Junior School - September 12, 2024
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Monday, September 16 - Coffee Morning: Grades 4 & 5 - 8:30 - 9:30am (Cafeteria)
Tuesday, September 17- JS Fire Drill
September 18 to September 20 - Grade 5 & 6 at Camp Arowhon
Monday, September 23 - JS Lice Check
Tuesday, September 24 - JS EduTalk: Assessment in the JS
Morning session: 8:30am - 9:30am in the Library
Evening session: 7:00pm - 8:00pm online.
Friday, September 27 - Junior School Terry Fox Walk/Run:
JK & SK | 8:45am - 9:30am
Grade 3, 4 & 5 | 9:30am - 10:15am
Grade 1 & 2 | 10:15am - 11:00am
Parents are welcome to join us!
Assessment EduTalk: Our assessment EduTalk will take place on September 24, 2024. This is an opportunity to unpack assessment at the Junior School. We will offer two sessions:
8:30am - 9:30am: In person in the library, for RSVP please email Diala Helou at dhelou@yorkschool.com
7:00pm - 8:00pm: Virtually (link will be provided at a later date), no need to RSVP
Meet the Teacher was our rebranded curriculum night. This night offered the same programming, we moved it to an earlier date to give parents the opportunity to meet the community sooner.
Drop off/Pick-up reminders: If you are using the drive through option to drop off or pick up your child(ren), please don’t leave the car. A staff member will be there to help you. This option is the faster, stay in your car, option. If you would like to leave the car, please use the Yonge street door instead.
Sign in at Reception: If you are walking into the building past reception, please always sign in and get your sticker on. We need all visitors to have stickers on for safety and security purposes.
Lice: We will have our first lice check up on Monday, September 23, 2024. The Junior School will have two lice check ups during the year. It is good practice to generally check your child(ren)’s hair on a regular basis. JS students interact and play closely together throughout the day. Please always let the school know if your child has lice. We will always keep it anonymous, but alerting other parents in the grade level will help us limit the spreading.
Fire Drill - Tuesday, September 17, 2024
As part of the school’s safety plan, we have regular fire and lock down drills.
The first fire drill will be on Tuesday, September 17
If you anticipate your child may need additional support during our upcoming fire drills, please reach out to your child’s homeroom teacher.
Student-Centered Conferences (in-person) Thursday, October 24 & Friday, October 25 - Students will be dismissed at 11:45am on Thursday and will not have any classes on Friday. These are conferences that will focus on learning goals and will include students, parents and teachers. Students are expected to attend these conferences. JK & SK students will not be attending. This will be for parents of JK & SK students only. There will be no aftercare provision on both days.
YPA Coffee Social
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YPA Coffee Social -
The Parent Connects Committee is putting together a parent coffee social open to all York families. The York School is a strong believer in community building and this get together is a great opportunity to bring both new and returning families together across all divisions (Junior, Middle and Senior Schools).
Where: Impact Kitchen, 1222 Yonge St
Time: 8:30am - 9:30am
Date: Thursday, September 19, 2024
*Please note that this is a drop-in event so there is no need to RSVP.
STUDENT LIFE & BELONGING
JUNIOR SCHOOL FALL CO-CURRICULAR OFFERINGS (ATHLETICS & CLUBS) 2024
Co-curricular programming for Fall athletic teams and clubs started on Monday, September 9 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm and will run until Friday, October 25. As we have now completed our first full week of clubs, please review the policy from our external provider Explore It! regarding dropping out of a club.
Contact Zachary Vito, Junior School Administrative Assistant at 416-926-1325 ext. 5282 or via email zvito@yorkschool.com if you are making a change to your child’s club commitments.
Requesting a Change After the First Class (and up to 48 Hours Before the Second Class) in a Program: With written notice by email, a transfer to another class may be offered if space is available.
Requesting a Change After the Second Class in a Program: We are unable to refund any portion of a program fee.
With Wednesday clubs being cancelled for our Meet-the-Teacher Event this week, we have make up classes for external providers scheduled on Wed. Oct. 30th. See other events that conflict with co curricular programming.
JUNIOR SCHOOL FALL CO-CURRICULAR WEEKLY SCHEDULE 2024 FINAL (Parent View)
CAR SIGNS FOR BACKDOOR PICK UP
Car signs have been made to assist in identifying vehicles at our back door pickup and will be distributed by next Tuesday, September 17.
These signs have only been made for those who pick up from the back door frequently.
Please keep your car sign handy and hold it up or place it on the windshield so that faculty and facilities personnel on duty can view it easily.
If you haven’t received one by next Friday, September 20 and you want to have the option of a back door pick up, please reach out via email to Sarah Charley, Director of Student Life & Belonging. You can also request another one if you have multiple vehicles.
