The Grade 6 classes recently participated in “Fridays for Future” Global Climate Strike and the grade 6 members of the Eco-Team had a special follow up opportunity! This year, the Eco-Team is working with an organization called Earth Rangers. They are creating a podcast called “The Big Melt” consisting of interviews with young people
CPC Beyond the Classroom
Over the past year, we have been working to capture what takes place at Crestwood Preparatory College in its Athletic and Co-Curricular programme. Last month we finalized Beyond the Classroom. This publication describes the Crestwood Preparatory Program at its best-a discussion and demonstration of the variety of programmes that make us who we are. Students experiencing
CPC Hosts the Curling Funspiel
CPC hosted the CISAA Funspiel on Friday, December 6th, where novice curlers from across the CISAA traveled to East York Curling Club for this annual event. This event, organized by Crestwood Preparatory College, is the first opportunity for many independent school curlers to try their skills out in the friendly competition. Three teams of Crestwood
Guidance News (Dec. 6)
MNJCC: Chanukah Groove Volunteers Wanted! Chanukah Groove: A day of fun and community as we explore the traditions of Chanukah! Stories, arts & crafts, songs, games and tasty holiday treats for kids ages 0-10 and their grown-ups. How to Apply / Contact: VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED FOR SATURDAY and/or SUNDAY CHANUKAH GROOVE depending on your availability. ➤
Let’s Be Careful Out There!
The Kindergartens enjoyed a Fire Safety presentation by FIrefighter Angie. We met Sparky the Dog and Ms. Hebscher and Ms. Sandler dressed up as Firefighters. We learned that you have to check your fire alarms (we chanted – Test that Alarm!!!!). Always have 2 exits in your home and never come back into the house once you
CPC Chess Club
On Saturday, November 30th, members of Crestwood’s Chess Club competed in the North York Youth Chess Championship at St. Timothy’s Catholic High School. Crestwood’s top finisher was Kian Torabiardakani, who finished in seventh place in the U-18 division with 3 points from his 5 matches, while Arjun Anand and Thomas Li were only a half-point
Parents’ Association News (Dec. 6)
The Holiday Bake Sale is this Wednesday! Come and taste some yummy baking and hot chocolate and support the work of the Crestwood Parents’ Association. Our next Pizza Lunch is Friday, December 13.
Sports Roundup (Dec. 6)
After defeating Crescent last Thursday, the U14 Boys Hockey team headed to UCC this past weekend for their annual invitational tournament. The boys got off to a great start on Friday defeating Loyola High School followed by Academie St Louis to advance to Group A on Saturday. Saturday started well with a nail biter win
Crestwood Gives
Over the past two weeks, the CPC Community generously donated toys, clothes, books, and other items to support 11 families from the Durham Children’s Aid Society. As in previous years, our Crestwood community stepped up to the task and we saw over 20 bags of goods sent off to make a special holiday for many
Winter Festival of the Arts
Incredible talented students. Many creative and touching drama performances, and with beautiful music displayed by both the bands and the Crestwood Voices, amazing poetry recitations, so much beautiful talent seen and heard at the Crestwood Winter Festival of the Arts. This Thursday, December 5th, the Crestwood community hosted our Winter Festival of the Arts. Students
Neyaashiinigmiing Holiday Care Packages
Dear Parents, In celebration of the upcoming holiday season, Crestwood Cares, with the help of the Crestwood School Community, plans to begin to forge a relationship with an Indigenous community located in northern Ontario. With this goal in mind, Canadian Feed the Children and a Crestwood parent helped us to establish a connection with the
Crestwood’s Art Committee
The Art committee is a small, dedicated group of hardworking students in grades 4,5 and 6. These children assist with various projects throughout the school year including sets and props for school play productions, our haunted house at Halloween, backdrops for assemblies and much more. The Art Committee has completed their first stage set
The Magic of Magnets
The SK children learned all about Magnet Magic! We explored how magnets like to push and pull. The students investigated what magnets are attracted to and whether magnetic forces can work through different materials. The SK children used the power of magnets to search for sandbox treasures, build structures, and catch a fish to
Future Youth Climate March
The grade 6 students have been learning about climate change and we were inspired to take our learning into the real world! We exercised our democratic right to take action by attending the Toronto’s Fridays for Future Youth Climate March. We made creative signs to raise awareness about this important issue and joined other
Artist Aidan Tatuch
Congratulations to Aidan Tatuch who is the artist of the month! Aidan is the master of comic and has completed two comic books! You can come see his creations by the art room! Well done Aidan!
