All tryout dates are posted on the school website. If your son or daughter is interested in trying out for a team they are to attend the first tryout dressed in the proper athletic clothing and be prepared to play. Winter Tryout Schedule 2017 Team Tryout Dates Coaches U14 Boys Basketball Monday Nov. 6 –
Parents’ Association News
Evening P.A. Meeting Please join us for our upcoming evening P.A. meeting on Thursday, November 23 at 5:30 pm in the boardroom. To help with scheduling, the meeting will be held during the teachers’ dinner break on Parent / Teacher Interview evening. Refreshments will be available and everyone is welcome.
Treasure Island Auditions
Auditions for Crestwood’s 2018 School Play, Treasure Island, begin Monday, Nov.6, and wrap up on Tuesday, Nov. 7. If you want to be involved in the play make sure you have signed up and are ready to audition! The sign-up sheet and all audition materials can be found outside Room 110.
P/T Meetings Next Week
Parent/Teacher conferences will take place next week on Thursday, November 23rd. Please consider other parents and do your very best to arrive and end your interviews on time. If you need more time with a particular teacher, arrange a separate meeting time. The smooth running of our event relies on all parents and teachers keeping to the timetable.
Book Fair Fantastic
Thank you to all of the parent volunteers at the Scholastic Book Fair! We sold over $11,000 worth of books this week, which translates into more reading children, as well as funds raised for the library to host author visits and buy more books. A special thank you to Hayley Wine and Jen Hastings for
Art Room Ramblings
A big thank you and congratulations to all the pumpkin decorating teams! Well done! The pumpkin parade was great!!!! Special thank you to Christopher Mitonides, Colin Wilkes and Kevin Xu for helping with moving and displaying all the pumpkins for the parade. – A. Romanenko
Grade 6 Soccer Season Ending Soirees
On a wet and cold Saturday morning in Aurora, our Grade 6 soccer team took on the elements and their opposition with enthusiasm. A narrow defeat in the first game 1-0 and a resounding victory 5-2 in the second game resulted in the team qualifying for the consolation final. The boys ran out of energy in the second half and were
U12 Girls Bball Championships
The U12 girls basketball team travelled to St. Mildred’s Lightburn in Oakville for the championship tournament this past Saturday. We played two hard fought games against the home team and St. Clements. While the scoreboard didn’t show victory in either game, we felt like winners having played our best basketball of the season! Coach Offman and
Guidance News
Tuesday October 31– Wilfrid Laurier University Visit Thursday November 2nd– Brock University Visit Friday November 3rd– Dalhousie University Visit
Parents’ Association News
A Nice Evening Out Parents and staff enjoyed a great evening at Spacco this week. Thank you to all who were able to attend this special night out with the Crestwood community. A Creepy Good Bake Sale. This week’s bake sale was a spooky success. A beautiful array of cupcakes, cookies and other tasty
Volunteering at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon
On Sunday, October 22, a group of 35 Crestwood students headed downtown to help volunteer with the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon. The students worked throughout the morning and afternoon to provide finish line refreshments — including a record supply of Gatorade — to over 15,000 runners who participated in the event. Thanks to all of
CPC Chess Club Match
On Wednesday afternoon, members from the Crestwood Chess Club hosted a junior and senior team chess match against players from Victoria Park Secondary School, one of the top chess programs in the city. Our senior team, captained by Navid Sarshar, played a strong match despite being shorthanded but eventually lost 3-2. Our junior team also
Parent and Staff Social at Spacco – A Message from Headmaster Pagano
Another Big Hit for the PA! “Spacco” was the site of much fun and merriment last night. About two hundred members of the The Crestwood Preparatory College community once again enjoyed an evening of “friend raising”, brought to us by the ever talented, dedicated and versatile members of our Parents’ Association. Only one day after
Urban and Rural….All in One Day!
On Thursday, the Grade 3’s went on their first school field trip. As an extension to our Social Studies Unit, Living and Working in Ontario, we jumped on a bus ready to explore our great city. Our first stop was the CN Tower in downtown Toronto. We rode the elevator up to the top to
Save the Date Ladies
Ladies Shopping, Wine and Cheese Night Tuesday November 21st, 2017 – 7 to 9pm Details to follow. Bowling was a blast on Wednesday. Thanks for all of those who came out and hope to see you again soon.
