Flag Football Tournament (Upper School Boys + Girls): see photos! We had an excellent turnout for CPC’s first annual U14 Flag Football Tournament on November 6th. Clear, sunny weather helped take the chill out of the air and the day long event was a great success. A heartfelt thank you to all of the staff […]
Category: Crestwood News
Sr. Girls Basketball Claim CISAA Championship
Coach Gill and Coach Herbert would like to take the time to congratulate the Sr. Girls Basketball Team who competed in their CISAA semi-final against Appleby and championship game against Villanova College yesterday. The girls defended their title in a nail-biting game and in the last minutes were able to come out on top. Well […]
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PA Evening Meeting
Parents’ Association Evening Meeting – November 21. PA Pre-Interview Gathering on Thursday 21st from 5:30pm to 6:25pm in the Boardroom…all welcome Our next PA meeting is scheduled for Thursday, November 21 at 5:30 p.m. Parents who are interested, but can’t attend our morning meetings may be able to take this opportunity to join us. It’s […]
Sports Roundup (Nov. 7th)
This past weekend the Sr Girls Prep Basketball Team travelled to Montreal to participate in the Ecole Secondaire Saint-Laurent annual Showcase. The entire weekend was physically demanding for every member of the team. Our Lady Lions came in as the showcase favourites and they did not disapoint winning each game with a margin of 24 […]
Art Department Reveals 2019 School Play
The Arts Department revealed the school play during the Halloween assembly. This year’s play will be the slapstick whodunit comedy, Clue! Auditions will be Monday, November 4th and Tuesday, November 5th in the drama room (110). There are sign up sheets on the drama news bulletin board outside room 108. If anyone has any questions, […]
Guidance News (Nov. 1st)
Your Degree @ UBC Your Degree @ UBC, presented in Toronto, is your opportunity to learn more about why UBC might be the right fit for you At the event, students and their parents will hear about student life inside and outside of the classroom on their two beautiful campuses You’ll also learn about their academic […]
Book Fair Fantastic!
Thank you to all of the volunteers who made the book fair one of our best ever! A special thank you to book fair coordinators Hayley Wine and Alison Waldenberg. They were here all day every day and the fair definitely couldn’t run without them! It’s a “win-win” fundraiser: the children get books and the […]
Sports Round-Up: Basketball, Volleyball, Soccer
On October 30th, the U-14 Girls Basketball team played their final 2 games of the season. The first game was against Havergal. The girls played a great team game, controlling the possession and inevitably with strong offensive play beating Haveruygal by a score of 43-18. By winning, the girls went to the finals against TFS. […]
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Winter Athletic Tryouts
Winter athletic tryouts begin next week, please see schedule below for tryout dates and times. U14 (Grade 7-8) Teams U14 Boys D1 Basketball – Mr. John Woldue Tryout #1 – Mon. Nov. 4 – 7:00-8:00am Tryout #2 – Thurs. Nov. 7 – 3:30-4:30pm U14 Boys DIII Basketball – Mr. Mark Pagano Tryout #1 – Fri. […]
Halloween at CPC
This past Thursday, October 31st, Crestwood Staff and Students fully embraced the Halloween spirit. Our Halloween assembly included a “Costume Runway Fashion Show” and a variety of other activities that allowed students to demonstrate their Halloween enthusiasm. Come see our Halloween Photos, click to view! […]
Spooky Sweet Success
The Parents’ Association Hallowe’en Bake Sale was eerily good thanks to the enthusiastic support of students, staff and parents. Everyone enjoyed the colourful, creepy and delicious treats provided by our Crestwood parents. Thank you to Lisa Bloom and her team of volunteers for this delicious event. Click to see more photos! […]
Focus on Our Environment!
This week, the Eco-Team members attended the Planet in Focus Film Festival at the Art Gallery of Ontario. We watched several environmental short films exploring important topics such as marine biology and ocean clean up efforts, endangered species and habitat preservation, environmental activism, and creative ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle. We also participated in […]
Fantastic Fall Athletes!
