On Saturday October 27th, the U-10 soccer team participated in our final tournament at Crescent School. Despite the rain and cold weather the team was ready to go! Our first game was against CDS. We quickly took the lead with an amazing goal from George. Soon after, both Mahdi and Mikhail scored goals for Crestwood.
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U12 Girls Bball – A True Team
The Crestwood U12 Team travelled to Branksome Hall to compete in the final, weekend tournament of the season. The girls got off to a hot start in the first game against Kingsway College, opening with a 6-2 run. By halftime, the team was rolling along with a 12-8 lead. The girls continued their excellent play
Grade 6 Soccer Champs
The Grade 6 soccer team attended our end of season finals at De La Salle on Saturday. Placed on the strong side of the draw the odds of making the final were against us. Our opening game against Pickering College showed how our team was determined to end our season on a high. Three goals
Guidance News
University Admissions Representatives at CPC Tuesday, November 6th – Carleton University Thursday, November 8th – University of Guelph
Parents’ Association News
That was a spooky, sweet bake sale. Our Halloween Bake Sale was a scary success. Thank you to all the volunteers who baked, bought and sold such a beautiful array of Halloween themed treats. Thank you, of course, to all of the hungry customers who supported us. A very special thank you goes to
Last Chance for Pizza Lunch Sign-up!
Due to high demand, the Parent Association is offering the opportunity for students to participate in the remaining 6 pizza lunches. This will be the last chance to sign up for pizza lunches for this school year. The cost for 6 lunches is $57.00. All payments must be made via Crestwood Cash at store.crestwood.on.ca before Friday, November 9. The
Last Chance to Purchase Crestwood Spiritwear
Crestwood Spiritwear is now available online! Purchases may be made online by accessing our school’s online store found at: https://www.leathersport.com/stores/crestwoodpreparatorycollege In order to access the store, you must enter the password for our school: crestwood12 All available items have been uploaded to the site with colour and size options specified. Size charts are available with each
“The Second-Goal Parent: Developing Winners in Life Through Sports”
Conference of Independent Schools Athletic Association Respect… rules, officials, opponents, team, self Honour the game! CISAA Parents’ Workshop Invitation 2018 The Conference of Independent Schools’ Athletic Association will be proudly presenting a very informative workshop for parents of our male and female student/athletes. The workshop will be hosted on Tuesday, November 6th,
A Friendly Reminder from your CSPA
A friendly reminder that there is absolutely no parking/idling/leaving your vehicle at any time in Atrium or Junior loop during pick up or drop off. also Grade parents are now collecting holiday/end of year contribution fees. Please submit them at your earliest convenience. Any questions contact melaniemorel@outlook.com
CISAA Cross Country Championship
For some, the cool fall weather calls for crawling indoors and curling up under a blanket. For others, it takes us to running the final run of our cross-country season. Though there wasn’t any snow on the ground, the course took our Crestwood runners onto the chilly trails competing against a backdrop of changing leaves
Johnny on the spot!
A penalty kick, plus a hat trick from open play by Johnny and some more glorious goaltending from Mikel was enough to take Crestwood to victory. A slender squad of just 9 players from grade 6 set out with much vigor and dominated much of the first half play to take a 4-goal lead. After the interval, the game became
U-10 Soccer Rolls Into Championship Weekend
On Monday the U-10 soccer team travelled to Crescent School where we participated in a mini tournament. Our first game was against Country Day School. George, Ben, and Nathan all scored, which lead us to win our first game 3-0! Next, we played against Crescent School. Both teams battled hard, but our goalies George and
Student Vote Day
The Grade 5 and 6 students participated in Student Vote Day today, casting their votes for who they believe would be the best mayor for the City of Toronto. Students prepared for this vote by researching the mayoral candidates, and learning about the major issues being addressed and debated in Toronto. Students enjoyed experiencing the
Starts Today
Community Service has long been an important part of student life at Crestwood and the Crestwood Cares Community Service team would like to thank you for your unwavering support. Our latest fundraiser supports children In Tanzania where many are left helpless, hopeless, and without care because their parents have died or cannot take care of
Girls BBall Flying into Finals
The U12 Girls Basketball picked up two wins this week. We traveled to Pickering College on Monday, October 15th for their 5th game of the season! The girls were eager and ready to play from the sound of the first buzzer. Once again, it was a close game throughout, but the Crestwood Cubs managed to
Birds, Bats and Biodiversity
