Dear parents, Please be sure to return any school athletic uniforms as well as library books that you may have at home. If you are a grade 6 students or are not returning to Crestwood in September please be sure to return your musical instrument. Thank you for your cooperation. –Bafaro, Brenzel & Davies
The End of Another Year
Dear Parents, As we come to the end of another school year (albeit a “different” year for the past three months), I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for all your support. The countless numbers of emails that I and individual teachers have received in which so many of you expressed your
Build Your Own Harmonica
“Benjamin took a crack at building his own harmonica after watching this awesome experiment. Excellent job Benjamin!” – Mrs. Birchard
Twinkle Twinkle
We hope you enjoy this 3-part Twinkle Twinkle performed by Crestwood’s Gr. 4 students AJ, Ryan, Bonolo, Alexis, and Blake! – Mrs. Birchard and Mrs. Davies
Cardboard Carnival
The students of 6D and 6E put their families’ extra cardboard boxes to great use this week as they created arcade-style games and attractions for our (virtual) edition of the annual Cardboard Carnival. We began this activity by watching a short film called Caine’s Arcade, about a young boy named Caine who turns his father’s
A Message from your PrinciPALs…
“Fill Up” with Mrs. Fuller This week we watched a TED talk titled, “Embrace the Shake”. Phil Hansen, an artist, discusses how he seized his limitations, embraced them, and used them to drive his creativity. His inspirational message reminds us all that sometimes we have to live “in the box”, with limited resources, and
Just Around the Corner
It’s almost time to cast your votes! The candidates for House Head next year have been working hard to perfect their speeches for you, so they can pass along the information they feel is important for you to know about them before you vote! By now hopefully you’ve had a chance to check out
Mixing with Maurer
Dear Parents and Students, Thank you to everyone that participated in 4D/E’s Cooking with Ms Maurer this week. A huge thank you to the parents and siblings who joined us too! For our final Cooking with Ms Maurer, participants made delicious pizzas and s’mores for dessert. A great time was had by all of us! It was loads of
The Water Lily Pond
2A and 2B recently learned all about the famous artist, Claude Monet, about his life and about his incredible paintings. The children enjoyed learning about one of his paintings called ‘The Water Lily Pond’ which was created in 1899. This work is exquisite in its composition of background trees, weeping willows, and the bridge, which underwent
Dream Cities
For the past few weeks, students in Mme Gurney’s grade one and two French classes have been working diligently on two major year-end projects. The grade one students were asked to create their dream city filled with different places they found around them. Amazing projects came to life, both in 2-D and 3-D forms, as cities
Embracing Change by Faith Joseph (’20)
This is an essay by Faith Joseph, grade 12 student. Faith Joseph (class of 2020) reflects on the need for change, the fight against racism, and the importance of finding the bathroom in a new school. It was probably the second week of grade 6. I was starting at a new school, in a whole
CITE Spring Poetry Contest
Anjali Juneja earned an honourable mention in the Gr. 11-12 stream of this year’s CITE Spring Poetry Contest for her poem entitled, “The Mirror to my Soul.” _The Mirror to My Soul_
Musical Instrument Return
Students who rented a musical instrument for the school year are reminded to return their instrument on Monday, June 15th to Thursday, June 18th between the hours of 9:00 and 12:00 pm. Please buzz the main office upon arrival and place your instrument on the table just inside the main doors.
Virtual Festival of the Arts & Technology
The Festival of the Arts & Technology was an incredible display of the talents Crestwood Art, Music, Drama, and Technology students showcasing CPC student’s talent and creativity. The event went live on Tuesday, June 9th but if you missed it you can check it out at http://vfa.crestwood.on.ca/
Book Talks With 4B
4B dressed up as their favourite characters from their favourite books and presented fun, exciting and engaging Book Talks. We had a blast and have so many awesome book recommendations for summertime reading! -Miss Amar
Artists of the Week
Congratulations to Ari Gutnik, TJ Brooks and Anika Yang: our Artists’ of the Week! I hope you enjoy their versatile creative work! Artists of the Week Ari Gutnik My name is Ari Gutnik. I am 10 years old. I love to do art. It brings my imagination to life. Sometimes I am not sure what to create,
Meet the Teacher: Tracy Santomero
Meet the Teacher: Tracy Santomero Subject: Mathematics Grades: 10 and 11 Mrs. Santomero grew up in Picton, Ontario and has an amazing husband and daughter. Her daughter, Sophia, is 12 years old and is in the sixth grade. Sophia is a competitive dancer who loves school and her friends. Being a dance mom, Tracy doesn’t
Bus and Carpool Information 20/21
If you are interested in more information about Crestwood’s Carpool and Shuttle Bus services for the 2020/2021 school year please contact our main office. Any questions or inquiries may be directed to anny.rannie@ohp.crestwood.on.ca. Below is information on both Carpool and Shuttle Bus Services. CARPOOL INFORMATION: We understand that some parents are interested in carpooling.
