Please join us in welcoming Victoria Escamillan who will be joining our staff in the office as Nicole Gironda leaves on maternity leave this week. Victoria joins our team bringing with her a wealth of experience in education, including a B.A in Psychology, her ECE certificate and teaching degree. While she will be new in […]
Medieval Magic
The Grade 4’s visited Medieval Times on Tuesday. We first explored the front entrance and then entered the stadium where we were served a frosty beverage. Then the action got started. We saw horses doing tricks, knights battling for supremacy, kingdoms attacking one another, as well as the official games. It was a fantastic day […]
Robin in the rain … correction … robin under the umbrella!!
The Senior Kindergarten class discovered a robin’s nest under the red and blue umbrella on the primary playground! The discovery prompted a fun learning experience about robins. Did you know that the robin is an icon of the spring season? Robins live in North America. They are the most easily recognizable bird because of […]
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Badminton’s Best
Congratulations to Raymond L. + Noah H. who qualified for the SSAF Final. Badminton Championships, that took place yesterday. Coach Krashinsky accompanied the boys to the championships held at The Markham Pan Am Centre. The Centre plays host to International, National, Provincial, and Regional events in a variety of sports, and welcomes athletes like Noah and Raymond: competitive athletes striving to be their best. The boys started […]
Guidance News
Metropolitan Universities Tour Meet U.S. Admissions officers from top universities! Montreal Sunday, May 14, 2017, 7pm Delta Hotels by Marriott Montréal Ottawa Monday, May 15, 2017, 7pm Delta Hotels Ottawa City Centre Toronto Tuesday, May 16, 2017, 7pm Toronto Marriott Bloor Yorkville Hotel Vancouver Wednesday, May 17, 2017, 7pm Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle Downtown Hotel […]
Spring Concert Info
SPRING CONCERT Thursday, June 1, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. Toronto Centre for the Arts 5040 Yonge St./North York Blvd. Dear Parents, Crestwood School’s Grades 4-6 Music Program, along with the Primary and Junior Choirs, would like to invite you to attend the Spring Concert which will be held on Thursday, June 1st , 2017 at […]
Guidance News
Volunteer Opportunities Attention to all students wishing to volunteer at the Sporting Life 10K this year – go to see Ms. Dickinson in Room 104. Please come and support a great cause! Also, any students interested in the Journey to Conquer Cancer Run/Walk, there are various opportunities to volunteer from June 14th-18th. See http://runorwalk.ca/Volunteer.aspx for more details. Community Hours The […]
Parents’ Association News
Please join us for our final PA Meeting of the school year on Thursday, May 11th. Coffee will be available at 8:30 a.m. and the meeting will start at 8:45 a.m. in the boardroom. Everyone is welcome. […]
Beauty and the Beast
We ask you to relax, let us pull up a chair, as Crestwood Preparatory College proudly presents….Beauty and the Beast! Last Monday and Tuesday Crestwood performed one of the world’s favourite stories: a music filled, magical journey complete with daring sword fights, far off places and a prince in disguise. It has also been the […]
World Issues class gets some worldly perspective
The World Issues welcomed Emmanuel Jal this week. Emmanuel is from the Sudan, where as a young boy he saw his village destroyed in the country’s civil war and genocide. Emmanuel himself was forced into being a child soldier, and he survived desperate times as a young boy and teenager. An aid worker was able […]
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Update on Tomas, Gilo and Toni
Ali Hanson, Asst. Director, Neema International recently forwarded some pictures of the three students we continue to proudly support. […]
Harbourfront Fun
On Thursday, the Grade Ones had their annual trip to the Harbourfront Centre. In the morning, the children learned about the first books ever used before making their own. Everyone was given very delicate Japanese paper to fold into accordion books. Following that they designed a special cover before assembling their books. We are sure […]
A note from the CSPA
On behalf of the Crestwood parent body, the CSPA will be hosting a Teacher Appreciation Lunch on Tuesday June 6th. It will be our turn to work for them and give thanks to our wonderful teaching staff and admin staff. We are catering a lovely buffet in our Atrium building in the music room from […]
Crestwood triumphs over Trinity and Country Day School
Rugby What a day the Senior Boys Rugby Team had at Ridley College. The boys played four exciting matches, which ended in 2 wins against CDS and HTS, and 2 losses against Ridley College and HCS. Cole “The Crusher” Morrison made hard tackles and smart plays, bringing many of his opponents down hard and fast. […]
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Stellar Science Olympians
Last Saturday morning, nine students from Crestwood competed in the Crescent Science Olympics. They were involved with intense competitions involving bridges, forensics, airplanes, the human body, microscopes, electricity, separating mixtures, and lasers. We’d like to extend big congratulations to Brody, Noah, and Daniel in grade 4, Riya, Farnood, and Liam in grade 5, and Molly, Raymond, and […]
Uniform Event Huge Success!