On Thursday, October the 18th the Grade Two classes traveled to the R.O.M to explore the variety of animals on our amazing planet! We visited the hands-on biodiversity, and birds galleries , and experienced a real bat cave. Through close observation, questioning and discussion we discovered what makes each group of animals distinct. The dinosaur
Urban and Rural, All In 1 Day
The Grade 3 classes jumped onto a school bus and travelled downtown on Tuesday. Our first stop was the CN Tower in the heart of Toronto. We took the elevator up to the viewing gallery in less than one minute. At a height of over 500m we witnessed the urban sprawl that is happening in
Book Fair Bonanza
The Scholastic Bookfair is coming to Crestwood School from Tuesday, October 30-Thursday, November 1. Please watch your emails for a message inviting you to volunteer to help out. Also check your child’s backpack for a flyer with more details. See you at the fair! -Lara Bafaro
CROSS COUNTRY @CRESCENT
Our final qualifying meet took place at Crescent this past Wednesday. With laces tight, our runners took off running through the fall trails. Many of our team members conquered the muddy, hilly terrain obtaining personal best scores. James, Jordyn and Davis all placed in the top 10 category for Under 9s. Congratulations to all of
Girls Bball Continue Recent Roll
The U12 Girls Basketball team traveled to Pickering College on Monday, October 15th for their 5th game of the season! The girls were eager and ready to play from the sound of the first buzzer. Once again, it was a close game throughout, but the Crestwood Cubs managed to maintain the lead for almost the
U10 Soccer Stars
The U-10 Soccer team hosted their second home game of the season yesterday against Bayview Glen. Despite the cold weather, we pushed through and played an awesome game. Both Harrison and George made unbelievable stops in net. Congratulations to Ben who scored a breakaway goal for Crestwood. We are looking forward to our next two
U11 Performance Proves Promising
The U11 soccer team put in a great performance away to Bayview Glen last night! On a cold, windy afternoon the team showed a true battling spirit and really grew into the game after falling behind. Thato scored a majestic goal with a chip of the opposition goalkeeper to cap a great 2nd half. The
Pickering Pops Gr.6 Boys Soccer
It was another close game for the Grade 6 Soccer team but ultimately another defeat. The long road trip north to Newmarket to play Pickering College caused the team to have some ‘bus legs’ as we got off to a slow start and quickly fell behind 3-0. Some magnificent goalkeeping from Mikel kept the lead at 3
Dr. Alex Russell – Clinical psychologist and author of ‘Drop the Worry Ball’
Anxiety disorders among children are on the rise: more medications are being prescribed, new disorders are appearing and children are struggling to take on the world around them. Taking a health perspective, Dr. Russell will help us understand how to shift the burden or responsibility to children, something that helps them take on anxiety. Returning
Cross Country Meet at Norval Outdoor Education Center
The Crestwood Cross Country Team participated in a meet hosted by UCC at the Norval Outdoor Education Center in Halton Hills on Thursday. Our runners were faced with a challenging course through the leaf-covered trails in the forest. All of the Crestwood athletes paced their run to came through the finish line successfully. Congratulations to
Ron Morrish – Author, International Speaker, Discipline and Behavioural Consultant
Come hear Ron Morrish speak to the Crestwood Community. From the foundation-setting of early childhood to the complexity of adolescence, he will provide you with a host of practical, common-sense strategies for raising responsible children. You will go home with many great ideas that you can start using immediately. Date: Thursday, November 8th, 2018
Grade 6 Drop Zone
Last week the Grade 6 students participated in Crestwood’s first annual “Drop Zone Contest.” Students put their knowledge of gravity, drag and air pressure to the test and built their own custom parachutes. Each group collected and used recycled materials such as grocery bags and plastic dry cleaning covers. After completing the project, students attached
Montcrest Defeats Gr. 6 Soccer
A brace from Griffyn was not enough as Crestwood grade 6 soccer team conceded two penalty kicks in a tough loss to Montcrest School. On an unseasonably hot day, the boys started slowly and were behind inside 5 minutes, more goals against followed and the team found themselves 4 goals down at half-time and fading fast. A spirited
U10 Soccer Superb
The U-10 soccer team hosted their first home game of the season against Montcrest School. We are so proud of the team for putting in their best effort this game! We showed major improvement from our first game and we can’t wait to play again next week. It was a very close game with Ben
U9 Soccer Victorious
The U9 soccer team hosted our first at home game against Montcrest School this past Tuesday, October 9th. It was an exciting game and we got our first win of the season! Everyone played hard and had fun! A special shout out to Mark and Zachary for scoring our goals. We ended the game with
