Category: Crestwood News

Dear Crestwood School Parents, In order to ensure that all parents have easy access to the information provided on Edsby, we ask that you let your child’s homeroom teacher know if you are experiencing any difficulty accessing Edsby. Please email your child’s teacher directly and describe any issues you have experienced.  We will look into

It’s finally here! Next Thursday October 29th is our Parent Social at Fabbrica! Come on out–solo, with a friend, or with a spouse, and meet some new parents and teachers. There will be exciting raffle prizes, such as a weekend at Blue Mountain or a Mark Giordano signed Calgary Flames Hockey Jersey.  Start time is 7pm, and we already checked,

The CSPA’s first fundraising program, Print My Art, is well underway and your children have been putting their artistic skills to work! Each student is creating one art piece at school.   Once completed (mid November), it will be sent home with an order form so that you can see the various options to be purchased:

Yesterday morning, over 100 Grade 5 and 6 students joined us at Crestwood Preparatory College. It was a wonderful morning, filled with inquiry, teamwork, and fun, as students got to experience what it’s like at CPC. The Grade 5s and 6s joined us for our biweekly Town Hall Meeting in the gymnasium. They were greeted

On Thursday October 22nd CPC held its Academic Awards Evening for the 2014-15 school year.  Awards were presented to all those who achieved Honour Roll status (overall average of 80% or higher) on the June 2015 Final Report Card. Over 175 students currently in Grades 8 -12 were recognized for their hard work and academic achievement

The annual We Scare Hunger Food Drive is well underway. Students have been asked to bring in non perishable foods which are then donated to the North York Harvest Food Bank. Homerooms have already been filling up with rice, cooking oils, canned vegetables, canned fruit, canned meat, baby formula, and more. This food will then be donated

If you’re looking to fill your community service hours, or wanting to know more about University of King’s College, Western University, or Dalhousie University, please read on!   Volunteer Toronto Youth Expo Are you still looking for opportunities to complete your 40 hours of community service requirement? Then check out Volunteer Toronto’s Youth Expo on

Mr. Pagano has developed a new way to honour our amazing CPC athletes. “Mr. P’s Welch’s Athlete Award” recognizes student-athletes who train hard, have a good attitude, and perform well. Here are our first two!                   We have a young soccer prodigy on our U14 Boys’ soccer

It’s finally here! Next Thursday October 29th is our Parent Social at Fabbrica! Come on out–solo, with a friend, or with a spouse, and meet some new parents and teachers. There will be exciting raffle prizes, such as a weekend at Blue Mountain or a Mark Giordano signed Calgary Flames Hockey Jersey.  Start time is 7pm, and we already checked,

On Friday, October 30th, Crestwood’s student government will be holding a costume contest.  Prizes will be up for grabs for the following key categories: a) Best Hand-made Costume b) Best Group Theme c) Most Ironic/True to Life Costume d) Scariest Costume In addition, we will also have a reward for best overall costume! All students are encouraged

BOO! Our first Instagram contest will take place this week…just in time for Halloween! Send a direct message to @crestwoodpreparatory of you and your jack-o-lantern. The best pumpkin paired with the most creative comment will be featured on our Instagram page, as well as winning a prize on Friday. Get carving and get instagramming!  

Now available in the school office: Mini washable, reusable cotton canvas totes  – please let the office know if you wish to purchase ($8.00 each). Crestwood School uses these totes to transport permission forms, money, etc. so that we can don’t have to use envelopes each time. Thank you.

On Wednesday, Crestwood’s Cross Country Team wowed us again as our athletes competed against runners from Bayview Glen and Crescent School​! Each race has been like we’ve been building a fire. With each school practice, we have been training and adding more and more fuel. At just the right moment in every meet, our students light the match and

On Monday, the U9 soccer team challenged Crescent School in a game that won’t soon be forgotten. Our power players spent the majority of the first half taking shots on goal. Jay had three breakaways and scored the first goal of the game. Our defense guarded the goal, blocking the majority of shots on net.

It’s a busy week for guidance announcements! Read on to hear more about University visits, the US College Expo, and volunteer opportunities! Disc0ver H0spitality Management with Swiss Education Group  The Swiss Education Group is an alliance of Switzerland’s leading hotel management schools. Its seven campuses are nestled across key locations in both French and German

What a great week for the Lions! Our soccer, basketball, volleyball, and cross country teams have continued to work hard. From competing at Crestwood to travelling two hours to Lakefield, our athletes always brought their energy, enthusiasm, and teamwork. For a more detailed account on each team, check the river on Edsby. Updates are posted

We are honoured to share the achievements of Zach Brown, class of 2014. In only his second year after graduating from Crestwood, his musings can already be found in the Stanford Daily. Zach attends Stanford University, and finished his freshman year with over a 4.0 GPA. Over the summer he was able to work alongside

Written by Grade 10 student, Laura Chau What are politics? What is the purpose of a federal election? Why do issues occur in the Canadian economy? Why has voter turnout declined in the past decade? Why is Civics a mandatory grade 10 course? There are several questions young Canadians have today that are not answered

Next week Crestwood Preparatory College will be running its annual We Scare Hunger Food Drive.  Every year for two weeks Crestwood students are asked to bring in non perishable foods which are then donated to the North York Harvest Food Bank. Crestwood has been fantastic in helping the people in our community who are less fortunate. This

After school clubs begin on Monday, October 19th.  Clubs begin at 3:45 pm and run until 4:45 pm.  Please Note, students can be picked up at 4:45 pm from the Club classroom.  After that time they will be taken to aftercare.  The following clubs are taking place on the days listed below. Monday Homework Club Art

The U12 girls basketball team played their hearts out Thursday against Montcrest School. Although they battled hard throughout the game they didn’t come out with a win.The offense was led by Noa, Molly and Maya while the defence held strong with a great effort by Leila, Amy and Jordan. The final score was 21-18 for

Grade 6 students and parents who would like to find out more about Grade 7 Roots at Crestwood Lower School, please join us at Lower Crestwood on Thursday, October 22 at 7:00 pm in the gym.  There you will have an opportunity to learn about our Grade 7 Intermediate Roots programme, and the opportunities available to our Grade 7