Middle School - OCTOBER 24, 2024
upcoming events
Grade 8 to 9 Parent Information Evening - Slide deck from presentation.
The Learning Lounge (aka Homework Club)
Ms. McCuaig and Ms. Rhemtulla has started "The Learning Lounge" on Mondays from 3:30 - 4:00pm and Thursdays from 3:30 - 4:15pm.
Anyone is welcome to come and get questions answered, get help with any subject or work in a quiet space to complete homework with teacher support. Students can stay for as much or as little time as they want.
October 25, 2024 - Virtual Student-Centred Interviews (No Classes)
Monday, October 28 - Friday, November 1 - U13 to Varsity CISAA Championship Week
Wednesday, October 30, 2:00pm - Guest Speaker
Special guest Dumitru Diaconu, Head of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Toronto’s Space Flight Laboratory, will join the grade 6’s to talk about rocket science, engineering, and space flight.
This presentation will provide additional insight into rocketry concepts being explored in design class, and is an excellent launch into their next science unit exploring space. We look forward to an engaging and out of this world discussion!
Thursday, October 31, 2024 - Diwali
To our families who are observing Diwali on October 31, enjoy a festive Diwali with an abundance of light.
Thursday, October 31, 9:05am - Halloween Costume Catwalk Assembly
Students are welcome to come to school dressed up in silly and fun Halloween costumes
Sunday, November 3, 2:00am - Daylight Savings Time (clocks fall back one hour)
Monday, November 4, 2024 - Winter Co-Curriculars and Athletics Begin
Wednesday, November 6, 4:00pm - Middle School Movie Night - Save the Date
Friday, November 8 - Monday November 11, 2024 - Fall Mid-Term Break (No Classes)
Thursday, November 21, 7:00pm - The York School Live & In Concert Music Night - Save the Date
STUDENT LIFE AND BELONGING
YORK SCARES HUNGER CAMPAIGN- ON NOW!!
This year, we are encouraging students and families to help alleviate food insecurity in our community and city by supporting our annual York Scares Hunger campaign in one of the following ways:
Daily Bread Food Bank —>
Bring in the following items and place them in your House bin outside the Student Life office in the cafeteria or the Middle School commons between October 21 - November 1Children’s Breakfast Clubs Charity
Make a donation to CBCC which serves 5000 hot meals a week
to elementary students in the GTA experiencing food insecurity.
Questions? Please contact Erin Porter, Director, Student Life & Belonging at eporter@yorkschool.com.
HALLOWEEN - October 31
We are looking forward to handing out some serious house points on Halloween as staff and students contribute to our 4th C-Value - Creativity!
At 9:05am we will have two options for our community to participate in - a Halloween Costume Catwalk Assembly or a low-sensory, alternative programming classroom.
At 11:30am we will have a Halloween Carnival in the Fitness Centre for our Middle School students, hosted by the spooktacular YPA and our Spirit Council student leaders.
As always, Halloween at York continues to be an opportunity for us to show our sense of community and innovation through school-appropriate costumes and activities with sweet incentives.
Questions? Please contact Erin Porter, Director, Student Life & Belonging at eporter@yorkschool.com.
Middle School Halloweek Events
This year we will continue to have our homeroom door decorating and pumpkin carving competitions!
Additionally, there is a Halloween Hunt around the school and a Guess the Candy Jar! Students search for Halloween images, write their house name on the back and put them in the Hunt Box in the MS Commons or use Ms Rowell’s google form to submit their guesses for the number of candies in the jar, respectively.
Outside the Student Life and Belonging office in the cafeteria there is a Halloween Movie Poster challenge and Middle School students have been trying to solve this week’s “Mystery Teacher” through a series of daily clues - all for more house points!
Questions? Please contact Diana Rowell, Coordinator, Middle School Leadership (drowell@yorkschool.com)
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED –
We are looking for parent volunteers to help out at the Middle School Halloween Carnival which is taking place on October 31, 2024 from 11:30am to 1:00pm.
If you are free and able to help please reach out to Astrid Fischer at Afischer@yorkschool.com.
Save the date- YPA Middle School Movie Night
The York Parents Association and Student Life are excited to have our annual YPA Middle School Movie Night on Wednesday November 6 from 4:00-6:00pm at 1320 Yonge Street.
The students voted, and we will be showing Despicable Me 4!
This is an optional after school event open to all Middle School students and requires a parental RSVP for participation. Students in each grade will have the opportunity to watch a movie and relax together in one of two spaces.
A pizza dinner (from an outside pizza provider) and snacks will be provided by the YPA (York Parents Association). Students are asked to bring their own water bottles, and are invited to bring their sleeping bags and pillows from home in order to make their viewing experience more comfortable :)
Students who attend will be dismissed from school after the MS Movie Night at 6:00-6:15 pm.
This Parental RSVP is due back by Monday, November 4 at 4:00pm and is required as consent for students to participate. RSVP HERE BY MONDAY NOVEMBER 4, 2024
Questions? Please contact Diana Rowell, Coordinator, Middle School Leadership (drowell@yorkschool.com)
REMEMBRANCE & INDIGENOUS VETERAN’S DAY ASSEMBLY -
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13
On Wednesday, November 13, we are honoured to welcome Lieutenant-Colonel Jaime Phillips to York to speak about her past and present service in Canada’s Artillery. LCol Phillips was the first female Artillery Troop Commander deployed to Kandahar, Afghanistan in 2007. Recently, she has completed a peacekeeping mission in Mali and is currently working as Chief of Operations at the 4th Division Headquarters in Toronto.
Additionally, our choir and band will perform and we look forward to the contributions of many student and staff speakers.
Families who wish to join us for our assembly may do so by logging in to our Livestream feed.
Questions? Please contact Erin Porter, Director, Student Life and Belonging (eporter@yorkschool.com)
Livestream access can be found at https://tys.gameonstream.com/ under upcoming events. If you need to sign up for our livestream service, please see the instructions below.
LET’S GET STARTED!
1. REGISTER: click on the link immediately below to be directed to the Yorkschool LIVE site. Click the “SIGN UP” button and enter your email address (same as Yorknet).
REGISTER NOW on the Yorkschool LIVE on Demand site: https://tys.gameonstream.com
2. CONFIRM REGISTRATION: Those registering for the first time will receive a confirmation email from tysinfo@gameonstream.com. Click on the unique registration link on the bottom of the email confirmation and then follow the registration steps on the De La Salle LIVE site which include entering your name and setting up a password.
3. YOU ARE NOW LIVE! Enjoy your viewing experience. If you experience any technical challenges in viewing the live or on-demand videos, select the “Need Help?” link on the Yorkschoo LIVE homepage.
If you registered already, simply click on the “LOGIN” button the next time you visit Yorkschool LIVE and enter your email address and password.
WINTER CO-CURRICULAR SCHEDULE
Our Winter Athletics season will begin on Monday, November 4.
Clubs and Committee meetings and Service placements will remain the same until January.
Please check the schedules below to see what is being offered for the next term of Athletics!
Middle School CoCurricular Schedule
Questions about Athletics? Contact Rick DeMarinis, Director, Athletics (rdemarinis@yorkschool.com)
Questions about Clubs, Committees and Service Placements? Contact Erin Porter, Director, Student Life & Belonging (eporter@yorkschool.com)