Middle School - September 19, 2024
upcoming events
Monday, September 23 and Monday, October 7 - Fire Drills
If you anticipate your child may need additional support during our upcoming fire drills, please contact your child’s homeroom teacher.
Monday, September 23 - Co-Curricular Clubs start
See the slide deck of opportunities.
Thursday, September 26 - Grade 7 Lunch Out
HR teachers will review the boundaries and rules for lunch outs. Failing to adhere to these rules may result in the loss of this privilege.
Grade 8’s will continue to have lunch out every Friday.
Wednesday, September 25 - Head’s and Principals’ Breakfast for New Families
8:00am - 9:00am at 1320 Yonge Street, Cafeteria.
Thursday, September 26, 6:30pm - Curriculum Night
Curriculum guides are now available on YorkNet.
Friday, September 27, 2:00pm - 3:20pm - Terry Fox Walk/Run
Monday, September 30 - National Day of Truth & Reconciliation
Monday, September 30, 7:00pm - Grade 6 First Note Night
Mr. MacFarlane & Mr. Pittman are delighted to welcome Grade 6 students and their families to First Note Night.
Instrument specialists will provide families with guidance on tone production, practice habits and instrument maintenance to students and their parents/guardians.
Students are welcome to take their instruments home at the completion of this event.
Tuesday, October 1, 2024 - Lockdown Drill
If you anticipate your child may need additional support during our upcoming lockdown drill, please contact your child’s homeroom teacher.
Thursday, October 10 - Grade 7 & 8 Parent Coffee Morning
Thursday, October 17 - Grade 6 Parent Coffee Morning
Middle school parents are invited to meet some key members of the Middle School who will share information about the transition back to school.
Coffee mornings will run from 8:30am - 9:15am in the Learning Commons.
Please complete the coffee morning R.S.V.P. by Friday, October 4.
Friday, October 11 & Monday, October 14 - Thanksgiving Long Weekend (No Classes)
Student Life and Belonging
Co-Curricular Clubs and Student Leadership Committees Begin Next Week!
Our Co-Curricular Clubs program officially begins the week of September 23. Please review the schedules below to determine where your student would like to get involved this Fall!
Middle School Co-Curricular Schedule
Senior School Co-Curricular Schedule
Our Student Leadership programme has also begun with student leaders meeting with their committees and faculty advisors. Any students who are New to York, i.e. did not apply for leadership in the Spring, can apply to be part of a committee until September 20.
Questions? Please contact Erin Porter, Director, Student Life & Belonging at eporter@yorkschool.com.
YORK’S 31ST ANNUAL TERRY FOX SPIRIT HOUSE WALK/RUN
When? Friday, September 27
Run Times:
Middle School 2:00pm - 3:00pm *will return to school to be dismissed*
Grades 9-10 2:20pm - 3:25pm *dismissed directly from the park*
Grades 11-12 2:35pm - 3:25pm *dismissed directly from the park*
Where? David A Balfour Park
What to wear? Students are invited to wear house-coloured clothing and accessories or Terry Fox t-shirts past and present. 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.
You can 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 Thursday and Friday morning to place in their house buckets at Reception.
Questions? Contact Erin Porter, Director, Student Life and Belonging eporter@yorkschool.com.
York is getting a NEW Mascot
At our opening assembly, students and staff heard from our newly appointed Athletics Reps that The York School mascot is being rebranded! We are welcoming all members of our community to submit their ideas for our new mascot - one that promotes the pride and spirit that we all have in our school.
Submissions can be made digitally using this google form or hand drawn and placed in the box in the MS commons/outside the Student Life & Belonging office.
All ideas will be collected until November 30th and then a community vote will take place in the new year!
We look forward to seeing what our creative community comes up with!
Questions? Please contact Rick DeMarinis, Director, Athletics at rdemarinis@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.
If you plan on ordering a black fleece for yourself or your child in the JS, please head over to the Gathering Place this week in order to try on the samples. We will be moving all the Black Fleece samples at the end of the day this Friday September 27 so that our Middle and Senior School students will get a chance to try them on.