Success at University and College

Please join Dr. Michael Leatch, psychologist, teacher and certified principal who will speak to grades 11 and 12 students and parents about the transition from high school to post secondary schools for students who seek and require student support. This event will be taking place on Thursday November 27th at 7:30 p.m in The Crestwood Learning

Holocaust Education Week

New technologies have expanded opportunities for teaching history. Over the last decade, Crestwood Preparatory College created an Oral History Archive of hundreds of Holocaust survivors and Second World War veterans, where they have shared their insights into a difficult period of history with students. Students learned facts first-hand, experiencing emotions and memories from the war.

Tryout Winter Sports

The winter athletic season is upon us and tryouts for teams will continue into next week. There are so many opportunities this season so get out there and get involved. Check out the sports calendar here for all tryout information. Junior Girls Volleyball (Grade 9-10) – Coaches: Ms. Williams & Ms. Chau • Tuesday November

Fishbowl Discussion

Mrs. Winograd’s Grade 7 English Roots classes have recently been engaged in Fishbowl Discussions as a part of their study of Wonder by R.J. Palacio. These types of discussions teach students how to have thoughtful conversations; how to ask open-ended questions; how to appreciate other students’ ideas and how to put their own ideas on

Fall Sports Wrap Up

The CISAA fall athletic season has come to a close, and it was a successful season for Crestwood! Below are the results of from this past season. U14 Girls Basketball – finished 3rd in the regular season and competed in the Final Four Championships at TMS on Sat. Oct. 25. The girls lost a close

Crestword

The latest edition of the Crestword School Newspaper has been released. The Crestword is a student run newspaper; articles are put together by a team of students with the supervision of Ms. Bryant. You can check out what the hot topics are here.

Parent Interview Booking

Our parent/teacher interviews will be held on Thursday, November 20st from 3:00-8:30 p.m. and Friday, November 21st from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. and 1– 4 p.m. Interviews are ten minutes long and most, if not all, parents who want or need an interview will be accommodated. Our first priority is to speak to parents

Crestwood’s ’14 Graduate

Zachary Brown, a 2014 graduate, has continued his successes at Stanford University where he is now writing for the Stanford Newsletter. Having graduated at the top of his class last year at Crestwood, we could not be more proud of the work ethic he has carried over to his new school. To see the featured

Touchdown!

The U12 flag football team finished their season in October playing with great honour and pride. During their final tournament the Cubs never quit despite the heavy odds against them. Matched up against teams fielding Grade 7 and 8 students the boys battled each and every possession impressing opposing players and coaches alike. The boys

We Scare Hunger

The Crestwood YAARD/Me to We club ran a local initiative called ‘We Scare Hunger’ this was the second year Crestwood participated in this initiative.  For one week, homerooms collected non perishable food items which were collected for the North York Harvest Food Bank.  Crestwood successfully collected over 5000 pounds of food to help the less

Halloween

Students and staff had a fantastic time this Halloween Day with pumpkin carving and crazy costumes. The student government set up phenomenal, fun-filled activities for us all to enjoy. Thank you for the spirit you bring to CPC.

Grade 3 Visits Apple

Classes 3B and 3C visited the Apple Store at Sherway Gardens last week.  Both classes created posters that promote living and working in urban and rural communities.  They used Pages to create our fliers and we personalized our work with photos that we found on the internet.  Each student walked away with a groovy, yellow t-shirt

Liv, Love & Lyrics

“It is so hard for me to believe that it’s been a year since Olivia went into the studio to record ‘Roar’ and that this November will be a year since she lost her battle to cancer and I began my battle to live without her. In honour of Liv’s memory and her passion for

Mr. Masters Goes to Germany

The German Federal Government and the Goethe Institute sponsored a weeklong seminar in Berlin and Dresden the week of Monday, October 20.  Mr. Masters was invited to attend, along with eight delegates from the United States.  The group included Grammy winners, board members of the Holocaust museums in Washington and Los Angeles, the Jewish telegraph

Winter Tryout Schedule

The winter athletic season is upon us and tryouts for teams will begin next week. There are so many opportunities this season so get out there and get involved. U14 Girls Volleyball (Grade 7-8) – Coach: Ms. Cooper • Monday November 3 @ 7:00am-8:00am • Friday November 7 @ 3:15pm-4:30pm Junior Girls Volleyball (Grade 9-10)

Bully Prevention Awareness Presentation

On Tuesday November 4th, 2014 at 8:35a.m., we will be hosting a Bullying Prevention & Social Media Awareness Presentation in the gymnasium. All parents are invited to join us to hear this upbeat message on Empathy, Inclusivity and Respect. Click here to find out more about the presentation.

U9 Soccer Finishes First!

The U9 soccer team attended the annual soccer jamboree hosted by Crescent School on Friday.  It was an exciting afternoon, filled with some excellent soccer.  The U9 soccer team tied for first place to bring back the trophy to Crestwood School.  In game 1, we played Crescent School.  Crestwood started off strong and continued to push

U12 Soccer Captures Consolation Cup

The Crestwood U12 soccer squad ranked 8th, travelled to UCC for their final tournament of the season. Our first game was against the the host and number one ranked team, UCC. Crestwood started strongly with some good team play and were unfortunate when a lucky bounce setup UCC for their first goal.  We fought back

Academic Awards

The Academic Awards evening was a tremendous success. The Crestwood Preparatory College staff could not be more proud of the commitment to excellence that these students have acquired. Thank you to everyone who helped make the evening so special and congratulations are extended to our students for their continued persistence in the pursuit of their

Athletics Update

It is an exciting time for our sports teams at CPC, as many of our teams prepare for playoffs! Junior Boys Soccer The Junior Boys soccer team played their last regular season away match against Trinity on October 22nd After a typically slow start, they trailed early in the game 1-0, the team then exploded

Fall Sports Wrap Up

The Crestwood X-country team completed their season on a high note this past Monday, October 20th. A group of 19 Crestwood athletes attended the CISAA finals along with over 1000 athletes from the CISAA. The skies opened up and the rain came down, but our spirit and fight were not affected! Running a 2000m course