The Female Peer Mentorship Group is hosting a pancake breakfast for all Crestwood girls on the morning of Feb. 10th. We are encouraging all girls to come out and join us and join in on discussion regarding Gender Inequalities and Barriers for Females. The breakfast will take place in the Crestwood gym between 7:45am-8:30am.
I am happy to invite you to the first of the year “Artist of the Month “ exhibit. Creating, learning and exploring different techniques and materials while discovering a way to express your ideas is a long and not always easy process. This artist worked hard and is ready to present his collection. Art
Congratulations to Elijah Fisher (2022) who broke the OSBA scoring record by scoring 74 points in one game! The previous single game OSBA record was 60 points. Elijah was unstoppable, scoring points from everywhere on the floor, jump shots, free throws, 3 points, and dunks, the New Horizon defence couldn’t find a way to stop
In 2019, I graduated from the University of Toronto (Trinity College) with a Bachelor of Rotman Commerce (Specialist in Management, Minor in Economics). At university, easily my favourite experience was being the Performance Relations Manager for TEDx UofT from 2016 to 2017, where I was responsible for recruiting performers for our 2017 flagship conference. I
We Need Your Donations The Female Peer Mentorship Program has partnered with Native Child and are working with their female youth empowerment group to help end Period Poverty in Indigineous communities. We will be collecting feminine hygiene products (pad, tampons, pantyliner), all next week to donate to Native Child’s transitional housing, shelters, and their youth
We are looking forward to the return to game play next week. The CISAA has been working hard to put together a condensed winter season, and get the kids back to doing what they love. BUT we are still awaiting an announcement from the Ministry of Education and local Public Health regions to give school
Tuesday February 1st marked the beginning of Black History Month at Crestwood. Every school day during the month of February, students will be introduced to a Black Canadian who has made significant contributions to our collective history. The celebrations kicked off, appropriately, with the Honourable Jean Augustine. In 1993, Ms. Augustine became the first Black
February is Black History Month, and the Crestwood Oral History Project wanted to commemorate the occasion by drawing your attention to the Black Canadian veterans whose contributions we have noted over the years. George Carter was born in Toronto, Canada; he excelled in sports as a cricket player, and he was a strong student as
Yesterday, in honour of Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Grade Sixes were fortunate enough to hear from Kathy Kacer, Carol Matas, and Eric Walters, three very talented authors who have dedicated their careers to educating others about the Holocaust through books and making sure that the tragic history is not forgotten. January 27th is a
Dear Parents, We are finally saying goodbye to the long, cold month of January! We want to thank you for your support and patience during the first couple weeks back when we had to be online. While remote learning is never ideal, we are so proud of our students for their resilience and positive
January 26 was Bell Let’s Talk Day. Now in its 12th year, Bell Let’s Talk Day hopes to raise both awareness and money for mental health, with the goal of eliminating the stigma around mental illness, supporting organizations across Canada to help improve mental health care access, and funding research that could one day offer promising treatments. On
Our elite basketball teams were back in action this week. Our senior girls played Lincoln Prep on Tuesday and despite a strong effort, they fell short listing 77-70. Toby Fournier scored an amazing 33 points, followed by Taija Sta. Maria with 21 points and Chantells Stuart with 13 points. Our boys senior elite team had a
School photos are now available for viewing, and ordering online.