On behalf of the Crestwood School Parents’ Association, we would like to thank you for volunteering and participating in the Used Uniform Sale. Our event was a huge success!! We raised $3500.00 last week and $4000.00 during our fall sale, amassing a grand total of $7500.00 for 2016-17 year. Volunteers play an integral role in […]
YPT Trip for Kinders
The Jk/Sk classes had a wonderful time at the Young People’s Theatre on Wednesday May 3rd where they saw the amazing stories of Robert Munsch come alive in the play Munschtime! Murmel, Murmel, Murmel, A Promise is a Promise, Pigs, and the Parents’ Choice Award for Love You Forever! Robert Munsch is our new favourite […]
Gr.3 Track & Field
The Grade 3’s participated in their first friendly track and field meet against Bayview Glen. Our athletes showed great sportsmanship as they competed in races, hurdles, high jumps, running long jumps, standing long jumps, discus throw and javelin. We are looking forward to our upcoming meet at Crestwood College on May 11th. -Mrs. P. Georgiou […]
Spring Arts Night Spotlight
On Thursday night, CPC halls were transformed into the Crestwood Gallery, featuring work by artists in every grade. The art on display represented the work of all our art students, including a wide variety of forms from mixed media to classic acrylic to skateboard design. Art teachers Ms. Belanger and Ms. Sawka were both very […]
Guidance News
Volunteer Opportunity There is another Lace Campaign Volunteer Opportunity after school on Monday beginning at 3:30pm for anyone interested in earning volunteer hours. See Ms. Hann for more information. University of Pennsylvania Presentation Students are invited to attend a presentation by the University of Pennsylvania at UTS on May 4th at 7:00 pm. What […]
Crestwood represents at Future Prize Challenge
Crestwood was represented at the future design school’s CIS Ontario Future Prize Challenge by grade 7’s William MacInnis, grade 8’s Ali Farroukh and Aaron Vidal-Ribas-Smith. The boys spent their day at the MaRS Discovery District designing a brilliant app that contributed to solving the posed challenge. “How might we better support new Canadians as they transition to […]
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No More Spinners
The Crestwood Staff is asking that parents do not allow their children to bring Spinner Fidget Toys to school. Instead of helping students to concentrate, these toys are becoming a significant distraction in class. Please ask your children to leave them at home. Thank you for your assistance. -Ms. Hektor (Jr. Principal) […]
Crestwood bests Sterling Hall, Crescent, Montcrest, and Albert College
Rugby The U14 Rugby Team competed in their first tournament at Cherry Beach. The boys played a fantastic three games, improving as a team as the day grew on. Samir Bagher Nejad scored CPC’s first try, as he literally plowed through the opposing team. Although the boys had possession of the ball 80% of the time, Greenwood […]
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Parents’ Association News
Parents’ Association May Events Welcome Spring! Here’s what we’ll be up to in May. May 11 – PA Meeting at 8:45 a.m. May 24 – Volunteer Appreciation Coffee at 9:00 a.m. May 30 – Used Uniform Sale 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. during New Student Orientation […]
2017 End of Year Events
Examination Schedule Exams begin for all students on Friday, June 2, 2017. A general schedule is available on the website under the documents tab. All students will be receiving a personalized examination schedule in early May. All morning exams begin at 9:00 am and all afternoon exams begin at 1:00 pm. Exams in Grades 7 […]
Art Labyrinth Alive
“If you can dream it, you can do it.” (Walt Disney)…and we proved it!! Our idea of transforming the art room into a new reality was a success!! Congratulations to all of the participating artists for taking on such an ambitious project. It was so wonderful to go on this creative journey with you, my […]
The Living City at Brickworks
The Grade 3’s visited the natural community at Evergreen Brickworks last week. We learned that all living things, including plants, need food, water, shelter, and space and how the interaction of elements in a strong human community represents a healthy ecosystem. The Living City introduced students to Toronto’s surprising abundance of living things—fox, deer, coyote, rabbit, […]
TSO’s “The Hockey Sweater”
On Monday all of Crestwood’s primary students travelled to Roy Thomson Hall to hear the Toronto Symphony Orchestra present a show entitled “The Hockey Sweater” which was a musical celebration of Canada. The orchestra performed many selections of music honouring different provinces and territories. We were able to see and hear all of the different […]
Ultimate Sports at Crestwood
Badminton The U14 Girls and Boys Badminton teams started off their season with a great deal of courageous effort in their matches against Bayview Glen on Wednesday, April 19th. A big congrats to Josh Deng who won a hard fought singles match. While his was CPC’s only win of the day, our teams played hard […]
Guidance News
Outward Bound Canada provides programs to a variety of youth in order to cultivate resilience, leadership, connections and compassion through inspiring and challenging journeys of self-discovery in the natural world. They are excited to announce a new program this summer: Cultural Connections. Cultural Connections aims to bring together youth from three of our youth program […]