Junior School - April 25, 2024

UPCOMING EVENTS

View the Junior School Spring Athletics and Co-Curricular Schedules.

What you need to know

Celebration of Learning: May 1, 4:00pm - 5:00pm (Grades 1-4 teachers, students and parents).

  • JK-SK = normal dismissal

  • Gr 1-4 = Normal pick up 3:15pm - 3:45pm. Students are expected to leave school and come back. If your child is not picked up, they will not be charged for aftercare.

Students will be waiting in the following locations for parents to collect them before they start the Learning Celebration :

  • Gr 1-4 Students will be in the Playground; Gym if it rains

4:00pm Start of free-flowing Learning Celebrations - Siblings stay with parents during celebration 

  • Visit Art Display in Gathering Space

  • Student will lead family through classroom activities in their Home Room

  • This experience will take between 15 - 20 mins

  • If you have any questions, please email PYP Coordinator at ydegiorgio@yorkschool.com.

May 1 Extra Curricular - Lift and Shift

We are not going to run the below club offerings on Wednesday, May 1 because of a conflict with our Celebration of Learning school event. We will 'lift and shift' the clubs below and offer makeup classes on Wednesday, May 29. Aftercare is still available this Wednesday. 

  • Toy Makers JK/SK

  • Fairytale Adventures JK-GR.1

  • STEM Lego JK/SK

  • Treat Yourself Cooking GR. 3-5

  • Canada Safety Council GR. 4-5

  • Chess Club GR. 1-5

volunteers for 2024 - 2025

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volunteers for 2024 - 2025 |

The York School Parents’ Association (YPA) is looking for volunteers to fill the Class Parent and specialized committee positions for the upcoming year. Becoming a YPA volunteer is a great way to connect with other parents and participate in activities that contribute to building our wonderful York School community.

We are looking for volunteers for 2024 - 2025 school year in the following positions:

  • Class Parents

  • Preloved Uniform Committee

  • Parent Connects (monthly Book Club and Coffee Socials)

The deadline to respond is May 23, 2024 at 4:00pm.

STUDENT LIFE & BELONGING

JUNIOR SCHOOL SPRING BOOK DRIVE

Our annual JS Spring Book Drive and house challenge launches on Monday, April 29 and runs to Friday, May 10. As you do some Spring cleaning, we are asking students to look through their home libraries for books that they no longer read and are willing to donate. Please give the gift of reading to someone else! 

  • All of the donated books will go to The Children’s Book Bank, a non-profit organisation that provides free books and literacy support to children in high-needs neighbourhoods in Toronto. 

  • Gently used children’s books are donated and distributed, free of charge, to provide equal access to books for all children, thereby improving literacy rates and socioeconomic outcomes.

LOST & FOUND

As we honour Eco Week, can you please stop by and look through our Lost & Found to claim items that students have misplaced? We want to get these textiles back into circulation. Many of our school branded sweatshirts do not have name tags. If you have lost a uniform piece, please come by and take an identical item with no name tag.

GRADE 5 GRAD SWEATSHIRTS

Please fill out your Grade 5 Grad Sweatshirt Order Form 2024 by Monday, April 29 at 5:00pm to purchase a Grad sweatshirt for your child. This sweatshirt can be worn as a uniform piece next year in Middle School. It is recommended to size up when ordering so that your child doesn’t grow out of their sweatshirt right away. We are placing our full order with the vendor next Wednesday, May 1 to be sure that the sweatshirts arrive in time for the Grade 5 Celebration. The students selected their original design created by Pascal and Devan.

GRADE 5 GRAD PHOTO BOOTH

Next Thursday, May 2 (Day 3) from 8:30am to 10:15am,  parents from our Grad Committee will be in the Gathering Place to take photos of our Grade 5 students.These images will be part of our Grade 5 Celebration Swag Bag. We wanted to let students and parents know about this event in advance so that they are photo ready. We’re looking forward to seeing everyone’s smiling faces next Thursday!

PARENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - INFLATABLE OBSTACLE COURSE

We're bringing back our epic recess day with an inflatable obstacle course in the JS playground ALL DAY on Wednesday, May 22! 

Volunteers are needed to manage traffic and add to the fun!

Please submit your availability by the end of day Wednesday, May 8 on this volunteer sign up and look for an email on Friday, May 10 - as it is possible that interested volunteers will outnumber available spaces.

JUNIOR SCHOOL ECO WEEK -
MONDAY, APRIL 22 - FRIDAY, APRIL 26

Our Junior School Community Service Club is leading our Eco Week initiatives to raise awareness about how we can all be more environmentally friendly and protect our planet. 

  • Friday April 26  - Children’s Choice for our regularly scheduled last Friday of the Month Casual Day

REGISTRATION FOR GRANDPALS & SPECIAL FRIENDS DAY

We are excited to host Grandpals and Special Friends Day at our Junior School Campus on Wednesday, May 15 JK-Gr. 2 and Thursday, May 16 Gr. 3-5. 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.

  • Due to capacity restrictions, we can accommodate two guests per student. 

  • All event communication will only be sent to York School parents and caretakers, so please decide who from your family will be attending and then RSVP on their behalf.

  • If you have more than one child attending York’s Junior School you will need to register for each applicable session.

  • 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.

Wednesday May 15, 2024
Grade 1 - 8:30am - 10:15am - Click here to register
Grade 2 - 10:30am - 12:15pm - Click here to register
JK/SK - 1:00PM - 2:45PM - Click here to register

Thursday May 16, 2024
Grade 3 - 8:30am - 10:15am - Click here to register  
Grade 4 - 10:30am - 12:15pm - Click here to register  
Grade 5 - 1:00pm - 2:45pm - Click here to register

If you have any questions, please contact the Advancement Team at advancement@yorkschool.com.