On Friday, February 10th Crestwood celebrated our annual Multicultural Day organized and hosted by our Grade 8 and 9 Geography students. The day is kicked off by a full school assembly where students and special guests start the party with musical performances. A few students even led us all in a conga line through the gym
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Term 3 Take-Out
Hot Lunch Forms for Term 3 were sent home this week. If you wish your child to participate in the hot lunch program for the 3rd term, please send the forms back to the office before Friday, March 3rd. -Grace Cruz
Crestwood Cares
Recently, the students on the Community Service team asked if they could make and send Valentine’s cards to people in need of some extra love in our community. We have teamed up with a local retirement home, and are making 60 cards for residents who may not receive cards or visitors very often. The students
Crestwood School Wants To Hear From You!
Were you a student at Crestwood School between the years 1980-2006? We are interested in what everyone is up to these days and would be appreciative if you could share the following info with us. Please email: dalia.eisen@crestwood.on.ca Information Requested: Name (if married give maiden name): Email address: Occupation/Profession: Married: Children: Favourite Crestwood School Memory: We
Dalia’s Top 3 Parent Books
1. The Blessing of a Skinned Knee 2. Einstein Never Used Flashcards 3. A Nation of Wimps
A Visit to the Royal Ontario Museum
On Tuesday, Feb 7, Crestwood students visited the ROM, as part of their annual “History Day” excursion, where World Religions/History 12 students had the chance to visit the Chinese and South Asian galleries, and History 11/Classical Civilizations students visited the Greek and Roman galleries. A great time was had by all!
Crestwood plays a packed week with wins against St. Mike’s and SAC
Hockey The Varsity Hockey team played Country Day in a fast paced game of hockey against a big, hulking team of quick skating, physical boys. After some great saves from Spencer Whitnall and some miraculous efforts from forwards such as Peter Keane, Noah Aaron and Chris Sanders, the boys unfortunately fell behind in the first
Parents’ Association News
Pizza Lunch Don’t forget the next Pizza Lunch is this Thursday, February 16th. Parents’ Association Meeting Please join us for coffee at our next P.A. meeting at 8:45 on Thursday, February 16th in the boardroom near the main entrance. Everyone is welcome.
Used Uniform Spring Sale
Dear Crestwood Parents, The CSPA will be holding their spring Used Uniform Sale April 25th-27th, 2017 in the Music Room, located in the Primary building. We are looking once more for “gently used” uniforms. We will be collecting used uniforms starting Monday Feb 13, 2017. Please only send uniforms that are in good condition. No stains, discolouration or
Bball Boys Storm Cyclones
The U12 Boys Basketball team stormed back in the fourth quarter to down the Country Day School Cyclones 43-41. The Cyclones controlled the play and led by four for most of the game before Crestwood rallied back with their lockdown defense, free-flowing ball movement and well-executed inbound plays. The Cyclones’ defense had absolutely no answer
Kid’s Lit Quiz
On Monday, February 6, the Kids’ Lit Quiz team travelled to Ryerson University to compete against 88 other teams. After training for four months, by reading a wide variety of books and practicing literary trivia questions, the team had a challenging and exciting day. Categories of questions ranged from “Doors”–Who spoke the words ‘Open Sesame’?
Mind of the Athlete
Guiding parents through “the talk” about concussions in youth sport ALLENTOWN, Pa. – The family decision on how to move forward after a child suffers a sports related concussion can be difficult to make. Sports psychologist Jarrod Spencer says he had no choice: after three concussions he could no longer play football at Lafayette College.
Crestwood rings in Chinese New Year
On Friday, January 27th the Crestwood community gathered together to celebrate the beginning of the Spring Festival, or Chinese New Year. Parents and Teachers were entertained by student performances which included songs, dances, skits, and even Kung-Fu! It was a wonderful evening and a great way to ring in The Year of the Rooster. Gong
Crestwood Menu #2
Come by and see what the lovely ladies at the Crestwood Cafe are cooking up this week!
Same Kind of “Crazy” as Me!
