Students and Staff put on their best Blue Jay regalia on Thursday to celebrate the Jay’s wild card victory and wish them well in their first play-off series. The day was full of enthusiasm. The promise of victory beckons! […]
Category: Crestwood News
Parents’ Association News
PA Meeting Our next Parents’ Association Meeting will be held on Thursday, October 13th in the Staff Room – upstairs near the lockers. We welcome all parents who are interested in hearing what’s going on this month at the school. Also, there will be a visit from 2 Masai warriors to the school at 9:40 […]
Guidance News
This upcoming week is filled with university visits galore! Take a look at the list and make a note of dates and times so you can find out more about the universities you are interested in. Please note that all university visits take place in room 102 during senior lunch starting at 12:30pm. Tuesday, […]
Crestwood Clubs
Crestwood School Club Information has been sent home with all students today. Please make sure you return the club forms on Tuesday, October 11th. Club confirmation letters will be sent home on or before Friday, October 14th. Thanks -Grace Cruz […]
Zoo for Grade 2
On Thursday, October 6th the Grade Two classes travelled to the Toronto Zoo to participate in a workshop on Animal Classification. We were lucky to have a beautiful, sunny fall day for our trip! We spent the day learning about all of the diverse and unique animals that call the Toronto Zoo home. We had fun discovering and […]
U12 Soccer Storm Cyclones
After waiting 40 minutes for our opposition to arrive, the Crestwood U12 Traditional team were keen to get the game started and pressed CDS back into their defensive half from the kickoff. A succession of overlapping runs and crosses came close to opening the scoring. The pressure soon paid dividends as Beckett scored his first […]
The Habitat That We Call Home
This year in Grade 4 Social Studies students are learning about habitats. Keeping this in mind, today was an especially exciting day! Today we discovered that we don’t need to look very far in order to begin our studies. In fact, we became acutely aware that the beautiful location of our very own school was […]
U9 Soccer Travels to TFS
On Friday, September 30th the U9 soccer team had a great showing at the TFS invitational. We played a total of 8 games, tying 4 and losing the other 4 by only 1 goal each game. All teammates showed great sportsmanship and enthusiasm in all of the games. We practice again on Tuesday and play The Country Day […]
Art Committee Kicks Off
The Art Committee has commenced and we are already working hard on sets for the grade one and three plays. A warm welcome to our new members! We are very excited for all of the amazing projects that we will be creating throughout the year. Thank you for your initiative, dedication and hard work. -Ms. Romanenko […]
Sports Roundup
It was a busy and successful week to Crestwood Athletics this week! Read on to see pictures and outcomes for this weeks games: Cross Country A big congratulations to the Varsity Cross Country team’s first meet at the Colt Classic. Everyone raced with heart and were great supporters for their team mates! Look out […]
Terry Fox Day was a Success!
Over the past 2 weeks Crestwood Students have been collecting donations for the Terry Fox Foundation, and today we saw the culmination of everyone’s fundraising efforts. Today was an extremely successful day for all Crestwood students participating in the Terry Fox National School Run Day. Following an assembly in the gym, all CPC students when […]
Butch Carter visits Crestwood
Crestwood was pleased to have Coach Butch Carter, former coach of the Toronto Raptors, visit with Headmaster Vince Pagano and Basketball Coach Ro Russell last week. Coach Carter played in the NBA for six years, including time playing for the LA Lakers, Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks, and his coaching efforts with the Raptors in […]
Welcoming the Sun, Yoga Poses, Mindfulness and Story Telling
This week Grade 3A took part in the first of an 8 week sensory yoga programme, lead by Specialist Lee Davis. Lee is an Occupational and Yoga therapist, dedicated to the benefits of learning through movement. Her interactive classes help children develop listening skills, self-esteem, social skills, and the list goes on. This week our students […]
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Girls’ Basketball Solid vs. St. Clement’s
The U12 girls basketball team played their hearts out yesterday in their season opener against St. Clement’s. While we didn’t officially ‘keep score’, the Crestwood Cubs managed to score 12 spectacular points, keeping the fans cheering all game long. The whole team worked together to play solid defense, only letting the other team score a […]
U9 Soccer vs. Crescent
Yesterday the U9 soccer team had their first game of the season vs. Crescent School. Despite their determination and enthusiasm they fell short. Our 4 goalies (Jayin Vohra, Brayden Cox, Zidan Asghar and Coco Aylward) had a combined 33 saves! On the field every player worked hard to help protect the net and get the ball down the […]
