Grade 6 parents, Have you signed up your child for our exciting three-day Ottawa tour? Online sign-up instructions are here for you to guarantee your child’s place on our graduation trip. The price of $570.65 is only fixed until March 29th so be sure to book before then. Thank you to those who have already signed up. If you have any questions please […]
CPC Volleyball Dominates Over TMS
Volleyball On Wednesday, the Junior Girls’ Volleyball team traveled to TMS. In our first meeting, TMS beat us 3-2 so the girls were determined to avenge this loss. Right from the first point, the ladies were focused and showed the hustle that would be needed for victory. With amazing net play from both Megan Pearlman […]
The Crestwood Oral History Project
The Crestwood Oral History Project is hard at work this month. World War Two veterans and Holocaust survivors have been visiting with the CHC2D students, helping them to complete their oral history interviews. Earlier this week Mr. Masters and Mr. Hawkins took 21 students to Sunnybrook, where 5 veterans were interviewed. They included army, navy […]
Edward Li Donates to LivWise Foundation
Edward Li generously donated his fencing prize money this past week to the LivWise Foundation. Thank you Edward! […]
Montreal Memories
The U12 basketball and hockey teams traveled to Montreal for a tournament at Lower Canada College this past weekend. This three-day event is comprised of 12 hockey and 12 basketball teams from Montreal and Toronto and has been annual highlight for our Junior athletes for over a decade. All games were highlighted with consistent competition […]
Be the Change!
Be the Change Starts Tomorrow […]
Burgerball
Dear Parents, On Tuesday Jan. 22nd, all basketball players from Grades 3 through 6 are invited to attend our sixth Annual Crestwood Co-ed Basketball Event at Crestwood Preparatory College. Competitors will take part in an exciting multi-grade exhibition basketball game and skills competition starting at approx. 4pm. During half time the Lower School will be […]
Badminton Team Visits Branksome
On Thursday, Crestwood badminton players headed to Branksome Hall for some fun club play. In the north court, Ben and Jayin faced several tough, and older, doubles teams, but they held their own and played with tremendous heart. Max S and Wong pushed their opponents hard, communicated well, and forced many long rallies, while in […]
Crestwood Prep’s Trivia Night
Calling all Contestants, It’s time to test your trivia prowess at this years Crestwood Preparatory College’s Trivia Night. Join us on Thursday, February 22, 2018. Crestwood will be hosting teams of 8 at Revival on College. This year we have lot’s of prizes to win: Toronto Maple Leaf Platinum Tickets and Memorabilia, Toronto Raptors […]
Spirit Week 2018
We heard our CPC Lions roar this week!!! The Athletic Council put together another awesome spirit week again this year. The week was filled with fun theme days, staff vs student challenges, senior CISAA games, and spirit rallies. Students could be seen walking the halls in pjs, western gear, rainbow colours in support of pride […]
Crestwood Chinese New Year
Crestwood is having a Chinese New Year celebration on Friday, February 9th at the Crown Prince Banquet from 5:00-7:30 pm. It is a great evening of dining and entertainment. Everyone is invited! Tickets are $45 for dinner and wonderful performances. […]
CPC’s Edward Li wins Gold in Fencing
On January 18th 2018, Edward Li travelled to Quebec city to compete in the 2018 Canada Cup East. In this tournament he fenced in the Men’s Foil Junior Teams, which is an event where a maximum of four people on a team compete with other teams and try to reach for the top. There were […]
CPC Basketball Shoots Out Against St. Mike’s!
Basketball The Junior Boys’ CISAA basketball team picked up a huge win over St. Mike’s 79-72 on Wednesday afternoon. The boys led 48-25 at halftime, but St. Mike’s would not go away in the 2nd half, closing the lead to 1 point with less than 3 minutes to play. The Lions regained their composure though, […]
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Booking Parent/Teacher Interviews
Information regarding the Parent-teacher Interviews and instructions on how to book a time-slot were included with the report cards. All interview bookings are taking place through Edsby. The ability to book appointments will remain open until Tuesday, January 30th at 3 pm. If you are having difficulties logging into Edsby please contact Mr. Matthew David at […]
Grade 12 Chemistry Students Make Aspirin
Students in Grade 12 Chemistry completed their Organic Chemistry unit by making a common medication used to treat pain, fever and inflammation called acetylsalicylic acid, more commonly known as Aspirin. Over the course of three days, students completed a traditional organic chemistry lab where they were responsible for synthesizing (creating) aspirin by performing an esterification […]
Crestwood Chef
Please welcome Chef Julian Castano to our Crestwood Food Service team. Chef Julian started his culinary career at the age of 17, with the help of his family, while still at home in Columbia. Those lessons learned within his family restaurant gave him the foundation to transport his talent to Canada 8 years ago. We […]
CPC Swimmers Just Keep Swimming to Personal Bests!
