We are very excited about this opportunity for our students. Please take a moment and fill out the following documents and return them to your homeroom teachers: 2019 ALIVE Parent Guardian Acknowledgement of Risk Waiver and Indemnity 2019 ALIVE Medical Form Below is a packing list to assist you with your preparation for the trip:
Online Permission Forms
In an effort to reduce the amount of paper used and to streamline the approval process of our permission and approval forms, we have gone to an Online Approval system called Permission Click. By clicking on the icon below you will now be able to complete all the beginning of year forms in one place
“Crack the Teenage Code” – Parent Presentation
If you are the parent of a teenager, then you already know that what you really have is an adult human being who has no idea how to be an adult human being! The Parent Presentation on Thursday, September 5th, talked about a book that can help change all that. In Cracking the Teen Code,
Guidance News
Get your Volunteer Forms in Guidance!
Grade 7 & 9 ALIVE Trip
ALIVE Outdoors Inc. is a Toronto based experiential education company founded in 2000. Over the past 19 years, ALIVE Outdoors has provided intentional outdoor experiential education programs for over 40,000 students from Ontario and international independent schools. Our customized programs provide a supportive environment where students are encouraged to step out of their comfort zone.
Curriculum Night: A Message from Mr. Pagano
Curriculum Night Starts Off a New School Year ! About three hundred parents celebrated the start of a new school year last night by attending our Curriculum Night. They enjoyed refreshments at both end of the event thanks to our Parents’ Association, and , more importantly , got to meet the teachers of their sons
New Date for Parent & Staff Social: October 3rd
Please note the date for the Social has changed to Thursday, October 3. The date listed on the school calendar is incorrect. Looking forward to a great night. Hope to see you there! Used Uniform Sale The back-to-school Used Uniform Sale was a great success! Thank you for all of your support. Funds raised by the Parents’
Crestwood Cafe: Week 2
Come join us for lunch to enjoy a delicious menu cooked up by CPC’s lovely cafeteria staff!!
Edsby Welcomes You
We are pleased to announce that we currently have over 300 active parents on our Edsby system. Thank you for your participation and please keep an eye out for any Edsby groups/teams that you and your children have been added to as the Fall term gets rolling. For those of you not yet familiar with
CSPA Volunteers – WE NEED YOU!!!
Every year the Crestwood School Parents’ Association (CSPA) enjoys tremendous success raising funds to provide extra resources and enhancements for our children. These fundraising initiatives are also used to bring the Crestwood community together, but WE NEED YOU!!! Below is a list of some of the wonderful events that we have planned for this year by
New Family FAQ
What is the CSPA & a CSPA meeting? Crestwood School Parents Association is a group of volunteer parents that help run different school initiatives. Fundraisers, welcome back BBQ, pizza lunch etc. All parents are welcome to join and volunteer as much or as little as they have time for. CSPA meetings are held once a
Parent Presentation September 5th
CRACKING THE TEENAGE CODE – CREATING CONSCIOUS COMMUNICATION IN THE FAMILY Please join us on September 5th, 2019 for a parent workshop on communicating with your teen. This workshop will take place in the Learning Common’s from 5:30-6:30pm before curriculum night begins at 7:00pm. In this presentation, we share tools and strategies on how to
Fall Sports Tryouts 2019
Fall Tryouts are starting on Wednesday! Below is a list of all of the upcoming dates: U14 is for grades 7 and 8 U14 Boys Soccer Thurs. Sept. 5 – 3:30-4:30pm U14 Girls Basketball Mon. Sept. 9 – 3:30-4:30pm U14 Boys Volleyball Mon. Sept. 9 – 7:00-8:00 am U14 Cross Country Tues. Sept. 10 –
CPC Calendar & Uploading to Your Device
The Crestwood 2019-2020 School Calendar is now available to view on the school website. Please click here to view this document. In our ongoing efforts to develop the links between home and school, we are introducing the option to add the Crestwood calendar to your electronic devices. As we modify events in this format the
CPC Uniform Store Summer Hours
Please click here to view the Uniform Store’s summer hours.