In November, members of the problem-solving club participated in the Canadian Intermediate and Senior Math Contests. The following students achieved a certificate of distinction for ranking in the top 25% of contestants! Intermediate Contest: Siyue Cao (1st Place) Yuning Cai Jingye Wang Senior Contest: Hanyuan Jian (1st Place) Sophia Gu Manrong Sun Yuhao Wu Haochen
Our Female Peer Leadership group has partnered with Native Child Services (Malvern) to work on some female empowerment initiatives. As part of our February ‘Because I Am A Girl Day’ (Feb. 10), we will be collecting donations of feminine hygiene products to be distributed to Native Child’s transitional housing units, shelters, and to mothers that utilize
We would like to congratulate Senior Ella Okubasu (2022) on her commitment to Binghamton University in Vestal, New York. The Binghamton Bearcats compete in the America East Conference, and they compete at the NCAA Division I level. Ella has been a student at Crestwood since 2018 when she started in Grade 9. Ella has been a huge part of the growth of our Basketball
I would like to take this opportunity to thank Crestwood Preparatory College for developing and supporting your extraordinary Oral History project, which Mr. Scott Masters so capably directs. Your students interviewed my father, Frank Haley, in November and December of 2021 for his contributions as a Canadian armed forces veteran. Your program allowed my father
Course Selection Evening Thank you to those families who attended the Course Selection Evening on January 20th. The virtual presentation is available on-demand on Crestwood’s YouTube channel if you weren’t able to tune in last night. To download a copy of the presentation slides, please click here! The Global Health Leaders Conference at Johns
A reminder to parents to please send their child to school with all the proper winter gear to feel comfortable outside, including: snow pants, waterproof gloves/mitts, hat, neckwarmer, etc. We try to get students outside in most weather, even for shortened periods of time. Amy Fuller
You may be familiar with the #BellLetsTalk campaign, Bell’s annual initiative to raise awareness and increase acceptance of mental illness. We recognize that conversations about mental health and wellbeing should not start and end with the Bell Let’s Talk movement. This month, our character education topic at Crestwood is compassion. We have put together a collection of talking
It is finally time for students to cast their ballots for the 21-22 Crestwood Yearbook Cover Contest. All students are encouraged to take some time this week to submit their vote online here! Voting will be open until Monday, January 24.
Are you in need of community service hours and looking for a way to brighten someone’s day? Sending Sunshine is a not-for-profit organization that is trying to reduce the negative effects of social isolation among seniors by providing them with handwritten cards. With the pandemic, the opportunities for volunteering are limited. With Sending Sunshine students
Beginning Monday, January 31st we will return to the full winter uniform. Students will have access to the changerooms and will only be wearing their gym uniforms for PE class.
After I graduated from Crestwood, I was convinced that I wanted to study Computer Science at Queens University. Three years into my program, I realized that I wasn’t enjoying it as much as I thought I would and I made the hard decision to drop out. I started working as a brand ambassador for a
Please be reminded that re-enrolment forms and deposits are due on January 31st. We presently have more new applicants than we can accommodate, so if your re-enrolment form and deposit are not received by January 31st, we will be opening spots for the new applicants on February 1st. Parents can locate all of the
Dear Parents, With in-school learning beginning on Monday, please note/ be reminded of the following: If you have traveled out of the country, your child may NOT return to school for 14 days from the date of their return to Toronto UNLESS the child has been FULLY VACCINATED (2 doses), and the second dose was
The grade 7 and 8 students in Physical Education classes have been working on adding mindfulness strategies and relaxation techniques to their toolbelt. Some of the techniques they have been working on are mindful minutes, breath work, progressive relation, and incorporating music into meditation. In such uncertain times, times Mental Health needs to be at
Congratulations to Crestwood’s Elijah Fisher who started the Elijah Fisher Foundation and ran his first event this past month. On Dec. 23rd Elijah hosted a free Holiday Hoops Clinic for 20 lucky 8-13-year-olds. Elijah and other Crestwood staff ran skills and drills for the kids. In addition to hosting the camp, the Elijah Fisher foundation also impacted the lives of 20 families by delivering toys, clothing, and
We will be resuming our co-curricular athletic programming when we return to school on January 17th. Games will not resume until the end of January and an updated schedule will be posted on team Edsby pages as soon as we have them. For sports where we use rental facilities (hockey, swimming, curling), most facilities are
With the changes to the screening for COVID and the need to keep our community safe, we have taken the Provincial Screening tool and broken it down into the following document. For the assessment of symptoms and isolation use the following guidelines: If the individual is fully vaccinated OR 11 years old or younger,
