All of the Grade 3 student’s became pedologists this week as we investigated the importance and the make up of soil. A pedologist is a soil scientist and boy, did we get our hands dirty with soil and wriggly creatures. We learned that good, rich soil is made up of organic matter and plenty of
CBHL Ball Drops on Tuesday
The Crestwood Ball Hockey League will launch on Tuesday, April 24th at lunch recess. We held a short meeting today to see how many players were interested and ended up with close to twenty boys and girls. Each player is asked to bring in their helmet, stick and gloves in order to protect themselves during
Earth Day – Every Day
The message was loud and clear in this morning’s all school assembly. Each and every one of us can and needs to do more in order to protect and sustain the planet on which we live each day. The grade 5 classes did an excellent job in conveying to their audience that the current issues
Artists Selene and Judy
Congratulations to both Selene Wen and Judy Zeng on being selected as Crestwood School’s Artist of Month. Hello, my name is Judy Zeng. I am 10 years old and I am in 6C. My homeroom teacher is Mrs. Krashinsky. My favourite classes are Language, P.E., Math, Science and Art. I play the piano and clarinet.
NCAA Scouting Interests at Crestwood
The Senior Boys’ basketball program had a number of NCAA DI scouts attend the team’s workouts over the last couple of weeks. Several team members received scholarship interests and offers from these visits. Crestwood is presently able to assist student athletes with growing exposure opportunities. Loyola University at Chicago, University of Texas at El Paso,
Crestwood’s Athletic Banquet 2018
Crestwood will be hosting our annual Athletic Banquet on Thursday May 24th, 2018. The banquet will be a night of celebrating the accomplishments of all our student athletes, as well as lots of eating and dancing. The banquet will take place on the Empress of Canada boat, which will depart from the Toronto harbour at 5:45pm and sail
Scott Master’s Receives the Dahlgren Award
Yesterday afternoon, Scott Master’s was presented with the Dahlgren Award. This award is given by the Sampe Foundation which promotes education and innovation on a global basis. This award recognizes outstanding teachers such as Scott Masters, for inspiring students. Congratulations Mr. Masters!
Track Takes Off!
It was an excellent day for Crestwood’s Track and Field team yesterday. The team participated in 50m sprint, 200m dash, hurdles, javelin, high jump, long jump, and more. Congratulations to all the runners at yesterday’s meet, as they truly did their best. The U10 relay team came 2nd place. Congratulations to Grade 4 students, Aidan
CPC’s Own Receives Premiere Award
This past Tuesday, Judy (Stephanie) CPC’s Security Officer, received the 2018 Annual Volunteer Service Award from Premiere Kathleen Wynne. Judy, as well as other volunteers and members of a grass-roots network, Friends of Flemingdon Park, created a forum to bring residents and agencies together to promote collaboration and support initiatives that promote social justice and equity.
“Grease” 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
Crestwood and Me to We
This past March, 21 students spent their break at the Chimborazo region in Ecuador. The students were excellent ambassadors of Crestwood, they learned how to shear a sheep for wool, assisted in the construction of the foundation of a new classroom for a local school, and practiced their crafting skill with the local ladies. Through
The University of Waterloo Math Contest Results
The University of Waterloo Grades 9 – 11 Contest Results The 2018 University of Waterloo Math Contest results for Grade 9 (Pascal), 10 (Cayley), & 11 (Fermat) are finally in. They were written by more than 65,000 students from over 1600 schools all across Canada. The following students all received a Certificate of Distinction for
New York City Arts Trip
New York, a city so big, I get lost just trying to figure out where to start! How about 10 hours in? After a lengthy bus ride, Ms. Sawka’s Grade 12 Art class and Mr. Fong’s Grade 11 and 12 Music class, arrived in the Big Apple, New York City. A city that oozed with
Guidance News
1) University of Cambridge Event – Wednesday May 9 6:30pm – 8:30pm Undergraduate Information Event, University of Toronto Schools Information Session for students and parents Representatives will give an insight into student life at Cambridge, including information on Colleges, courses and extra-curricular activities as well as outlining the admissions process and what makes a competitive application. Interested
Next week is…
Dear families, Next week is Earth Week! The Eco-Team has some great activities planned for Crestwood students throughout the week. Every day, students are encouraged to wear outfits inspired by our beautiful planet. The Eco-Team will also facilitate themed games and activities at recess inspired by important ecological issues. The games will be optional and students who choose to
MS Readathon Ready
Today, Crestwood students will be receiving their MS Readathon package. Earlier this week we conducted an assembly introducing our students to this important endeavor. Each package explains the process for raising funds. All money will be collected up until Monday, April 30th. We will be conducting a school “Read In” on Tuesday, April 24th where
Gr.1 Studying Structures
On Thursday April 12, 1A had a visit with Scientist Kathy from Scientists in the School. Our topic of the day was “Structures: Under Construction!” A structure is an object that has a definite size and shape and serves a definite function or purpose. We learned that structures can be human or nature made. 5 amazing experiments were completed
Parents’ News Association
Spring Bake Sale It’s time! The bake sale is this week!
