Happy March Break to all Crestwood families. Enjoy! Nominations Wanted The Parents’ Association has committee positions open for fall 2019. Coordinators are needed for various areas, including Mane Essentials (the PA store), Pizza lunches, Volunteers, Parent Social, Communications and Used Uniform Sales. The role of Vice-President is also open. Participation in the PA is a
Gr.2 Visit Japanese Cultural Centre
The Grade Two classes visited the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre on Wednesday, February 20th. We had a fabulous day learning Japanese dances, playing games, hearing traditional Japanese stories and dressing up in traditional Japanese dress. We even got to put on a fashion show and play with some ancient toys. It was a fun filled
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Parents’ Association News
Happy Family Day weekend everyone! Our next pizza lunch is coming up on Friday, February 22.
A CPC All-Star
Congratulations to Aaliyah Edwards who has been chosen as 1 of 6 Canadians to participate in the Basketball Without Borders Global Camp as part of the NBA All- Star festivities in Charlotte, North Carolina this weekend.
Pride Week
CPC’s Queer-Straight Alliance hosted a successful Pride Week this week, filled with fun activities aimed at empowering students to be their true selves. The QSA, with the support of YARRD, hosted a moving Town Hall on Wednesday, featuring a talk by CPC alumna Lindsey Swartzman who courageously shared her coming out story with our school’s
Chinese New Year
Dear Parents, Friends and Guardians of Crestwood Preparatory College: I wanted to congratulate our Asian community on the New Year celebration last Friday night. It was a wonderful party. It was good to see you all there. Your children have been excellent in every respect. The dedication and respect they have for the school and
CPC Takes Over at Kawartha Classic
Basketball The Crestwood Junior Boys’ basketball team won the 64 team Kawartha Classic over the past weekend, winning 5 games over the course of two days. The boys got off to a hot start last Friday with wins over Crestwood Secondary School out of Peterborough and Maxwell Heights. On Saturday, the Lions defeated WC Kennedy
Gr.6 Mission to Mars
The Grade 6’s went to Mars last week and we are happy to announce that everyone returned. Our trip to the Science Centre was full of excitement and all sorts of space activity. We saw a great IMAX movie and explored the museum’s space exhibit, but the highlight of the trip was our Mission to
Coyotes Cap Cougars
The Crestwood School U12 Co-ed hockey squad dropped a 7-3 decision to the Crescent Coyotes on Monday. The game began well for the visiting squad as we built a quick 2-1 lead on goals from Sharkey Chen and Mars Sun. The Coyotes bit back in the second frame and never took their foot off the
U10 Bball Stymies CDS
The Crestwood u10 basketball team came up with another resounding victory against Country Day School on Thursday. The game started slowly, but was ignited by a 3 basket-scoring streak from Sebastian Volkenborn. The team played some dazzling basketball in possession, including an impressive points tally from Ben Maharaj. Harrison Strasler and Eric Zhang led the
Poetry in Voice
On Thursday, February 7, 2019, the CPC English Department hosted the final round of the third annual “Poetry in Voice” Competition. Last term, all Grade 9 students participated in a class-wide poetry recitation competition; students selected a poem to analyze, annotate, memorize and, finally, recite in front of the class. This week, the Grade 9
A Multicultural Crestwood
On Friday, Crestwood once again celebrated it’s yearly “Multicultural Day”. All of the students in Grade 9 Geography took over the gym and transformed it into a cavalcade of flavours and colours. Each group of students represented a different nation from around the world. The groups decorated their stands with colorful displays and shared food and
Pink Shirt Day
As a part of our character education for February – Acceptance – Wednesday, February 27th will be pink shirt day, a day about standing up to bullying! Students will be able to order pink shirt day t-shirts, which cost $12 and come in youth and adult sizes. If you would like to order one please
CPC Remains Undefeated After Facing St. Michael’s College
Basketball The U14 Boys Basketball team played in a exciting game vs St. Michael’s College. The boys came out with a bang, that was generated by great full court pressure that led to easy transition opportunities. The St. Michael’s Boys went on a mini run of their own but our boys were able to weather
Don’t Take Rocks For Granite
On Monday, the grade 4 students participated in “Don’t Take Rocks for Granite”. The students acted as geologists studying the three kinds of rocks, as well as the common minerals found in Ontario. They learned how rocks move through the rock cycle, for example, igneous and sedimentary rocks morph into metamorphic rocks and the minerals
Badminton Hosts Branksome
The Crestwood Badminton team hosted Branksome Hall for club play on Monday. Ethan, Joanne, Julia, Christopher, Yolanda, Chloe, Piru, Tyler, Justin, and Sean played hard and with heart. Coaches Butler and Krashinsky are proud of your skill, badminton etiquette, and sportsmanship! While the inter-school matches have concluded, the team will still play together at 12:20
Year of the Pig
The CSPA and Crestwood Staff would like to wish all of those celebrating Chinese New Year next week a Happy Lunar New Year! Crestwood School has generously been gifted two Mandarin plants, daffodil arrangements and Chinese New Year decorations by Connie Wu, assisted by Jasmine (Yimin) Lu in procuring and delivering these items to the
Force Of Course!