Parents’ Association News
Pizza Day! Don’t forget our first pizza lunch is this Friday, October 7th. For everyone who ordered, lunch includes 3 pieces of pizza, juice and a bag of chips. Fabbrica Parent and Staff Social Night Order your tickets soon and join us for food and fun at Fabbrica on October 27th. Tickets are available here. […]
U12 Soccer Crush Crescent
The Crestwood U12 Traditional Soccer team traveled to Crescent for their opening game of the season. Playing our 4-2-3-1 System the boys started brightly and quickly took the lead with a goal from Co-Captain Adam Pearlman. Crestwood’s other Co-Captain, Dylan Wilkinson took control of the back line keeping the host team scoreless through the half. […]
Guidance News
This week, students considering travelling or working abroad should check out the Study and Go Abroad fair at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Visit www.studyandgoabroad.com for more details. […]
CSPA presents Screenagers
The Crestwood School Parents’ Association would like to invite you to a viewing of the documentary SCREENAGERS. ABOUT THE FILM: Are you watching kids scroll through life, with their rapid-fire thumbs and a six-second attention span? Physician and filmmaker Delaney Ruston saw that with her own kids and learned that the average kid spends 6.5 hours a […]
On your mark, get set, go!
On Monday the Crestwood Cross Country team traveled to Centennial Park for the first meet of the season. The students gathered on this rainy day and conquered a course through the muddy terrain of the park. Despite the weather we had some top 10 placements. Congratulations to all of our athletes! Special mention to our […]
Terry Fox Run
At Crestwood we are proud of the commitment we have made to Community Service in the past. We are beginning the 2016-2017 school year with our annual Terry Fox Walk/Run, which will take place during the afternoon of THURSDAY, September 29TH, 2016. Students should be in their House t-shirts, Crestwood gym shorts or track pants […]
House Heads Lead the Way!
The Crestwood House Heads gave up a day of summer vacation to make sure that they were prepared to start the year off right and they are succeeding! All of our regular activities are now in full swing and we are doing our best to make positive additions all the time. The House Headquarters is […]
Crestwood Houses in Full Bloom!
The year has started off in the most spectacular fashion! Our days have been filled with beautiful weather, lots of learning and a ton of fun! Students have already started earning House Points for their houses in a variety of ways! It’s a very close battle and all 6 houses are trying their best to […]
Online Permission Forms
It has been brought to our attention that some Parents and/or Guardians have encountered difficulty in completing the online version of our approval forms in Edsby. Here is an alternate way of completing them. 1. Please click on each of the icons below to complete the related form. […]
Screenagers
Crestwood Preparatory College and the Crestwood Preparatory College’s Parents’ Association would like to invite you to a viewing of the documentary SCREENAGERS ABOUT THE FILM: Are you watching kids scroll through life, with their rapid-fire thumbs and a six-second attention span? Physician and filmmaker Delaney Ruston saw that with her own kids and learned that the […]
Curriculum Night a Success !!
Curriculum Night was a great success. Thanks to all the parents who attended. I hope the comment I made at the beginning of the program- that you were going to meet the finest teachers in the City – came true. I know the teachers are working hard with your children, and I hope they had […]
Kids Lit Quiz Team Tryouts
Any junior students wishing to participate on the Kid’s Lit Quiz Team please attend a meeting in the library on Monday, Sept. 26th at 12:20. This is excellent opportunity for students with a passion for both books and trivia. If you cannot attend this meeting please come and speak with me and we can figure out […]
Junior Choir Update
The Junior Choir had its first week of rehearsals and we are already sounding fantastic! A reminder to those students who have still not returned their permission forms to please do so next week – extra copies can be found on the Junior Choir board on Edsby. See you all next week! -Ms. Spigott & […]
Mind of the Athlete
Love the Game Love the game. Love the game for the pure joy of accomplishment. Love the game for everything it can teach you about yourself. Love the game for the feeling of belonging to a group endeavoring to do its best. Love the game for the challenge of working harder than you ever have […]
Terry Fox Run
At Crestwood we are proud of the commitment we have made to Community Service in the past. We are beginning the 2016-2017 school year with our annual Terry Fox Walk/Run, which will take place during the afternoon of THURSDAY, September 29TH, 2016. Students should be in their House t-shirts, Crestwood gym shorts or track pants […]