Post-Secondary Presentations @ Crestwood As we head into the month of November, the Guidance team would like to remind all grade 12s of the final university presentations happening at Crestwood during senior lunch: Monday October 28 – University of Toronto – St. George Tuesday October 29 – Wilfrid Laurier University Wednesday October 30 – Queen’s University Although not mandatory,
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Parents’ Association News
The Hallowe’en Bake Sale is this Wednesday! Meet the Pizza Team: Our first pizza lunch ran smoothly last Friday thanks to this year’s pizza team, led by Lisa Khan.
CISAA Cross Country Championship
“Ok…so this is the day you give 100%. Whether you come first or last for Crestwood doesn’t matter; what matters is that you go for it and give it your all!” This was the pep talk that our teammate William gave to his peers. Wow, did it ever inspire our athletes. All of our
Crestwood Valley Day Camp
Crestwood Valley Day Camp has been recommended as the Number One Toronto Day Camp for children between the ages of 4 and 15 years old, by Toronto families, since we opened our doors in 1990. Small air conditioned school buses with seat belts for every seat, four well-heated Salt-Water pools and professionally trained swim instructors, and
Guidance News (Oct. 18th)
Post-Secondary Seminar #2: Research This week the Guidance team visited the grade 12 English classes to complete their second seminar of the year: “Researching Post-Secondary Schools.” Please see below for a copy of the seminar package. If students/parents have any questions, they are encouraged to contact their assigned counsellor: Kathryn De Cata, Head of Guidance
U12 Girls Bball Undefeated
This was an amazing week for the U-12 Girls Basketball Team. They had not one, but TWO victories, defeating Montcrest and Country Day School. While their defence was solid, as usual, it was their spectacular offence that stole the show this week. The ball was whizzing around the court like a hot potato leading to open shots
CPC’s Complimentary Lower School Bus Shuttle Service
Good Day, Here is the schedule for CPC’s complimentary lower school bus shuttle service that we are offering to and from the College. Crestwood Preparatory College Lower School Bus Shuttle Service Contact the office. Thanks, Robert Peerenboom Director of Communications
Hands-on Habitats!
This week, the children in classes 4D and 4E had a hands-on and engaging lesson all about habitats from the Scientists in the School! The children were tasked with exploring one particular habitat as part of their group. Amongst many activities, they had the chance to investigate animal furs, skulls, and real life reptiles,
WOW!! What a finish!
On Thursday, the Cross Country Team had their last meet before the finals taking place on October 23rd. Wesley managed to gain a first place ribbon in the Under 12 category and Davis placed 2nd in the Under 10 group of runners. The coaches are so proud of all the work that has gone into
Guess What?
The Scholastic Book Fair starts next week! The students will first be coming to the Book Fair on Tuesday, October 29 for a “walk-through” where they make a list of books that they would like to buy. Shopping takes place for each of the classes on October 30 and 31. Please see the attached volunteer
Art by Dara Akodu
Hello, my name is Dara. I am 10 years old and I am a Crestwood student in 5D. In my family, I have a brother, my mom and my dad. I was born on the 9th of June 2009, in Maryland USA, then I lived with my family in London, England for over a
Parents’ Association
The Hallowe’en Bake Sale is coming soon! Our first bake sale of the school year is on Wednesday, October 30. Hallowe’en themed baked goods are needed. Both store-bought and home-baked, nut-free treats are appreciated. Please contact lisa.bloom@rogers.com, if you are able to contribute.
Academic Awards Evening
On Thursday, October 17th, 2019 Crestwood Preparatory College held its Academic Awards Evening for the 2018-19 school year. Awards were presented to all those who achieved Honour Roll (overall average of 80% -89%) and Honour Roll with Distinction (90% plus) based on their overall average on the June 2019 Final Report Card. Over 225 students,
Reminder: Order School Photographs Online
Uniform Changeover
Dear parents, Please note, that going forward, students in the Junior Division are expected to be in dress uniform on non-gym days. Dress uniforms include: dress shirt with a tie, or long sleeved blue polo shirt, with grey dress pants or grey skirt. The Crestwood short-sleeved polo shirt is no longer accepted for the
Gr.3’s Visit Top of Toronto
As an extension to our unit on Living and Working in Ontario, the Grade 3’s travelled downtown to the core of our great city. We took a 58 second elevator ride to the top of the CN Tower to witness urban sprawl and to see how beautifully green our city has been kept. Many
Norval Outdoor Education Center Cross Country Meet
The Crestwood Cross Country Team participated in a meet hosted by UCC at the Norval Education Center last week. Our athletes took off along the beautiful fall trails to run a tough and hilly course. The Under 10 team was the first to race where Davis placed top 5 in his age category again.
