Category: Crestwood News

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.

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,

We are keeping our eye on the weather, and, at this point, it looks like we will be enjoying a couple of more weeks of fall. Once the forecasts begin to turn more towards winter, we will switch to the full winter uniform. Until then, if students are chilly they are always welcome to wear the winter uniform,

The Devastation of Hurricane Dorian had the most catastrophic effects in Bahamas.  Specifically the region of Abaco and Grand Bahamas. My family has made a second home on the main island of Nassau for the past 15 years. This has allowed us to get know many locals.  With our direct contacts in the community, we

Volunteer Toronto: Youth Expo https://www.eventbrite.com/e/volunteer-toronto-youth-expo-2019-tickets-70681816215   On Saturday November 9th, Toronto’s high school students are invited to attend the Youth Expo at Roy Thompson Hall from 1-4pm. They will have a chance to chat with over 100 non-profit organizations looking specifically to recruit youth volunteers. Their goal is to help make the process fun and easy

Last week the Grade 7 Crestwood class travelled to Camp Timberlane just outside of Haliburton, ON.  The program was designed around the theme of Community Building.  Our grade 7’s participated in Experiential Workshops and Outdoor Activities, that helped build teamwork skills, communication skills, and helped to build the foundation of an effective community,.  We participated in outdoor

Alex Korda a grade 11 student in the High Performance Athlete Program at Crestwood signed his first pro-amatuer contract at the age of 16.  Alex will be playing with the Unionville Milliken Soccer Club, Under League 1. The league is a pro-am  soccer league out of Ontario that competes provincially, nationally and across North America.

On Wed.Oct.2, the grade 9s set out on an adventure to Cedar Ridge Camp. They spent the next three days in the great outdoors doing team building exercises and learning how to become better leaders in their community. Some of the activities included high ropes, canoeing, archery, mountain biking, and rewilding. While the weather wasn’t the

Volunteers Needed Urgently for Mane Essentials Store.   We are in urgent need of volunteers for Mane Essentials, the PA run store at Crestwood.  Working at the store is easy and back-up will be available when needed.  Shifts are only  about 30 minutes long at the end of the school day.  Choose to help out

On Friday, October 4th, 61 chess players from all over the GTA came to Crestwood for the Toronto Secondary School Individual Chess Championship.  Fourteen players from Crestwood also threw their hat in the ring to contest the trophy. Players played four 90-minute matches over the course of the day.  Medals were awarded to the top

Open Houses A key part of deciding which post-secondary institution to go to is finding a good fit. A great way to get more information is to visit a school in person. Visiting an Ontario university is a great way to find out more about the campus, the people and the university environment. Each university

Donations contiually coming in, we have now reached an amazing $19,556.00 for the Terry Fox Foundation!!!  Thank you so much to everyone for motivating your students to donate and for all of your personal donations!!

Not only does Edsby allow parents to keep track of their child’s homework, assignments, team games and practices – it is also a convenient tool for sharing information about Planned Absences.  Please let us know if your child will be absent using Edsby’s Planned Absence feature.  

The Lady Lions defeated Villanova College 64 to 25,  in their first home game of the season.  Honourable mentions go to Zakayla Day-Burrell who finished with 20 points, Jadaia Reid how finished with 19 and to the heavy hitter of the Lions’ Den, Tianna Bailey who controlled the pace of the game from start to

The next PA meeting is this Thursday.  Please join us in the boardroom for our next PA meeting on Thursday, October 10 at 8:45 a.m.  Coffee, tea and muffins will be available at 8:30 a.m.  Come and learn about PA plans and activities for this year. Last call for Pizza Lunch! The deadline to register

For the month of October the Green Team is running “Show Us Your Mug” as an initiative to help make CPC greener. The contest is open to all staff and students and the winner will receive a $25 Tim Hortens card. To be part of the contest all you need to do is: 1. Like

It was a great turnout at the Parent & Staff Social on October 3rd, 2019. It was a fun evening with staff and parents of the Crestwood community. CPC Parents’ Association Friend-Raiser a Blast ! The CPC Parents’ Association pulled out the sure-fire agenda for a great time again, last night, and came up with

Our Gr.3-6 assembly held on Monday was a gentle introduction to the important topics of : What is Orange Shirt Day? What are residential schools? What could your role in reconciliation be? Earlier in the day teachers handed out cardstock orange shirts. Students were instructed to cut them out and draw/write: School should feel… School

Crestwood spiritwear is back.  If you are interested in ordering Crestwood clothing for grub days and spirit events please visit our online store at; www.leathersport.com/stores/crestwood Password: crestwood12 See attachment for ordering information and sample products. If you have any questions please contact Lisa Newton at lisa.newton@crestwood.on.ca CRESTWOOD FALL 2019 PARENT ONLINE INSTRUCTION NEWSLETTER (1)

Over the past 2 weeks Crestwood Preparatory College has been collecting donations for the annual Terry Fox School Run.  We are very proud to announce that this year the Crestwood community raised $17,895.00.  Although this is an amazing accomplishment we are still short just over $2000 of our $20,000 goal.  If you haven’t had a

The Parent & Staff Social is this Thursday! Please register for the Parent & Staff Social as soon as possible.  Last year’s event was sold out and spaces are limited. Tickets are $40 for a casual evening of food and fun. Purchase yours online at store.crestwood.on.ca or by submitting the form (found on Edsby) with your credit

Crestwood has been informed that a history-related paper written by Amal Ismail-Ladak, who was a 2015 Crestwood Graduate Student in the Oral History Program, has been accepted for publication in a Journal of Latin American Studies.   Amal is currently studying history at the University of Toronto.  Her paper can be found at the following

Ontario Universities Fair (OUF) This Friday, September 27th, the Ontario Universities Fair (OUF) will be kicking off at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The OUF gives students an opportunity to speak with representatives from each Ontario university about programs, campus life and anything else that may help make a decision about which university to choose.

  A huge thank you to our sponsors. Those interested in sponsoring our event Please Contact cspa@crestwood.on.ca                        

  Crestwood Cares is very grateful to the students, parents and staff of Crestwood School for your outstanding generosity.  Your enthusiastic participation in our fundraising initiatives for the Community Cares Food Bank, Pink Laces for Multiple Myeloma and the Terry Fox Run was heartwarming.  Thank you for being role models as together we endeavour to