The Spring Sports season is warming up here at Crestwood School. The U12 softball and the Jr. track & field teams will launch their seasons next week on Monday, April 9th. We welcome students from grades 3-6 interested in track & field to join us as we kick off our season. Athletes interested in Softball try-outs, please
SK Storytelling
The Senior Kindergarten class traveled by bus to the Apple Store at Fairview Mall where they participated in a hands on workshop called ‘Exploring Creative Storytelling’. They leaned how to use iMovie to create fabulous under the sea stories/videos. What a fabulous learning experience! We can bring our new found knowledge to the classroom during
Children’s Book Bank Drive
Hello, this is your Community Service team. In Term Two we were working on the Children’s Book Bank drive and collected 367 books! On March 9th, we delivered them to the Children’s Book Bank downtown, at Gerrard and Parliament. Children and school classes go to the Book Bank to “shop” for books, and each child
Used Uniform Sale Coming Soon!
The CSPA will be holding their spring Used Uniform Sale on May 1st – 3rd, 2018 in the Music Room, located in the Primary building. Once more, your donations are needed to make this sale a success! Please only send uniforms that are in good condition. No stains, rips, holes or discolouration. Kindly drop off
Spring Sports Tryout Schedule
Please see below for the Sports Tryout dates and times for the upcoming week.
Parents’ Association News
Happy Easter, Happy Passover and Happy Happy Spring! April Parents’ Association Meeting Please join us in the boardroom this Thursday, April 5th for our next P.A. Meeting. Coffee and muffins will be available at 8:30 a.m. and the meeting will start at 8:45 a.m. Everyone is welcome. Parents’ Association Nominations The Parents’ Association has board positions open for the
Guidance News
Crescent When: Thursday, April 12th from 6:00 – 8:30 pm Where: Crescent School 7:00-8:30pm: The purpose of the event is to provide student and parents with the opportunity to learn about the US application process from an expert (Jenika Heim). There will be a small panel of US schools in attendance: Lynn, Wake Forest, RIT, Lafayette
Memorial for Roy Pejcinovski
A Message from Mr. Pagano Students, staff, parents and friends of Crestwood Preparatory College assembled in the gym on Wednesday to honour the memory of Roy Pejcinovski, a grade nine student at the school who was killed, along with his mother and sister, in a horrible act of violence two weeks ago. Roy’s father, sister
Crestwood Cafe: Closed
The Crestwood Cafe will reopen on March 26th when students return from March Break.
Parents’ Association News
Parents’ Association News Parents’ Association Nominations The Parents’ Association has board positions open for the 2018/2019 school year. The PA provides a great opportunity to get involved and make a positive contribution to the Crestwood community. It’s a supportive and casual environment where everyone pitches in and there is always back-up. The time commitment is
Guidance News
Volunteer Opportunities Opportunity #1: Park Clean Up Each April in conjunction with the Mayor’s Clean-up day we host a clean-up of 2 local parks (Rosedale Park, Chorley Park). The date is Sat April 21 from 10am-1pm (rain day is Sun April 22) and volunteers are welcome to stay longer or leave earlier. It is recommended for them to bring
Spring Sports Tryouts
After returning from March Break we will begin tryouts for the Spring Season. The following spring sports will be running; U14 Girls Soccer (Gr. 7-8) Varsity Girls Soccer (Gr. 9-12) U14 Touch Rugby (Gr. 7-8) Junior Boys Rugby (Gr. 9-10) Senior Boys Rugby (Gr. 11-12) U14 Co-ed Badminton (Gr. 7-8) Junior Co-ed Badminton (Gr. 9-10)
Crestwood Grade 7/8s at Playdium
On Tuesday, March 6th, the Junior Prefects organized a special after-school event for participating Grade 7 and Grade 8 students. Those in attendance traveled to Playdium for an evening of fun and excitement. They were treated to a wide range of arcade games, simulators and high-tech attractions. After time to play and a delicious meal,
CPC Winter Playoff Results
GOLD This past Friday, Crestwood Preparatory College hosted this year’s CISAA Senior D1B Hockey Champions, that saw our own CPC team as the #1 seed and a berth in the Championship Game. After a semi-final game that saw a strong HTS team defeat RSGC, the Championship game was now set. As soon as the puck dropped,
Plentiful “Secret Garden” Production
Gardens, like people, need sustenance and attention in order to thrive. On Wednesday the Grade 3 classes traveled to Young Peoples Theatre to check out this beloved classic where Mary Lennox is sent from India to live with her uncle in Yorkshire. Left to wander his gloomy old manor, Mary lashes out at those around
Thank You CSPA
