PA

Last week, in just three days, the Parents’ Association sold out of the beautiful and super soft pajama pants. But don’t worry; you don’t have to miss out! Megan Gibson will be taking more orders until the end of the Crestwood Music & Art Night on December 3rd, 2015. Ordering by then will ensure you

Movember Spirit

Crestwood School’s support for many causes, including the big battle against cancer continued this month with some of our male teachers taking part in the Movember campaign. It culminated today with our own “Movember/Twin” spirit day. The whole school community was welcome to display their own moustaches or dress as someone’s twin. Students are able to

Case Competition

Last Saturday, a group of Crestwood business students were up early and in their business attire to participate in the fourth annual Crescent School Invitational Case Competition. The student were organized into teams and given 3 hours to “crack” an Ivey Business School case. Their knowledge of business strategy and their presentation skills were put

Senior Girls Volleyball

The Sr. Girls’ Volleyball team opened their season with two nail-biting matches against St. John’s Kilmamock. Unfortunately, despite amazing teamwork, the girls came up just short losing 25-23 and 25-22. However, the girls couldn’t mull over this loss for very long as they had another game right after against The York School.  In similar fashion, the matches

Harbourfront Handiwork

Viewing, analyzing, sketching, transferring, carving, ink printing…Grade 7 students spent a busy day at Harbourfront Centre on Wednesday.  In a guided tour at the Museum of Inuit Art, students first learned about a variety of Inuit artists’ media and traditional themes.  Thus inspired, they then headed to the art studio for a Lino Printmaking workshop to

Washington–By Sabrina Wasserman

  On Thursday, November 12, 30 groggy Crestwood students awoke in the early hours of the morning to embark on an exciting trip to Washington D.C. The trip provided students with exciting opportunities to explore the cultural and political parts of Washington through various museums, walking tours, and even sporting events. The trip began with

Remember

The Grade 5 classes provided a thoughtful and educational Remembrance Day Assembly on Wednesday for all Crestwood students and staff. The presentation in the gymnasium was complete with slideshows, poetry, prose and a special presentation by our Junior Choir. After the assembly closed our Junior students gathered in the playground to listen to The Last Post. Shortly

Remembrance Day

  CPC held a fantastic Remembrance Day Ceremony on Wednesday. Many students were involved, whether that was playing in the band, reading original poems, or delivering articulate speeches. We were thankful to have three Canadian veterans join us for the ceremony, reminding us of the individual people who have made up our Canadian forces. Many

Parent Teacher Interviews

  Parent Teacher interviews are next week! The booking process is essential to ensure you are able to meet all of your child’s teachers. The ability to book appointments has opened, and will remain open until November 17th at 3 pm. Below are instructions on how to book your interviews for November 19th and 20th.

PA

  COMING SOON and JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS! A new Parent Association initiative is arriving soon! Navy and white plaid pajama pants are currently at the printers and will be available for purchase within the next 1-2 weeks. These comfy pants are available in Youth L, Adult S, M, L & XL sizes,

Semi Formal

  Roll out the Red Carpet! On Friday, January 15, 2015, Crestwood’s student government will be hosting the school’s annual semi formal event for students in Grades 10, 11, and 12. This year’s event will be held at the Hard Rock Café, located in downtown Toronto at Yonge/Dundas Square.  The event will be a very fun

Senior Girls Basketball

  The Senior Girls Basketball team had another successful season, making it all the way to the final four CISAA championship. The girls played a strong game on both ends of the court, but unfortunately, they lost a close one to Albert College. Throughout the season the team exemplified the true nature of teamwork, sportsmanship

Junior Girls Basketball

  The Junior Girls Basketball team had an excellent season this year! During league play the girls had 4 wins and only 2 loses, which secured a 2nd place finish in their division.  Moving into playoffs the girls faced Lakefield College in an elimination game. Once again the girls added another win to their record which

Open House

  Yesterday’s Open House was a huge success, largely thanks to the support of current Crestwood families. Thank you for sharing your CPC experiences with others, and inviting families to see what our school is all about. If you know families that may be interested in sending their son or daughter to Crestwood in the

Print My Art

The Crestwood School Parents Association’s first fundraising program, Print My Art, is well underway and your children have been putting their artistic skills to work! Each student is creating one art piece at school.   Once completed (mid November), it will be sent home with an order form so that you can see the various options

DECA

  On Tuesday, November 3rd, 47 students from Crestwood participated alongside approximately 2,200 students in the DECA Regional Competition in Hamilton, Ontario.  Both Hamilton public schools and Ontario private schools competed for a spot in the upcoming Provincial Competition this February, where students from all over Ontario will compete for a placement in the International

Chess Club

  On Friday, October 30th, four members of the Crestwood Chess Club competed in the Toronto Secondary School Chess League Individual Championship at the University of Toronto School.  The 50 competitors in the event ranged in age from Grades 5 to Grade 12 and included two members of Canada’s national age-level chess teams.  There were five sets

Winter Tryouts

  Our athletes and coaches are ready to start the winter season! Below is a list of the first try-out dates for each team. Subsequent try-out dates can be found on the school website. U14 Boys Basketball – Monday November 9th – 4:30-5:30 Junior Boys Basketball – Monday November 9th – 7:00am-8:00am Senior Boys Basketball – Monday November 9th – 3:15-4:30 U14 Girls Volleyball – Tuesday November 10th – 4:30-5:30 Junior

University Visits

  Interested in hearing from different universities? Both Western University and Brock University will be visiting CPC next week! If it’s UBC that interests you, there is an information session at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.   Monday November 9th– King’s University College @ Western University Tuesday November 10th– Brock University   Your Degree at