Middle School - DECEMBER 5, 2024
upcoming events
December 3 - 16, 2024 - Lost and Found
The lost and found items will be on display in the Athletic Centre for students to peruse.
Students are encouraged to take time to claim lost items.
Unclaimed items will be donated.
Locker and Desk clean-out
Over the next couple of weeks, 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.
Thursday, December 12, 2024 - Grade 7 Lunch Out (optional)
Homeroom teachers will review the boundaries and rules with students.
Monday, December 9, 8:25am - 11:40pm - The 14th Annual Pinewood Derby Race
Parents and guardians can watch the event live on campus or through the Livestream Link.
Please see People's Choice voting instructions and the People's Choice Voting Form.
Tuesday, December 17, 2:30pm - Grade 6 Geometric Art Exhibition
The grade 6s will be inviting their parents to view their geometric art exhibit in which they will explore angles, triangles, and transversals.
They will explore the global context of personal and cultural expression and use mathematics to analyze and create artistic forms of expression. You are invited to question whether art is more inspiration or calculation.
Athletics & Co-curricular - Cancelled
There will be no athletic practices or co-curricular clubs after school on Wednesday, December 18 and before and after school on Thursday, December 19.
Wednesday, December 18, 2024 - Ability in Action, Grade 8 Trip to Variety Village
As part of our Adaptive Games unit in Physical and Health Education (PHE), students learn about accessibility, adapted sports, and inclusion.
Parents must complete the Variety Village waiver for their child to participate.
A hard copy of the signed waiver can be returned to their child's PHE Teacher or Ms Warren in the Middle School office. Alternatively, an electronic copy can be emailed to swarren@yorkschool.com.
Thursday, December 19, 2024, 1:20pm - Middle School Winter Wonders Challenge
Middle School students will participate in a Winter Wonder’s afternoon on Thursday, December 19 from 1:25 - 3:20pm.
Students will work in house teams and move through the 8 challenges to gain points for their house.
Students will have homeroom from 3:20pm - 3:30pm.
December 20, 2024 - January 5, 2025 - Winter Break (No Classes)
Classes resume on Monday, January 6, 2025.
Monday, January 20, 2025 - Semester Two Design/Art Changeover
The last day of semester one will be on Friday, January 17, 2025.
The semester two changeover for grades 6 and 7 Design to Art will be on Monday, January 20.
2024-25 Forest of Reading program
This week, we are excited to introduce the 2024 - 25 Forest of Reading program to our middle school students. The Forest of Reading is a Canada-wide program designed to inspire a love of reading and promote books by Canadian authors. The "forest" is made up of several different "trees" (book lists), with each tree featuring 10 books nominated as "the best" of Canadian literature. The trees for our middle school students are Red Maple (fiction) and Yellow Cedar (nonfiction).
Students will be invited to choose which books they’d like to read from the Red Maple or Yellow Cedar nominated booklists. If they read at least 5 of the books, they’ll be eligible to vote for their favourite at our school Voting Day April (TBD) and attend a field trip to Harbourfront Centre in May (TBD).
Please help to promote student participation in this program by doing the following:
1. Share this slidedeck with your students in homeroom this week.
2. If students have questions, direct them to visit our library Forest of Reading page for more details about the program, including book talks from our Forest of Reading teacher ambassadors.
3. Share this signup form with students: Forest of Reading signup form.
Questions? Contact Mr. Regner, Mr. Grosman, Ms. Wolfe and Ms. Walker. Thanks for your support!
STUDENT LIFE AND BELONGING
WINTER SPIRIT WEEK - December 16 - 19
Middle and Senior school students and staff can look forward to a week of frosty frivolity before the winter break! Every day there will be a casual dress theme as well as a morning or lunch time activity. Our final House Challenge of the term will be held on Wednesday in lieu of an assembly.
Wishing everyone a restful and safe break!
Questions? Contact Adina Fuss, Coordinator, Student Leadership at afuss@yorkschool.com.
