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Junior School - April 3, 2025

UPCOMING EVENTS

Friday, April 4 - CISMF rehearsal; review the Venturing Out form

Saturday, April 5 - CISMF Music Festival Concert; Venturing Out form

Monday, April 7, 2025 - PD Day (No Classes)

Tuesday, April 8 - Friday, April 11 - Pride Week

Wednesday, April 9 - International Day of Pink 2025 Pink Casual Day - Wear pink clothing and accessories

Wednesday, April 9 - Junior School New Parent Welcome Reception, 5:30pm - 7:00pm

Friday, April 11 - Rainbow Pride Casual Day - Wear rainbow colours to celebrate pride and identity

Sunday, April 13 - Parents, please share your availability by this date to volunteer for JS Spring Recess Event on Friday, April 25

Monday, April 14 - Grade 2 Trip to Kortright Centre

Tuesday, April 15 - Grade 4 Trip to Gardiner Museum

Friday, April 18 - Good Friday (No Classes)

Monday, April 21 - Easter Monday (No Classes)

Tuesday, April 22 - Earth Day Casual Wear Blue & Green like our planet

Tuesday, April 22 - Friday, April 25 ECO WEEK - Environmental Stewardship 

Thursday, April 24 - JS Celebration of Learning (Grades 1-4), 3:45pm - 5:15pm

Friday, April 25 - JS Casual Day

Monday, April 28 - Friday, May 9 - JUNIOR SCHOOL SPRING BOOK DRIVE 

 Give the Gift of Reading! Donate your gently loved books.

May 14 and 15 - RSVP for Grandpals and Special Friends Days upcoming. Due to capacity restrictions, we can only accommodate two guests per student.

Monday, May 26 - Friday, May 30 - Spring Co-Curriculars Make-up classes

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Drop Off/Pick up updates: No changes in drop-off/pick-up for the coming week.

Absence/ Late: As we near the end of the school year, frequent absences/tardies can make it challenging for students to stay on top of their learning and maintain a strong sense of connection with their peers. We value your partnership in making the most of the final weeks of the school year full of learning opportunities.

York’s 2025 Grandpals and Special Friends Day

We are excited to host York’s 2025 Grandpals and Special Friends Day at our Junior School Campus. This annual celebration acknowledges the important and unique role that extended family and friends play in the lives of our youngest learners by inviting grandparents and other friends or family members to join us for some learning and fun.

Please register on behalf of the Grandpals and Special Friends that will be joining your children for this event, or forward this message so they can register themselves. Due to capacity restrictions, we can only accommodate two guests per student. If you have more than one child attending York’s Junior School you will need to register for each applicable session. 

Wednesday May 14, 2025

We are hopeful that each student has at least one Grandpal or Special Friend to join them at their session so that nobody feels left out.

We look forward to seeing a great turnout of Grandpals and Special Friends at this event. If you have any questions, please contact the Advancement Team at advancement@yorkschool.com.

Fun Book

Please send your child’s completed March Break Fun Book back to school by Friday, April 4 to hand in to their homeroom teacher. These books will be included in our Junior School Time Capsule to celebrate York’s 60th Anniversary. Students are aware that this is a House challenge and are eager to learn which House has the best participation and returns the most books.

Spring Co-Curricular Schedule

Spring Athletic Practice Schedule

Spring Lunch Menus & Schedule

STUDENT LIFE & BELONGING

JS SPRING RECESS EVENT on Friday, April 25 - PARENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

*Please share your availability by Sunday, April 13* 

We're celebrating Spring with our final YPA Recess Event in the JS playground on Friday, April 25!! regardless of the weather. Volunteers will run simple games and a snack station. This event will take place exclusively outside, regardless of weather.

Please share your availability on this Google Form by Sunday, April 13 and look for an email by Monday, April 14 as it is possible that interested volunteers will outnumber available spaces.

CISMF: Music Festival 2025 JUNIOR CHOIR FINAL REHEARSAL - FRIDAY, APRIL 4

The Junior Choir will be travelling by coach bus to St. Andrew’s College in Aurora on Friday, April 4 for their final rehearsal for CISMF. Ms Holdyn Bly and Ms Maham Tabassum will be chaperoning the students.

Please review the Venturing Out form with all of the details required for this trip Grade 3-5 Junior Choir CISMF Concert Rehearsal at St. Andrew’s College School.

CISMF: Music Festival 2025

Saturday, April 5, 3:00pm - 5:00pm at Roy Thomson Hall

This annual celebration of music, running for almost four decades, features choirs and bands — jazz, symphonic, concert and more from 30 participating schools — all culminating in a mass finale with a well-known guest conductor. Join us in honouring our talented music students from Grades 3-12 as they get ready to take to the stage in this year’s performance. For those students performing, please note:

  • It is important to note that this is a full day event that begins with a dress rehearsal. 

  • Ms Holdyn Bly and Ms Maria Sheriff will be chaperoning the students.

  • Students will need to bring a water bottle, packed lunch and nut-free snacks. They are also encouraged to bring a quiet game or book to read while we are waiting. 

  • Parents are responsible for dropping their child off at Roy Thomson Hall at 10:45am at the artist’s entrance at the south end of the building at Wellington Street to meet Ms Bly and Ms. Sheriff.

  • Students are required to wear their winter uniform (green long sleeved shirt and grey pants or skirt with black shoes) for the performance. 

Please review Grade 3-5 Junior Choir CISMF Concert April 5 2025 VO Form for all of the details required for this trip.

PRIDE WEEK & INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PINK & CELEBRATIONS April 8 - April 11

Each year in April, as an inclusive and caring school community, we celebrate PRIDE WEEK and honour the official International Day of Pink. This year’s theme is RE-EMERGENCE to honour those who paved the way for inclusion, respect, and diversity. 

  • Students will learn about allyship and how to create a community where all people feel safe, valued and respected. 

  • Our International Day of Pink Assembly on Wednesday, April 9 will be hosted by our Grade 5 leaders. 

  • We will engage in the creation of a divisional art installation and different activities that celebrate identity. 

  • Please note that there are 2 casual days next week. 

    • Wednesday, April 9 - Wear pink clothing and accessories to honour the International Day of Pink and celebrate diversity 

    • Friday, April 11 - Wear rainbow colours to celebrate pride and identity