Snow Day Policy and Attendance
It’s that time of year again. Parents and students need to be informed about school policy regarding days that either do, or seem to get, an inordinate amount of snow. When snowfall is significant, and we think it would be too much for kids to travel to school, we will put an announcement on our
Terry Fox t-shirts
Missed out on buying this year’s awesome Terry Fox T-shirt? We’ve have just received a supply of all sizes in time for Black Friday! Kick off your holiday shopping and support cancer research with this great opportunity! 2019 Terry Fox T-shirts are $10 each! 4 DAYS ONLY: Friday, Nov 29 – Monday, Dec 2 All sizes
Guidance News (Nov. 29)
Queen’s Commerce Applicants Beginning this year, there will be a new set of supplementary essay (SE) questions each month. If you DO NOT complete the SE in a given month, the questions will change and your work will be lost. Answers are not saved from month to month. Queen’s encourages applicants to complete and submit
Anti-Bullying
Last week, the Female Peer Mentorship club and the rest of the Crestwood community took part in our Anti-Bullying week. Throughout the week, there were posters, announcements, social media posts and even bake sales to spread message of being kind on all platforms. To start out the week, we saw a beautiful Graffiti wall made
Former Crestwood Alumni at Western University
Former Crestwood alumni (Spencer Cohen ‘17), (Noah Aaron ‘17), and (Will Malisch ‘15) qualified for finals of the competitive intramural men’s division at Western University on Wednesday night. All three players were influential in the playoffs for Inter Ratcha Football Club. Here at CPC we wish the boys good luck!
University of Waterloo Beaver Computing Contest
Congratulations to the following students for achieving the top 25% score of all participants worldwide in this year’s university of Waterloo Beaver Computing Contest. Joanne in particular achieved perfect in the grade 7-8 contest! The Grade 7-8 students are as follows: Joanne Hu (achieved perfect) Tom Huang Daniel Markusson Kate Pan
Sports Roundup Nov. 29th
The Crestwood Junior Boys basketball team started their NJC season 4-0 over the weekend. The Lions hosted the first session of the year and did not disappoint the home fans. The boys defeated CSJV out of Montreal and Vaughan last Friday evening in two competitive contests. On Saturday morning, the Lions picked up a well
Evan Prosserman in National Skating Championships
Grade 9 student Evan Prosserman spent the past week in Edmonton competing in the Skate Canada Challenge. Evan, a participant in Crestwood’s High Performance Athlete Program, skated his way to a spot in the National Championships in the Novice Men’s division, finishing 11th overall out of a field of 26 skaters. The entire Crestwood community
PA News (Nov. 29)
The Holiday Bake Sale is coming soon! click here!
Grace us with your Club Forms :)
Hi all, Term 2 Hot Lunch & Afterschool Club forms were sent home with your child(ren) this week. Please send them back to the office as soon as possible. Thank you and have a wonderful weekend! -Grace Cruz
Grade 3 Science Centre Adventures
The Grade 3’s visited the Ontario Science Centre this week to assess the effects of strong and stable structures on society and the environment. We already know that a structure is a supporting framework, with a definite size, shape, and purpose, that holds a load. At the Science center we identified structures in the natural
PA News (Nov. 21)
Holiday Bake Sale Coming Soon! Our Holiday Bake Sale is will take place on Wednesday, December 11. Baked or bought, nut-free treats are always appreciated. If you would like to contribute, please contact Lisa Bloom at lisa.bloom@rogers.com or (416)879-1063.
Guidance News (Nov. 21)
UNIVERSITY APPLICATIONS – REMINDERS ➤ After completing and reviewing your OUAC application – make sure to submit payment! ➤ When you successfully submit your application, you will receive an OUAC Reference Number (2020-xxxxxx) ➤ Keep this number; you will need to refer to it whenever you contact the OUAC or the universities ➤ The universities
Holiday Concert
Unfortunately, our annual Holiday Concert which was scheduled for December 11th at the Toronto Centre for the Arts is cancelled. As most of you are aware, Ms. Davies was absent from school for a considerable amount of time this fall dealing with a family emergency in Ottawa. This resulted in us not having adequate
Human Rights Symposium
On November 19th, Crestwood Preparatory College hosted “Towards Reconciliation 2”, our second human rights symposium devoted to indigenous issues. Over 400 students attended, with guests coming to Crestwood from many GTA independent schools. The day began with Ojibwe Anishinaabe kokum Kim Wheatley, who offered a prayer for a successful day of learning for all participants.
