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Junior School - February 6, 2025
UPCOMING EVENTS
Tuesday, February 11 - Grade 4 Trip to Roy Thomson Hall 11:45 am - 2:30 pm
Wednesday, February 12
Early Dismissal at 11:45 am
Last day to sign-up for the Junior School Showcase
Virtual Parent-Teacher Conferences 1:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Thursday, February 13 - Virtual Parent-Teacher Conference 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Friday, February 14 - Monday, February 17 - Winter Mid-term Break (No Classes)
Monday, February 17 - Family Day - no classes
Tuesday, February 18 - R.A.L.Y. Black History Month Guest Author Yolanda T. Marshall - Grades 1 - 5
Thursday, February 20 - R.A.L.Y. - JK/SK
Friday, February 21 -
Winter Co-curricular Athletics & Clubs End
Spring Co-Curricular Registration for Athletics & Clubs opens @ 9:00 am on YorkNet
Junior School Music Celebration at Christ Church Deer Park -
10:15 am - 11:15 amJunior School Movie Night RSVP Form Due
Wednesday, February 26
Junior School Movie Night
Pink Shirt Day - wear pink!
Thursday, February 27 - Makeup classes for co-curriculars
Thursday, February 27 - Video submissions due for Junior School Showcase
Friday, February 28 - Makeup classes for co-curriculars
March 4 & 5 - YPA Pancake Breakfast
Wednesday, March 5 - Make up classes for co-curriculars
Thursday, March 6 - Junior School Showcase: Grades 1 - 3, 8:45 am - 9:45 am
Friday, March 7 - Junior School Showcase: Grades 4 - 5, 8:45 am - 9:45 am
More details on all of these events and activities below. Please keep reading.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Virtual Parent Teacher Conferences are next week Wednesday, February 12 -
1:00 - 8:00 pm and Thursday, February 13 - 8:00 am - 4:00 pm. Please refer to this letter for more details.You can find your meeting schedule and links to conferences on YorkNet (look for the yellow tile below) and you should also receive an email with your schedule 24 hours before the conferences begin.
Please access the conference links only at the time of your scheduled appointment, not before.
At the beginning of your appointment, you will be in a “waiting room” until you are “let in” by the teacher.
Practice opening Seesaw using your parent account before the conferences because you will be asked to do this during the meeting. If you do not know how to do this, reach out to helpdesk@yorkschool.com
Reminder: There will be no co-curricular athletics or clubs in the morning or after school on either of our PT Conference dates
With further conference details, please refer to Sara’s email “Junior School Important Conference Reminder”
YPA JUNIOR SCHOOL PANCAKE BREAKFAST
Please note:
March 4: 7:30 am - 8:00 am is sold out.
March 5: 7:30 am - 8:00 am is sold out.
March 4 and 5: Tickets for 8:00 am - 8:30 am still available.
Deadline to register is Friday, February 28 at noon or as soon as the event sells out.
If you are interested in volunteering at this event please click here
STUDENT LIFE & BELONGING
WITH GRATITUDE
We wanted to say thank you to the YPA and parent volunteers for their ongoing support of the student experience in the Junior School. We appreciate the many parents who joined us on our Great Canadian Outdoor Day at the rink or on the trails up north to support our students skating, snowshoeing or cross country skiing. We are thrilled with the two new partnerships we have made with Leaside Memorial Arena and Hardwood Hills Ski & Bike to host this event. It was wonderful to come together as a community and the student feedback was overwhelmingly positive. Enjoy the fantastic photos of our time together with these links: Skiing & Snowshoeing | Skating.
We would also like to thank the YPA and parent volunteers who have assisted and supported us over the past month by leading outdoor games at our Winter Recess Event, decorating our hallways for Lunar New Year & Valentine’s Day, visiting homerooms to lead Lunar New Year crafts and tradition talks and by serving hot chocolate during our annual Wellness Week.
We are looking forward to tomorrow’s Friendship Fun Fest and are grateful to our YPA Co-chairs Sam, Karelyn and Jonathan for their coordination of this wonderful community event and to the many parent volunteers who will be leading the exciting activities planned to celebrate this day of love and friendship.
