Junior School - November 2, 2023
UPCOMING EVENTS
A reminder that students can only leave with a friend or a different adult than what had been shared in their form at the beginning of the school year if an email has been sent to the homeroom teacher and 1639attendance@yorkschool.com
Progress reports are now available on Yorknet
Label your items to help them be returned swiftly
The cold and wet weather is upon us! Helping your child dress for the weather will help them have the best experience at recess and in the classrooms. Please help them to bring these items:
A clean pair of indoor shoes to stay inside and be used for the classroom and gym class
Mitts, hat and a warm coat
Rain gear; rain boots, rain coat
A change of clothes; extra socks, sweatpants
What you need to know
STUDENT LIFE & BELONGING
YORK SCARES HUNGER FOOD DRIVE
We are thrilled to announce the success of our annual York Scares Hunger Food Drive for the Daily Bread Food Bank. The Junior School collected 989 food items surpassing our goal of 500 items. This was a house challenge and the house with the most donations with 373 was the FIRE HOUSE. The AIR HOUSE rallied at the end to come second with 225 food items.
Overall, The York School community donated 1,1834 items and we raised $1734.50 on our donation page to purchase fresh produce, eggs, bread, meat and milk.
Thank you for your generosity and for joining the fight to end hunger in our communities. We will continue to live our Community Service motto, ‘Take a Stand, Lend a Hand’ as we come together to launch our next school wide service campaign in December.
PARENT VOLUNTEERS: THE JUNIOR SCHOOL LIBRARY NEEDS YOU!
Ms. Larcina welcomes interested Junior School parents to lend a helping hand in keeping the library organized and running smoothly, with tasks such as:
Checking in books and helping students at the desk
Shelving books
Shelf-reading (reorganising books on shelves, putting Fiction series in order)
Book repair
Processing new books
Organisational tasks (re-labelling books, creating book bins, preparing program materials)
Supporting students with book selection
Volunteer shifts would be weekly on a Monday, Wednesday, or Friday from 8:30am - 9:30am or 2:00pm - 3:00pm Depending on the number of volunteers available, you may come in weekly, biweekly, or monthly. If you are interested, please fill out the Google Form Parent Volunteers: The Library Needs You with your information and availability by November, 7. Another form will be sent out at the end of December asking for more volunteers for the next term. Thank you in advance for your support of the Junior School Library!
WINTER CO-CURRICULAR PROGRAMMING (ATHLETICS & CLUBS)
Winter Clubs and Athletics start on Tuesday, November 14 and run until Friday, February 23.
For those on the waitlist, Karen Nielsen will contact you regarding the status of your registration by end of day Friday, November 3.
Junior School Co-Curricular Programme Guide - WINTER 2023
JUNIOR SCHOOL WINTER CO-CURRICULAR SCHEDULE 2023-2024 FINAL (PARENT VIEW)
For Club inquiries contact Karen Nielsen, Junior School Administrative Assistant at 416-926-1325 ext.1614 or via email at knielsen@yorkschool.com
For Athletic Team inquiries contact Michèle Matthews, Athletics Assistant at 416-926-1325 ext.1571 or via email at mmatthews@yorkschool.com
JS PHOTO DAY
Our individual and class photo day has been rescheduled to Tuesday, November 21.
On Monday, November 6 (rain date November 8) all JK parents are invited to meet at the Mt. Pleasant Cemetary gates on Yonge just North of the school. All are welcome to join us after drop off for a leisurely stroll to get to know one another better as the newest members to The York School Community. We will depart at 8:40am.