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
Category: Crestwood News
Coronavirus
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 News
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!
‘Blue’ Bballers Win 3rd In a Row!
The U12 ‘Blue’ Team continued to stay red hot with their third win in a row with a victory over Pickering College. The Brendan Barton, Will Pinkham and Kai LeMay controlled the boards and made nice outlet passes to get Ben Peerenboom, Zidan Asghar out on the break for some early easy baskets. Liam
Sports Roundup (Jan. 30th)
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
Kids’ Lit Quiz 2020
After this man trained to become a doctor, he married Anne of Green Gables. Who was this man? Who used the words “Bibbity Bobbity Boo”? On Tuesday, January 21, the Kids’ Lit Quiz teams participated in a children’s literary trivia competition where they had to answer the two questions above, plus 98 others! After
Montreal Memories
The U12 basketball and hockey teams traveled to Montreal for a tournament at Lower Canada College this past weekend. This three-day event is comprised of 10 hockey teams and 12 basketball squads from Montreal and Toronto and has been an annual tradition for our Junior athletes for over a decade. All games were highlighted
Artist of the Month – Noah Haber
Congratulations to Noah Haber, who is our new Artist of the Month. His vibrant work is on exhibit outside of the art room and has already been really well received! You all had a chance to see the dragons created for the Chinese New Year celebrations. The artists behind the creations are: Fergus, Noah,
Spirit Week 2020
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
Guidance News (Jan. 24)
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
Sports Roundup (Jan. 24)
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
Awards at Town Hall
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
Kids Lit Quiz Competition
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,
Parents’ Association News (Jan. 24)
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
‘Blue’ Bballers Take Bite Out of Sharks
The U12 ‘Blue’ basketball team defeated Sterling Hall yesterday by a score of 36-16. The boys were led by Grade 6 student Ben Peerenboom who scored 20 and assisted on many others. Zidan Asghar and Aidan Tatuch chipped in with 4 points a piece. Kai LeMay played some stifling defence and Eli Mandel was
‘Skip It’ Campaign Wraps on Tuesday
Hot chocolate after skating; a Happy Meal at McDonald’s; pizza night; a new video game: Crestwood students are skipping their hearts out in support of Neema International! The Community Service students have been hard at work, promoting this initiative and collecting the House Colour leaves that document what we’ve been skipping. We have a few
U12 Hockey Result @RSGC
The U12 hockey squad was topped by the Royal St. Georges College Knights on Tuesday by a score of 5-3, including an empty-netter. We started slowly and fell behind 2-0 in the first five minutes. A rising wrister by Ben Maharaj brought us to within one before first year forward Andy Huang tied it
Bball Blue Cougars Corral Mustangs
The U12 boys ‘Blue’ bballers played their first game earlier this week and boy what a game they had! It was hard to hold back our lads as they defeated the Moncrest Mustangs by a score 26-4. Congrats to all members for their effort and we look forward to your game versus Sterling Hall
May the Force Be With You!
This week, our grade 3 students welcomed a real life scientist to teach us all about Forces. We made predictions and used our observation skills. We used catapults and Newton meters to measure forces. We also learned about the importance of seat belts through a hands-on experiment with toy cars. Our exploration of magnetism and
National Pink Shirt Day
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
Guidance News (Jan. 17)
Community Service Opportunities Providence Healthcare – Volunteers Providence Healthcare is a health care facility with a focus on providing rehabilitation, palliative care, long-term care and community programs in Toronto (https://www.providence.on.ca/) Providence is looking for volunteers for a variety of different roles: Meal Assistance Enhance the mealtime experience of a patient and/or resident by assisting them
CPC Semi Formal
Crestwood Preparatory College’s Semi Formal is on February 21st. Tickets $60 last day to buy tickets is February 13th. Semi-formal attire. Let it glow!!!
Parents’ Association News (Jan. 17th)
Happy Spirit Week! To celebrate Spirit Week, Parents’ Association volunteers will be handing out free treats to Crestwood students and staff during the games on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. Yay Crestwood!
Spirit Week Schedule 2020
Spirit Week is finally here! It will be starting on Monday from January 20st-24th. It’s time to grab your favourite pair of pyjamas, break out your hawaiian shirts, and practice your dodgeball skills because it’s going to be a fun week!
School Day Photographs
Happy New Year! We want to remind parents and students to order their school day photographs online: www.newparamount.com For more info on promotions and posts please LIKE our Facebook page below: www.facebook.com/newparamount www.twitter.com/newparamount
FIRST Tech Challenge Robotics Team
On Sunday, the Crestwood Tech Lions FIRST Tech Challenge Robotics team competed at the FTC Provincials at Durham College in Oshawa. The day consisted of 6 matches where the robot had to collect points both autonomously and driven by human players. This is their first time participating in the First Tech Challenge, It is very
Sports Roundup (Jan. 17)
This week Evan Prosserman a grade 9 student competed in the National Skating Championships held in Mississauga. Evan skated in the Young Man’s division in both the Short Program and the Free Skate. Evan came 12th overall in the Nation. We are very proud of Evan and wish him continued success. Click to view: https://photos.app.goo.gl/AX5oufToCaQt8e1a6
Summer School at CPC
Crestwood Preparatory College is pleased to offer a number of Ontario high school credit courses conveniently located in Toronto. Courses are designed to provide students with exceptional academic experience in the early summer. Classes will run from June 22, 2020 to July 17, 2020. This schedule still allows students time during their summer months to work, attend camp, or a
U12 Hockey @BoydCaldwell
The U12 hockey team had a fantastic weekend at the Boyd Caldwell Invitational tournament hosted by UCC. We finished Friday with a 2-1 record after posting an exciting last minute 4-3 victory over Lower Canada College in our final game. The day started with a hard fought loss to UCC “6” before bouncing back
Annual Burger Ball Event
On Tuesday, January 7th, Crestwood Upper School hosted our Annual Burger Ball Event. Grades 4, 5 and 6’s from Crestwood lower school came to join us for an evening of basketball and fun. The excited young basketball players were paired up with some of our top Elite Basketball players such as, Elijah Fisher, Aaliyah
