Junior School - January 30, 2025
UPCOMING EVENTS
Monday, February 3 - CISMF Rehearsal
Tuesday, February 4 - JS Red Lunar New Year Casual Day with Special Lunch
Casual day - Wear red or cultural dressThursday, February 6 - Grade 1 Trip to Harbourfront 9:00am-12:00pm
Friday, February 7 - YPA Friendship Fun Fest
Casual day - Wear pink, white and red clothing and accessoriesTuesday, February 11 - Grade 4 Trip to Roy Thompson Hall 11:45am-2:30pm
Wednesday, February 12 -
Early Dismissal at 11:45am
Virtual Parent-Teacher Conferences 1:00pm-8:00pm
Thursday, February 13 - Virtual Parent-Teacher Conference 8:00am-4:00pm
Friday, February 14 - Monday, February 17 - Winter Mid-term Break (No Classes)
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Please refer to this letter for details regarding the JS virtual Parent-Teacher conferences on February 12 and 13.
Winter Mid-Term Break: February 14 - February 17, classes resume on Tuesday, February 18.
As per our Winter Co-curricular Guide, there will be no co curriculars athletics or clubs in the morning or after school on our PT Conference dates Wednesday, February 12 and Thursday, February 13.
All Explore It! Clubs and Chess Club have scheduled make up classes. See dates below.
YPA JUNIOR SCHOOL PANCAKE BREAKFAST
TICKETS SELLING FAST
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TICKETS SELLING FAST -
Registration link for the YPA Pancake Breakfast on March 4 and March 5 is now live.
This events sells out quickly. 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
ANNUAL JUNIOR SCHOOL SHOWCASE
GrADES 1 -3 ThursDAY, March 6 | GrADES 4 & 5 FriDay, March 7
8:45 am-9:45 am
We are excited to launch our annual Junior School Showcase live on stage. We will be recording this event to share with parents.
Students are invited to sing, dance, juggle, play an instrument, tell jokes, perform magic, recite a poem, share a pet trick, or demonstrate a special athletic skill to showcase the talent in our Junior School.
Students must sign-up in order to be included in the performance.
Student sign-ups for this live showcase will begin on Monday, February 3 and will end on Friday, February 7.
The sign-up sheets will be located on the glass beside the back door on the first floor. Student are encouraged to sign up on their way out to recess.
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. 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 by February 7 and do a teacher check in. They will need to submit their 30 sec-1 min talent video filmed in landscape by Thursday, February 27.
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!
SAVE THE DATE: JUNIOR SCHOOL MUSIC CELEBRATION
Friday, February 21 10:15am to 11:15am 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 program. Music Unites Us!
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.