Happy Family Day to all Crestwood Families!     PA Committee Opportunities   The Parents’ Association is looking for new volunteers to fill some Committee positions starting in the 2020/2021 school year.  Open Co-ordinator positions include Secretary, Communications, Social, Spirit Week, Used Uniform Sales, Bake Sale and Treasurer.  The current volunteer will provide training and

Course Selection Attention all Crestwood Students! The deadline to submit course selection choices for the new school year is Thursday March 5, 2020. Please make sure you are logging on to your XELLO account to complete your course selection if you already haven’t.  If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to make an appointment

Dear Parents and Guardians, We hope this email finds you well. We are forwarding updated information from Toronto Public Health regarding novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) which you will find attached. Of note, there is new information for travellers who have recently been in the Province of Hubei, China (including Wuhan City). They are asked to limit contact

The Crestwood Prep Junior Lions roared to their second straight Kawartha Classic championship over the weekend. The Junior Boys Basketball team battled the weather and four tough teams on their way to the trophy. The Lions defeated St. Stephens and St. Mary in back to back day one games. Mikkel Tyne was named our MVP

From February 6-9, 2020, 19 intrepid CPC students braved the cold wind of a Toronto winter and put their diplomatic skills to the test as they took part in the University of Toronto Model United Nations.  Crestwood Preparatory College students took on the role of delegates representing an array of nations, from Bangladesh to Thailand,

  Our U12 hockey team traveled to RINX on Tuesday to face the Sterling Hall Sharks. The Sharks got on the board quickly and took a 3-1 lead after the first frame. Our boys go their feet moving in the second and we were able to close the gap to 4-3 heading into the final

Students in Grade 12 Chemistry completed their Organic Chemistry unit by making a common medication used to treat pain, fever and inflammation called acetylsalicylic acid, more commonly known as Aspirin. Over the course of three days, students completed a traditional organic chemistry lab where they were responsible for synthesizing (creating) aspirin by performing an esterification reaction, purifying the aspirin using crystallization and

The school community pulled together on Thursday, January 30th, to assist a medical clinic in Wuhan in desperate need of supplies to combat the spread of the Coronavirus. The students and parents at the school donated  almost $3000.00 to the cause and our Chinese community alone added another $5000.00 to that sum. That’s $8000.00 – 

Course Selection The Guidance is team is currently working through course selection seminars with all students at Crestwood Students are encouraged to review their options at home with their parents/guardians, and make an individual appointment with the Guidance department if they have any further questions or concerns after the presentation Course selection is due online via XELLO

To Parents and Friends of Crestwood Preparatory College: We are once again involved in a potential health crisis that puts the school in the middle of some very complicated policies, requests and expectations. Whatever the cause or issue, our first concern has always been the safety and well being of our students. It cannot be

Parents’ Association Meeting – Thursday, February 6   The next Parents’ Association meeting is scheduled for Thursday, February 6 at 8:45 a.m. in the boardroom.  Coffee, tea and muffins will be served at 8:30 a.m.  Please join us to hear more about our upcoming activities and plans. Everyone is welcome!

This week, Varsity Girl’s Hockey team travelled to King City to play their rematch against The Country Day School. After a tough first game the girls came out energized ready to prove themselves. With excellent team play and some great individual efforts, the lady lions proved themselves to be too much for the other team

  Congratulations to Noah Haber, who is our new Artist of the Month. His vibrant work is on exhibit outside of the art room and has already been really well received! You all had a chance to see the dragons created for the Chinese New Year celebrations. The artists behind the creations are: Fergus, Noah,

The halls of Crestwood were filled with Spirit this week!! Five days of themed grub days and staff versus student challenges made for a fun and lively week at Crestwood. Whether playing basketball, soccer, volleyball or floor hockey the competition between teachers and students was alive and well. The students also took on their teachers

Course Selection Evening (Gr. 9/10) Thank you to those families who attended the Course Selection Evening on January 23 Please see the attached pdf presentation from the evening   Post-Secondary Supplementary Applications Just a friendly reminder to all grade 12s that many major supplementary applications are due on February 1 (Laurentian, McMaster, Queen’s, University of Toronto, University

The U-14 curlers took to the ice on Tuesday against the defending champions from Bayview Glen.  This was a tight match, which went back and forth throughout.  Skip Ally Sone bailed her team out a number of times in the first few ends with several clutch shots, but Bayview Glen kept up the pressure and

Hackergal: In December, Crestwood participated in its first-ever Hackergal Hackathon.  This contest had students from grades 7-9 compete to make an interactive storybook using code to represent the theme “Leaders in HERstory”.  Students researched role models in STEM and depicted their stories through code.  The teams were then scored on the design, code, and gameplay.  Congratulations go

On Tuesday, five Grade 7 and 8 students travelled to Parkview Manor in North York to compete in the Toronto Regional Heat of the Kids Lit Quiz competition.  This international competition consists of teams answering 100 questions from the world of classical and contemporary children’s literature in a huge variety of categories.  This year’s team,

P.A. Mini Social – January 30 Please join us in the boardroom from 5:30 to 6:20 p.m. on Thursday, January 30. Enjoy refreshments and conversation with other Crestwood parents during the teachers’ dinner break on parent / teacher interview night. Spirit Week Fun!   Parent volunteers had a great time handing out popcorn and donuts