The Roary’s

This year’s prefect-run “end-of-year event,” will be a Crestwood Awards Show called, “The Roary’s!” Students and teachers have placed their votes and had the opportunity to nominate individuals for a Roary!  The awards show will take place on Thursday May 17.  Will you be nominated for a Roary?  Get excited for a fun day of

Musical is a Must See

Crestwood School’s Musical Theatre students have been working extremely hard to put on the BEST GREASE YET! This production is for all Crestwood students, families, and friends so please pass on the word to any and all theatre enthusiasts. We hope you can join us for this “Must See Show” on Thursday, May 17th @ Ryerson

Grade 2 Rocks The House!

2A and 2B have been working tirelessly to put together their musical, Making The Band. Their hard work truly paid off as they brought the house down with classics like Twist and Shout and Livin’ On a Prayer.  Making The Band is a musical that begins in a mechanic’s garage and ends with a killer garage band.  The students

What a Medieval Time!

The Grade four classes travelled back in time to the Middle Ages on Wednesday. There they learned about the Code of Chivalry, feasted on poultry, mash and ale (Pepsi) and took in all of the sights, sounds and smells of Medieval culture. During the jousting tournament, Crestwood’s black and white knight valiantly competed but was

“Bee’ the Change

On Tuesday, the Eco-Team had a guest speaker from our very own school community: Ms. Davies! Not only is she a fantastic music teacher, she is a beekeeper! She taught our team about the big job of little pollinators! We explored the importance of pollinators for plants, animals and humans! We discussed threats they encounter

Farming for Energy in Gr.5

The Grade 5 students had an incredible opportunity this morning to hear from Dave Hayles, the operations coordinator at Grand Valley Wind Farms, about the process of constructing, operating and managing a wind farm. Students enjoyed seeing pictures of the construction process and were amazed to hear the amount of time, effort and money that

A Sensational Performance!

On Tuesday, May 1st Crestwood’s production of Treasure Island debuted! The play was a huge success. The cast was mostly comprised of Crestwood’s younger students, but they did not disappoint. After six months of preparation the cast rose to the occasion of the performances and put on a very entertaining show. The play was a slapstick inspired take

Congratulations to You!

Congrats to our Crestwood community on your excellent turnout for our Curriculum Share/Art Auction evenings. Between both nights were able to raise close to $7000 by auctioning off class art pieces. All monies will be used to pay for our new Junior playground as well as upgrades to our current Primary play area. Your support

3A and 3B Visit Apple

On Tuesday, Grade 3A and 3B were greeted warmly by the staff at the Eaton Centre Apple Store.  Our instructors provided us with a lesson on Keynote Presentations and how we can use this tool to create interactive stories.  We used I-Pads to type in some funny, wacky weather stories and then added both animations

Successful Sale!

A huge thank you to all parents who came out to support our Used Uniform Sale this week, it was a huge success.  Special thanks to Linda Fata-Glover for having run the uniform sale for us this year and her team of parent volunteers!!!  We are looking forward to next year when Somayeh Walton will

Guidance News

Volunteer Opportunities Saturday May 5th– Brookbanks Park Clean Up    9:30-11:30pm Meet at the entrance to park (Fenside and Brookbanks, across from CPC). Wear suitable clothing, rubber boots, work gloves. Bottled water, rubber gloves and garbage bags will be provided. Saturday May 5th– Scotiabank ProAm Hockey Tournament for Alzheimers -Various shifts on the Saturday http://www.baycrestproam.ca/participate/volunteer/ Saturday May

Parents’ Association News

Used Uniform Sale The Crestwood Parents’ Association will be holding a Used Uniform Sale on Tuesday May 29th from 3:30 to 5:30pm. While the sale is primarily geared towards new students, all parents are welcome to come and shop. The sale will take place in the school cafeteria. In the meantime, we are looking for donations of

YPI Project Earns $5000 for Charity

This past month, Grade 10 students in the Careers course participated in the YPI competition. YPI otherwise known as Youth Philanthropy Initiative is an interactive highschool program that encourages students to actively create social change in their communities. Students were put into groups where they chose a local grassroot charity to research. With this, each

Olympic Effort by Suckstorff’s Science Squad

On Saturday April 28th, nine Crestwood students participated in the Junior Science Olympics at Crescent School.  The students competed in engineering challenges like the Marshmallow Tower, Egg Drop, Wall Run, Tin Foil Boats, Bridge Building, Marble Ramp, Laser Maze, and many others.  These students worked hard, had fun, showed stellar team work, and demonstrated great sportsmanship. 

2018 End of Year Events

Examination Schedule Exams begin for all students on Friday, June 1, 2018.  A general schedule is available on the website under the documents tab. All students will be receiving a personalized examination schedule in early May. All morning exams begin at 9:00 am and all afternoon exams begin at 1:00 pm. Exams in Grades 7 – 10 are one and a

Musical Theatre Fun!

Grade 3 had a great day with Jacqui Burke, artistic director of Jaybird Productions!  Through games and fun exercises they were able to gain a deeper understanding of their characters and what it means to truly be a performer.  Jacqui brought with her an arsenal of theatre arts activities and techniques to reinforce the essence

Spring Festival of the Arts

April 26th marked Crestwood Preparatory College’s annual Spring Concert and Art Show where our Arts community gets the opportunity to display their collective talents. The Visual Arts Department, guided by Ms. Mishka Sawka and Ms.Lisa Belanger, mounted a stunning display of student works which highlighted their burgeoning artistic skills. The gallery of art featured an

Parents’ Association News

A Beautiful Bake Sale   The Crestwood P.A. hosted a colourful spring bake sale for staff and students this week.  Thank you to all the students, staff, parents and volunteers who helped make it a delicious success.  A very special thank you goes to Justine Codron, who has been doing a fantastic job managing our

Treasure Island

Please join us at this year’s CPC theatrical production of Treasure Island. Tickets will be available for purchase at the door on the night of the show (cash only).  We look forward to seeing you there!    

The Grade 11 Biology Trip

Our Grade 11 Biology students spent last week at the Huntsman Marine Science Center in St. Andrews, New Brunswick. Located at the mouth of Fundy Bay, the research center has the unique opportunity to study incredibly diverse ecosystems that thrive among the highest and most powerful tides in the world. Here, our young biologists explored

Multiple Sclerosis Support

Read, read, and more reading…all of our students have been busily reading books and raising funds for the MS Read-A-Thon. Since it’s inception in 1977, students across Canada have read millions of books and raised millions of dollars in support of the MS Society’s work to fund multiple sclerosis research and provide programs and services

Toronto is Blooming!

It’s Spring and everything beginning to bloom.  On Tuesday, the Grade 3’s went to the Toronto Botanical Gardens to check out the growth and changes that are happening with the plants in our community.  We noticed that plants come in all shapes, sizes and colours as we hiked through the Wilket Creek ravine.  We spent an