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Course Selection (2020-2021) Attention all Crestwood families! Over the past few weeks, the Guidance team has been hard at work visiting all the English classes to give personalized course selection presentations by grade to our Crestwood students. Please see below for resources from those presentations and important information pertaining to due dates and deadlines. Grade

Vince Pagano, Headmaster (all grades and some more than others!) Mr. Pagano grew up on Christie Street in Toronto and attended Essex Elementary and Harbord Collegiate. He and his wife, Mary, have been married for almost 48 years and have 3 children, Matthew, Lisa, and Mark.  They have 7 grandchildren. Mr. Pagano’s grade five teacher

Teachers are the heart of Crestwood and the students’ main connection to success. The Parents’ Association would like to help you get to know our teachers a little better through a series of “Meet the Teacher” articles that will feature different teachers ongoing. Please see the PA News section at the bottom of the newsletter.

Here are our junior and senior prefects who are leading the way on initiatives for the future of Crestwood.  They joined dozens of students from around Ontario to learn how to lead the next generation of our school system.

Dear Parents and Guardians, We hope this email finds you well. We are forwarding updated information from Toronto Public Health regarding COVID-19 (2019-nCoV) which you will find attached. Travellers who have recently been in the Province of Hubei, China (including Wuhan City), are asked to limit contact with others for a total of 14 days from

Upon returning from the March Break we will begin our spring sports season.  Tryout schedule below; Team Grade Level Coach(es) Tryout Date Tryout Time U14 Lacrosse 7-8 Mr. Lam Monday March 2 3:30-4:30pm U14 Boys Slowpitch 7-8 Mr. Peerenboom TBA TBA U14 Touch Rugby 7-8 Mr. Smith Tuesday March 24 7:00-8:00am U14 Co-ed Track and

On Feb. 24th,  the Junior Girls Volleyball team faced off with Toronto Montessori School. It was a match that kept everyone on the tips of their toes. Early on, the ladies took a comfortable lead, taking the first two sets with some great digs from Isabella Rigny and hits from Ella Okubasu. With just one

An interesting article on procrastination. We are doing most of these suggestions already but I think understanding why students procrastinate could be useful for some. Click to view!

Our Next Pizza Lunch is Friday, February 28.   Crestwood Water Bottles Only $10   Don’t forget to pick up one of these handsome metal Crestwood water bottles. They are available at Mane Essentials for only $10.00.  Enjoy your water and look good, too!

On Wednesday afternoon, the U-14 curling team travelled to The Thornhill Club for the Page 1-2 Playoff game against the Bayview Glen-A team.  This was the only team that had beat Crestwood all year long, and they proved similarly tough opponents this time.  Our team struggled on unfamiliar ice and Bayview Glen took full advantage.

Course Selection (2020-2021) Attention all Crestwood families! Over the past few weeks, the Guidance team has been hard at work visiting all the English classes to give personalized course selection presentations by grade to our Crestwood students. Please see below for resources from those presentations and important information pertaining to due dates and deadlines. Grade

Happy Family Day to all Crestwood Families!     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

Course Selection Attention all Crestwood Students! The deadline to submit course selection choices for the new school year is Thursday March 5, 2020. Please make sure you are logging on to your XELLO account to complete your course selection if you already haven’t.  If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to make an appointment

Dear Parents and Guardians, We hope this email finds you well. We are forwarding updated information from Toronto Public Health regarding novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) which you will find attached. Of note, there is new information for travellers who have recently been in the Province of Hubei, China (including Wuhan City). They are asked to limit contact

The Crestwood Prep Junior Lions roared to their second straight Kawartha Classic championship over the weekend. The Junior Boys Basketball team battled the weather and four tough teams on their way to the trophy. The Lions defeated St. Stephens and St. Mary in back to back day one games. Mikkel Tyne was named our MVP

