All School News - OCTOBER 10, 2024
MESSAGE FROM STRUAN ROBERTSON, HEAD OF SCHOOL
We are happy to share our Community Consultation Report.
Toronto-St. Paul’s Councillor Josh Matlow has made safety improvements to the intersection of Yonge and Heath Streets. Please see the Councillor’s letter.
Our AGM will be held on Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at 5:30pm, please see more details below.
Wishing our public speakers good luck in Bermuda next week at the International Independent Schools Public Speaking Competition!
Open Houses next Wednesday and Thursday. Special thanks to our student ambassadors, Music students, and Student Life and Belonging volunteers for supporting these events.
Year in Review 2023 - 2024 has launched. Hope you enjoy reading it!
As Yom Kippur begins tomorrow at sundown, I would like to take a moment to wish all of our Jewish families an easy fast and a day of reflection with family and loved ones.
Have a great Thanksgiving long weekend!
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The York School Annual General Meeting will take place on Wednesday, October 30 at 5:30 pm ET. The meeting will be held (i) virtually via videoconference, and (ii) in-person at 1320 Yonge Street. Members may choose whether to attend virtually or in-person. Whether in-person or online you will need to register in advance to get the meeting/voting link. Please Log into Yorknet to review the Notice of Meeting and register to attend.
We will be voting using the zoom platform. If you are attending in-person, please ensure you bring your phone and or a computer with you. In order to vote in-person you must ensure you have the latest version of the zoom application installed and your zoom username and password. The zoom meeting/voting link will be sent to you once you register.
For those parents/legal guardians who have completed your Designation of Members of the Corporation form, an email will be sent to you on Tuesday October 15, 2024 to invite you to submit your questions and sign and deliver a proxy, if desired. If you have not submitted your Designation of Members of the Corporation Form, please Log into Yorknet to complete your Form (which can be found under school forms).
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If you have any questions, please contact Kimberley Benoit, Board Secretary at kbenoit@yorkschool.com.
Thank you in advance for your attention to this matter.
ATHLETICS
We are heading into a weekend where we all reflect, enjoy some amazing food and practice gratitude! I am always thankful for sport — it is absolutely amazing. As an athlete, I was always thankful for my coaches and my mom, who always watched my games. As a coach, I’m grateful for the experiences and learning that sport always provides.
I encourage you to take some time this weekend to be grateful for sport. Watch this great video:
Our teams continue to rep TYS with pride. We wish Sam W. in grade 11 good luck as he is off to Timmins, Ontario to participate in OFSAA (provincial championships) for Golf; and to our Varsity Boys Soccer team as they will rep TYS at CAIS Soccer at St. Andrew’s College from October 16 to 19.
Happy Gratitude Weekend!
Mr.D
Parenting in the Digital Age: Virtual Parent Webinar
Presented by Jake Ernst, Straight Up Health
Today's parents are faced with an unprecedented challenge: to parent and raise their kids in the age of the internet. Many of today’s kids are constantly online and many parents are growing concerned about the impact this is having on kids and their wellbeing. In this session, we’ll talk about the number one factor that impacts whether or not kids get hooked by their device, what apps and websites parents should know about, how to avoid common digital parenting mistakes, and how to strike a balance between digital safety and digital freedom.
