Crestwood continues to strive in order to raise environmental awareness throughout our school. One of our many initiatives is the battery recycling program. Although we did not win, the 25 Kg of batteries we collected contributed to a whopping total of 5000 Kg of batteries collected as a result of the Earth Rangers’ Battery Blitz. Every bit counts,
CBHL Report
CBHL action continued on Tuesday with a tilt between the Red Wings and Bruins. The Red Wings came out of hibernation and smoked the Bruins with the score of 8-2. The Red Wings and Bruins were led by their captains Thurman Zarek and Josh Moozar. Zarek was able to pop two goals behind the Bruins goalie
The FUN Starts Here!
The Family Fun Day Raffle is a fun raising activity to support programs that directly benefit the Crestwood School community, including the Welcome Back BBQ, Family Fun Day, Scientist in the School program, Ipads for the classrooms, and the Winter Carnival. Last year, the raffle raised over $20,000, we are hoping this year we can
Summer School
Crestwood Preparatory College is pleased to offer a number of Ontario high school credit courses this summer. Courses are designed to provide students with an exceptional academic experience. This schedule provides for course completion by mid-July, allowing student’s time during their summer months to work, attend camp, or vacation with family. For more information on
Drama Production: Aladdin
On April 23rd and 24th our very own Crestwood gym will be turned into the enchanted city of Agrabah! Come enter a whole new world of excitement with Aladdin, Jasmine, Abu, and of course the Genie! The show starts at 7pm on April 23 and 9:30am on April 24th. Tickets are just $10 at the door. Come
Crestwood Students in “InCite” Publication
Congratulations to a number of Crestwood student writers and artists whose works have been included in the sixth edition of InCITE, a publication for students attending independent schools in Ontario! The following students have been published in this year’s anthology: Spencer Arshinoff (writer) Georgia Gardner (writer) Amy Cho (artist) Gabriel Croitoru (artist) Donna Dong (artist) Echo Huang (artist) Malcolm
New Edition of Crestword
The latest edition of The Crestword is now available on the school website! This edition features a number of articles including a reflection on the Me to We Trip to Nicaragua from Loren Lettieri and a piece about the value of math from Sydney Swartz. As well, the newspaper features a two-page edition of The Acorn, which
Sports Update
U14 Girls Soccer The U14 Girls soccer team opened the season with their first game Wednesday afternoon against the girls from York School, with a well-earned and well-fought 3-1 victory. Our girls’ work ethic and tenacity in the first half paid off with 2 goals by Angelina Audette, who played her role as a center attacking midfielder
CBHL Report
Yesterday in CBHL action the Bruins bounced the Leafs 9-6. The Bruins were led by Josh Mooooooooooooozar and Jack Woynarski who both had four goals. The other marker belonged to Maya Shapiro. The Leafs responded with a hat trick from Brad Parker and singles by Liam Wagner, Mateo Rocha and Grigory Elkin. Tim Kufner blocked
Badminton Team Report
Yesterday the Badminton Team hit the road to compete in an SSAF tournament. Meghan Laslop and Eric Zhang won 2 of their 4 games, Leon Lin came close in the single division with a final score of 21-19 and David Lawee and Aaron Wang had success in winning 1 of their games. All team members played
About Aboriginals
On Wednesday, April 15, Aboriginal speaker, Emilie Corbiere, visited with the Grade 5 and 6 classes to talk to the students about First Nations history, traditions and current state. She showed the students many interesting artifacts from her own collection that truly brought the information she was sharing to life. The students and teachers all
Edsby
Please be sure to check out crestwood.edsby.com to keep up to date on all your child’s homework and extra curricular activities. If you have any difficulties logging in or have not received your Edsby Invitation please email luke.connors@crestwood.on.ca
CBHL Report
The Crestwood Ball Hockey League got off to a great start this week as we were able to get in all three games. The Canadiens and Leafs battled on Tuesday for approximately 30 mins with the Habs eventually building a lead and holding on for a 8-4 win. Les Habitants were led by Captain Cole
Art Classes Visit AGO
On Wednesday April 1st, Ms. Reay’s grade 12 visual arts class visited the Ontario Art Gallery and attended the Jean-Michel Basquiat exhibit: “Now’s the Time”. Students brought art history lessons to life, as they participated in a docent guided tour of Basquiat’s body of work, during which themes of race, struggle and power shaped lively
Sports Update
Varsity Track and Field The Track and Field team competed at the CISAA Indoor meet. Crestwood is very proud of our athletes efforts and their great results. Special congratulations are extended to Daven Siu, who came in third place in the 60 metre hurdles, and to Derek Boecker, who made it into the finals for
Examination Schedule
Exams begin for all students on Friday May 29, 2015. A general schedule is available on the website under the documents tab. All students will be receiving a personalized examination schedule in early May. All morning exams begin at 9:00 am and all afternoon exams begin at 1:00 pm. Exams in Grades 7 – 10
Grade 12 Prom
On Friday May 8th, 2015 Crestwood Preparatory College will hold its annual prom at the Bayview Golf and Country Club (25 Fairway Heights Drive, Thornhill). All students in Grade 12 are invited to purchase tickets for the event. Tickets are on sale in Mrs. Santomero’s room until Friday May 1st and are $90.00 per person.
