On Thursday April 12, 1A had a visit with Scientist Kathy from Scientists in the School. Our topic of the day was “Structures: Under Construction!” A structure is an object that has a definite size and shape and serves a definite function or purpose. We learned that structures can be human or nature made. 5 amazing experiments were completed […]
Parents’ News Association
Spring Bake Sale It’s time! The bake sale is this week! […]
Crestwood’s Annual Grandparents Breakfast
Crestwood will be holding its annual Grandparents Breakfast on Monday, May 7 this year. The event will take place in the gym starting at 9:45am and concluding at 11:45am. It is a well attended event where we thank the many veterans and survivors who have shared their stories with us over the years. Please RSVP to Scott Masters by April 28 if […]
CPC Hockey Tournament at Scotiabank Pond
The Crestwood hockey team joined forces with the Crestwood Lower school this past Tuesday for a fun filled hockey tournament at Scotiabank Pond. Crestwood divided their grade 5-8 hockey players onto two teams to face off against some very talented opponents from Blyth’s Hockey Academy. It was a beautiful sight to see the lower and upper school […]
Grade 12 Law Trip
On Wednesday, April 11, students enrolled in Grade 12 Law traveled downtown for their annual Law in Action field trip. The day began with a visit to the Superior Court of Justice, where the students were treated to a fascinating conversation with a judge and crown/defense attorneys. After visiting courts in session, the students then traveled to […]
Art Room Rumblings
With the Art Auction quickly approaching, every class is busy creating their masterpiece canvases! Ideas are brewing, and so far the pieces look great! We are all very excited to showcase our finished products alongside our first ever mandala colouring book! -A. Romanenko […]
#hockeyhockeyhockey
Crestwood School and Crestwood Preparatory combined forces to take on Blyth Academy in some exciting exhibition hockey games at Scotiabank Pond this past Wednesday. Players from Grade 5, 6, 7 and 8 were invited to participate and we created two equal teams to take part in three games. Our final game was fantastic as the […]
Harbourfront Fun!
It might have been a dark, dreary day yesterday, but the Grade Twos were bright and cheery at the Harbourfront Centre!! We were happy to participate in two different workshops. Half of the day was spent creating original sock puppets. We can’t wait to perform with them! For the second part, the children learned printmaking […]
CPC’s Alumni Guest Speaker
We were very lucky to have one of our alumni return as a guest speaker to all the grade 12 biology students. Jackie Leonard, who graduated from Crestwood 10 years ago came for a visit to discuss her career and journey since Crestwood. In the years, she has been away from Crestwood, Jackie has earned […]
Harlem Globetrotter Visits CPC
The success of Crestwood’s student-athletes is being seen during play and study. April 4, 2018, Crestwood Preparatory College had the honour to have a Guinness Book of World Records holder and Harlem Globetrotter, Zeus McClurkin visit our very own Elijah Fisher and the entire grade 7 and 8 student body. This was a welcomed surprise […]
Crestwood Varsity Boys’ Curling Team Competes at OFSAA
During the second week of March Break, when many Crestwood students were sunning themselves on tropical beaches, Coach Hawkins and the members of the Varsity Boys Curling team travelled north to compete in the OFSAA provincial curling championships. This year’s tournament was held in Fort Frances, Ontario- located approximately 1,700 KM northwest of Toronto, close […]
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Hakuna Matada
Founder of Neema International, Canada and Crestwood School graduate, Ali Hanson, stopped by this morning to share a presentation with our student body about her work in Tanzania. She described in detail the daily routines of the two schools she runs (plans for a third) and how our contributions through our Crestwood Cares community service […]
Parents’ Association News
Pizza Lunch Don’t forget, the next pizza lunch is on Friday, April 13. Spring Bake Sale It’s almost bake sale time! The spring bake sale is on Wednesday, April 25. Mmmm… P.A. Nominations The Parents’ Association has board positions open for the 2018/2019 school year. The PA provides a great opportunity to get involved and make a […]
Guidance News
Volunteer Opportunities 1. Saturday May 5th and Sunday May 6th– MS Walk There are set up and tear down opportunities that looks like a solid 6-7 hours each day. I would complete the online application for these ASAP https://app.betterimpact.com/PublicOrganization/c2ac361d-130a-444e-985e-49f6772d8bb0/Activity/2d50b780-3cb6-446c-bd04-c82549362591/1 2. Sunday May 13th– Sporting Life 10K -Send Ms. Dickinson an email to sign up to volunteer […]
Spring Sports Season
The Spring Sports season is warming up here at Crestwood School. The U12 softball and the Jr. track & field teams will launch their seasons next week on Monday, April 9th. We welcome students from grades 3-6 interested in track & field to join us as we kick off our season. Athletes interested in Softball try-outs, please […]
SK Storytelling
The Senior Kindergarten class traveled by bus to the Apple Store at Fairview Mall where they participated in a hands on workshop called ‘Exploring Creative Storytelling’. They leaned how to use iMovie to create fabulous under the sea stories/videos. What a fabulous learning experience! We can bring our new found knowledge to the classroom during […]
Children’s Book Bank Drive
Hello, this is your Community Service team. In Term Two we were working on the Children’s Book Bank drive and collected 367 books! On March 9th, we delivered them to the Children’s Book Bank downtown, at Gerrard and Parliament. Children and school classes go to the Book Bank to “shop” for books, and each child […]
Used Uniform Sale Coming Soon!
