapy Dogs
Sunshine Therapy Dogs On Monday November 22nd, the Sunshine Therapy Dogs (Tico, Addie, Bella and Kono) will be back at Crestwood from 11:30-2:00pm in the Boardroom by the main entrance of the school. Therapy or “comfort dogs” are a great support for mental health – and our students will soon come to learn that their […]
CPC Guidance News (Nov. 19)
Grade 12 OUAC Applications All grade 12 students will have access to their OUAC application by Monday November 22nd. If any students have questions or concerns they should reach out to Mrs. Appleby or Ms. Somerville for assistance. Please also note the important upcoming dates: December 6, 2021: Crestwood OUAC deadline (in-house) January 13, 2022: […]
Anti-Bullying Week 2021
This week the Female Peer Leadership group put on several events to raise awareness around Bullying in schools and the impacts bullying can have on youth. Each day started with a morning announcement sharing stats and facts about bullying, which helped to educate our students about the consequences and impacts of bullying. We had a […]
CPC Athletic Update (Nov. 19)
Our winter season tryouts are well underway and most teams have been selected and are starting team practices. The CISAA season officially begins December 1st and we look forward to seeing our Lions back in action on the court, rink and pool. A few teams have started some exhibition play, proving that CPC will be a […]
CPC School Photographs
Please view the below attachment for information on your school photographs. New Paramount Studios 837 St. Clair Ave. West Toronto 416-653-5103 www.newparamount.com […]
CPC Alumni Update: Will Malisch (’15)
Hey Crestwood Community, Will Malisch here. It’s been about six years since I graduated from Crestwood. Time really does fly. After Crestwood, I went to Western University, where I pursued a business administration degree as part of the Ivey business program. I continued my snowboard cross career for the first two years, until pulling out […]
“Double This That”
“3B experimented with rhyme, instruments and creative movement using a poem called “Double This That” – we hope you enjoy it!” Mrs. Birchard […]
Helping Our Community in SKA
So remember …… Only in an Emergency NEVER for fun Dial this number 911 You never know who will show up at your door That’s what firefighters are for! Xo SKA […]
CSPA Meeting Recording
Thank you to all parents for attending our meeting on Wednesday morning. If you were unable to join us please take a moment to watch our recorded meeting. Click here for cloud recording. Password: a9*r=4R? Thank you for your participation. […]
Report Cards and Parent-Teacher Conferences
Report Cards have been completed and an email was sent out on November 8th with instructions on how to access the report cards on Edsby. Information regarding the Parent-Teacher Conferences and instructions on how to book a time slot was included with the reports. All interview bookings will take place through Edsby (https://crestwood.edsby.com/) and interviews […]
Sports Report
Our return to intramural sports this year was embraced by eager students from grades 3-6. Although a slightly different season than in previous years, the return to sports filled a void in school life that was felt by many. Over 160 students took part in our intramural sports program. Congratulations to our 2021-22 cross […]
Artist of Month – Alizeh Ahmed Fazal
Congratulations to Alizeh Ahmed-Fazal She is the Artist of the month!!! Bright colours of her dreamy landscapes with detailed botanical illustrations and happy characters will let you peek into Alizeh’s beautiful world. Anya Romanenko […]
3A Engineering Basics
Do you like using your imagination to build things that solve problems? If you do, you’re thinking like an engineer! 3A identified and solved the problem of how to scratch an itchy back by designing and creating our very own back scratchers. First, we started by gathering some materials. We decided that we would […]
CPC’s Lisa Yin (’25) at OFSAA
Novice Girl, Lisa Yin (’25) represented Crestwood at OFSAA on Saturday in sub zero conditions. She had a great race against the best in the province. Congratulations Lisa! […]
CPC Athletic Update (Nov. 11)
This week Crestwood has been running our tryouts for winter sports teams. Things are well underway and the winter season looks promising. Tryouts will continue this upcoming week, students can check dates on the bulletin board outside the PE office. This week also wrapped up our 3-on-3 basketball intramural tournament for our U14s. After 5 […]
Anti-Bullying Week: Nov. 15 to Nov. 19
Next week is Anti-Bullying Week at Crestwood and we will have all sorts of activities taking place to raise awareness about bullying and the impact bullying can have in a school and on kids. This year’s theme is ONE KIND WORD. We will kick off Anti-Bullying week with ‘Odd Sock Day’ which will take place […]
Remembrance Day (Nov. 11)
Today is November 11 – Remembrance Day. Today we remember all the veterans who have sacrificed for Canada. We also remember Bob Middleton, who passed away last month. Originally from Toronto’s east end, Bob was a proud Canadian who served in the RCAF during the Second World War. Bob grew up in the Beaches neighbourhood […]
CPC Alumni Update: Owen Rival (’17)
The grade 12 Visual Art class welcomed guest artist and CPC alumni Owen Rival (class of ’17). The class enjoyed a painting demo and spoke one-on-one with Owen, receiving valuable feedback and suggestions about their artwork. We are excited that Owen will be working with the class until the end of the Socially Concious unit. […]
Remembrance Day
Remembrance Day, we thought we would share some very special news with all of you. When you are outside the school, take a look at the Canadian flag flying in front of the school. The flag that flies over Crestwood today is one with a very important story. Thanks to an amazing gift from 102-year […]
Guidance News (Nov. 11)
Research & OUAC Applications This is a friendly reminder to all grade 12s to keep working on your post-secondary research and refining your list of schools/programs that you would like to apply to. Below are the upcoming OUAC application seminar dates that will take place in your English classes: November 15 – ENG4U-04 (Mr. Jull) […]