This week Crestwood’s Me To We Club ran the WE CREATE CHANGE initiative in order to raise awareness of child poverty and the need for education. Millions of children around the world do not have the chance to receive a proper education, especially girls. Through this campaign Crestwood is changing the lives of those in poverty. Throughout the […]
2014 Swing Into Summer Student Video
Student Video for Swing Into Summer Check out this student created video showcasing Crestwood’s Annual Swing Into Summer Golf Gala in support of Crestwood’s Scholarship Foundation by filmmakers Christian Kyne ’17 and Alexander Mcleod ’17. Crestwood’s annual Golf Gala will be held at the Richmond Hill Golf Club on Wednesday, June 11 2014. Please click […]
Examination Schedule
Exams begin for all students on Friday May 30, 2014. A general schedule is available on the website under the documents tab. All students will be receiving a personalized examination schedule in early May. All morning exams begin at 9:00 am and all afternoon exams begin at 1:00 pm. Exams in Grades 7 – […]
Swing Into Summer Golf Gala 2014
Swing Into Summer this year with Crestwood Preparatory College and help contribute to a great cause: Crestwood’s Scholarship Foundation. Crestwood’s annual Golf Gala will be held at the Richmond Hill Golf Club on Wednesday, June 11 2014. Please click here for more information. Last year over 65 students, parents, alumni and staff hit the links for a day of laughter […]
Spring Graduations
Grade 8 Graduation On Wednesday June 18th, 2014 our Grade 8 Graduation will be held in the gymnasium starting at 5:00 pm. Gym doors will open at 4:30 and seating is on a first come basis. The ceremony will last until approximately 6:00 pm and will be followed by light refreshments. Students are to be […]
Grade 12 Prom
On Friday May 9th, 2014 Crestwood Preparatory College will hold its annual prom at the Bayview Golf and Country Club (25 Fairway Heights Drive, Thornhill). All students in Grade 12 are invited to purchase tickets for the event. Tickets are on sale in Mrs. Santomero’s room until Friday May 2nd and are $90.00 per person. […]
Upcoming Writing Workshop – April 9th
On Wednesday, April 9th, join Mrs. Winograd for the English department’s next workshop in a series aimed to aid student writing. The focus will be Organization, Test-Prep and Test-Taking Strategies, and will cover use of the agenda, frontloading, memory strategies, self-talk method for test preparation, breaking down multi-step test questions, and organizing ideas prior to […]
Page Co-Captain of the Day: Justin Kim
Crestwood student Justin Kim has been recognized as Legislative Page Co-Captain of the Day. Justin, who was selected to participate in the Ontario Provincial Legislative Page program, has been working as a student Page since the beginning of March. Congratulations Justin! Each year approximately 140 young students from across Ontario are selected to participate in the […]
Spring Sports Try-Outs Continue Next Week
The Spring sports season in just around the corner Crestwood! Try-outs continue next week. Co-ed Badminton, Boys Rugby, Girls Soccer and Co-ed Track and Field practices run all week both before and after school. If you are interested in trying out, click here for more information and practice times. […]
Crestwood Grade 8s Fight Poverty
Mrs. Winograd’s grade 8 Roots Geography class has been researching an organization whose mandate is to help eradicate poverty. Upon completion of their research the students will be making their own promotional media clip presenting its values and mission – with the goal of getting people involved in the fight against poverty! […]
Sporting Life 10km
There is still time to register for the Sporting Life 10 km race on Sunday, May, 11th. Training is after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays with Ms. Dickinson. Money raised from this event will send kids with cancer to Camp Oochiegas. This year we will be running to honour the memory of Olivia Wise. If […]
OFSAA Curlers
For the second year in a row, the Girls Varsity Curling team represented Crestwood and CISAA at the OFSAA Provincial Curling Championships. The team of Jessie Cooke, Mara Bowman, Sarah Mainprize and Amy Cho travelled to Brampton during the second week of March Break to compete with the 20 best girls’ rinks in the province. […]
Crestwood Hosts OFSAA Championship Tournament
On Tuesday March 4, 2014, Crestwood hosted one of the Senior Girls Volleyball OFSAA Championships’ Tournaments. The games lasted for more than 12 hours, starting early in the morning, and finally ending when the final team won in the evening. OFSAA, or the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations, hosts championships throughout the year […]
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Wings of Hope Book Launch Tomorrow
Tomorrow (Saturday, May 31st) is The Wings of Hope book launch, happening at Crestwood. The book launch begins at 10:00 am and will end at approximately 12:00 pm. The event will be a great opportunity to raise awareness for kids with cancer and will include a live performance by rising star Suzie McNeil. If you plan on […]
Black History Month Competition Winners
Mr. Masters and Mr. Hawkins are happy to announce the winners of this year’s Black History Month competition. We had many impressive submissions this year, covering topics as varied as Rosa Parks and Kardinal Offishal. Students showed the amazing contributions to North American culture and history by African-Americans and African-Canadians. Selecting a winner and a […]