YORK’S 31st ANNUAL TERRY FOX WALK/RUN 2024
When? Friday, September 27
When? 8:45am - 11:00am
Run Times: JK & SK 8:45-9:30am Grades 3, 4 & 5 - 9:30-10:15 Grades 1 & 2 10:15-11:00
Who? Students and staff will participate in their classes.
Parents are welcome to join us. Please meet your children inside the gate of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery as classes exit the school for their scheduled run times.
Where? Mt Pleasant Cemetery and Kay Gardiner Beltline
What to wear? Students are invited to wear athletic clothing, their gym uniforms, or Terry Fox t-shirts past and present. They can also accessorise with their house colours. Students will need to be wearing running shoes and have their water bottles.
Donations? Over 30 years, The York School has raised over $335,000 for The Terry Fox Foundation. This year, our goal for our school community is $10,000. If you purchased a 2024 Terry Fox Run T-Shirt, 75% of the price went directly to cancer research. Shirts will be delivered to homeroom teachers to go home in student backpacks prior to the run.
You can also donate to our school’s team page: York School Terry Fox Fundraising Page or send a cash donation ‘Toonies for Terry’ with your child on Friday morning to be collected by homeroom teachers.
We look forward to coming together as a community to keep Terry’s legacy alive.
Questions? Contact Sarah Charley, Director, Student Life and Belonging at scharley@yorkschool.com.
YORK MASCOT REBRAND
We are retiring the Gladiator as our school’s mascot and welcoming all members of our community (students Grades 5-12, parents, faculty, staff and alumni) to submit their ideas for our new mascot - one that promotes the pride and spirit that we all have in our school.
Designs can be created digitally using this google form or hand drawn and placed in a box on the I See . . IB Card table on the first floor. The submission deadline for all Grade 5 artwork is November 29th. A community vote will take place in the new year!
Questions? Contact Sarah Charley, Director, Student Life and Belonging scharley@yorkschool.com.
GRADE 5 & 6 CAMP AROWHON
Wednesday, September 18 - Friday, September 20
**NEW DROP OFF & PICK UP LOCATION
Canadian Tire Parking Lot at Laird & Eglinton (825 Eglinton Ave East) DO NOT GO TO SCHOOL.
Grade 5 students are asked to arrive at 8:00am on Wednesday, September 18 to get on the bus.
We are travelling to Camp Arowhon located in Algonquin Park. Huntsville is the closest town to Camp Arowhon. Here is the link to check the Weather Network for this area.
Students will return on Friday, September 20 at 3:30pm - 4:00pm to 825 Eglinton Ave East (Canadian Tire Parking Lot). If there is a significant change to the return time, parents will receive an update via email.
ALIVE Outdoors Package (Packing List on last page)
We look forward to speaking with the Grade 5 students this Friday to go over the trip logistics and to answer questions. We are excited to be together at camp next week.
Questions? Please reach out to Andrea Lossing, Experiential Educator alossing@yorkschool.com or Sarah Charley Director, Student LIfe and Belonging scharley@yorkschool.com.
NATIONAL DAY FOR TRUTH & RECONCILIATION/ ORANGE SHIRT DAY
On Monday, September 30 we will observe the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Students and staff are encouraged to wear an orange shirt on this day in support of residential school survivors. Students will also engage in age and stage appropriate activities and conversations that amplify Indigenous voices and learn more about this part of Canada’s history and identity.
On Tuesday, October 1 we are welcoming Indigenous Canadian Guest Artist Monique Diabo to our assembly. She is an accomplished multi-disciplinary artist: actor singer, dancer, choreographer and storyteller. We will be hosting Session 1: 9:30 am - 10:15am JK-SK and Session 2: 11:00am - 11:45am Gr 1-5
As a reminder, if you would like to support the Orange Shirt Society, which provides resources to Residential School Survivors, please purchase your child’s official orange shirt from the list of approved vendors below:
McCabe Promotional (Premiere Retailer)
Aritzia
Canadian Tire
London Drugs – Available in stores, while supplies last
Mark’s – Unisex adult
Mark’s – Unisex youth
Turtle Lodge Trading Post
South Island Crafts
Beaded Orange Shirt Lapel Pins can be purchased from Tribal Roots Imports.
Questions? Please contact Erin Porter, Director, Student Life & Belonging at eporter@yorkschool.com.
NEW FULL ZIP BLACK FLEECE
Full Zip Black Fleece - Online Order Only
The online site is now open for orders until October 15, 2024. Orders can be shipped directly to your home or to The York Shop for free. These orders can be picked up between December 16, 2024 to December 18, 2024 from 11:30am - 1:30pm at The York Shop at our 1320 campus.
Click here to order.
All Black Fleece Samples will be at the JS in the Gathering Place from Monday September 16, 2024 till the end of the week. Please take a moment to try one on for sizing before placing your order.