All School News - May 16, 2024
MESSAGE FROM STRUAN ROBERTSON, HEAD OF SCHOOL
Thank you to everyone who joined us for this year’s Grandpals and Special Friends Days! Check out all the photos on our Facebook page (links in JS section).
Junior School Carnival coming up on June 8. SIgn up to volunteer below and get in for free!
We would like to wish Grade 12 students Zhen H. and Grace L. all the best in their final debate for York as they head out to the National Debate Championships in Vancouver next week.
Happy Founder’s Day tomorrow!
Service as Action Week coming up next week. See below for awareness and fundraising activities happening at both campuses.
Happy Founder’s Day!
Thank you to Barbara Goodwin-Zeibots for your vision to start The York School 59 years ago.
THE YORK JUNIOR SCHOOL CARNIVAL
Join Us for Fun in the Sun
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Join Us for Fun in the Sun -
3:00pm - 6:00pm at 1639 Yonge St.
Bouncy castles | food trucks | sports | climbing wall dancing & music | arts & crafts | games & prizes | silent auction | dunk tank for your favourite York staff
Tickets:
Children under 3 years: Free!
Children 3 years and older: $25
(includes food, ice cream, and a drink)
Adults: $50
(includes food and a drink)
Bring your own water bottle, sunscreen, hats and sunglasses.
The Carnival needs Parent Volunteers. Parents who volunteer get a FREE ticket and only have to volunteer for one one-hour shift. Please sign up for a shift here. We need your help to make our Carnival out of this world!
SERVICE AS ACTION WEEK - Tuesday, May 21 - Friday, May 24
During our annual Service as Action Week, we reflect on our large legacy campaigns as we continue to take action and support others in our community.
30th annual Terry Fox Run
York Scares Hunger Food Drive for the Daily Bread Foodbank
New Circles Winter Clothing Drive
We launch our Spring legacy campaign during our Service As Action Week. The York School will be supporting Campfire Circle. Campfire Circle (formally Camp Oochigeas) is a privately funded charity that helps to support kids affected by childhood cancer and severe illness. They offer year round, community and in hospital programs, as well as an overnight summer camp.
We are looking forward to continuing our long standing partnership with Campfire Circle and have set a fundraising goal of $5000 to send a child to camp for two weeks.
Donations can be made using our fundraising page. Students and families are also encouraged to contribute to the different activities for this campaign at our Junior and Middle/SeniorSchool campuses.
Please see your child’s divisional page for more specific information! Thank you York for living our Community Service Committee’s motto, “Take a stand and lend a hand!”
Questions? Contact Sarah Charley, Director, Student Life & Belonging Junior School at scharley@yorkschool.com or Adina Fuss, Senior School Leadership Coordinator at afuss@yorkschool.com.
We have shared with the JS community the updated renovation timeline and plans earlier this week and we are excited to direct everyone to our new microsite which provides a sneak peak of all the great spaces that we will be creating.
Athletics
We are in our final week of Spring Athletics at TYS. Congratulations to multiple members of our U14 Co-Ed and Varsity Co-Ed Badminton teams who qualified for the CISAA Championships being held at St.Andrew’s College and Trinity College respectively next week.
Good Luck to all our Track and Field Athletes who will be competing in CISAA Championships next week at York University. Lastly, we wish Zeke G. from our Varsity Track and Field team good luck at “Metros” qualification. He is one step away from qualifying for York School’s fifth appearance at an OFSAA (provincial championships) this year.
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Don’t forget
Senior School Breakfast of Champions May 27, 2024 7:15am to 8:30am.
Middle School Breakfast of Champions May 28, 2024 7:15am to 8:30am.
All athletes who participated in our program are welcome.
Mr.D
CISAA Championships Qualifiers Include:
2nd Tuition Installment - Due Friday, May 31, 2024
The 2nd Tuition payment for the 2024 - 2025 school year is due by Friday, May 31, 2024.
JK - Grade 12 $20,350.00
These payments only apply to those not on the monthly installment plan.
Payment options include:
Online Payment - Through most major banks, you are able to set up The York School as a payee to enable the payment of tuition online. Set up the “York School” as a payee and then use the last five digits of your child’s student account.
Cheque - The School prefers to receive your payments electronically, however, if you choose to pay by cheque, cheques may be dropped off at Middle/Senior School reception at 1320 Yonge Street.
Credit Card - Credit card payments through Plastiq can be made with most major credit cards. Go to https://request.plastiq.com/pay-the-york-school and register. Please note that payments may take 3-5 business days to process and that a service fee of 2.9% will be applied.
NEW FULL ZIP BLACK FLEECE NOW AVAILABLE
Full Zip Black Fleece - Online Order Only
The online site is now open for orders until June 21, 2024. Orders can be shipped directly to your home or to The York Shop for free. These orders can be picked up on August 27 and August 28, 2024 from 1:00pm - 4:00pm at The York Shop at our 1320 campus.
The link to order opens on Monday, May 6 - http://shoprightwaycompany.com.
Sizing Samples available all week over at the JS starting at 7:30am to 5:00pm Tuesday, May 21, 2024 to Friday, May 24, 2024.
Please pop in to the Gathering Place and try on a sample so that you know what size to order.
These samples are true to size.
EVENT FEEDBACK
Dear Parents,
We always want to hear parental feedback on your experience of school events in order to continue to refine our practices. Please take a moment to share your feedback.
CAMPS THIS SUMMER
The following camps will take place at The York School this Summer. Please note that these programs are not endorsed by The York School and are run by independent third party operators.
Active Scholars
STEM Learning & Sports Development
July 2 - July 26
Ages 7 - 13
TYS Family Promo Code: TYS24
J with a K Music
Music Exploration, Glee Club and Rock Band
July 8 - 29
Ages 4 - 13
Nike Basketball Camp
Fundamentals of basketball
July 29 - August 23
Ages 7 - 15
