All School News - March 7, 2024

MESSAGE FROM STRUAN ROBERTSON, HEAD OF SCHOOL

  • Congratulations to Hayden L. who came 3rd in the final qualifier for the annual English Speaking Union speech competition, out of more than 60 students from 21 schools across Canada.

  • Congratulations to everyone who performed at our Jazz Showcase at Lula Lounge on Tuesday evening! This event was supported through York’s Annual Fund. Thank you to our generous donor community!

  • Thank you to our Middle/Senior School assembly guest speaker, Dr. Shamsh Kassim-Lakha, and our student presenters who shared insights and experiences related to being Muslim in Canada.

  • We are excited to announce the launch of a community-wide consultation in collaboration with Future Design School. Our parent survey will be distributed during the week of March 25. Please find more details below.

  • Wishing everyone a Happy International Women's Day tomorrow!

  • For those in our community celebrating Ramadan, which starts on Sunday evening, Ramadan Mubarak.

  • Enjoy March break! Take a break from your computers and don't forget to read, read, read!

The Board of Directors is calling for nominations for Board and Committee Members for 2024-2025. If you are interested, please click the button below to submit your nomination.

Deadline for nominations is March 29, 2024.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOMINATIONS

Upcoming York School Parent Survey

Dear York School Families, 

We are excited to announce the launch of a community-wide consultation in collaboration with Future Design School to check in on our commitments from Embrace Curiosity and inform future planning at the school. 

This process, which includes the surveying of faculty, staff, students, alumni, and parents will be an opportunity for us to gain a deeper understanding from our community around what is working well and where there might be opportunities for growth.

We will launch our parent survey the week of March 25 - please be on the lookout and take some time to offer us your feedback. Thanks in advance.

UPDATE FROM FINANCE

Tax Forms

In the same way you access your child(ren)’s report card or timetable, the Child Tax Credit forms and T2202 tax forms are now posted to YorkNet.

If you have any questions, please contact receivables@yorkschool.com.

For instructions on how to access your Files on YorkNet, please refer to this video: How to Download Forms from YorkNet.

Athletics

What a week and what a term! Let’s take a moment to thank all of the coaches at our school who continue to commit to such an awesome program.

This week marked a first for The York School. Two Varsity teams travelled to OFSAA (Ontario High School Championships). Our Girls Varsity Volleyball team travelled to Elliott Lake, Ontario and finished 2nd in pool play. They crossed over to play the #2 seed in the quarter finals and lost a five set battle. Congrats on a great season. These team members will return to York next fall, so next year looks awesome.

The Varsity Boys Basketball team travelled to Welland and looked very strong, winning by an average of 32 pts in round 1 and 2. The team lost a tough quarter final by 12 to Nicholson from Belleville.

I think these experiences show our potential, and more importantly, the importance of celebrating athletics.

Super proud of TYS.

Mr.D

CISMF 2024 returns to the Roy Thomson Hall stage on Saturday, April 13, 2024 at 3:00pm

Tickets for the CISMF Music Festival are on sale until Monday, April 1, 2024 at 11:59pm.

Limit of 2 tickets per family. If you buy more than 2, the entire purchase will be refunded. This is to allow as many families as possible to attend, as tickets sell out fast - less than 90 minutes historically.

Tickets will be emailed to the purchaser on April 2.

The York School promo code: CISMF2024 

SAVE THE DATE - ThE YPA AND THE YORK SCHOOL INVITE YOU TO York Parent Social

Event Details

When: Wednesday, May 8, 2024

When: 6:00pm - 9:30pm

Where: Cucina Buca, 2 St Clair Ave W Suite 100, Toronto, ON M4V1L5

Pricing and RSVP details will follow soon.