Congratulations to all of our fall athletic teams for fantastic regular seasons and for making the playoffs. All playoff schedules have now been updated in Edsby. U14 Girls Basketball – finished first place in the league, going undefeated. Playoff – Monday Oct. 28 @ CPC – 3:30pm Championships – Wed. Oct. 30 @ Branksome Hall […]
Guidance News (Oct. 25)
Post-Secondary Presentations @ Crestwood As we head into the month of November, the Guidance team would like to remind all grade 12s of the final university presentations happening at Crestwood during senior lunch: Monday October 28 – University of Toronto – St. George Tuesday October 29 – Wilfrid Laurier University Wednesday October 30 – Queen’s University Although not mandatory, […]
Parents’ Association News
The Hallowe’en Bake Sale is this Wednesday! Meet the Pizza Team: Our first pizza lunch ran smoothly last Friday thanks to this year’s pizza team, led by Lisa Khan. […]
CISAA Cross Country Championship
“Ok…so this is the day you give 100%. Whether you come first or last for Crestwood doesn’t matter; what matters is that you go for it and give it your all!” This was the pep talk that our teammate William gave to his peers. Wow, did it ever inspire our athletes. All of our […]
Crestwood Valley Day Camp
Crestwood Valley Day Camp has been recommended as the Number One Toronto Day Camp for children between the ages of 4 and 15 years old, by Toronto families, since we opened our doors in 1990. Small air conditioned school buses with seat belts for every seat, four well-heated Salt-Water pools and professionally trained swim instructors, and […]
Guidance News (Oct. 18th)
Post-Secondary Seminar #2: Research This week the Guidance team visited the grade 12 English classes to complete their second seminar of the year: “Researching Post-Secondary Schools.” Please see below for a copy of the seminar package. If students/parents have any questions, they are encouraged to contact their assigned counsellor: Kathryn De Cata, Head of Guidance […]
U12 Girls Bball Undefeated
This was an amazing week for the U-12 Girls Basketball Team. They had not one, but TWO victories, defeating Montcrest and Country Day School. While their defence was solid, as usual, it was their spectacular offence that stole the show this week. The ball was whizzing around the court like a hot potato leading to open shots […]
CPC’s Complimentary Lower School Bus Shuttle Service
Good Day, Here is the schedule for CPC’s complimentary lower school bus shuttle service that we are offering to and from the College. Crestwood Preparatory College Lower School Bus Shuttle Service Contact the office. Thanks, Robert Peerenboom Director of Communications […]
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Hands-on Habitats!
This week, the children in classes 4D and 4E had a hands-on and engaging lesson all about habitats from the Scientists in the School! The children were tasked with exploring one particular habitat as part of their group. Amongst many activities, they had the chance to investigate animal furs, skulls, and real life reptiles, […]
WOW!! What a finish!
On Thursday, the Cross Country Team had their last meet before the finals taking place on October 23rd. Wesley managed to gain a first place ribbon in the Under 12 category and Davis placed 2nd in the Under 10 group of runners. The coaches are so proud of all the work that has gone into […]
Guess What?
The Scholastic Book Fair starts next week! The students will first be coming to the Book Fair on Tuesday, October 29 for a “walk-through” where they make a list of books that they would like to buy. Shopping takes place for each of the classes on October 30 and 31. Please see the attached volunteer […]
Art by Dara Akodu
Hello, my name is Dara. I am 10 years old and I am a Crestwood student in 5D. In my family, I have a brother, my mom and my dad. I was born on the 9th of June 2009, in Maryland USA, then I lived with my family in London, England for over a […]
Parents’ Association
The Hallowe’en Bake Sale is coming soon! Our first bake sale of the school year is on Wednesday, October 30. Hallowe’en themed baked goods are needed. Both store-bought and home-baked, nut-free treats are appreciated. Please contact lisa.bloom@rogers.com, if you are able to contribute. […]
Academic Awards Evening
On Thursday, October 17th, 2019 Crestwood Preparatory College held its Academic Awards Evening for the 2018-19 school year. Awards were presented to all those who achieved Honour Roll (overall average of 80% -89%) and Honour Roll with Distinction (90% plus) based on their overall average on the June 2019 Final Report Card. Over 225 students, […]
Reminder: Order School Photographs Online
Uniform Changeover
Dear parents, Please note, that going forward, students in the Junior Division are expected to be in dress uniform on non-gym days. Dress uniforms include: dress shirt with a tie, or long sleeved blue polo shirt, with grey dress pants or grey skirt. The Crestwood short-sleeved polo shirt is no longer accepted for the […]
Gr.3’s Visit Top of Toronto
As an extension to our unit on Living and Working in Ontario, the Grade 3’s travelled downtown to the core of our great city. We took a 58 second elevator ride to the top of the CN Tower to witness urban sprawl and to see how beautifully green our city has been kept. Many […]
Norval Outdoor Education Center Cross Country Meet
The Crestwood Cross Country Team participated in a meet hosted by UCC at the Norval Education Center last week. Our athletes took off along the beautiful fall trails to run a tough and hilly course. The Under 10 team was the first to race where Davis placed top 5 in his age category again. […]
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