Upcoming University Visits: Tuesday Nov. 14th: Carleton University Wednesday Nov. 15th: Trent University Thursday Nov. 16th: OCAD University Ontario University Applications On Thursday and Friday, Ms. Hann and Mr. Mitz will be assisting Grade 12 students with their OUAC applications during the Grade 12 English classes. Students should come to class on those days prepared with their
Kyra Grossman Competes at OFSAA
Congratulations to Kyra Grossman who competed at the OFSAA Cross Country championships last weekend. Not only did Kyra finish in the top half of the midget girls race but she also had one of her best times of the season. Congrats Kyra!
Lady Lions are the Champions!
Junior Girls’ Basketball Team Last Saturday our Junior Girls’ Basketball Team hosted the Division 1 Final Four playoffs. In the first semi-final of the day, it was our Crestwood Lady Lions playing against Ridley College. The team got off to a fast start and never looked back playing a great game all around on both
Crestwood Alumni Receives Full Scholarship
A big congratulations and shout out to former Crestwood Lion Dusan Prelo, in obtaining a full scholarship to Georgetown College in Kentucky. Dusan is the first student athlete from our Elite Basketball program to receive a full basketball scholarship to a US institution. We are looking forward to having many more Crestwood Lions achieve US
CPC Surpasses Goal for the We Scare Hunger Food Drive
Over the past couple of weeks, Crestwood students have been collecting food for the North York Harvest Food Bank. The food bank challenged us to bring their most in-demand items: oil, canned tomatoes, canned meat, canned beans and rice. And the Crestwood community responded with great generosity! Our goal was 1000 lb of food and
U14 Lady Lions Win Bronze!
Basketball The U14 Lady Lions traveled to Havergal College last Saturday to compete in the CISAA U14 Division 1 Championships. The Lady Lions played the tournament hosts in their first game, but came up short, losing 47-33, against a very strong, very deep, Grade 8 dominant team. In the Bronze medal game, the U14 Lions
Super Successful “Skip It”
Congratulations to the Crestwood School community on our recent “Skip It” Initiative. We raised 1167.05$ in total as we had 97 students skipping their favourite things to do in order to help others. All monies go towards the Red Cross International Disaster Relief Fund. Cedar House led the way with 23 skippers. Great job! –
Crestwood’s Spook-tacular Halloween!
On Tuesday, October 31st, Crestwood held a Halloween Assembly where fun games and costume competitions took place. Check out some photos from the assembly!
Guidance News
1) The University of King’s College Faculty Tour-2017 Dr. Neil Robertson and Journalism-School Director Prof. Tim Currie will deliver the lecture “The Education of Odysseus: The Art of Storytelling from Ancient Greece to Contemporary Journalism.”Thursday November 9, 2017 The Grand Hotel, 225 Jarvis St, Toronto, ON M5B 2C1 7:00pm to 9:00pm (doors open at 6:30pm) For more
Winter Tryout Schedule
All tryout dates are posted on the school website. If your son or daughter is interested in trying out for a team they are to attend the first tryout dressed in the proper athletic clothing and be prepared to play. Winter Tryout Schedule 2017 Team Tryout Dates Coaches U14 Boys Basketball Monday Nov. 6 –
Parents’ Association News
Evening P.A. Meeting Please join us for our upcoming evening P.A. meeting on Thursday, November 23 at 5:30 pm in the boardroom. To help with scheduling, the meeting will be held during the teachers’ dinner break on Parent / Teacher Interview evening. Refreshments will be available and everyone is welcome.
Treasure Island Auditions
Auditions for Crestwood’s 2018 School Play, Treasure Island, begin Monday, Nov.6, and wrap up on Tuesday, Nov. 7. If you want to be involved in the play make sure you have signed up and are ready to audition! The sign-up sheet and all audition materials can be found outside Room 110.
P/T Meetings Next Week
Parent/Teacher conferences will take place next week on Thursday, November 23rd. Please consider other parents and do your very best to arrive and end your interviews on time. If you need more time with a particular teacher, arrange a separate meeting time. The smooth running of our event relies on all parents and teachers keeping to the timetable.