Crestwood’s Annual Grandparents Breakfast
Crestwood will be holding its annual Grandparents Breakfast on Monday, May 7 this year. The event will take place in the gym starting at 9:45am and concluding at 11:45am. It is a well attended event where we thank the many veterans and survivors who have shared their stories with us over the years. Please RSVP to Scott Masters by April 28 if
CPC Hockey Tournament at Scotiabank Pond
The Crestwood hockey team joined forces with the Crestwood Lower school this past Tuesday for a fun filled hockey tournament at Scotiabank Pond. Crestwood divided their grade 5-8 hockey players onto two teams to face off against some very talented opponents from Blyth’s Hockey Academy. It was a beautiful sight to see the lower and upper school
Grade 12 Law Trip
On Wednesday, April 11, students enrolled in Grade 12 Law traveled downtown for their annual Law in Action field trip. The day began with a visit to the Superior Court of Justice, where the students were treated to a fascinating conversation with a judge and crown/defense attorneys. After visiting courts in session, the students then traveled to
Art Room Rumblings
With the Art Auction quickly approaching, every class is busy creating their masterpiece canvases! Ideas are brewing, and so far the pieces look great! We are all very excited to showcase our finished products alongside our first ever mandala colouring book! -A. Romanenko
#hockeyhockeyhockey
Crestwood School and Crestwood Preparatory combined forces to take on Blyth Academy in some exciting exhibition hockey games at Scotiabank Pond this past Wednesday. Players from Grade 5, 6, 7 and 8 were invited to participate and we created two equal teams to take part in three games. Our final game was fantastic as the
Harbourfront Fun!
It might have been a dark, dreary day yesterday, but the Grade Twos were bright and cheery at the Harbourfront Centre!! We were happy to participate in two different workshops. Half of the day was spent creating original sock puppets. We can’t wait to perform with them! For the second part, the children learned printmaking
CPC’s Alumni Guest Speaker
We were very lucky to have one of our alumni return as a guest speaker to all the grade 12 biology students. Jackie Leonard, who graduated from Crestwood 10 years ago came for a visit to discuss her career and journey since Crestwood. In the years, she has been away from Crestwood, Jackie has earned
Harlem Globetrotter Visits CPC
The success of Crestwood’s student-athletes is being seen during play and study. April 4, 2018, Crestwood Preparatory College had the honour to have a Guinness Book of World Records holder and Harlem Globetrotter, Zeus McClurkin visit our very own Elijah Fisher and the entire grade 7 and 8 student body. This was a welcomed surprise
Crestwood Varsity Boys’ Curling Team Competes at OFSAA
During the second week of March Break, when many Crestwood students were sunning themselves on tropical beaches, Coach Hawkins and the members of the Varsity Boys Curling team travelled north to compete in the OFSAA provincial curling championships. This year’s tournament was held in Fort Frances, Ontario- located approximately 1,700 KM northwest of Toronto, close
Hakuna Matada
Founder of Neema International, Canada and Crestwood School graduate, Ali Hanson, stopped by this morning to share a presentation with our student body about her work in Tanzania. She described in detail the daily routines of the two schools she runs (plans for a third) and how our contributions through our Crestwood Cares community service
Parents’ Association News
Pizza Lunch Don’t forget, the next pizza lunch is on Friday, April 13. Spring Bake Sale It’s almost bake sale time! The spring bake sale is on Wednesday, April 25. Mmmm… P.A. Nominations The Parents’ Association has board positions open for the 2018/2019 school year. The PA provides a great opportunity to get involved and make a
Guidance News
Volunteer Opportunities 1. Saturday May 5th and Sunday May 6th– MS Walk There are set up and tear down opportunities that looks like a solid 6-7 hours each day. I would complete the online application for these ASAP https://app.betterimpact.com/PublicOrganization/c2ac361d-130a-444e-985e-49f6772d8bb0/Activity/2d50b780-3cb6-446c-bd04-c82549362591/1 2. Sunday May 13th– Sporting Life 10K -Send Ms. Dickinson an email to sign up to volunteer
