The U9 Soccer season came to an end at the Crescent Invitational tournament last Friday, October 28th. The team played 5 games, winning two and coming close in the other 3. We had a great season and improvement was noticed in all players. Thank you to the entire team for your hard work and dedication!
Category: Crestwood News
U12 Soccer Capture Crown
Crestwood vs Bayview Glen – Semi-Final The team started sharply and was moving the ball quickly with control and some excellent passing. This created ample scoring opportunities that were taken, firstly by Tao and then by Luke, giving Crestwood a 2-0 win. The boys were heading to the Championship game playing some of their best
Parents’ Association News
Mane Essentials The Mane Essentials store continues to be popular among students. We are open everyday after school until 3:30pm. Snacks and beverages are selling well and there has been an increase in the purchase of TTC tickets and musical reeds. Poster boards are also available. We
Guidance News
University Visits Take a look at the list and make a note of dates and times so you can find out more about the universities you are interested in. Please note that all university visits take place in room 102 during senior lunch starting at 12:30pm. Monday, November 7 – Laurentian University Wednesday, November 9 –
U14 Girls Basketball win CISAA Championship
Congratulations to the U14 girls basketball team who capped off an undefeated season with a CISAA championship win! The girls played in the final four here at Crestwood on Saturday. The girls sailed through their semi-final game against BVG winning by a score of 53-34. This placed them in the Championship game against TFS. In
Sports Tryouts – Winter Edition
The winter season is fast approaching and that means the start to a new sporting season. Tryouts for winter teams will begin next week! U14 Girls Volleyball – Mon. Nov. 7 @ 4:30-5:30 Junior Girls Volleyball – Mon. Nov. 7 @ 7:00am Senior Girls Volleyball – Mon. Nov. 7 @ 7:00am U14 Boys Basketball –
Report Cards and Parent Teacher Interviews
Fall Interim Report Cards have been completed and will be mailed on Monday. You should be receiving by the end of the end of next week. Information regarding the Parent-teacher Interviews and instructions on how to book a time-slot will be included with the reports. All interview bookings will take place through Edsby (https://crestwood.edsby.com/). The
Used Uniform Donations/Sale
Dear Crestwood Parents, The CSPA is looking for “gently used” uniform clothing donations for our up and coming sale on Wednesday, November 14th – Thursday, November 15th. We will be collecting used uniforms starting November 1st, 2016. Please only send uniforms that are in good condition. No stains, discolouration or holes. This will make sorting for
YPT Presents Spirit Horse
Crestwood’s Grade 6 theatregoers attended an impressive performance of Spirit Horse at Young People’s Theatre this morning. A quest story, Spirit Horse chronicles the adventures of two Indigenous children as they bond with and protect the mysterious horse that their grandfather has given them. In follow-up discussions, students discussed the skillfulness with which only three actors created the many
Grade 5 and 6 Visit
We were excited to host our Crestwood’s Grade 5s and 6s for a day of new experiences and community building as they attended classes and games at Crestwood Preparatory College. Lower school students had a chance to hang out with their Upper school counterparts while they built hovercraft, enjoyed lunch in the cafeteria, and flexed their problem-solving
Parents’ Association News
What a Bake Sale! A big thank you to all of the volunteers who helped make this week’s Hallowe’en Bake Sale a huge success. The spooky cupcakes, cookies and treats were beautifully decorated and delicious. The candy guessing contest was also a big hit. Special thanks to Justine Codron who went above and beyond (as
Fall Finals Information – Winter Sports Start Next Week
It is hard to believe that our Fall Sports Season is winding up tomorrow Saturday, Oct. 29th. For the first time in many years, Championship Saturday, calls for warm temperatures. However, spectators don’t forget your umbrellas and other appropriate gear because we may be in store for some mixed weather. Congratulations to all athletes who
U12 Soccer Falls to UCC
Cold, wet, windy and grey. The day could not have been any less inviting for our trip to UCC. But we ventured across the city anyway to play our last game of the season. With 3 players missing the 11 Crestwood players took the field. In a battling first half, Crestwood fell behind 2 –
Grade 9 Take Your Kid To Work Day
On Wednesday, November 2nd, some of our Grade 9 students will be out in the working world for the annual Take Our Kids To Work Day. This is an optional event available to Grade 9 students, and those who choose to participate must complete the permission form and email it back to nicole.gironda@ohp.crestwood.on.ca.