This week, our grade 3 students welcomed a real life scientist to teach us all about Forces. We made predictions and used our observation skills. We used catapults and Newton meters to measure forces. We also learned about the importance of seat belts through a hands-on experiment with toy cars. Our exploration of magnetism and
Thank You!
Dear CSPA, On behalf of all Crestwood School coaches we would like to sincerely thank you for outfitting all of us in our new coaching gear. We represent the entire Crestwood School community when hosting or visiting other CIS schools and our new coaching apparel adds another layer of professionalism and pride. Thank you, thank
Guidance News
REMINDER: Course Selection due for 2019/2020 Academic Year Students in grades 9, 10 and 11 will complete course selection online using the website www.careercruising.com. Students must then print off their course selection sheets directly from their career cruising account and submit the parent signed course selection sheet to Ms. Hann or Mr. Mitz in the
St. Felix House Says Thank You
During the month of December, Crestwood parents, children and staff generously donated over two thousand dollars to help make the holiday season brighter for the residents of St Felix House and Covenant House. Below, is the heartfelt thank you that Crestwood Cares received from St Felix House administrator, Zena Gopal. I want to extend a
Mental Health Awareness Week
January’s character education theme was compassion, so it was very meaningful to end the month with Mental Health Awareness Week. The stressors of school and an overwhelming schedule can put pressure on mental health so it is important to have a community that provides a support system on which to lean. Students are learning
February Food Drive
The Crestwood Cares February Food Drive will begin on Monday, February 11th and run for 2 weeks. A list of preferred food donations will be provided.
Leafs vs Oilers – Platinum Seats – SOLD
The Crestwood Preparatory College Foundation is pleased to present an early auction item. Leafs vs Oilers Wednesday, February 27, 2019 @ 7pm Section 121 Row 22 Seats 1 & 2 Theses tickets are valued at $1000.00. Please submit your bid directly to robert.peerenboom@ohp.crestwood.on.ca. Bidding closes on Wednesday, February 6th, 2019 @ 1pm. Good luck! Please
Chinese New Year
Come and celebrate Chinese New Year with us! Join us for good food, drinks and performances from CPC’s students. Tickets can be purchased online at the Crestwood Store.
CPC Skips by Bayview Glen with a Win!
Curling The U-14 Curling team, led by skip Ally Sone, picked up their first win of the season Wednesday playing against Bayview Glen at the Donalda C.C.. In the fourth end, Ally was facing three Bayview counters with her first shot, but calmly drew to the four foot to lie shot. After the Bayview skip
Parents’ Association News
PA Meeting – February 14 Please join us for our next PA meeting on Thursday, February 14 in the boardroom. Coffee and muffins will be available at 8:30 a.m. and the meeting will start at 8:45 a.m. Everyone is welcome!
Spirit Week 2019
We heard our CPC Lions roar this week!!! The Athletic Council put together another awesome spirit week again this year. The week was filled with fun theme days, staff vs student challenges, senior CISAA games, and a great spirit rally to end the week. Students could be seen walking the halls in PJ’s, Beach gear, Crestwood Spiritwear, LivWise gear, 70’s/80’s/90’s and futuristic wear
Guidance News
Course Selection for 2019/2020 Academic Year Students in grades 9, 10 and 11 will complete course selection online using the website www.careercruising.com. Students must then print off their course selection sheets directly from their career cruising account and submit the parent signed course selection sheet to Ms. Hann or Mr. Mitz in the guidance office by Wednesday February 14th. Students