Winter Uniforms
We are keeping our eye on the weather, and, at this point, it looks like we will be enjoying a couple of more weeks of fall. Once the forecasts begin to turn more towards winter, we will switch to the full winter uniform. Until then, if students are chilly they are always welcome to wear the winter uniform,
CPC Family Helps the Bahamas
The Devastation of Hurricane Dorian had the most catastrophic effects in Bahamas. Specifically the region of Abaco and Grand Bahamas. My family has made a second home on the main island of Nassau for the past 15 years. This has allowed us to get know many locals. With our direct contacts in the community, we
Guidance News (Oct. 10th)
Volunteer Toronto: Youth Expo https://www.eventbrite.com/e/volunteer-toronto-youth-expo-2019-tickets-70681816215 On Saturday November 9th, Toronto’s high school students are invited to attend the Youth Expo at Roy Thompson Hall from 1-4pm. They will have a chance to chat with over 100 non-profit organizations looking specifically to recruit youth volunteers. Their goal is to help make the process fun and easy
Grade 7 Alive Trip
Last week the Grade 7 Crestwood class travelled to Camp Timberlane just outside of Haliburton, ON. The program was designed around the theme of Community Building. Our grade 7’s participated in Experiential Workshops and Outdoor Activities, that helped build teamwork skills, communication skills, and helped to build the foundation of an effective community,. We participated in outdoor
Crestwood Pro-Amatuer Soccer Player
Alex Korda a grade 11 student in the High Performance Athlete Program at Crestwood signed his first pro-amatuer contract at the age of 16. Alex will be playing with the Unionville Milliken Soccer Club, Under League 1. The league is a pro-am soccer league out of Ontario that competes provincially, nationally and across North America.
Grade 9 Alive Trip
On Wed.Oct.2, the grade 9s set out on an adventure to Cedar Ridge Camp. They spent the next three days in the great outdoors doing team building exercises and learning how to become better leaders in their community. Some of the activities included high ropes, canoeing, archery, mountain biking, and rewilding. While the weather wasn’t the
Parents’ Association News (Oct. 10th)
Volunteers Needed Urgently for Mane Essentials Store. We are in urgent need of volunteers for Mane Essentials, the PA run store at Crestwood. Working at the store is easy and back-up will be available when needed. Shifts are only about 30 minutes long at the end of the school day. Choose to help out
Chess Club Tournament
On Friday, October 4th, 61 chess players from all over the GTA came to Crestwood for the Toronto Secondary School Individual Chess Championship. Fourteen players from Crestwood also threw their hat in the ring to contest the trophy. Players played four 90-minute matches over the course of the day. Medals were awarded to the top
Guidance News (Oct. 4, 2019)
Open Houses A key part of deciding which post-secondary institution to go to is finding a good fit. A great way to get more information is to visit a school in person. Visiting an Ontario university is a great way to find out more about the campus, the people and the university environment. Each university
Final Count for Terry Fox Foundation!!!
Donations contiually coming in, we have now reached an amazing $19,556.00 for the Terry Fox Foundation!!! Thank you so much to everyone for motivating your students to donate and for all of your personal donations!!
Planned Absences with Edsby
Not only does Edsby allow parents to keep track of their child’s homework, assignments, team games and practices – it is also a convenient tool for sharing information about Planned Absences. Please let us know if your child will be absent using Edsby’s Planned Absence feature.
Sports Round Up for the Week
The Lady Lions defeated Villanova College 64 to 25, in their first home game of the season. Honourable mentions go to Zakayla Day-Burrell who finished with 20 points, Jadaia Reid how finished with 19 and to the heavy hitter of the Lions’ Den, Tianna Bailey who controlled the pace of the game from start to
Parents’ Association
The next PA meeting is this Thursday. Please join us in the boardroom for our next PA meeting on Thursday, October 10 at 8:45 a.m. Coffee, tea and muffins will be available at 8:30 a.m. Come and learn about PA plans and activities for this year. Last call for Pizza Lunch! The deadline to register