Parent Association
Once again the PA will be offering the Supply Bundles, Calculators, French and English Dictionaries (and new this year, Locker Shelves) for the 2015-2016 school year. More information and order forms will be posted on Edsby and hardcopies can be found in the office over the next little while. Save yourself some time while supporting
Crestwood Scholarship Foundation – Growing Strong
Growing Strong is the first newsletter of the Crestwood Scholarship Foundation. This edition features ’14 Valedictorian Thalia Rassis’s reflection on her time at Crestwood, an account of the student fundraising charity challenge, and a message from our headmaster, Mr. Pagano. Also inside is important information about upcoming community events such as the “Swing into Summer”
Sears Ontario Drama Festival
On Tuesday March 31st, cast and crew members of the Sears Ontario Drama Festival, attended the Toronto North Awards Night at L’Amoreaux. Taking home an Award of Merit for Performance, was Grade 12 student Sam Downey, for his performance as Captain English in “S.S. Ethie.” The show was performed as a part of the Festival
Grandparents/Veterans Breakfast
Mr. Scott Masters and the Staff and Students at CPC extend an invitation to you and a family member to attend a Thank You Breakfast, to be held in honour of the many Veterans and Survivors and Family and Community Members who have contributed their stories to Crestwood’s Oral History Project. This year marks the
Crestwood Oral History Project
Crestwood is pleased to note that this month’s issue of Canada’s History has a feature on the Crestwood Oral History Project. For those of you who might have a subscription, please turn to page 64; if not, please check out the PDF and read about the award-winning work Crestwood students are producing!
Business Case Competition
Do you have an interest in business? Are you looking to add business experiences to your resume? If so, the business case competition is for you! This competition will provide an opportunity for students to come together to read, analyze, and deliver a presentation on a real world business problem from an Ivey Business School case.
Spring Sports Schedule
Practice Schedule for next week Junior and Senior Boys rugby Tues. Apr. 7 – 3:15-4:30 Thurs. Apr. 9 – 3:15-4:30 U14 Boys Rugby Wed. Apr. 8 – 3:15-4:30 Fri. Apr. 10 – 3:15-4:30 Varsity Girls Soccer Wed. Apr. 8 – 3:15-4:30 Fri. Apr. 10 – 3:15 – 4:30\ U14 Girls Soccer Wed. Apr. 8 –
Parents Association
Our last Pizza Lunch takes place Friday April 10th. A big thank you to all who have supported Pizza Lunches by participating and/or volunteering. It is a PA fundraiser which helps to supplement the many initiatives that the Crestwood community takes on each year. Our Interguild is hosting a Parenting Workshop entitled Mindful Parenting on
Gr.4 Explore ROM
Grade 4 classes spent the day at the Royal Ontario Museum investigating civilizations of the past and their relevance today. The grade 4’s were split into two smaller groups and were led through the exhibits by the ROM’s specialized staff. Highlights included a virtual tour of the inside of a tomb, an actual mummy, hieroglyphics,
CBHL Launches on Tuesday
The Crestwood Ball Hockey League will begin games on Tuesday with a clash between the Canadiens and Leafs. We will follow that up on Thursday with a twin bill of Rangers vs. Bruins and Blackhawks vs. Red Wings. The CBHL is a student run league emphasizing participation, exercise, basic hockey skills and most importantly FUN! Grade 4,5 and 6 members
Me-to-We Nicaragua Trip
Over the March Break a group of 15 students and three teachers traveled to sunny Nicaragua to help build a playground for a school located in the El Trapicha community. Eager to begin their work, Crestwood kids quickly settled into their lovely accommodations in Managua. After only a day of getting acquainted off they went
Spring Tryouts
Looking for ways to get involved at CPC? Spring sports tryouts continue next week. Click here for the spring sports schedule.
National Nutrition Month
March is National Nutrition Month and to celebrate we have created an educational health and wellness campaign “Fuel Up with Smart Sugars”. For the month of March posters have been displayed to educate students on types of sugars that are good for you and which ones to limit in their diet. On Wednesday March 25th
