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
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
Gr.6 Ottawa Trip Info Available
The Grade 6 Ottawa Trip launch meeting was a success. Thank you to those parents who were able to attend the presentation by Keating Tours – Explorica. For those of you who were not able to make it please view the PDF Info Sheet (Click Here) that was handed out. Please note that the price
Girls Volleyball Victorious
The U12 Girls Volleyball team played three great games in their St. Clement’s mini meet yesterday. They won their second set against Trafalgar, but fell to St. Clement’s and Hawthorne. As the meet progressed, the ladies showed improved teamwork, more accurate bumping, and excellent serves. Mikayla, Andrianna, Izzy, Amy, and Judy all hit aces that
Crestwood Cares
Hello Crestwood, This year the Crestwood Cares Community Service team has set up a great initiative to donate books to The Children’s Book Bank. It’s a place downtown where children can come and choose a used book to take home for free. We would like Crestwood kids and their families to donate used books that
U12 Hockey Captures Boyd Caldwell Consolation Championship
The U12 Co-Ed Hockey won three exciting games on Saturday to capture the Boyd Caldwell Invitational Consolation Hockey Championship. The path to the plaque was not an easy one. We recruited Grade 3 student George Zhou to play goal for us in the semifinal and went on to defeat Selwyn House (Montreal) 2-1 on a beauty
Because I Am a Girl
Please see poster below for details.
Parents’ Association News
Great Spirit! Our Parents’ Association loves the Crestwood spirit. We look forward to enjoying the momentum of this month’s Spirit Week activities starting on January 22nd. Yay Crestwood!
Guidance News
Course Selection Course selection for the 2018-2019 academic year began Monday January 22nd. Ms. Hann will be visiting English classes for grades 8 through 11 to review graduation requirements and the selection process. Students in grades 7 and 8 will be given a course selection form by guidance that must be returned to Ms. Hann by Wednesday
Spirit Week Schedule
Spirit Week is finally here! It will be starting on Monday from January 22nd-26th. It’s time to grab your favourite pair of pyjamas, shine your cowboy boots, and practice your dodgeball skills because it’s going to be a fun week!
CPC Girl’s Basketball Defeats a Strong Central Tech
Basketball Thursday night our Senior Prep Girls took on a very strong Central Tech team. This was a very back and forth give which had several lead changes throughout the first three quarters. In the fourth quarter CPC buckled down defensively which allowed them to finish with a 7 point victory. The final score was
Report Cards and Parent Interviews
Midterm Report Cards have been completed and mailed out. Information regarding the Parent-teacher Interviews and instructions on how to book a time-slot are included with the reports. All interview bookings will take place through Edsby (https://crestwood.edsby.com/). The ability to book appointments will be open on Tuesday, January 23rd at 9 am and will be open until Tuesday, January
Summer School 2018
Crestwood Preparatory College is pleased to offer a number of Ontario high school credit courses conveniently located in Toronto. Courses are designed to provide students with an exceptional academic experience in the early summer. This schedule allows course completion by mid-July allowing students time during their summer months to work, attend camp, or vacation with
Gr.6 Spring Trip Meeting
A representative from ‘Keating Explorica’ will be visiting the Crestwood School library on Tuesday, January 16th at 7 pm to present information regarding our 2018 Grade 6 Ottawa 3-day Spring Tour. All parents of Grade 6 students are encouraged to attend in order to gain valuable insight into the tour’s itinerary, costs and procedures for online registration.
Parents’ Association News
Please join us for our first P.A. meeting of 2018 on Thursday, January 11 at 8:45 in the boardroom near the main entrance. Coffee, tea and snacks will be served. All are welcome.
Winter Sports Schedule
The Winter Sports Schedule can be found on the Crestwood main website. To view the schedule for upcoming winter practices and games click here.
Parents’ Association News
Happy Holidays! We wish all Crestwood families a refreshing and happy holiday and a fantastic 2018. Enjoy!
The Future Design Project
This past week at Crestwood all the grade 8 students participated in the Future Design Program. Here the students learned the art of innovation, determination and design. The students were given the question of “How might we help Crestwood students get to and from school efficiently, safely and on time”. The students excitedly began working
The Crestword
The latest edition of The Crestword can now be viewed for your holiday reading pleasure. This will be the last edition of the 2017 year and we will bring you more to come for 2018!
Holiday Office Hours
The Main Office will be open during the winter break with revised hours. The holiday office hours will start Friday, December 21st, 2018 and will be from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm. The school will also be closed on the following dates: Monday, December 24th Tuesday, December 25th Wednesday, December 26th Monday, December 31st Tuesday,
Crestwood Cafe Closed for the Holidays
The Crestwood Cafe will reopen on Monday, January 7th 2018.
CPC Basketball Remains Undefeated in CISAA Action!
Basketball The Crestwood Junior CISAA Boys’ Basketball team overcame a 19 point halftime deficit to defeat Crescent 66-56 on last Monday afternoon. Crescent went on a 25-6 run during the 2nd quarter to lead by a score of 35-16 at halftime. The Lions would not back down though, and pushed the pace in the second
Crestwood College Q&A
Lisa Newton (Crestwood Preparatory College VP and Director of Athletics) along with some grade 7 students travelled to Crestwood School this morning. They provided our grade 6’s with an excellent picture of daily life as a CPC student. The friendly presentation covered a whole host of items from transportation to and from school, to course
U12 Hockey Slip by Sterling
The U12 Co-Ed Hockey had an exciting start to their season yesterday in front of a fan filled York Mills Arena. Crestwood and Sterling have had many epic puck contests in the past few years and yesterday was no different. The home side took the lead early and quickly added two more to build a
U10 B-ball Shock the Sharks
On Thursday afternoon the U10 Basketball team left their boots behind and laced up their shoes as they took to the court for their season opener at Sterling Hall. Off the opening tip the SHS Sharks took an early lead dropping a couple of quick baskets. The Cubs weren’t going to let that keep them
