Parents’ Association News

Holiday Bake Sale Our Holiday Bake Sale is on Wednesday, December 13th. Yummm! Thank you to our volunteers for making our bake sales such a success.  New volunteers are always welcome for baking, buying or selling.  If you’re interested or you’d like more information, please contact Justine at justinecodron@gmail.com.

Junior Boys’ Prep Basketball Team Wins Father Henry Carr Junior Classic

The Crestwood Junior Prep Boys’ Basketball Team won the Father Henry Carr Junior Classic last weekend with a thrilling 75-69 win over the hosts, Henry Carr, in the championship game. Widely considered the best junior tournament in the City of Toronto, and possibly the country, many of Toronto’s best players have competed in this prestigious

“Tree-rific” Professor Pricklethorn

This week, the Eco-Team hosted a guest speaker for grade 2,3 and 4 classes. Professor Pricklethorn is an internationally certified arborist who facilitates exciting workshops for kids about the importance of trees in urban environments. We participated in the “Trees Please and Thank You PEP Rally.” It focuses on photosynthesis, tree facts and explore the

Book Swap Postponed

Attention all grade 4, 5, and 6 families.  We have postponed the “Book Swap” for the junior students until Monday, December 3.  Please bring in any books that you would like to donate.  If you donate books, you get to take books!  For example, if you donate 4 books, you get to take 4 different books. 

Guidance News

University Visits Tuesday Nov. 21st– Queen’s University Bader Castle International Study Centre Wednesday Nov. 22nd– Ryerson University OUAC Applications All grade 12 students received their Ontario Univeristies Application Centre (OUAC) PINS this past week in the ENG4U classes.  Any students who were absent during the session should stop by the guidance office to pick up

Anti-bullying Week

This week the Female Peer Leadership group put on an anti-bullying week.  The school community participated in several activities throughout the week to bring awareness to the importance of standing up to bullying.  On Wednesday, all students were encouraged to wear pink to symbolize that they stand up to bullying.  Over the lunch hour on Wednesday the several grade

Climbing to the Top in Our PE Classes!

This week Crestwood PE students have the wonderful opportunity in participating in a two week long rock climbing course put on by New Heights Climbing Academy.  The students will have the opportunity to climb rock walls, descend on a the prusik rope and climb up a helicopter ladder.  Everyday, students will test their ability and

Evening P.A. Meeting

We hope you’ll join us for our upcoming evening P.A. meeting on Thursday, November 23 in the boardroom near the main entrance to the school. The meeting will run from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. sharp to fit within the teachers’ dinner break on Parent / Teacher Interview evening. Everyone is welcome and snacks will be available.

Book Swap

Attention all grade 4, 5, and 6 families.  We will be having a “Book Swap” on Monday, November 27.  Please bring in any books that you would like to donate.  If you donate books, you get to take books!  For example, if you donate 4 books, you get to take 4 different books.  The more you

Parent Teacher Interviews

Parent Teacher Interviews will take place on November 23rd and 24th.  The ability to book appointments will begin on November 14th at 9:00 am and remain open until November 21st at 3:00 pm. The instructions to book interviews have been included below. Click on the Edbsy icon below to access the instructions.

Today We Remember…

Crestwood staff and students took part in the school’s annual Remembrance Day ceremony on Friday morning. Student speakers, the Crestwood Voices choir, and members of the Crestwood band led a multimedia presentation featuring songs, student artwork, and video highlights from Crestwood’s Oral History Project archives. Organizers Mr. Masters and Mr. Hawkins were particularly thankful that a large

Guidance News

Upcoming University Visits: Tuesday Nov. 14th: Carleton University Wednesday Nov. 15th: Trent University Thursday Nov. 16th:  OCAD University Ontario University Applications On Thursday and Friday, Ms. Hann and Mr. Mitz will be assisting Grade 12 students with their OUAC applications during the Grade 12 English classes. Students should come to class on those days prepared with their

CPC Surpasses Goal for the We Scare Hunger Food Drive

Over the past couple of weeks, Crestwood students have been collecting food for the North York Harvest Food Bank.  The food bank challenged us to bring their most in-demand items:  oil, canned tomatoes, canned meat, canned beans and rice.  And the Crestwood community responded with great generosity!  Our goal was 1000 lb of food and

U14 Lady Lions Win Bronze!

Basketball The U14 Lady Lions traveled to Havergal College last Saturday to compete in the CISAA U14 Division 1 Championships.  The Lady Lions played the tournament hosts in their first game, but came up short, losing 47-33, against a very strong, very deep, Grade 8 dominant team.  In the Bronze medal game, the U14 Lions

Guidance News

​ 1)​ The University of King’s College Faculty Tour-2017 Dr. Neil Robertson and Journalism-School Director Prof. Tim Currie will deliver the lecture “The Education of Odysseus: The Art of Storytelling from Ancient Greece to Contemporary Journalism.”Thursday November 9, 2017 The Grand Hotel, 225 Jarvis St, Toronto, ON M5B 2C1 7:00pm to 9:00pm (doors open at 6:30pm) For more