Junior School - OCTOBER 5, 2023

UPCOMING EVENTS

What you need to know

Wednesday, October 11, the Junior School will be having a lockdown drill at 11:00am. Lockdown drills are conducted bi-annually and help us ensure that our staff and students are able to run to proper procedure in case of emergency. When preparing students we run through the procedure and outline the intention, which is to make sure the school follows a plan in the unlikely event that there is danger in the school. Teachers will prepare the students in a way that is low-key and developmentally appropriate. If you would like to speak further about the upcoming drill, you can reach out to your child’s homeroom teacher or Amy Faba, Junior School Counsellor at afaba@yorkschool.com.

STUDENT LIFE & BELONGING

LOOKING TO VOLUNTEER AT THE JUNIOR SCHOOL?

Student Life + Belonging and the JS YPA are excited to plan another year of fun community building events at the Junior School, welcoming as many parent volunteers as possible. 

How Do I Volunteer?

1) Check The Flash + share your availability.
A few weeks prior to each event, there will be a volunteer sign up form in The Flash to share your availability (even if that differs from the volunteer shifts that are specified).

2) Receive a volunteer follow up email. 
At least one week before the event, everyone on the volunteer sign up will receive an email - either confirming you are an event volunteer or advising that you are on the volunteer waitlist. While we hope to include everyone who expresses interest, some events have capacity limitations which will require us to balance volunteers across the school year.

**Please note that volunteers for class field trips and excursions will continue to be managed by homeroom teachers.

HALLOWEEN IS COMING SOON! 

Stay tuned as our Halloween event timing and volunteer sign up form will be shared in next week's Flash. Halloween at the Junior School is definitely a highlight of the year for kids and parents alike. Keep your fingers crossed for great weather so we can bring our entire JS community together!

SAVE THE DATE - HALLOWEEN COSTUME PARADE Tuesday, October 31

Join us for our annual Halloween costume parade (Weather permitting). On the morning of Halloween, Tuesday, October 31, parents are invited to join us after drop off (from 8:15am - 9:15am) at the park next to Yorkminster Church across the street from our school. Students will parade around the perimeter of the park and parents are invited to take photos and enjoy some refreshments as we embrace the full spirit of Halloween. We hope you can join us for this spook-tacular event! 

Halloween Decorating Committee Friday, October 13 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Parent volunteers will join Sarah Charley, our Director of Student Life & Belonging, as we get out our cobwebs, pumpkins and black cats to decorate the Junior School for Halloween.

York Scares Hunger Food Drive October 16 - 31

WHO: The York School JK-5
WHAT: A food drive collecting canned and nonperishable food items or make a monetary donation on our school’s Daily Bread Food Bank Donation Page. This service initiative is also a House Challenge in the Junior School. 
WHEN: Starts on Monday, October 16 and ends on Tuesday, October 31!
WHERE: Students are asked to put their food donations in their coloured house box located in the Gathering Place.
WHY: To work together to end hunger in our communities and help our neighbours who need it most!

Yearbook Cover Design Contest

Official Start Date: Monday, October 2
Submission Deadline: Wednesday, November 1 2023
All Junior School students are invited to participate in our annual Yearbook Cover Design Contest. Students can draw anything that represents The York School. This year, we would like to showcase our new house names and symbols. 

  • Drawings should be submitted in a portrait format on 8 1/2 “ x 11” blank paper. 

  • Use colour pencils and watercolours to create your work of art. 

  • A fine line pilot pen for outlining is strongly recommended as is using lots of colour.

Please forward your child’s work, once completed, to their Homeroom Teacher. Students can enter as many pictures as they like and can work with their siblings, a friend or on their own.

The York Shop

  • The York Shop will be open on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from October 2, 2023 to December 15, 2023 for in person shopping.

    The shop hours:
    11:30am to 12:30pm

    If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to Astrid Fischer at Afischer@yorkschool.com

  • For families who are not able to make it to the shop in person, we have created an online order form for each of our campuses. Please click on the appropriate link below, keeping in mind the campus of your child.

    Junior School families please click here to fill out the order form.

    Middle and Senior School families please click here to fill out the order form.