Swimming It was an early start to the Wednesday. We hadn’t had a chance to get our practice on. The water was cold. So cold. Then things started to change when Zach Brown zapped through his 50m Freestyle and dropped 5 seconds from his personal best time. Even after an uncertain start, Amy Cai placed […]
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Re-enrolment Forms Due on Wednesday!
Hello everyone, Please be reminded that re-enrolment forms are due Wednesday, January 31st. Thank you. […]
Anne Michaels Visits Crestwood
On Friday, we had the pleasure of having Anne Michaels visit at Crestwood for our CPC poetry readings. Anne Michaels is Toronto’s current Poet Laureate. Ms. Michaels is a decorated novelist and poet, a winner of the Orange Prize for Fiction, the Toronto Book Award, a two-time finalist for the Giller Prize, the Griffin Poetry […]
A Sincere Thank You
Dear Crestwood teachers and students, I can’t say enough of how I am so very grateful for all the beautiful gifts I received from all of you! It surely made my Christmas so much better and for that I thank you again so much! May God bless you all and give you joy and peace […]
Parents’ Association News
Please join us for our next Parents’ Association meeting on Thursday, February 15 at 8:45am in the boardroom. Coffee, tea and muffins will be served. Also, don’t forget to buy your tickets for Trivia Night on February 22. It’s going to be a great evening. […]
Lightening the Load in Gr.2
This week, the Grade 2 classes had the opportunity to participate in hands-on workshops presented by Scientists In Schools. Our students made excellent predictions and tested the ways that simple machines make work easier. Levers, pulleys, inclined planes, wedges, wheels and axles can really lighten the load! Can you believe that Grade 2s can even […]
The Crestwood Oral History Project
The Crestwood Oral History Project has been hard at work in the last two months. We have visited Sunnybrook and Baycrest and many seniors have come to see us. Crestwood students will be working on these stories for their major WW2 assignments, soon to be posted at https://crestwood.on.ca/ohp/! […]
CPC at the ROM
On Tuesday, January 16th Crestwood Grade 11-12 students visited the ROM, where they had a chance to see the Greek/Roman and Chinese galleries, and to see the special Viking exhibit – a great experiential learning opportunity and lots of fun! […]
Semi Formal is Around the Corner!
Semi Formal is almost here. Get ready for a fun night of dancing in a Winter Wonderland. Also a reminder that no jeans, hats or running shoes are to be worn at this semi formal event. […]
Because I Am a Girl Day
I AM A GIRL!!! Inspiring day at Crestwood empowering our female students to be strong, confident women and helping our male students understand issues relating to gender equality. We began the day with a bake sale in which males were made to pay more than females for baked goods. This sparked outrage and discussion about […]
Crescent Caps Crestwood in U12 Hockey Action
Despite our goaltender, Josh Paquin, being the best player on the ice yesterday we were unable to match the size and speed of the Crescent squad. The Coyotes started fast and peppered the Crestwood goal early until finally sliding one past PacMan for a 1-0 lead. Crestwood quickly answered that goal with a Will DiIulio […]
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Calling All Music Lovers
Ms. Mink and Mlle. Coupland will be performing on February 6th-8th at the Vaughan City Playhouse raising money for Imagine a Cure For Leukemia. They invite you to come see and hear incredible talent, help an amazing cause, and leave with your hearts feeling full. To see videos of past performances, click this link! To purchase tickets to […]
Primary French Plays
“Bravo!” To all Grades 2 & 3 students who did an outstanding job putting on their French Plays first term as a final project. Mlle. Coupland is so proud of each and every one of you for working so hard and speaking such great French! You sounded and looked great! A big “merci beaucoup!” to Ms. […]
FORCE, of course!
The Grade 3 students investigated the impact of friction, gravity, static electricity and magnetic force through a FORCE, OF COURSE workshop presented by Scientists in the Schools. We used catapults to measure the impact of forces on a ball. Do you know how a force is measured? Forces are measured in newtons, named after Sir Isaac […]