Crestwood @ OFSAA
Let’s wish Catie Skain (100m freestyle swimming) and Crestwood’s Curlers good luck at OFSAA this week and next. Both will be competing in their events in the upcoming days and we hope they excel under pressure! […]
Winter Sports Finals
In what turned out to be a riveting, and heart-breaking Saturday for Crestwood sports, both the U14 Girls Volleyball team as well as the U14 Boys Basketball team came within a heartbeat of taking CISSA Gold. The girls lost a close match to powerhouse Ridley College 2 -1, and our U14 Boys lost a heart-wrenching game […]
Spring Sports @ Crestwood
Spring sports is right around the corner Crestwood. Tryouts for Junior and Senior Boys Rugby, U14 and Senior Girls Soccer, Coed Badminton and Track and Field all begin immediately after the break. Please check the calendar for your practice and tryout dates! Go Crestwood! […]
Crestwood Reads
The following is a selection of the current titles Crestwood’s teachers are reading. If you are looking for something to peruse over the March Break, these works are to be recommended! Ms. Bryant The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, by Haruki Murakami Toru Okada begins the story unemployed and searching for his lost cat; however, soon Toru […]
Spring Sports Ready to Roll
After a successful Winter Sports Season we are revving up for the Spring Season. The sports offered include U12 Softball, Primary and Junior Track and Field and U12 Ball Hockey while Badminton continues until the end of April. Start dates to be determined by the spring thaw. Please check page below for further updates. https://crestwood.on.ca/lower-school-sports-events/ […]
Crestwood Visits Baycrest and Sunnybrook Veterans
This week Crestwood students visited both the Sunnybrook Veterans’ Wing and Baycrest’s Cafe Europa, where they had the chance to interview both World War Two Veterans and Holocaust Survivors. Through the Oral History Project, Crestwood students continue to appreciate the humanity and sacrifice that are at the heart of this modern conflict. [nggallery id=40] […]
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Justin Kim: Selected as Provincial Legislative Page
Correction to last week’s newsletter: Crestwood student Justin Kim has been selected to participate in the Ontario Provincial Legislative Page program. Last week’s newsletter mistakenly reported that Justin had been chosen for the Federal program. Each year approximately 140 young students from across Ontario are selected to participate in the Legislative Page Program. This is […]
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Crestwood Swims
This year’s swim season was by far the best Crestwood has had. The ladies are to be congratulated for a great season. In a remarkable swim this week, Caiti Skain won first place in the 100m freestyle event as well as second place in the 50m freestyle event, qualifying in both for the OFSAA championship. […]
Winter Sports Playoffs
The winter season is almost over but the competition is heating up with Crestwood sports. This weekend we have FOUR teams competing in semi-final games: Our U14 Boys Basketball team goes for gold vs. Sterling Hall, while our Junior Boys Basketball team plays at Lakefield College. On the other side of the court, our U14 […]
U12 Hockey Advances to Final 8
The Crestwood School hockey team captured the eighth seed in the CISAA U12 hockey tournament after defeating Pickering College 5-4 in overtime yesterday afternoon. The game did not start well for Crestwood as Pickering jumped out to a 2-0 lead. It did not look like we would be able to get one by their goaltender […]
U14 Girls Go For CISSA Gold THIS SATURDAY @ Crestwood
Come out this Saturday, March 29th and cheer on your U14 Girls Volleyball team as they go for the CISSA division II Championship. Match play begins at 10 am sharp in the Crestwood Gym. Arrive early and wear your Crestwood colours to show your support! Go Ladies! […]
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Crestwood Student to Play Lead in CCOC Production
Mara Bowman has been accepted as the lead character for the upcoming Canadian Children’s Opera Company’s production of East o’ the Sun and West o’ the Moon, a Norwegian folk tale. The play will run at the Harbourfront Centre from May 29-June 1, 2014. Crestwood is proud to have such a spirited and creative talent […]
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Crestwood Student Justin Kim Elected to be Legislative Page
Each year, 40 students are selected from high schools and CEGEPs across Canada to travel to Ottawa to work as Pages in the House of Commons. Pages have the opportunity to learn about the House of Commons while witnessing the legislative process first hand. Crestwood Student, Justin Kim has been chosen to be a Legislative […]
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Getting schooled in Science
“Scientists in School” was awesome! We learned a lot about space, including making a comet out of dry ice. We poured the hot water into a bowl, mist would come out and then it would freeze up and create a comet’s surface. It was very cool. We then learned about the Canadarm. The Canadarm is […]
Read-a-thon Wraps Up
On Monday the entire Junior Division met in the Crestwood gymnasium for a 2 hour read-a-thon. The book selections included Out of My Mind, Batman Hush, Wonder, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Series of Unfortunate Events, and the list goes on and on. The two things evident on this day was the childrens’ love of literature […]