The CSPA will be holding their spring Used Uniform Sale on May 1st – 3rd, 2018 in the Music Room, located in the Primary building. Once more, your donations are needed to make this sale a success! Please only send uniforms that are in good condition. No stains, rips, holes or discolouration. Kindly drop off […]
Spring Sports Tryout Schedule
Please see below for the Sports Tryout dates and times for the upcoming week. […]
Parents’ Association News
Happy Easter, Happy Passover and Happy Happy Spring! April Parents’ Association Meeting Please join us in the boardroom this Thursday, April 5th for our next P.A. Meeting. Coffee and muffins will be available at 8:30 a.m. and the meeting will start at 8:45 a.m. Everyone is welcome. Parents’ Association Nominations The Parents’ Association has board positions open for the […]
Guidance News
Crescent When: Thursday, April 12th from 6:00 – 8:30 pm Where: Crescent School 7:00-8:30pm: The purpose of the event is to provide student and parents with the opportunity to learn about the US application process from an expert (Jenika Heim). There will be a small panel of US schools in attendance: Lynn, Wake Forest, RIT, Lafayette […]
Memorial for Roy Pejcinovski
A Message from Mr. Pagano Students, staff, parents and friends of Crestwood Preparatory College assembled in the gym on Wednesday to honour the memory of Roy Pejcinovski, a grade nine student at the school who was killed, along with his mother and sister, in a horrible act of violence two weeks ago. Roy’s father, sister […]
Crestwood Cafe: Closed
The Crestwood Cafe will reopen on March 26th when students return from March Break. […]
Parents’ Association News
Parents’ Association News Parents’ Association Nominations The Parents’ Association has board positions open for the 2018/2019 school year. The PA provides a great opportunity to get involved and make a positive contribution to the Crestwood community. It’s a supportive and casual environment where everyone pitches in and there is always back-up. The time commitment is […]
Guidance News
Volunteer Opportunities Opportunity #1: Park Clean Up Each April in conjunction with the Mayor’s Clean-up day we host a clean-up of 2 local parks (Rosedale Park, Chorley Park). The date is Sat April 21 from 10am-1pm (rain day is Sun April 22) and volunteers are welcome to stay longer or leave earlier. It is recommended for them to bring […]
Spring Sports Tryouts
After returning from March Break we will begin tryouts for the Spring Season. The following spring sports will be running; U14 Girls Soccer (Gr. 7-8) Varsity Girls Soccer (Gr. 9-12) U14 Touch Rugby (Gr. 7-8) Junior Boys Rugby (Gr. 9-10) Senior Boys Rugby (Gr. 11-12) U14 Co-ed Badminton (Gr. 7-8) Junior Co-ed Badminton (Gr. 9-10) […]
Crestwood Grade 7/8s at Playdium
On Tuesday, March 6th, the Junior Prefects organized a special after-school event for participating Grade 7 and Grade 8 students. Those in attendance traveled to Playdium for an evening of fun and excitement. They were treated to a wide range of arcade games, simulators and high-tech attractions. After time to play and a delicious meal, […]
CPC Winter Playoff Results
GOLD This past Friday, Crestwood Preparatory College hosted this year’s CISAA Senior D1B Hockey Champions, that saw our own CPC team as the #1 seed and a berth in the Championship Game. After a semi-final game that saw a strong HTS team defeat RSGC, the Championship game was now set. As soon as the puck dropped, […]
Plentiful “Secret Garden” Production
Gardens, like people, need sustenance and attention in order to thrive. On Wednesday the Grade 3 classes traveled to Young Peoples Theatre to check out this beloved classic where Mary Lennox is sent from India to live with her uncle in Yorkshire. Left to wander his gloomy old manor, Mary lashes out at those around […]
Thank You CSPA
The Crestwood School Parents’ Association has generously donated 22 new iPads to our Primary Division. These devices will be utilized to help students better connect with the curricular content at hand whether that be with numbers, letters, reading, writing, brainstorming, etc. Like with all of our technological components we are focused on supporting all of […]