Students in Grade 12 Chemistry completed their Organic Chemistry unit by making a common medication used to treat pain, fever and inflammation called acetylsalicylic acid, more commonly known as Aspirin. Over the course of three days, students completed a traditional organic chemistry lab where they were responsible for synthesizing (creating) aspirin by performing an esterification reaction, purifying the aspirin using crystallization and

The school community pulled together on Thursday, January 30th, to assist a medical clinic in Wuhan in desperate need of supplies to combat the spread of the Coronavirus. The students and parents at the school donated  almost $3000.00 to the cause and our Chinese community alone added another $5000.00 to that sum. That’s $8000.00 – 

Course Selection The Guidance is team is currently working through course selection seminars with all students at Crestwood Students are encouraged to review their options at home with their parents/guardians, and make an individual appointment with the Guidance department if they have any further questions or concerns after the presentation Course selection is due online via XELLO

To Parents and Friends of Crestwood Preparatory College: We are once again involved in a potential health crisis that puts the school in the middle of some very complicated policies, requests and expectations. Whatever the cause or issue, our first concern has always been the safety and well being of our students. It cannot be

Parents’ Association Meeting – Thursday, February 6   The next Parents’ Association meeting is scheduled for Thursday, February 6 at 8:45 a.m. in the boardroom.  Coffee, tea and muffins will be served at 8:30 a.m.  Please join us to hear more about our upcoming activities and plans. Everyone is welcome!

This week, Varsity Girl’s Hockey team travelled to King City to play their rematch against The Country Day School. After a tough first game the girls came out energized ready to prove themselves. With excellent team play and some great individual efforts, the lady lions proved themselves to be too much for the other team

  Congratulations to Noah Haber, who is our new Artist of the Month. His vibrant work is on exhibit outside of the art room and has already been really well received! You all had a chance to see the dragons created for the Chinese New Year celebrations. The artists behind the creations are: Fergus, Noah,

The halls of Crestwood were filled with Spirit this week!! Five days of themed grub days and staff versus student challenges made for a fun and lively week at Crestwood. Whether playing basketball, soccer, volleyball or floor hockey the competition between teachers and students was alive and well. The students also took on their teachers

Course Selection Evening (Gr. 9/10) Thank you to those families who attended the Course Selection Evening on January 23 Please see the attached pdf presentation from the evening   Post-Secondary Supplementary Applications Just a friendly reminder to all grade 12s that many major supplementary applications are due on February 1 (Laurentian, McMaster, Queen’s, University of Toronto, University

The U-14 curlers took to the ice on Tuesday against the defending champions from Bayview Glen.  This was a tight match, which went back and forth throughout.  Skip Ally Sone bailed her team out a number of times in the first few ends with several clutch shots, but Bayview Glen kept up the pressure and

Hackergal: In December, Crestwood participated in its first-ever Hackergal Hackathon.  This contest had students from grades 7-9 compete to make an interactive storybook using code to represent the theme “Leaders in HERstory”.  Students researched role models in STEM and depicted their stories through code.  The teams were then scored on the design, code, and gameplay.  Congratulations go

On Tuesday, five Grade 7 and 8 students travelled to Parkview Manor in North York to compete in the Toronto Regional Heat of the Kids Lit Quiz competition.  This international competition consists of teams answering 100 questions from the world of classical and contemporary children’s literature in a huge variety of categories.  This year’s team,

P.A. Mini Social – January 30 Please join us in the boardroom from 5:30 to 6:20 p.m. on Thursday, January 30. Enjoy refreshments and conversation with other Crestwood parents during the teachers’ dinner break on parent / teacher interview night. Spirit Week Fun!   Parent volunteers had a great time handing out popcorn and donuts

National Pink Shirt Day will be held across Canada on Feb. 26th, 2020.  Crestwood will be taking part in this important initiative that supports kindness and raises awareness for bullying both online and off.   We will be encouraging everyone to wear a pink shirt on this day.  If any students would like to purchase the

Community Service Opportunities Providence Healthcare – Volunteers Providence Healthcare is a health care facility with a focus on providing rehabilitation, palliative care, long-term care and community programs in Toronto (https://www.providence.on.ca/) Providence is looking for volunteers for a variety of different roles: Meal Assistance Enhance the mealtime experience of a patient and/or resident by assisting them

Crestwood Preparatory College’s Semi Formal is on February 21st.  Tickets $60 last day to buy tickets is February 13th.  Semi-formal attire. Let it glow!!!