All School News - September 26, 2024
MESSAGE FROM STRUAN ROBERTSON, HEAD OF SCHOOL
Wonderful to see so many new families at the Middle/Senior School Head’s and Principals’ breakfast yesterday, and we look forward to new JS families next Tuesday.
We look forward to meeting parents at our Middle/Senior curriculum night tonight.
Excited for York’s annual Terry Fox Walk/Run taking place tomorrow.
We will be honouring the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation on Monday and we invite our community to wear an orange shirt.
We will have a Middle/Senior School Lockdown Drill on Tuesday morning next week - we will be testing our emergency communication tool - BrightArrow. JS lockdown drill and test communication will take place on Wednesday, October 9.
Upcoming Virtual Parent Webinar - Parenting in the Digital Age presented by Jake Ernst - details and rsvp links for each division are below.
First Board meeting of the 2024-2025 year was held last evening. Parents, please complete your Designation of Members of the Corporation form by Monday, September 30.
For everyone celebrating Rosh Hashanah next week, Shana Tovah!
THE YORK SCHOOL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING UPDATE
The Board of Directors had its first Board meeting of the 2024-2025 academic year. The Board approved the financial statements of the Corporation for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, the composition of the Committees of the Board for 2024-2025 and the calling of the Annual General Meeting. In addition, the Board thanked those directors leaving the Board for their service to the School.
DECLARATION OF MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION
(TIME SENSITIVE Please complete by Monday September 30)
In preparation of the upcoming Annual General Meeting our records indicate we are still missing forms from certain families.
The York School is a corporation existing under the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 (Ontario) (the “Corporation”). The by-laws of the Corporation provide that parents and legal guardians of a registered student at the School are Members of the Corporation subject to a maximum of two Members for each family with one or more registered students. Members are entitled to vote at Member meetings of the Corporation, including the annual general meeting which typically occurs in October of each year.
We have requested that you complete this form to identify and confirm the up to two Members for your family. We requested that you coordinate with all parents and legal guardians in your family to ensure that everyone agrees with the up to two Members you designate. Both Members that you designate are required to sign in to their respective YorkNet accounts to sign this form. The form will not be completed until both parties have signed.
Location of this form:
If you have any questions, or wish to change your designation at any time in the future, please contact Kimberley Benoit, Board Secretary at kbenoit@yorkschool.com.
Thank you in advance for your attention to this matter.
Head’s and Principal’s Breakfasts for New Families at York Junior School
It was great to connect with so many new families at the Middle/Senior School Head’s and Principals’ breakfast yesterday!
We are excited to host new families in the Junior School at the Head’s and Principal’s Breakfast on
Tuesday, October 1.
MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF SCHOOL, STRUAN ROBERTSON
LOCKDOWN DRILL AND BRIGHTARROW
On Tuesday, October 1 the Middle and Senior School will hold a Lockdown drill at our 1320 Campus. While the students and staff rehearse the lockdown drill, the school will be testing our new emergency communication tool, BrightArrow. Middle and Senior School parents should expect to receive a TEST text Tuesday morning.
We will do a lockdown drill test at our Junior School on October 9 and Junior School parents should also expect to receive a TEST text at that time.
As always, we will follow up with a report following the test to the community.
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.
ATHLETICS
TYS Athletics is in full swing. Coming off a successful weekend hosting “The Volleyball Combine”. We look forward to hosting David Nurse and Kelly Olynyk of the Toronto Raptors this upcoming weekend.
Our U14 and Varsity boys Volleyball teams opened up league play with wins versus Royal St.George’s and Lauremont School.
Our Varsity X-Country team opened its season this week while our JV Girls Basketball continues to compete at a high level. Huge shoutout to JV runner Selma N for winning the first race of the season!
We continue to want to amp up our recreational athletic programs. Our 3 v 3 Basketball and Girl Power Fitness programs are off to a great start. Yoga is on Wednesdays from 7:30am to 8:30am and this Friday will be the first Friday for our Community Bootcamp!
One of our TYS Community Coaches Danilo Djuricic, is offering some amazing seminars for parents. Danilo is an NCAA D1 athlete who played basketball at Harvard and has a wealth of knowledge to offer. Take a look!
Finally, as we approach National Day for Truth and Reconciliation… I am reminded of a great platform and podcast at our school “Get up in The Six”. I am posting one of our most powerful and entertaining episodes with Dallas Soonias. Dallas is a former National Team Athlete with our men’s volleyball program with Indigenous roots. His perspective is absolutely awesome!
Leeet’s GO TYS!
UPDATE FROM FINANCE
3rd Tuition Installment - Due Monday, September 30, 2024
The 3rd Tuition payment for the 2024-2025 school year is due by Monday September 30, 2024.
JK - Grade 12 $15,000.00
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 number.
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.