Book Fair Fantastic
Thank you to all of the parent volunteers at the Scholastic Book Fair! We sold over $11,000 worth of books this week, which translates into more reading children, as well as funds raised for the library to host author visits and buy more books. A special thank you to Hayley Wine and Jen Hastings for
Art Room Ramblings
A big thank you and congratulations to all the pumpkin decorating teams! Well done! The pumpkin parade was great!!!! Special thank you to Christopher Mitonides, Colin Wilkes and Kevin Xu for helping with moving and displaying all the pumpkins for the parade. – A. Romanenko
Grade 6 Soccer Season Ending Soirees
On a wet and cold Saturday morning in Aurora, our Grade 6 soccer team took on the elements and their opposition with enthusiasm. A narrow defeat in the first game 1-0 and a resounding victory 5-2 in the second game resulted in the team qualifying for the consolation final. The boys ran out of energy in the second half and were
U12 Girls Bball Championships
The U12 girls basketball team travelled to St. Mildred’s Lightburn in Oakville for the championship tournament this past Saturday. We played two hard fought games against the home team and St. Clements. While the scoreboard didn’t show victory in either game, we felt like winners having played our best basketball of the season! Coach Offman and
Guidance News
Tuesday October 31– Wilfrid Laurier University Visit Thursday November 2nd– Brock University Visit Friday November 3rd– Dalhousie University Visit
Parents’ Association News
A Nice Evening Out Parents and staff enjoyed a great evening at Spacco this week. Thank you to all who were able to attend this special night out with the Crestwood community. A Creepy Good Bake Sale. This week’s bake sale was a spooky success. A beautiful array of cupcakes, cookies and other tasty
Volunteering at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon
On Sunday, October 22, a group of 35 Crestwood students headed downtown to help volunteer with the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon. The students worked throughout the morning and afternoon to provide finish line refreshments — including a record supply of Gatorade — to over 15,000 runners who participated in the event. Thanks to all of
CPC Chess Club Match
On Wednesday afternoon, members from the Crestwood Chess Club hosted a junior and senior team chess match against players from Victoria Park Secondary School, one of the top chess programs in the city. Our senior team, captained by Navid Sarshar, played a strong match despite being shorthanded but eventually lost 3-2. Our junior team also
Parent and Staff Social at Spacco – A Message from Headmaster Pagano
Another Big Hit for the PA! “Spacco” was the site of much fun and merriment last night. About two hundred members of the The Crestwood Preparatory College community once again enjoyed an evening of “friend raising”, brought to us by the ever talented, dedicated and versatile members of our Parents’ Association. Only one day after
Urban and Rural….All in One Day!
On Thursday, the Grade 3’s went on their first school field trip. As an extension to our Social Studies Unit, Living and Working in Ontario, we jumped on a bus ready to explore our great city. Our first stop was the CN Tower in downtown Toronto. We rode the elevator up to the top to
Save the Date Ladies
Ladies Shopping, Wine and Cheese Night Tuesday November 21st, 2017 – 7 to 9pm Details to follow. Bowling was a blast on Wednesday. Thanks for all of those who came out and hope to see you again soon.
Winter Sports
We can’t wait for the winter season to begin. With primary skating, our annual U12 Hockey and Basketball Tournament in Montreal, and our school ski day for all students in grades 4-6, Crestwood coaches and teachers are ready to go! Take a quick peek at our upcoming Winter Sports Team tryout schedule. U12 Co-ed Hockey
Girls Bball drops decision to TYS before Championship Tourney
The U12 Girls basketball team had their final regular season game on Monday against The York School. We started off slow with only one basket from Olivia in the first half. In the second half, we picked up the intensity and started working together as a team. With baskets from Selene, Olivia, Ksenia, Chloe and Talia, we
Cross Country Championship
The CISAA Junior Cross Country Championship took place at Centennial Park on Wednesday, October 25th. Nine Crestwood athletes were invited to participate in this meet. Tate, Jayin, Cooper and Daniel ran a 2000m race with 92 Grade 4 boys. Next up Tyler, Linden, Christopher, and William were challenged with a 2.5 km run. Both Christopher
Budding Artists Fundraiser is Back!
Preserve your child(ren)’s masterpiece on a variety of keepsakes. The works of art are coming home in the next week!! Read the instructions on the order form (see below), choose as many products as you would like and please make cheques payable to Crestwood School Parents Association (CSPA) – one cheque per child!! ORDER FORMS –
Having a Ball with Pumpkins
With Halloween just around the corner, the Art Room is very busy and inspired! Thanks to the parents association for the beautiful pumpkins!!! Students from grades 4-6 will be taking part in creating our very own pumpkin ball. Inspired by the Montreal Botanical garden exhibit, we will be working in groups using a variety of
Kinder-Farmers
What a Fun day at Willowgrove Farm. The boys and girls made a Scarecrow with a pumpkin head. They went on a tractor ride. They picked a pumpkin from the pumpkin patch and saw some cows and sheep! Did you know that pumpkins float? Even the biggest ones!
