The U9 basketball team played TFS on Tuesday afternoon at Glendon. It was a defensive battle throughout the game with a final score of 12-8 for Crestwood. The whole team played exceptionally well, with Ben Maharaj leading the team in scoring. We are excited for our final tournament on Friday Feb. 23! -Coach Kanfi
The Power of Pink
Dear Parents, A few weeks ago, Crestwood students took part in an assembly during which they saw a performance, “The Power of One”, in which actors presented skits to vividly portray what bullying is, what can be done about it and how every child has “The Power of One”….. the power to report and deal
Gr.6 Explore Electricity
On Wednesday and Thursday, the Grade 6’s took part in a great Scientists in School session all about electricity. Students explored static and current electricity, built series and parallel circuits, tested conductors and insulators, explored electromagnets, simple motors, and used their own energy to power a generator. With Scientist Peter’s guidance, students were able to apply
Hurwitz Celebrates Birthday with two Assists as Cubs Upend UCC
The lone girl on the ice, Hannah Hurwitz set up two goals and Milo Tian registered 3 points as our U12 hockey defeated the UCC (gr.5) hockey team 6-1. The result was never in question as our team carried the play from puck drop until the final whistle. Jason Zhou had two points as did
Badminton vs. Branksome
On Tuesday, the Crestwood Badminton team hosted Branksome Hall for our second round of club play. Although illness had felled three of our players, our remaining athletes Ben, Chris, Jayin, Thato, and Evan rallied to compete in several doubles matches each. To vary the play, Crestwood players later teamed up with Branksome partners for some
Be the Change: Sponsorship Update
The Crestwood community “brought the love” again this week for Gilo, Thomas, and Toni, our sponsored students in Tanzania. On Valentine’s Day, Crestwood students contributed toonies to don their red, white, and pink clothes for the day. We raised $387 in support of our sponsorship initiative. Way to go! As well, Crestwood Cares Community Service group
Gr.6 SIS
Candy-Gram Valentine’s Day with YAARD
Crestwood’s YARRD (Youth against Racial and Religious Discrimination) held its annual Valentine’s Day Candy-Gram Toonie Grub Day. All week long students have been hard at work preparing for the event, buying, selling, and making Candy-Grams, which were delivered Wednesday in homeroom. Proceeds will go to support Native Child, maintaining Crestwood’s commitment to reconciliation.
Crestwood’s Chinese New Year
Last Friday, February 9th the Crestwood Community came together to celebrate the Spring Festival, or Chinese New Year. Students, parents and teachers gathered together to eat, celebrate and welcome the “year of the dog”. Student volunteers organized the event, hosted the evening and entertained the crowd with singing, dancing, musical acts and even a yo-yo
CPC at Model UN
Crestwood students participated in UTMUN last weekend, braving the snow and the perils of international diplomacy as they debated and passed resolutions, and staved off or caused grave international conflict! Congratulations to all the students, with a special mention to Tristan Agensky for his delegate award.
Guidance News
Important Dates, Upcoming Events, and Financing Post-Secondary Education [VIDEOS] View Online Important Dates, Events, and Financing Education | February 2018 An Evening with King’s – Toronto * Free on-the-spot admissions * * Applicants can enter a draw towin FYP books for next year * Prospective students and their families are invited to join us onFebruary 22, 2018 for An Evening
Parents’ Association News
Happy Family Day Weekend! We wish everyone a very enjoyable Family Day long weekend. Hope to see you at Trivia Night this Thursday, February 22 at Revival. It will be great fun for a great cause. Next pizza lunch is this Friday, February 23.
CPC Student Alexa Gibson’s Raises $30,000 for Reach Organization
A Message Released by the Reach Organization Reach has just been named the recipient of a $30,000 donation from TD Securities Underwriting Hope fund, and all because Alexa Gibson fiercely advocated on behalf of the charity! Alexa’s father, Glenn Gibson, works for TD Securities. It all started when Alexa Gibson and her partner, both students
CPC Basketball is Undefeated!
Basketball The U14 Boys’ Basketball team ended their last game of the season this past Monday against Bayview Glen with an impressive 66-48 win. Well done to the entire team for some great teamwork! Playoffs begin end of February, please come out and support the Lions as they push to maintain their undefeated record this
Kids’ Lit Quiz
“Who was cursed as a baby by Malificent?” (Aurora/Sleeping Beauty) “In order to escape from Dumbledore, Slughorn turned himself into what piece of furniture?” (an armchair) These were just 2 of 100 literary trivia questions that our Kids’ Lit Quiz team faced on Monday, February 5 at the Toronto heat of the Kids’ Lit Quiz competition,
Will You Be My Valentine?
