Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities: Saturday April 27th- 2019 Rosedale Park Spring Clean Up Day When: 10am to 1pm Where: Rosedale Park (in the playground) or Chorley Park (by the bus stop) Please wear boots, gloves, long pants and bring a rake (if you have one please). There will be snacks for early volunteers. Saturday May 4th-
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Guidance News
Discover Year Spring Open House: Are you considering taking a gap year after graduation? If so, you may want to attend Discover Year’s Spring Open House to learn about travel and volunteer experiences. This year’s GTA event is Saturday April 27th, 2019 at Halton Industry Education Council, 5230 S Service Rd, Burlington, ON L7L 5K2.
Math & CS Award Winners
Congratulations to our CPC students for receiving the following math and computer science awards! Canadian Computing Contest Winners: Junior Contest: Miranda Su, Ken Wu Senior Contest: Alex Wang, Mark Zhao American Math Contest: AMC 10: 3rd – Charles Jian 2nd – Snow Ren 1st – Aries Wang AMC 12: 3rd – Alex
Badminton Teams Off to a Smashing Start!
Congratulations to all members of the under 14 Co-ed Badminton team who played at home against the York school Monday! They all showed fair play and determination. Congratulations in particular to Jack Wu, William Wu, Max Spillner, Aydin Ansari and Helena Wang who won all their matches. The Senior Boys’ Badminton team competed in their
The Grade 11 Biology Trip
Our grade 11 biology students recently spent a week at the Huntsman Marine Science Center in St. Andrews, New Brunswick. The research facility, located at the mouth of Fundy Bay, is the perfect place to study incredibly diverse ecosystems that thrive among the highest and most powerful tides in the world. Here, our young biologists explored the many marine
Playdium Trip
After school on Tuesday, April 16th, Grade 7 and Grade 8 students from the Crestwood community had the opportunity to visit the Playdium entertainment complex for an exciting evening of thrills, and special time with friends. Our visit to Playdium was a very successful event, organized by Crestwood’s Junior Prefects. The students enjoyed arcade games, rides, roller-coaster simulators,
Prom: A Night to Remember
Prom tickets are now available for purchase. It will be a fun night filled with dancing, good food and amazing music! Students may purchase tickets in room 201. Hope to see you all there! A NIGHT TO REMEMBER….. Date : Friday, May 10th, 2019 Time : 6:30pm – 11:30pm Place : Bayview Golf & Country
CPC Student is a Silver Medalist in IIHF World Championship
Congratulations to Crestwood’s Samuel Li (’21) who played for Team China in the IIHF World Championship Division II Group B, U18 and won silver! A huge accomplishment, well done Samuel! Please click here to read a congratulations letter from the Beijing Ice Hockey Association.
Guidance News
The John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design at the University of Toronto is launching a series of summer programs: DigiFab & Bootcamp. The theme for this summer’s youth programs (Bits & Bytes & DigiFab) is Drones in the City. We will explore the potential of this disruptive technology and how city design
Parents’ Association News
The spring bake sale is this Wednesday! Please come out to support the Parents’ Association and enjoy some sweet treats.
Spring Sports’ Schedule
The schedule for Spring sports has now been updated and posted onto the school website. Click here to view the schedule on the school website now!