Winter Sports
We can’t wait for the winter season to begin. With primary skating, our annual U12 Hockey and Basketball Tournament in Montreal, and our school ski day for all students in grades 4-6, Crestwood coaches and teachers are ready to go! Take a quick peek at our upcoming Winter Sports Team tryout schedule. U12 Co-ed Hockey
Girls Bball drops decision to TYS before Championship Tourney
The U12 Girls basketball team had their final regular season game on Monday against The York School. We started off slow with only one basket from Olivia in the first half. In the second half, we picked up the intensity and started working together as a team. With baskets from Selene, Olivia, Ksenia, Chloe and Talia, we
Cross Country Championship
The CISAA Junior Cross Country Championship took place at Centennial Park on Wednesday, October 25th. Nine Crestwood athletes were invited to participate in this meet. Tate, Jayin, Cooper and Daniel ran a 2000m race with 92 Grade 4 boys. Next up Tyler, Linden, Christopher, and William were challenged with a 2.5 km run. Both Christopher
Budding Artists Fundraiser is Back!
Preserve your child(ren)’s masterpiece on a variety of keepsakes. The works of art are coming home in the next week!! Read the instructions on the order form (see below), choose as many products as you would like and please make cheques payable to Crestwood School Parents Association (CSPA) – one cheque per child!! ORDER FORMS –
Having a Ball with Pumpkins
With Halloween just around the corner, the Art Room is very busy and inspired! Thanks to the parents association for the beautiful pumpkins!!! Students from grades 4-6 will be taking part in creating our very own pumpkin ball. Inspired by the Montreal Botanical garden exhibit, we will be working in groups using a variety of
Kinder-Farmers
What a Fun day at Willowgrove Farm. The boys and girls made a Scarecrow with a pumpkin head. They went on a tractor ride. They picked a pumpkin from the pumpkin patch and saw some cows and sheep! Did you know that pumpkins float? Even the biggest ones!
Pumpkins for iPads and The Bob Rumball Centre for the Deaf
Please remember that pumpkins are still for sale at the atrium with ALL proceeds going directly to benefit your children. For those of you who have been asking, ALL of the funds generated from the pumpkins are going towards the purchasing of 20 new iPads and other technological enhancements in our children’s classrooms. If you have
Crestwood Sprints to OFSAA!
Cross Country The U14 Cross Country Team did an excellent job Wednesday at their championship meet at Centennial Park. Tony Qi, Jordan Nikolov, Aedan Takes, Liam Macinnis, and William Ford left it all on the course as they raced against the best of their peers. Well done everyone and looking forward to the Track &
Academic Awards Night
Thursday night the Crestwood Community celebrated the academic achievements of some of our amazing students currently in Grades 8 to 12. To view the recipients at this year’s ceremony please click on the link – Academic Award Recipients 2017
Senior Girls’ Basketball Team Remains Undefeated!
Basketball In their first and only home game of the season, the U14 Lady Lions finished off the regular season with a convincing 46-28 victory over HSC. The Lady Lions took a commanding lead and never looked back. With great play on both sides of the ball by all, the Lady Lions had their best
School Photo Ordering Instructions
Please see below instructions for how to order school photos.
Soccer Cougars Mangle Montcrest
Crestwood’s grade 6 soccer team won 4-0 against Montcrest School yesterday afternoon. Key performances from Goalkeepers, Patrick and Thomas and our new defensive partnership of Adam and Andrew helped to keep the clean sheet. Goals from Max B, a brace from Coen and a highlight goal from the head of William gave us the win.
We Scare Hunger Food Drive
Next week, Crestwood will be holding its annual “We Scare Hunger” food drive in support of the North York Harvest Food Bank. Over the past thirteen years, we have built a strong relationship with this charity and take pride in providing support to this community. This year’s drive is being organized by Grade 11 student,
X-Country Checkup
Yesterday the cross-country team walked to Crescent School for a friendly meet against Crescent and UCC. The trails were beautifully lined with gorgeous fall colours for our run. Our athletes finished with amazing results. Congratulations to all of our cross-country members for completing a challenging course! The championship run will take place next week. Stay
Scholastic Book Fair!
The Book Fair is a great opportunity to stock your home with some new, interesting books for your kids. This is also a great opportunity to shop ahead for the holidays – and what better place to shop than our own Crestwood library where a portion of the Book Fair sales will go back to