3rd Annual Human Rights and Tolerance Symposium
3rd Annual Human Rights and Tolerance Symposium On Thursday, November 10th, Crestwood Preparatory College will host its 3rd Human Rights and Tolerance Symposium. This day-long event will connect like-minded students interested in social justice in the world around them with dynamic, thought-provoking speakers and presenters. The focus of this year’s symposium is responding to the
Guidance News
University Visits Take a look at the list and make a note of dates and times so you can find out more about the universities you are interested in. Please note that all university visits take place in room 102 during senior lunch starting at 12:30pm. Wednesday, November 2 – Rotman Commerce School of Business
Sports Round Up
Volleyball The Jr. Boys Volleyball team travelled to Greenwood to play in a Tri-meet. Their first game was against HTS and after losing the first set 25-6 the Lions came back with a vengeance. With Matthew Nelsons’ amazing saves and Tahron Allen’s hits CPC won the next two sets taking home the win. In the
Book Fair Fun!
The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to our school and you are invited to come and share in this celebration of literacy with us! Mark your calendars so you will not miss our Scholastic Book Fair, being held from Tuesday, November 1st – Thursday, November 3rd from 8:30-4:30 each day. It’s a special event for our entire school community. Our Book Fair gives you
JK Fall Farming
The JK and SK boys and girls had such a fun day at Willowgrove Farm on Wednesday. We picked a pumpkin, made a Crestwood Scarecrow and went on a tractor ride! It was such a great extension to our Pumpkin theme. Did you know that Pumpkins float? And the stem of the pumpkin is called a
X-Country Championship
The CISAA Junior Cross Country Championship took place on Wednesday afternoon at Centennial Park in Etobicoke. Our school took 18 athletes from Grades 3 to 6 to compete at this final event of the season. With the cold temperatures and excitement for the race, Crestwood students were ready to run hard. All of our racers
Girls Bball Clipped by Kingsway College
The U12 Girls Basketball team played their final regular season game yesterday at Glendon against Kingsway College. The teams were very evenly matched and the score stayed close throughout the game. We started to lose focus in the third quarter and fell behind by 8 points. In the fourth, we dug deeper, and came back
Crestwood Celebrates Literacy
The Book Fair begins on Tuesday. Mark your calendars so you will not miss this celebration of literacy with us. It is being held from Tuesday, November 1st – Thursday, November 3rd from 8:30-4:30 each day. It’s a special event for our entire school community. Our Book Fair gives you and your children the opportunity to buy carefully selected, quality books and
Sports Roundup
Soccer The U14 Boys soccer team’s final regular season match against the visiting Bayview Glen School. Despite the foul conditions – and the fact that the soccer ball was like a bar of soap out on the pitch – our boys continued their winning ways downing BVG 3-2. The game was marked by some gutsy defending,
A View from the Crosswalk
I am one of the few teachers who that have the pleasure of starting some of my days on our crosswalk greeting our students and starting their day with a smile. Along with getting to share some morning cheer, I get to begin the day with one of the most important activities we are entrusted with as teachers; ensuring the health and
Community Service Sweep!
This week, Crestwood’s Community Service Team recruited some amazing volunteers to help clean up our playgrounds. We gave out gloves and bags and swarmed both playgrounds, collecting several bags of garbage! Thank you to all the students who helped to keep our playgrounds beautiful for everyone to enjoy! -Ms. Calway
Academic Awards
On Thursday, October 20th Crestwood Preparatory College held its Academic Awards Evening for the 2015-16 school year. Awards were presented to all those who achieved Honour Roll status (overall average of 80% or higher) on the June 2016 Final Report Card. Over 180 students currently in Grades 8 -12 were recognized for their hard work and
Parents’ Association News
Fabbrica Night Thank you Crestwood parents, we are SOLD OUT! We’re looking forward to a great evening! October Bake Sale Calling all parents. The first bake sale is coming this Wednesday, October 26. We need your help with baking and selling. If you can help, please contact JustineCodron@gmail.com.
WE Day
On Wednesday Crestwood students travelled to the Air Canada Center to join 20 000 other students and teachers in celebration of global service and citizenship at WE Day. Activists, celebrities, students and teachers shared stories of experiences and initiatives that were started to make the world a better place. Topics ranged from bullying and stopping
Soccer Festival Fun
On Wednesday October 19th, the U12 Festival soccer team travelled to Villanova College for their tournament. The boys played three outstanding round robin games. They tied one game and suffered two heartbreaking losses. The boys and girls showed incredible teamwork and sportsmanship throughout the entire day. The next tournament will be played in Hamilton next Saturday. Players
Guidance News
Crestwood Volunteers at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon On Sunday, October 16, a group of 42 Crestwood students travelled to Nathan Philips Square in downtown Toronto to volunteer their time and earn community service hours for their work with the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon. The students had a great time interacting with runners and other members