Success in athletics requires a bit of craziness. 6 AM runs. Strict dieting. Rehabbing injuries. Sleep deprivation. Pain. Face it, you are partially crazy. Like birds of a feather flocking together, so too, do athletes. You gravitate to other athletes because they get it. They get you. They are the same kind of crazy as you. This is
Parents’ Association News
The Crestwood Preparatory College Parents’ Association (CPCPA) is a vibrant and important of the CPC community. As a not-for-profit organization run exclusively by parent volunteers, the CPCPA works to enrich student experience and promote a sense of community, belonging and mutual respect. The CPCPA thrives on the contributions of its volunteers, so anyone looking to donate
Guidance News
The McGill Summer Academy has opened their registration for summer programs! Unfolding over two weeks of classes, workshops, activities, and trips, this new program for high school students in grades 10 and 11 will introduce them to university life and is sure to make their summer memorable. Learn more about the McGill Summer Academy or contact
Geometric Super Structures
Mr. Conn’s class concluded their geometry unit by creating Super Structures with solid geometric shapes. Checkout their creations.
Senior Wish Foundation Art Program
This month, members of Crestwood’s Senior Prefect Council have continued their participation in the Seniors Wish Foundation art program. Every second Tuesday, groups of Prefects have paired with senior residents at Donway Place to share stories about their life experiences, as well as to make festive cards and other art creations. We will be travelling
U12 Hockey Crowned by Coyotes
The U12 Hockey team travelled to York Mills Arena to take on the Crescent Coyotes on Wednesday. Crestwood took an early 1-0 on a nifty backhander by Willy Wu. The bigger and faster Crescent team stormed ahead with three consecutive goals and had our team back on their heels. After trading some chances back and
Crestwood brings it to SAC, Oak Hill Academy
Basketball The junior and senior boys select basketball team traveled to Virginia this week, where the boys had the opportunity to play against the prestigious Oak Hill Academy in both a junior and senior game. The junior boys played an amazing game and came out victorious by a score of 57-54. The senior game was
Girls Vball Spikes TFS
The U12 Girl’s Volleyball team had an amazing win Thursday night against Toronto French School, playing what was undoubtedly their best game of the season. The ladies won all three sets against TFS through fantastic team-work, determination, and much-improved volleyball skills. Kitty, Zoe, Chiara, and Tira demonstrated unstoppable serving with countless aces between the four of them.
Artist of the Month – Grace Gellman
Hi my name is Grace and I am 11 years old in 6B. My favourite colours are black and purple and I want to be an animator when I am older. My favourite subjects are Art, Computers and Language. My runner up would be Math. My favourite type of music is rock, pop, jazz or
CSPA Meeting
Crestwood Parents, The Crestwood Parent Association will be meeting next on Tuesday Feb 7, 2017 at 9 a.m. in the school library. All welcome!!! -CSPA
Old to New
With the old building being transformed into something new and fresh, we will pay homage by creating a series of “rooms” to capture the transformation from Old to New. Each grade 5 and 6 class will create, design and build a room that together will become a labyrinth. Grade 3 and 4 classes will contribute
Breathing Some Life Into Science
5B has been learning all about the human body. This week we studied the respiratory system and learned about a very important muscle called the diaphragm. To better understand how the diaphragm and lungs work together to help us breathe, the students made working models. We used a plastic cup to represent the ribcage, a
U12 Sports on the Road
The U12 Hockey and Basketball teams travelled to Montreal this past weekend to compete in the Lower Canada College Invitational Tournament. Ten basketball players along with eighteen hockey players climbed aboard our bus early Thursday morning in anticipation of meeting new friends, some healthy competition and lots of fun. The hockey started the tournament with
Re-enrolment Due Tomorrow
Please be reminded that re-enrolment forms are due tomorrow, Tuesday, January 31st. Thank you.
Girl’s Volleyball Victorious
On Monday, the U12 girl’s volleyball team played two tough rounds of volleyball against SMLS and Montcrest. The ladies lost a hard-fought match against SMLS, but reigned victorious in their match-up with Montcrest. Coaches Calway and Suckstorff were especially impressed with the dedication and grit the ladies showed during their third set tiebreaker with Montcrest.
Sock Success!
Thank you to everyone who participated in Crestwood’s first Sock It To Me sock drive. On Wednesday, students and teachers were invited to donate a new pair of socks, and wear their craziest socks all day long. Not only did we have a lot of fun feet at school that day, we also collected 368 pairs of socks