Important Documents
As we get ready for the new school year to begin there are many important documents to complete for your child. Please see below the list of documents you can expect to receive in the next couple of weeks. By Mail: A checklist of forms to complete online The Opening/Registration Day Schedule for Tuesday, September
Parents’ Association News
Happy back everyone
Outdoor Ed Clothing Bundle – Only 4 Weeks Left to Purchase!
All grade 7 and 9 Crestwood students will be attending an Outdoor Education trip from Wednesday October 2nd – Friday October 4th. It is imperative that students have the proper clothing for the trip to stay warm and dry. On our school store you will find a 5 piece clothing bundle that will be fantastic
Congratulations to Our Grade 8 & 12 Graduates!
On Wednesday, June 19th the Grade 8 Graduation Ceremony was held in the CPC gymnasium. Awards were presented to our subject winners for highest achievement in their subject area, they received their diplomas and some special awards were presented. Click here to see a list of all the winners from the Grade 8 Graduation. You
2019-2020 School Calendar
The school calendar is posted online on the Crestwood main website. Please click here to view it.
Aaliyah Edwards (’20) Makes Senior Women’s National Basketball Team
Congratulations to Crestwood’s Aaliyah Edwards (’20) who as a 16-year-old has been named to the Senior Women’s National team and will join the team later this month for a five-game European exhibition tour. Canada will be playing in Belgium (June 14-16) and Great Britain (June 18-19). Edwards is the youngest of 12
Alexa Gibson (’19) Places in OFSAA!
Congratulations to CPC’s Alexa Gibson (’19) who competed at OFSAA track and field last Friday. She threw an all time personal best of 32.25 meters and placed 10th in the province! Well done Alexa and best of luck next year!
Family Fun Day Festivities
What a year! What a day! What a family fun day! This event was a terrific celebration of our 2018/19 school year. Many thanks to our many volunteers and especially to our sponsors because without you this day would not be possible. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Paul & Dhurata Marku “McCarthy’s Southside Grill”
Your Gift Matters To Us
Dear Crestwood School, Thank you for your donation to SickKids. Your gift matters to us, and to patients like Cierra who had two brain surgeries here to remove a brain tumour. Today, she is recovered and gets to be a kid again, playing dress up with her little sister and watching Disney movies. Your recent donation
Global Issues Conference
Last week, an important meeting of the minds took place in the cafeteria. Grade 6 “delegates” represented selected NGOs at our Global Issues Conference. Their informative displays shared NGO mandates and connections to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the UN’s Millennium Goals. Each delegate had $100 (in “Crestwood currency”) to donate at the end of
Missing Library Books
Many children still have Crestwood library books signed out. Parents please help them find all of their books and send them back into school on Monday morning. Thank you -Lara Bafaro
Parents’ Association News
Used Uniforms We will be accepting “gently used” uniform items on Exam Check day (Monday, June 17th). All donations can be dropped outside of the Mane Essentials shop between the hours of 9:00am-12:00pm. It takes volunteers many hours to sort through all of this clothing so please do not send clothing that is visibly discoloured, ripped
CPC Student Attends the Lloyd Auckland Math Conference
Congratulations to Victoria Sun for placing first on the University of Waterloo’s Fermat contest. As a result, she was one of only 72 students in all of Canada who attended the Lloyd Auckland Math Conference from May 26th-June 1st. It was a week of enrichment through a series of collaborative problem-solving sessions, seminars, lectures and
Gr.4 Students Conquering Cancer
Crestwood Cares is very proud of our school’s tradition of community service. Whether it be the Terry Fox Run, food drives, holiday gift drives, the MS Readathon or Jump Rope For Heart, our students, supported by their parents, take part in all of our charitable initiatives throughout the school year with generosity and enthusiasm. Community Service
Canadian Pediatric Society Releases Statement on Screen Time
Digital media are integrated into the everyday lives of children and adolescents, with potential benefits and risks for learning, mental and physical health, and for social life. This statement examines the cognitive, psychosocial, and physical effects of digital media on school-aged children and adolescents, with a focus on family routines, context, and activities. Evidence-based guidance
