Crestwood students “skipped” their hearts out again this year for Neema International! 120 students chose to skip a treat or privilege, instead donating the treat’s value to this organization that provides a home and education to many Tanzanian students whose families are unable to care for them. Altogether, 120 students “skipped it” and raised a
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Gr.3 Solid and Strong
This week the grade 3 classes hosted Scientists in the Schools. The students expanded their knowledge of strong and stable structures with a ton of hands-on activities. We built towers, bridges and more! It was an excellent opportunity to build a solid foundation in science! Thank you to our parent volunteers! -Ms. Patton
Gr.5 Assemble @Legislature
The Grade 5 students had the pleasure of traveling to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario this week, to support their Social Studies curriculum about Canadian Government. Students had the opportunity to participate in a role play, experiencing the democratic process of creating new laws. We also had the chance to stand right on the chamber
Hands-On @Harbourfront
On Wednesday, November 7, the Grade 6 classes headed to Harbourfront Centre for a hands-on printmaking session. Inspired by Indigenous printmakers, students looked to their personal environments for inspiration, then moved through the sketching, transfer, etching, and printing processes to create a series of linoleum prints. Their final pieces are stunning! This workshop was the
Parent Teacher Conferences
Wow! We registered over 300 bookings today. If you have yet to login and schedule a meeting you have plenty of time. In order to book your Parent Teacher conference you must be able to access your Crestwood Edsby Account. An invitation was sent out to all parents at the beginning of the school year from
Book Fair Bonanza
The CSPA would like to thank the parent volunteers Hayley Wine and Alison Waldenberg who assisted Ms. Bafaro in coordinating our recent Scholastic Book Fair. This was our most successful fair to date and we know many children came home excited to dive into their new books. All of our Teachers created “wish-lists” to expand
Exploring Habitats!
This week, children in classes’ 4C and 4D had a lesson on habitats from the Scientists in the School! During an extremely engaging and hands-on lesson the children had the opportunity to explore one particular habitat as part of a group. Amongst many activities, they had the challenge of investigating animal furs and skulls, creating food
Winter Sports Season Starts Soon
Being on a team, is more than just dawning a team jersey and taking to the field or court. It is competing to the best of your ability, working with your teammates on and off the field, performing plays that your coach has fostered throughout countless practices, and then being present and accountable during the
A Spooktacular Halloween at CPC
On Wednesday, October 31st the Prefects organized and ran our annual Halloween Assembly. It was a “spooktacular” day of costumes, door decorating, games, & contests. Congratulations to Ms. Sawka’s homeroom for winning the door decorating contest, to the “Math Teachers” for winning the group costume contest by dressing as Crestwood students, and to Cole Eichler
CPC’s Alexa Gibson Commits to Ottawa University
Alexa Gibson has signed on to play for Ottawa U! She has received both academic and sports scholarships to attend Ottawa U and will be playing for their hockey team, the Gee Gees, as their goalie for the 2019/2020 season. Congratulations Alexa, we are very excited for you!
Crestwood Lion Champions!
Basketball Congratulations to the U14 Girls’ Basketball team who won the CISAA championships this weekend. The girls had an undefeated season and went into the final four ranked #1. CPC made it through the semi-final game against Branksome Hall with ease moving them onto the championship game against Greenwood. In a tight back and forth
U10 Soccer Secures Title
On Saturday October 27th, the U-10 soccer team participated in our final tournament at Crescent School. Despite the rain and cold weather the team was ready to go! Our first game was against CDS. We quickly took the lead with an amazing goal from George. Soon after, both Mahdi and Mikhail scored goals for Crestwood.
U12 Girls Bball – A True Team
The Crestwood U12 Team travelled to Branksome Hall to compete in the final, weekend tournament of the season. The girls got off to a hot start in the first game against Kingsway College, opening with a 6-2 run. By halftime, the team was rolling along with a 12-8 lead. The girls continued their excellent play
Grade 6 Soccer Champs
The Grade 6 soccer team attended our end of season finals at De La Salle on Saturday. Placed on the strong side of the draw the odds of making the final were against us. Our opening game against Pickering College showed how our team was determined to end our season on a high. Three goals
Guidance News
University Admissions Representatives at CPC Tuesday, November 6th – Carleton University Thursday, November 8th – University of Guelph
Parents’ Association News
That was a spooky, sweet bake sale. Our Halloween Bake Sale was a scary success. Thank you to all the volunteers who baked, bought and sold such a beautiful array of Halloween themed treats. Thank you, of course, to all of the hungry customers who supported us. A very special thank you goes to
Last Chance for Pizza Lunch Sign-up!
