Middle School - DECEMBER 14, 2023

CanGrad Individual Photo and Student I.D. Cards

  • This week students received an envelope from CanGrad with their individual photos and Student I.D. Cards (proof of age cards).

  • If you have any questions about your students' photos please reach out to CanGrad Studios.

  • Students who missed photo day in October will have a chance to have their individual photos taken on January 11. Parents and students will be notified by email if this applies to them.

  • Class photos will go home at the end of February.

Athletics and Co-curriculars - Cancelled

  • There will be no athletic practices or co-curricular clubs after school on Wednesday, December 20 and before and after school on Thursday, December 21. 

Middle School Winter Challenge - December 21

  • The middle school will participate in a Winter Wonder’s afternoon on Thursday, December 21 from 1:25pm - 3:15pm.

  • Students will work in house teams and move through the 8 challenges to gain points for their house.

  • Students will have homeroom from 3:15pm - 3:25pm.

Locker and Desk Clean Out 

  • Over the next week, students will be given time to clean out their lockers and desks.

  • Students should take home anything they will need over the winter break e.g. winter coats and boots.

Winter Break (No Classes)

  • Winter break runs from December 22 - January 7.

  • Classes resume on Monday, January 8.

Semester Two Design/Art Changeover

  • The semester two changeover for grades 6, 7 Design to Art will be on Monday, January 22, 2024.

  • The last day of semester one will be on Friday, January 19, 2024.

13th Annual Pinewood Derby

This week our grade 7s were able to race their Design creations in the 13th Annual Pinewood Derby. Congratulations to all students who participated and helped make this a successful event. Thank you to our Design teachers Mr. Neville (7A), Mr. Corsano (7B), and Mr. Cooper (7C) for instilling the fun in learning. Special thanks to Ms. Mottola and Ms. Goodwin who also helped with preparing the cars for each race and to Ms. Scott and the Athletics Department for helping us host the event in the Gladiator Centre.

If you want to re-watch the Livestream click on the following this link.

Overall Award Winners:
Fastest Car - Pinewood Derby 2022 Winner: Aiden Ogilvie 7B “Piastri”
Best Design Overall: Giorgio Robbiati 7C “Blur”
People's Choice Overall: Luke Rajji 7B “Triple Penguin”

7A Class Winners (Mr. Neville):
Fastest Car 7A: Ridley Kozman “Soccer Car”
Best Design 7A: Sylvie Price “Tuby”
People's Choice 7A: Poppy Mandel “To the Moon and Back”

7B Class Winners (Mr. Corsano):
Fastest Car 7B: Jordyn Ovens “Angry Bird”
Best Design 7B: Jackson Hind “Dolphin Current”
People's Choice 7B: Ruby Kroft “Bubble Bath Time”

7C Class Winners (Mr. Cooper):
Fastest Car 7C: Sou Yamauchi “Hermes”
Best Design 7C: Amir Babale “Velocity”
People's Choice 7C: Ryan Sahota “Porsche 911”

STUDENT LIFE & BELONGING

Winter Co-Curricular Schedules - Live Now!

Please review the updated co-curricular schedules for Middle and Senior School. These will be our new schedules from now until March break and a few additions have been made in the clubs section!

A reminder to students who wish to propose a new club to please do so using the submission form on the Student Life YorkNet Resource Tile.

MIddle School Co-Curricular Schedule

Senior School Co-Curricular Schedule

Questions? Please contact Erin Porter, Director, Student Life & Belonging at eporter@yorkschool.com.

December Spirit Week - Monday 18 to Thursday 22

We are excited to end off an incredible term with our annual Holiday Spirit Week!

Students and staff can look forward to daily dress-down theme days as well as fun activities in the mornings and at lunch time.

All week long will be our gingerbread person hunt. Students and staff can look forward to finding the missing gingerbread people hidden around the school and place them back in their gingerbread house for house points!

As well, our community card station will be open and students are encouraged to send a message of cheer to a staff member or team within The York School as we strive to foster gratitude throughout this season!

Questions? Contact Adina Fuss, Student Leadership Coordinator at afuss@yorkschool.com.

Sunnybrook Hospital Pediatric, Family Practice and NICU Book Drive - January 8 to 19

As we head into the holiday season, you may be gifted some new children’s books and may be looking for a place to donate old ones, or some books that weren’t that loved... well look no further!

After the Winter Break, there will be a book drive in which all books go to the Sunnybrook Hospital Pediatric, Family Practice and NIC Units! Please note that we are looking for books that would be appropriate for ages 1 - 12 in gently used or new condition.

For every book donated, students will also earn house points. Students can donate books into their House coloured box in the cafeteria and Middle School commons to earn house points.

Thank you to Charlotte Y, ‘25, for creating this initiative and for the York School community’s support!

Questions? Contact Erin Porter, Director, Student Life & Belonging (eporter@yorkschool.com).