From February 6-9, 2020, 19 intrepid CPC students braved the cold wind of a Toronto winter and put their diplomatic skills to the test as they took part in the University of Toronto Model United Nations.  Crestwood Preparatory College students took on the role of delegates representing an array of nations, from Bangladesh to Thailand,

Students in Grade 12 Chemistry completed their Organic Chemistry unit by making a common medication used to treat pain, fever and inflammation called acetylsalicylic acid, more commonly known as Aspirin. Over the course of three days, students completed a traditional organic chemistry lab where they were responsible for synthesizing (creating) aspirin by performing an esterification reaction, purifying the aspirin using crystallization and

The school community pulled together on Thursday, January 30th, to assist a medical clinic in Wuhan in desperate need of supplies to combat the spread of the Coronavirus. The students and parents at the school donated  almost $3000.00 to the cause and our Chinese community alone added another $5000.00 to that sum. That’s $8000.00 – 

Course Selection The Guidance is team is currently working through course selection seminars with all students at Crestwood Students are encouraged to review their options at home with their parents/guardians, and make an individual appointment with the Guidance department if they have any further questions or concerns after the presentation Course selection is due online via XELLO

To Parents and Friends of Crestwood Preparatory College: We are once again involved in a potential health crisis that puts the school in the middle of some very complicated policies, requests and expectations. Whatever the cause or issue, our first concern has always been the safety and well being of our students. It cannot be

Parents’ Association Meeting – Thursday, February 6   The next Parents’ Association meeting is scheduled for Thursday, February 6 at 8:45 a.m. in the boardroom.  Coffee, tea and muffins will be served at 8:30 a.m.  Please join us to hear more about our upcoming activities and plans. Everyone is welcome!

This week, Varsity Girl’s Hockey team travelled to King City to play their rematch against The Country Day School. After a tough first game the girls came out energized ready to prove themselves. With excellent team play and some great individual efforts, the lady lions proved themselves to be too much for the other team

The halls of Crestwood were filled with Spirit this week!! Five days of themed grub days and staff versus student challenges made for a fun and lively week at Crestwood. Whether playing basketball, soccer, volleyball or floor hockey the competition between teachers and students was alive and well. The students also took on their teachers

Course Selection Evening (Gr. 9/10) Thank you to those families who attended the Course Selection Evening on January 23 Please see the attached pdf presentation from the evening   Post-Secondary Supplementary Applications Just a friendly reminder to all grade 12s that many major supplementary applications are due on February 1 (Laurentian, McMaster, Queen’s, University of Toronto, University

The U-14 curlers took to the ice on Tuesday against the defending champions from Bayview Glen.  This was a tight match, which went back and forth throughout.  Skip Ally Sone bailed her team out a number of times in the first few ends with several clutch shots, but Bayview Glen kept up the pressure and

Hackergal: In December, Crestwood participated in its first-ever Hackergal Hackathon.  This contest had students from grades 7-9 compete to make an interactive storybook using code to represent the theme “Leaders in HERstory”.  Students researched role models in STEM and depicted their stories through code.  The teams were then scored on the design, code, and gameplay.  Congratulations go

On Tuesday, five Grade 7 and 8 students travelled to Parkview Manor in North York to compete in the Toronto Regional Heat of the Kids Lit Quiz competition.  This international competition consists of teams answering 100 questions from the world of classical and contemporary children’s literature in a huge variety of categories.  This year’s team,

P.A. Mini Social – January 30 Please join us in the boardroom from 5:30 to 6:20 p.m. on Thursday, January 30. Enjoy refreshments and conversation with other Crestwood parents during the teachers’ dinner break on parent / teacher interview night. Spirit Week Fun!   Parent volunteers had a great time handing out popcorn and donuts

National Pink Shirt Day will be held across Canada on Feb. 26th, 2020.  Crestwood will be taking part in this important initiative that supports kindness and raises awareness for bullying both online and off.   We will be encouraging everyone to wear a pink shirt on this day.  If any students would like to purchase the