2020 -2021 Booklist
Dear Crestwood Students and Parents: On behalf of Alpha Textbooks Inc. and Crestwood Preparatory College, we would like to tell you about the textbook ordering procedure for the upcoming 2020-21 school year. 1) Your official booklist for 2020-21 will be available on our easy-to-use website www.alphatextbooks.com, or at our store. Due to the changes in
Book Exchanges includes 2020-2021 Purchasing Books
Unfortunately, the regularly scheduled Parent Book Exchange on Tuesday, June 16th, 2020, and the Textbook Buyback session with Alpha Textbooks on Wednesday, June 17th, 2020 have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak. In order to assist parents with the resale and purchase of textbooks, there are now two possibilities. 1. Alpha Textbooks – You may
Grade 8 & 12 Graduations
Dear CPC Community: I’m not sure how close this comes to a strategy we are all acquainted with by this time- making lemonade from lemons- but there are events that must be recognized, and a graduation is one them. Please, then, join us on June 17th for our Grade Eight virtual graduation. The Grade Twelve
Guidance News (June 12)
Advanced Placement (AP): Score Reports June 30 is the deadline for grade 12 students to indicate or change their free score report recipient in ‘My AP’: https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/ Please make sure to indicate through ‘My AP’ the university or college you’d like to receive your free score report If you have any questions or concerns –
Award Winning Author – Kathy Kacer
This week the grade 5 and 6 classes had the privilege of attending a virtual author visit with Kathy Kacer. Kathy Kacer is a Canadian award-winning author of over 20 historical fiction and nonfiction books for children and young adults. Before the extended break we had been enjoying her books in library class and were really
SK Zoomation
We are so excited to host our annual Senior Kindergarten Graduation Ceremony. It will take place Friday June 19th at 9am in our Zoom Room. Can you guess who this Crestwood Alumni is? We will give you a hint. She started Crestwood in JK and finished in grade 12 at Crestwood’s Upper School. She
Popsicle Stick Playgrounds
The Grade one students explored various structures they see and use in their daily life. As a culminating activity, these amazing students designed, built and presented their own playgrounds that consisted of at least 4 structures. Their creativity was outstanding using popsicle sticks, pipe cleaners, straws, plastic cups, paper cups, egg cartons, tape, glue,
House Head Elections Coming Soon!
Next year’s House Head candidates aren’t going to let a little thing like not being in person at school get in the way of our normal elections! Behind the scenes they have been working to bring you a digital election for the ages! After applying for the job, they got right to work creating
A Message From Your PrinciPALs…
“Fill Up” with Mrs. Fuller This week we focused on creating our own happy place with images, words, photographs, or drawings. Students shared where their “happy place” would be, and explored how they can recreate that space. We took inspiration from Ellen Schwartz and tried to “memorize the moment” with all our senses, so
Nutritious Treats with Maurer
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 you and your families enjoyed the energy
SKB Zoom Room
We had lots of fun in the ZOOM ROOM this week! We love doing math activities! Check out John’s calendar and weather graph! We love to graph in Kindergarten! Hudson was busy with a 3D shapes assignment and single digit addition. Way to go SK! – Julie Fox & Carly Hebscher
French Community Workers/Workplaces
The Grade 3 French students have been learning about community workers and workers places. We talked about what their jobs are and why these workers are important. As a final project, students chose 8 workers and workplaces and created their community. They had to label the workplaces and include the workers as well. They
