Yesterday, in honour of Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Grade Sixes were fortunate enough to hear from Kathy Kacer, Carol Matas, and Eric Walters, three very talented authors who have dedicated their careers to educating others about the Holocaust through books and making sure that the tragic history is not forgotten. January 27th is a
PrinciPALs
Dear Parents, We are finally saying goodbye to the long, cold month of January! We want to thank you for your support and patience during the first couple weeks back when we had to be online. While remote learning is never ideal, we are so proud of our students for their resilience and positive
Let’s Talk About Mental Illness
January 26 was Bell Let’s Talk Day. Now in its 12th year, Bell Let’s Talk Day hopes to raise both awareness and money for mental health, with the goal of eliminating the stigma around mental illness, supporting organizations across Canada to help improve mental health care access, and funding research that could one day offer promising treatments. On
Reporting Illness and Covid cases – January 24th – 27th
Dear Parents and Guardians, We would like to thank you and your children for your cooperation in another successful positive week in the return to in-person learning. Your continued cooperation is needed with respect to safety protocols and screening. Please ensure that the following is taking place: Students are bringing proper masks and wearing them
CPC – Athletic Update
Our elite basketball teams were back in action this week. Our senior girls played Lincoln Prep on Tuesday and despite a strong effort, they fell short listing 77-70. Toby Fournier scored an amazing 33 points, followed by Taija Sta. Maria with 21 points and Chantells Stuart with 13 points. Our boys senior elite team had a
CPC – School Photos
School photos are now available for viewing, and ordering online.
CPC – Math Contest
In November, members of the problem-solving club participated in the Canadian Intermediate and Senior Math Contests. The following students achieved a certificate of distinction for ranking in the top 25% of contestants! Intermediate Contest: Siyue Cao (1st Place) Yuning Cai Jingye Wang Senior Contest: Hanyuan Jian (1st Place) Sophia Gu Manrong Sun Yuhao Wu Haochen
Ending Period Poverty
Our Female Peer Leadership group has partnered with Native Child Services (Malvern) to work on some female empowerment initiatives. As part of our February ‘Because I Am A Girl Day’ (Feb. 10), we will be collecting donations of feminine hygiene products to be distributed to Native Child’s transitional housing units, shelters, and to mothers that utilize
Ella Okubasu DI Commitment to Binghamton University
We would like to congratulate Senior Ella Okubasu (2022) on her commitment to Binghamton University in Vestal, New York. The Binghamton Bearcats compete in the America East Conference, and they compete at the NCAA Division I level. Ella has been a student at Crestwood since 2018 when she started in Grade 9. Ella has been a huge part of the growth of our Basketball
Mac Downey ’13 – Alumni Update
Shortly after starting college I began working for the music publication “The Come Up Show.” I ran their social media until I was given the opportunity to do photography for one of the concerts the publication was covering. My boss loved the photos and promoted me to photographer/ journalist. Since then I’ve worked as a
Accolades for the Oral History Project
I would like to take this opportunity to thank Crestwood Preparatory College for developing and supporting your extraordinary Oral History project, which Mr. Scott Masters so capably directs. Your students interviewed my father, Frank Haley, in November and December of 2021 for his contributions as a Canadian armed forces veteran. Your program allowed my father
Crestwood Weekly COVID Information
We would like to thank you and your children for your cooperation in a successful return to in-person learning. We understand that some of you may have been apprehensive but things have gone smoothly this week once we were actually able to attend following the snow. Your continued cooperation is needed with respect to safety
Guidance News
Course Selection Evening Thank you to those families who attended the Course Selection Evening on January 20th. The virtual presentation is available on-demand on Crestwood’s YouTube channel if you weren’t able to tune in last night. To download a copy of the presentation slides, please click here! The Global Health Leaders Conference at Johns
Glendon College Road
Dear Parents, Please be advised that the road coming down from Glendon College will be closed for an indefinite period of time. They had a mudslide which caused a sinkhole and they do not know how long it will take to fix the problem. Dalia Eisen
CPC Athletic Update (Jan. 21)
It is great to see our students back in the gym and getting back to doing what they love! CISAA games are still on hold and we should have a new and revised schedule out by the end of next week. The goal is to get back to games by mid-February and play a revised
