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
PINK POWER
All Crestwood students took part in a powerful presentation led by our Grade 4 classes this past Wednesday. Relevant speakers, skits, slides, songs and even a fashion show held the attention of a packed Atrium, consistently delivering the message that each and every ONE of us has a part to play in making our school,
Primary Skating School
Every Thursday Grades JK-3 busily board the Fun Bus en route to York Mills Arena. With the help of their teachers and parent volunteers, the students lace up and hit the ice for their skating instruction as part of their Physical Education program. The Letskate® and Letspowerskate® programs were designed by Tammy Keogh, owner and founder
Hockey Cubs Capture Cup
The U12 Coed Hockey team defeated Royal St Georges College 7-5 on Friday to capture the Division 1(B) Championship at UCC. The boys and girls grabbed three exciting victories en route to their second title in three years. Last year we lost the final to SAC in overtime. We have ten teams in our CIS
Great Volleyball Season
The U12 Girls Volleyball team capped off their season with some great volleyball at Bayview Glen during Saturday’s tournament. The ladies played with dedication, teamwork, and grit, despite falling to their opponents. They played two especially close games against Branksome Hall and Bayview Glen, only short of a win by 2 points. Izzy, Andrianna, and Chloe spiked and
U12 Boys Bball Wrap
On Saturday, Feb 24th the grade 6, U12 basketball team took to the court for their final tournament of the season. In their first game of the day, Crestwood faced the competitive team from RSGC. Our boys were focused and ready to set foot on the court for a 10:30am tip off. The game saw end to end play until half time
U10 Basketball’s Best
This past Saturday (February 24th) members of the U10 Basketball team came together early at Crescent to finish off their whirlwind season. The season started great with a few big wins followed by a slump in the tail end. Without reservation the team was ready to put a confident cap on their season. Facing off against Bayview Glen first Crestwood took the
U11 Hoops Champions!
This past Saturday, the Crestwood Boys U11 Basketball team arrived at Country Day School after a season of ups and downs, unsure of how the Championship Tournament would play out. After two brilliant games against Bayview Glen, the boys had made it to the Championship Finals against Country Day. After a fierce yet positive battle
Trivia Night
Thank you to all who joined us for Trivia Night, it was a huge success! This event raised a large contribution towards the foundation. A good time was had by all and the evening was filled with fun and prizes. Congrats to this year’s winners!
Crestwood Dribbles Past Crescent to the Finals!
Basketball The Crestwood Junior Boys’ Basketball team advanced to the CISAA championship game with a 75-67 semifinal win over a hot shooting Crescent team. The teams battled back and forth through the first half before Crestwood took a 35-31 lead into the break. The Lions pushed the lead to as much as 15 early in
Parents’ Association News
Welcome March! It’s almost March Break time. The Parents’ Association wishes all of our Crestwood families a very happy and relaxing break. Next P.A. meeting: Thursday, April 5 at 8:45 am
Locker Clean Out
Next week we will be having a locker clean out before students leave for March Break. Items from the lost and found will be on tables in the lobby on Wednesday afternoon to Thursday afternoon. Please check for any missing items. Anything remaining at the end of the day on Thursday will be donated to
Leadership Workshops For Parents
Tuesday April 3rd 7:00 – 8:15pm – UPPER CANADA COLLEGE PREP (Weston Hall) “The Second-Goal Parent: Developing Winners in Life Through Sports” (75 minutes) Everyone wants to win. That’s the first goal in sports. But in youth and high school sports there is a second, more important goal: teaching life lessons through sports. In this
CPC Swimmers Place First in their Heat!
Swimming Our U14 Swim Team achieved their absolute personal best time during last Thursday’s CISAA championship. James Gillingham won 4 points for the school with his 50m Freestyle, 3 points by Amy Cai with her 50m Breaststroke, and Jordan Nikolov and Zachary Black both won 1 point each for their 50m Breaststroke as well. The highlight of
Guidance News
University of Toronto Date: Monday, February 25 Time: 6pm Location: The Bahen Centre Room: BA 1200
Parents’ Association News
A Good Time was Had by All! Parents and staff enjoyed a fun evening at Trivia Night. Thank you to all who were able to come out and support the Crestwood Foundation.
CPC Students Receive Awards from the Royal Canadian Legion
Crestwood’s Social Studies Department is proud to announce that seven students from the Grade 10 history class won awards for their entries into the Royal Canadian Legion Remembrance Day Poem/Poster Contest. They are: No Name – 3rd Place – Senior Essay Caroline Spitzer – 2nd Place senior essay Matthew Laslop – 3rd Place – Intermediate
Exploring Classical Civilization
The Grade 12 Classical Civilizations class was given an ISP that asked students to research and build a Roman style weapon used during the Roman Empire. Students could choose any style as long as it could launch a projectile or in this case a golf ball. After in-depth research, and a written description of the
Grade 11 Debate Championships
Congratulations to Grade 11 debaters: Cindy Wang, Miranda Miao, Georgia Gardner and Maggie Ma for taking part in the Crestwood Grade 11 Debate Championship! The resolution was “be it resolved that Sovereignty is an outdated concept”. It was a closely contested debate with strong arguments on both sides, but ultimately Cindy and Miranda’s government won
Shaun Boothe at CPC for Black History Month Assembly
Crestwood and YARRD (Youth against Racial and Religious Discrimination) celebrated Black History Month this week with an assembly that featured Shaun Boothe. Shaun is an award-winning hip hop artist who has visited Crestwood a number of times in the past, including at our human rights symposia. Shaun brought the students a powerful message of hope
A Creative Journey
A big thank you goes out to the Art Committee members who helped with props for the French play and The Colour Wheel! Well done guys!! The Art Room is buzzing with ideas and creations in preparation for the Art Show and auction! There is still a lot of work to be done but we
1A Energized!
On Thursday February 22, 1A had a special visit from the Scientists in the School. Scientist Fariba set up 4 amazing stations to teach us all about Energy! We learned about heat, light and solar energy and non-renewable and renewable energy. We did some amazing experiments as well. Thank you to our 4 wonderful parent
Kicks Off Monday
Dear Crestwood Parents: With your assistance, Crestwood School’s Community Service Committee is initiating a week-long food drive to assist those in need in the Toronto area. We will be collecting non-perishable food items to contribute to the Second Harvest Food Bank, beginning Monday, February 26th and running until Friday, March 2nd . The North York
U12 Bball Bounce BVG
The U12 basketball team rebounded, passed and shot their way to a convincing 37-19 win over the Bayview Glen Gryphons on Tuesday. An energetic first half performance by Max Babington got this going for the Cubs as they led by 7 at the break. The second half was highlighted by Finley Burke’s sharp shooting as