Successful Ski Excursion
We are pleased to announce that our annual trip to Beaver Valley Ski Club on Friday was a great success. Beaver Valley boasts 20+ trails, ranging from beginner to advanced, as well as terrain for snowboards and trails for snowshoeing. This day provided an excellent opportunity for first time, novice or experienced skiers to enjoy the
Valentine’s Day is Red, White, and Pink Day!
On Wednesday, February 14th, Crestwood students are invited to don their red, white, and pink to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Please bring a toonie to contribute to Community Service’s ongoing fundraising drive in support of Neema International.
Be the Change 2018: Update
Crestwood students left no sofa cushion unturned this past week in their quest to gather stray coins to contribute to our Be the Change classroom challenge. Community Service students diligently collected, sorted, tallied, and rolled the tsunami of coins generously donated by students and their families. We collected an incredible $4414.76 that we will use to
Varsity Hockey Conquers Nichols School with a Win!
Hockey After a two week hiatus, the Varsity Hockey Team took to the ice last night against RSGC. The team started off sluggish and slow, but were able to turn things around by the end of the second period. With some spectacular saves by Roy Pejcinovski down the stretch and some explosive offence from Sam
Ordering School Photographs
Please see below, a message from New Paramount Studios.
Multicultural Day at Crestwood
This year’s multicultural day was once again a big success! The grade 8 and 9 geography students put on a fantastic symposium of food. They successfully showcased their country’s culture, climate, politics and especially native dress. We successfully raised enough money to cover our 3 foster kids once again. Thank you to all those who
The Kids Lit Quiz Competition
On Monday, Mr. Jull led a group of Grade 7 and 8 students to the Mattamy Athletic Centre at Ryerson University to participate in the Toronto Regional Heat of the Kids Lit Quiz competition. This is an international contest where teams of elementary-aged students answer questions from the genres of classical and contemporary children’s literature.
Guidance News
Applications for the Summer 2018 #YouthAmbassadors Program with Canada are now OPEN! The program brings together students, ages 15 to 18 who will not be graduating June 2018, and adult mentors from across Canada to promote mutual understanding, increase leadership skills, and position youth to make a difference in their communities. The Youth Ambassadors Program
Parents’ Association News
Upcoming Events P.A. Coffee and Meeting – February 15 at 8:45 am Please join us for coffee and conversation in the boardroom. Everyone is invited to attend and the coffee is really good. Trivia Night – February 22 Come out for a great evening at Revival for Trivia Night in support of The Crestwood Foundation. Pizza Lunch – February
The Oral History Project Goes on the Road!
Mr. Scott Masters and students from the Grade 12 History class will be visiting Branch 10 of the Royal Canadian Legion, where they will deliver a talk on “The Asian Perspective in WW2”, using testimony from their oral history interviews. The talk will take place at 11AM on Saturday, February 24 – a great event for those who want
“Be the Change” 2018: Crestwood Cares Update
This year’s “Be the Change” drive is in full swing! Community Service students have been busy this week, collecting, counting, and sorting the mountains of loose change that have been generously donated in the classroom collection boxes. By Thursday, $3091.30 had been collected so far for Neema International to continue our sponsorship of Gilo, Thomas, and
The Future Design School – Kids of Tomorrow!
Ella Lee-O’Rourke (class of ’22), Chiara Codron (class of ’23), Kian Torabi (class of ’22) spent their PA day at this year’s Future Prize 2018 organized by Future Design School. Our Crestwood team named “Kids of Tomorrow!” spent five hours prior to the contest to survey and interview users and research possible solutions. The group decided
U12 Bball Storm the Cyclones
The U12 Basketball team used a complete team effort to capture a victory at Country Day School Cyclones on Wednesday. Every player contributed in a positive way. After facing some very tough talent as of late it was certainly a welcome win for a team that always works hard from the tip to the final
Hockey Team Topped by TFS
The U12 Coed hockey team was rolling along pretty good until they ran into a very good Toronto French School team yesterday. Our squad fell behind early and played most of the game in their own end as TFS used their speed and structure to stifle any opposition. Although frustrated at times our team continued