The Crestwood School Parents’ Association has generously donated 22 new iPads to our Primary Division. These devices will be utilized to help students better connect with the curricular content at hand whether that be with numbers, letters, reading, writing, brainstorming, etc. Like with all of our technological components we are focused on supporting all of
PINK POWER
All Crestwood students took part in a powerful presentation led by our Grade 4 classes this past Wednesday. Relevant speakers, skits, slides, songs and even a fashion show held the attention of a packed Atrium, consistently delivering the message that each and every ONE of us has a part to play in making our school,
Primary Skating School
Every Thursday Grades JK-3 busily board the Fun Bus en route to York Mills Arena. With the help of their teachers and parent volunteers, the students lace up and hit the ice for their skating instruction as part of their Physical Education program. The Letskate® and Letspowerskate® programs were designed by Tammy Keogh, owner and founder
Hockey Cubs Capture Cup
The U12 Coed Hockey team defeated Royal St Georges College 7-5 on Friday to capture the Division 1(B) Championship at UCC. The boys and girls grabbed three exciting victories en route to their second title in three years. Last year we lost the final to SAC in overtime. We have ten teams in our CIS
Great Volleyball Season
The U12 Girls Volleyball team capped off their season with some great volleyball at Bayview Glen during Saturday’s tournament. The ladies played with dedication, teamwork, and grit, despite falling to their opponents. They played two especially close games against Branksome Hall and Bayview Glen, only short of a win by 2 points. Izzy, Andrianna, and Chloe spiked and
U12 Boys Bball Wrap
On Saturday, Feb 24th the grade 6, U12 basketball team took to the court for their final tournament of the season. In their first game of the day, Crestwood faced the competitive team from RSGC. Our boys were focused and ready to set foot on the court for a 10:30am tip off. The game saw end to end play until half time
U10 Basketball’s Best
This past Saturday (February 24th) members of the U10 Basketball team came together early at Crescent to finish off their whirlwind season. The season started great with a few big wins followed by a slump in the tail end. Without reservation the team was ready to put a confident cap on their season. Facing off against Bayview Glen first Crestwood took the
U11 Hoops Champions!
This past Saturday, the Crestwood Boys U11 Basketball team arrived at Country Day School after a season of ups and downs, unsure of how the Championship Tournament would play out. After two brilliant games against Bayview Glen, the boys had made it to the Championship Finals against Country Day. After a fierce yet positive battle
Trivia Night
Thank you to all who joined us for Trivia Night, it was a huge success! This event raised a large contribution towards the foundation. A good time was had by all and the evening was filled with fun and prizes. Congrats to this year’s winners!
Crestwood Dribbles Past Crescent to the Finals!
Basketball The Crestwood Junior Boys’ Basketball team advanced to the CISAA championship game with a 75-67 semifinal win over a hot shooting Crescent team. The teams battled back and forth through the first half before Crestwood took a 35-31 lead into the break. The Lions pushed the lead to as much as 15 early in
Parents’ Association News
Welcome March! It’s almost March Break time. The Parents’ Association wishes all of our Crestwood families a very happy and relaxing break. Next P.A. meeting: Thursday, April 5 at 8:45 am
Locker Clean Out
Next week we will be having a locker clean out before students leave for March Break. Items from the lost and found will be on tables in the lobby on Wednesday afternoon to Thursday afternoon. Please check for any missing items. Anything remaining at the end of the day on Thursday will be donated to
Leadership Workshops For Parents
Tuesday April 3rd 7:00 – 8:15pm – UPPER CANADA COLLEGE PREP (Weston Hall) “The Second-Goal Parent: Developing Winners in Life Through Sports” (75 minutes) Everyone wants to win. That’s the first goal in sports. But in youth and high school sports there is a second, more important goal: teaching life lessons through sports. In this
CPC Swimmers Place First in their Heat!
Swimming Our U14 Swim Team achieved their absolute personal best time during last Thursday’s CISAA championship. James Gillingham won 4 points for the school with his 50m Freestyle, 3 points by Amy Cai with her 50m Breaststroke, and Jordan Nikolov and Zachary Black both won 1 point each for their 50m Breaststroke as well. The highlight of
Guidance News
University of Toronto Date: Monday, February 25 Time: 6pm Location: The Bahen Centre Room: BA 1200