JUNIOR SCHOOL MUSIC CELEBRATION
Friday, February 21 10:15 am to 11:15 am Christ Church Deer Park
Please join our JK to Grade 5 student performers as we come together to showcase and celebrate the learning taking place in our music programme. Music Unites Us! RSVP here.
What to wear? For the concert, JK-SK students are asked to wear their York branded gym uniform and Grade 1-5 students are to wear their green long or short-sleeved polo shirts with grey pants or a skirt.
MAKE UP CLASSES FOR WINTER CO-CURRICULAR CLUBS
(Explore It!, Chess & Act One)
Winter Co Curriculars & Clubs will end on Friday, February 21. Make-up classes for only external provider clubs that were missed due to event conflicts will be offered on:
Thursday, February 27
LEGO EXPLORERS: GR. JK-SK
KINDER KITCHEN COOKING CLUB: GR. SK
CREATIVE ART STUDIO: GR. 1-3
MASTERPIECE THEATRE: DANCE, DRAMA + SONG!: GR. 1-3
Friday, February 28
JUNIOR KINDER KITCHEN COOKING CLUB: GR. JK
ACT ONE Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory: Gr 1 - 5
Multisport: Gr. 1 - 2
Wednesday, March 5
JUST DANCE: GR. JK-SK
CREATIVE COOKING CLUB: GR.1
CHESS: Gr. 1-5
JS WELLNESS WEEK -
PUPPY VISIT PHOTOS
We promised parents that we would share photos from our memorable Wellness Week Puppy Visit, and we are excited to do so! It was a truly special experience for everyone involved. The provider also praised our students for their outstanding behavior, noting how gentle and caring they were with the puppies. Enjoy the photos here!
RSVP: JUNIOR SCHOOL MOVIE NIGHT Wednesday, February 26, 3:30 PM-5:45 PM
This is an optional after school event but we require a parental RSVP.
This JS Movie Night Parental RSVP/Sign Up Google Form 2025 is due by Friday, February 21 and is required as consent for students to participate and order pizza for dinner.
The 3 movie titles that will be screened are:
(Plot synopses can be found in the RSVP form)
JK,SK & Gr. 1: CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG Library
Gr. 2 & 3: PADDINGTON Cafeteria
Gr. 4 & 5: DESCENDANTS (Original Movie) Gym
It will also be a pink shirt casual day to honour National Pink Shirt Day and remind students to choose kindness and stand up against bullying.
Students are asked to bring their own water bottles, and are invited to bring their sleeping bags and pillows from home to make their viewing experience more comfortable
We are looking for a few parent volunteers for this event and you can express your interest at the bottom of the RSVP Google form.
If you have any questions about this event please get in touch with JS Administrative Assistant, Front Desk Zach Vito at zvito@yorkschool.com or Sarah Charley, Director, Student Life & Belonging at scharley@yorkschool.com.
FEBRUARY IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH
The 2025 theme for Black History Month is: “Black Legacy and Leadership: Celebrating Canadian History and Uplifting Future Generations.” This year’s theme highlights the many contributions Black communities have made to Canadian society, while also focusing on building a brighter future for future generations.
Our Grade 5 leaders are researching the contributions of famous Black Canadians and will be sharing their findings in a bulletin board display and on our news radio broadcast.
We are also welcoming guest author Yolanda T. Marshall at our next R.A.L.Y. (Respectfully Acknowledging and Learning at York) assembly on Tuesday, February 18 to share her book My Soca Birthday Party: with Jollof Rice and Steel Pans. We are ready to dance, sing and read along!
GrADES 1 - 3 Thursday, March 6 | GrADES 4 & 5 Friday, March 7
8:45 am-9:45 am
ANNUAL JUNIOR SCHOOL SHOWCASE
The excitement in the hallway was palpable this week as students signed up to perform and share their talents at this year’s JS Showcase.
Sign-ups will remain open until next Wed. Feb. 12th.
Students must sign-up in order to be included in the performance.
Beginning on Tuesday, February 18th, during recess times, teachers will be checking in with all performers who have signed up.
We are encouraging students to perform live. However, a pre-recorded video may be submitted if the special talent cannot be performed in the gym. (ie. horseback riding, aerial silks or a pet trick) These students will still need to sign up and do a teacher check in. They will need to submit their 30 sec-1 min talent video filmed in landscape by Thursday, Feb. 27th.