Oral History Project – Don White
Mr. Hawkins and Mr. Masters’ Grade 10 History students are meeting with World War 2 veterans every Sunday over Zoom, as part of their studies of this important period of Canadian and world history. It’s a fantastic opportunity for students to meet and interact with the men and women of this generation! Last week we met
Summer School @ CPC
Crestwood Preparatory College is pleased to offer a number of Ontario high school credit courses. Courses are designed to provide students with an exceptional academic experience in the early summer. This schedule allows course completion by mid-July allowing students time during their summer months to work, attend camp, or a vacation with family. CPC’s School’s
Kyle Lockyer ’07
Since graduating from Wilfrid Laurier University in 2011, Kyle started his career in the CPG industry. After a successful stint working with Coca-Cola and KIND in NYC, he took his skill set to help Enterprise CarShare enter the car-sharing industry and take on Boston-based ZipCar. He was tasked with acquiring car-sharing companies across Canada and
Winter Clothing Crucial
A reminder to parents to please send their child to school with all the proper winter gear to feel comfortable outside, including: snow pants, waterproof gloves/mitts, hat, neckwarmer, etc. We try to get students outside in most weather, even for shortened periods of time. Amy Fuller
Compassion and Mental Health
You may be familiar with the #BellLetsTalk campaign, Bell’s annual initiative to raise awareness and increase acceptance of mental illness. We recognize that conversations about mental health and wellbeing should not start and end with the Bell Let’s Talk movement. This month, our character education topic at Crestwood is compassion. We have put together a collection of talking
Yearbook Cover Contest
It is finally time for students to cast their ballots for the 21-22 Crestwood Yearbook Cover Contest. All students are encouraged to take some time this week to submit their vote online here! Voting will be open until Monday, January 24.
Sending Sunshine – Volunteer Card Writer
Are you in need of community service hours and looking for a way to brighten someone’s day? Sending Sunshine is a not-for-profit organization that is trying to reduce the negative effects of social isolation among seniors by providing them with handwritten cards. With the pandemic, the opportunities for volunteering are limited. With Sending Sunshine students
Return to Full Uniforms
Beginning Monday, January 31st we will return to the full winter uniform. Students will have access to the changerooms and will only be wearing their gym uniforms for PE class.
Sean Eylott ’14
After I graduated from Crestwood, I was convinced that I wanted to study Computer Science at Queens University. Three years into my program, I realized that I wasn’t enjoying it as much as I thought I would and I made the hard decision to drop out. I started working as a brand ambassador for a
Art Room Rumblings
Happy New Year to you all! I would like to invite you to our virtual art class to view the self portrait gallery. We learned from the masters. We studied facial proportions and expressions, and we studied ourselves. So happy and proud to have such wonderful creative students. Anya Romanenko
Rare Opportunity
To celebrate Family Literacy Day on January 27 at 4:30pm, Award winning Toronto author, Barbara Reid, will be doing a FREE virtual demonstration on how to create a picture from clay. In order to participate, you’ll need colourful clay, a sharp pencil or a toothpick and a paper plate. Please click on the link below for more information:
We Love ‘Art Hub’ in SKA!
Did you know….. I can swim. I can’t fly. I eat fish . I am a bird. XO SKA Carolyn Haywood & Christina Teixeira
Re-enrolment for 2022/23
Please be reminded that re-enrolment forms and deposits are due on January 31st. We presently have more new applicants than we can accommodate, so if your re-enrolment form and deposit are not received by January 31st, we will be opening spots for the new applicants on February 1st. Parents can locate all of the
Important Friendly Reminders
Dear Parents, With in-school learning beginning on Monday, please note/ be reminded of the following: If you have traveled out of the country, your child may NOT return to school for 14 days from the date of their return to Toronto UNLESS the child has been FULLY VACCINATED (2 doses), and the second dose was
Mindfulness and PE Class
The grade 7 and 8 students in Physical Education classes have been working on adding mindfulness strategies and relaxation techniques to their toolbelt. Some of the techniques they have been working on are mindful minutes, breath work, progressive relation, and incorporating music into meditation. In such uncertain times, times Mental Health needs to be at
