Category: Crestwood News

  This week 4A,B and C created slideshow presentations to teach us how we can take better care of the Earth. We shared our slideshows during our Zoom classes and we all learned some very important tips! -Aimee Solski

  The Kindergarten classes have enjoyed learning about the 3R’s. REDUCE – REUSE – RECYCLE! We read many books about the Earth, we sang recycling songs and we danced. We loved Earth week!  Look at us shine in the ZOOM ROOM! -Kindergarten Team

  In Math class this week, 6C analyzed, drew and measured angles. One of our main activities this week was analyzing snowflakes. We looked at real snowflakes and the various and unique angles within them. We then looked at the angles of a snowflake on our worksheet. We finally learned how to create a six-sided

  The JK and SK classes have been learning about “Le Jour de la Terre” in French class for the past few weeks. They discussed ways in which we can make the Earth “contente” and “triste” by placing pictures associated with the environment in the appropriate category during their Zoom lessons with Mme Gurney. Both classes

  Thanks again to all of our Crestwood families and educators who were able to view last week’s webinar with Michael Eisen of Youth Wellness Network about the importance of self-care and open family communication. The attached guide, Empowering Your Family and Decreasing Stress, outlines the practical strategies and approaches featured in the webinar. Youth

  We had another creative week! We were learning about 20th Century artists. The grade 6 students chose work that inspired them and created replicas of famous art. Well done guys and girls!! Our grade 5’s studied birds of Canada and worked on interactive art. So many great ideas came out of this project! The

Wednesday, April 22 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day.  This year’s theme is Climate Action.  Although the corona virus pandemic may have shown some positive changes such as clearer skylines in cities, it also reminds us of what is at stake if we do not continue to fight to save our planet.  Our

Important Information for Grade 12 Graduates Community Service -The graduation requirement to complete 40 hours of community involvement is suspended for this school year. -Students are encouraged to submit any outstanding community involvement hours that have been completed for our school records. Literacy Requirement -The Ministry has directed that the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test

Students had to create a picture out of smaller shapes, then find the total perimeter and area.   See some brilliant ideas, well done! Rohan Mehta, Grade 8, “Ship” Fiona Guo, Grade 8, “Cat” Sherry Wan, Grade 8, “Flamingo” Iris Xu, Grade 8, “Winnie the Pooh”

Here is our (crazy) hat collection from this morning.

Nice stories are all around us. Stay well and enjoy all of the great stories of Canadians and people all around the world doing nice things for others.  If anyone has a good story to share, please send it to Helen at hgbacik@gmail.com.  We’d like to share them to help brighten our spirits.  Please stay tuned

This week, the students of 6A showed creativity and innovation when they tackled Space-themed STEM challenges using materials found in their homes. Some students used marshmallows to recreate constellations while others used oreos to model the phases of the moon. It was a tasty way to learn about our night sky! Others created Alien Parachutes

I thought I would take this opportunity to share some Covin-19 impressions, especially as they may apply to our CPC community. I am encouraged in this by the extra reading time many of us have now. I’ve been told by several people that this whole thing seems like a bad dream. Anytime soon we will all

As part of the Online Learning Program Crestwood Preparatory College, Physical Education classes are offering Online Athletic Activities, which may include a workout class, yoga, pilates or circuit. In this regard, Crestwood physical education classes are bringing motivational workouts, health and fitness content and resources to your home as part of its online learning community.

Dear Parents and Friends of Crestwood Preparatory College, This afternoon, Premier Ford and Education Minister Lecce announced that public schools will remain closed until May 4, 2020, at a minimum, as a public health measure. In addition, the Ministry of Education indicated that the approach in the weeks ahead will be flexible. However, they also

Over the first week of March Break 2020, Ms. Postma, Mr. Herbert and Mr. Wan accompanied 15 students to the Kesebek community in Bomet County, Kenya. Kesebek is a community of 2,200 people and a WE partner community since 2019. The residents’ traditional means of livelihood has been farming for sustenance on the large open

We hope that these difficult moments that we are living will pass soon and that they leave us many lessons to live in harmony in this unique home that we all have. We also want all students, teachers, administrators, employees, and their families to be safe and well. We hope to be back soon and

Congratulations to Aaliyah Edwards who was selected as the 2020 Biosteel Athlete of the Year.  The Biosteel games are played each year and highlight the top talent in Canadian High School Basketball. Aaliyah was selected after having an amazing year of basketball at both Crestwood and with Team Canada.  Unfortunately the games will not take

PA Committee Opportunities   The Parents’ Association is looking for new volunteers to fill some Committee positions starting in the 2020/2021 school year.  Open Co-ordinator positions include Secretary, Communications, Social, Spirit Week, Used Uniform Sales, Bake Sale and Treasurer.  The current volunteer will provide training and assistance. The PA is a down-to-earth, supportive group and

Guidance Zoom Webinar – April 6 (2:00 pm) On Monday April 6th at 2:00pm, the Guidance team will be hosting a live Zoom Webinar for our grade 12 students that will cover important year end topics: Digital Guidance Appointments Supporting your Well Being at Home Graduation Requirements Grades Transmission Schedule (OUAC, OCAS) Decision-Making Process Accepting

Parents of Crestwood: Looking for ways to support your child’s wellbeing through these challenging times? Visit this link for tips and strategies you can use to help support your teen’s mental health. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HCBGVRHKO_Of_YPFmRq8C1fW2KJbAbPV/view

Hi CPC, Hope you are well and staying safe. I know you would have received my thank you letter back in January. I wanted though to extend a special thank you to you. Your efforts and all the kindness from staff and students raised a whopping $11,553.48 in hamper in kind donations. I was just

The grade 11/12 Drama class competed in the annual National Theatre School Drama Festival. This year, their show won three prestigious awards. Kathryn Tuns and Aidan Lieberman were given the Award of Excellence for Directing. The show was also celebrated with two special awards. The Adjudicator’s award for acting went to Lucy Cuthbertson, Jared Liszauer,

Meet the Teacher:  Vanessa Wappel Math Grades 7, 8 and 10 Ms. Wappel grew up in Scarborough and has 4 older siblings.  She has 10 nieces and nephews and loves being an aunt. Vanessa stays active by going to the gym and swimming. She is on a Masters Swim Team and is looking forward to competing

Happy March Break everyone! Meet the Teacher:  Chris Jull English, Canadian Literature Grades 9, 11, 12 Mr. Jull grew up in Stouffville and is married with three children:  Matthew (12), Andrew (11), and Abigail (7). In his spare time, Chris curls and plays the French horn.  He is also working on his Masters of Mathematics for

Every year, the English Department invites CPC students to participate in the annual InCITE writing contest. Students are invited to submit a poem, short story, essay or screenplay in response to the contest call sent out by CITE, the Conference of Independent Teachers of English. This year’s theme was “2020 Vision,” and the contest call invited

Dear Parents and Friends,

We are writing to provide you with an update from Toronto Public Health with regards to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Below, you will find an updated letter from Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Eileen de Villa, with the latest information.