Curling Team Takes Gananoque
Last week, the U-14 curling team travelled to Gananoque to participate in the Pinty’s Provincial Elementary School Curling Championship. It was a great adventure for everyone, and although we didn’t make the playoff round, Mr. Jull and Mme. Doherty were very pleased and proud of the whole team. Congratulations to lead Max Spillner, second Amy
Canadian Team Math Contest Results
Six members of the problem solving club travelled to the University of Waterloo on April 9th to compete in the Canadian Team Math Contest. Students were challenged to answer questions individually, as a team, and in a relay! Claire Zhang achieved a perfect score on the individual component and the team, comprised of Hao Zhang,
Jack Talk
Today CPC students and staff participated in a Jack Talk, presented by jack.org. They are a charity that is training and empowering young leaders to speak with other youth regarding mental health and mental illness. We learned how important it is to be educated on these topics as 1 in 5 Canadians will struggle with their
Biosteel All Canadian High School Basketball Games
This past weekend 8 Crestwood students were invited to participate at the Biosteel All-Canadian High School Basketball games. It was a weekend of showcasing skills with the best high school players all across Canada. On Saturday both Elijah Fisher and Immanuel Oludele were selected to play in the Future Stars game which displayed the talents
The Crestwood Fashion Show: In Honour of Roy Pejcinovski
On Friday evening Crestwood hosted its first ever student-produced Fashion Show. The night was a huge success and everyone in attendance had an amazing time. We were blown away by Samantha Gardner’s designs, the beatboxing talents of Scott Jackson, and a dancing duet. In addition to excellent fashion and entertainment, this evening was put on in
Graduation Photos Available for Purchase
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Varsity Track & Field Off to A Strong Start
Wednesday, the Varsity Track and Field team competed in the first meet of the year at York University. Congratulations to everyone for a strong start to the season. CPC had several athletes place in the top three in their events. Special shoutout to Hayden for his win in the 1200m, and to Zak for her
Guidance News
US Fair – Tuesday, April 9th @ Crescent School Crescent School is having a US (mini) Fair on Tuesday, April 9th from 6pm-8:15pm. Jenika Heim of EducationUSA has organized the event and the following schools will be attending: University of Notre Dame Wake Forest University Lafayette University Rochester Institute of Technology University
Community Service Opportunities
1) Sporting Life 10K- Run for Camp Ooch This year’s Sporting Life 10K will be on Sunday May 12th. If you are interested in volunteering for this event, please see Ms. Hann in the guidance office by Friday April 12th. Crestwood students will received approximately 6 hours of community service for this event. 2) MS
Grade 11 Biology Dissection
Since returning from break, our Grade 11 biologists have engaged in a fetal pig dissection to get a hands-on appreciation for the complexity of living things, analyze the structures and functions of various organs, and improve their lab skills. A few groups even finished early and were able to get a clear view of the
All Girls STEM Tech Robotics Event
This past Saturday, 28 girls went out to represent CPC at an all girls STEM tech robotics event in Vaughan. They spent a full day learning about augmented reality, flight dynamics, structural integrity, and building robots controlled by a microcontroller (Arduino). They also heard from many female speakers who found success in the STEM field
Crestwood Cafe Menu: Week 3
Come join us for lunch to enjoy a delicious menu cooked up by CPC’s lovely cafeteria staff!
Crestwood Cafe Menu: Week 2
Come join us for lunch to enjoy a delicious menu cooked up by CPC’s lovely cafeteria staff!
Crestwood Cafe Menu: Week 1
Come join us for lunch to enjoy a delicious menu cooked up by CPC’s lovely cafeteria staff!
Final Exam Schedule
Exams begin for all students on Friday, May 31, 2019. A general schedule is available on the website under the documents tab. All students have received a personalized examination schedule but if it has been lost they can look at the general schedule online. Morning exams begin at 9:00 am and all afternoon exams begin at 1:00 pm. Exams in Grades
Parents’ Association News
Pizza Lunch Our next pizza lunch is this Friday, April 12. Spring Bake Sale The P.A. Spring Bake Sale is coming on Wednesday, May 1. Details will follow in next week’s newsletter. Yummmmm.
Member of Parliament Michael Levitt Visits CPC
Member of Parliament Michael Levitt visited Crestwood on Friday morning to speak with social studies students about his life and work as a parliamentarian and representative for the riding of York-Centre. The day began with a roundtable discussion with students from Mr. Masters and Mr. Hawkins’ Grade 12 classes. During this time, the discussion focused
Guidance News
Gap Year Information Event- Tuesday April 9th 7pm-9pm Discover Year, the Canadian Gap Association and International Experience Canada have joined forces to offer an exciting series of information sessions to help students, parents and educators build purposeful gap years for meaningful transitions into post-secondary life. View the flyer here. Summer Learning Opportunity This year the
We Are the Champions!
Over the March break our Elite Basketball teams both competed in their Provincial and National Championships. The Senior Girls Basketball team began their OSBA provincial playoffs. After steamrolling through the first two, our Lady Lions ran into a high powered Capital Courts Academy out of Ottawa. After a dismal start, the Lion’s were down 16