Due to high demand, the Parent Association is offering the opportunity for students to participate in the remaining 6 pizza lunches. This will be the last chance to sign up for pizza lunches for this school year. The cost for 6 lunches is $57.00. All payments must be made via Crestwood Cash at store.crestwood.on.ca before Friday, November 9. The
Last Chance to Purchase Crestwood Spiritwear
Crestwood Spiritwear is now available online! Purchases may be made online by accessing our school’s online store found at: https://www.leathersport.com/stores/crestwoodpreparatorycollege In order to access the store, you must enter the password for our school: crestwood12 All available items have been uploaded to the site with colour and size options specified. Size charts are available with each
“The Second-Goal Parent: Developing Winners in Life Through Sports”
Conference of Independent Schools Athletic Association Respect… rules, officials, opponents, team, self Honour the game! CISAA Parents’ Workshop Invitation 2018 The Conference of Independent Schools’ Athletic Association will be proudly presenting a very informative workshop for parents of our male and female student/athletes. The workshop will be hosted on Tuesday, November 6th,
A Friendly Reminder from your CSPA
A friendly reminder that there is absolutely no parking/idling/leaving your vehicle at any time in Atrium or Junior loop during pick up or drop off. also Grade parents are now collecting holiday/end of year contribution fees. Please submit them at your earliest convenience. Any questions contact melaniemorel@outlook.com
CISAA Cross Country Championship
For some, the cool fall weather calls for crawling indoors and curling up under a blanket. For others, it takes us to running the final run of our cross-country season. Though there wasn’t any snow on the ground, the course took our Crestwood runners onto the chilly trails competing against a backdrop of changing leaves
Johnny on the spot!
A penalty kick, plus a hat trick from open play by Johnny and some more glorious goaltending from Mikel was enough to take Crestwood to victory. A slender squad of just 9 players from grade 6 set out with much vigor and dominated much of the first half play to take a 4-goal lead. After the interval, the game became
U-10 Soccer Rolls Into Championship Weekend
On Monday the U-10 soccer team travelled to Crescent School where we participated in a mini tournament. Our first game was against Country Day School. George, Ben, and Nathan all scored, which lead us to win our first game 3-0! Next, we played against Crescent School. Both teams battled hard, but our goalies George and
Student Vote Day
The Grade 5 and 6 students participated in Student Vote Day today, casting their votes for who they believe would be the best mayor for the City of Toronto. Students prepared for this vote by researching the mayoral candidates, and learning about the major issues being addressed and debated in Toronto. Students enjoyed experiencing the
Starts Today
Community Service has long been an important part of student life at Crestwood and the Crestwood Cares Community Service team would like to thank you for your unwavering support. Our latest fundraiser supports children In Tanzania where many are left helpless, hopeless, and without care because their parents have died or cannot take care of
Girls BBall Flying into Finals
The U12 Girls Basketball picked up two wins this week. We traveled to Pickering College on Monday, October 15th for their 5th game of the season! The girls were eager and ready to play from the sound of the first buzzer. Once again, it was a close game throughout, but the Crestwood Cubs managed to
Birds, Bats and Biodiversity
On Thursday, October the 18th the Grade Two classes traveled to the R.O.M to explore the variety of animals on our amazing planet! We visited the hands-on biodiversity, and birds galleries , and experienced a real bat cave. Through close observation, questioning and discussion we discovered what makes each group of animals distinct. The dinosaur
Urban and Rural, All In 1 Day
The Grade 3 classes jumped onto a school bus and travelled downtown on Tuesday. Our first stop was the CN Tower in the heart of Toronto. We took the elevator up to the viewing gallery in less than one minute. At a height of over 500m we witnessed the urban sprawl that is happening in
Book Fair Bonanza
The Scholastic Bookfair is coming to Crestwood School from Tuesday, October 30-Thursday, November 1. Please watch your emails for a message inviting you to volunteer to help out. Also check your child’s backpack for a flyer with more details. See you at the fair! -Lara Bafaro
CROSS COUNTRY @CRESCENT
Our final qualifying meet took place at Crescent this past Wednesday. With laces tight, our runners took off running through the fall trails. Many of our team members conquered the muddy, hilly terrain obtaining personal best scores. James, Jordyn and Davis all placed in the top 10 category for Under 9s. Congratulations to all of
