SENIOR SCHOOL - November 2, 2023

Thursday, November 2, 6:00pm - Senior School Open House
Wednesday, November 8, 9:05am - National Indigenous Veterans Day + Remembrance Day Assembly
Friday, November 10 to Monday, November 13 - Fall Midterm Break (No Classes)

UPCOMING EVENTS

Student Photo IDs for Cafeteria and York Shop Purchases

To streamline the check out process, photo ID cards will be used to make cafeteria or York Shop purchases.

  • Senior School students have been emailed their photo ID cards along with instructions on uploading them to their cell phones.

  • Students will no longer be required to provide their account number. 

  • The York Shop is open on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 11:30am - 12:30am for in person purchases up until December 15.

  • Have conversations with your child about their purchases i.e. limits, purchasing for others etc.

In order to assist students with seeking extra help, we are offering designated extra help times for each subject as indicated in the schedules posted below. Please note that there are separate schedules for Weeks A & B.

Grade 9 Extra Help Schedule
Grade 10 Extra Help Schedule
Grade 11 Extra Help Schedule
Grade 12 Extra Help Schedule

Extra Help Schedules

​​Presentation Materials from Grade 10 Parent Information Event

PEER TUTORING

Great news, York!

The Peer Tutoring Program is up and running. We have over 30 Senior School students signed up and ready to be Peer Tutors with our grades 6-9 students. We need more Middle School and Grade 9 students to take advantage of this great opportunity!

Peer tutors will be offering support in a variety of ways:

  • individual and small group,

  • subject-specific (ie. French/Math/English, etc.)

  • supporting student organization

  • mentoring/connecting with younger students

Peer tutoring sessions can be in person (preferred) or virtual. Tutors and their students (tutees) will be meeting about once a week for a 30-45 minute session at a mutually agreed upon time. This could take place before or after school in person or into the evening if you decide to meet virtually.

Sign up for a Peer Tutor here by filling out this form: Grade 6-9 Peer Tutoring Request Form 2023-24.

Please email Ms. Robertson at jrobertson@yorkschool.com or Ms. Rhemtulla at krhemtulla@yorkschool.com if you have any questions about the Peer Tutoring program.

STUDENT LIFE & BELONGING

York Scares Hunger Update!

Thank you York School community for your generosity in this year’s York Scares Hunger campaign for the Daily Bread Food Band. We raised $1734.50 in online donations and collected 845 units of food! 

For the house competition:

BYOM! - Thirsty Thursday House Challenge

This is a reminder for all students to Bring Your Own Mugs and LABELLED Water Bottles to school! 

Our cafeteria staff have noticed our increase in waste since the pandemic and challenged us to do better with our disposable cup use. Let’s keep the Green in GLAD!

On Thursday, November 9 our Eco-Team student leaders will be giving out house points for a Thirsty Thursday challenge. Show your reusable water bottle or mug to the Eco-Team and score some Community points for your house!

House Points and The New Strategic Plan

If you’ve ever wondered how your student participates in our house program, here are some of the ways they can personally contribute to their House point total which, ultimately, earns one of our 4 Houses - the House Cup!

Students and teachers can nominate members of our community based on the 3 C’s as a way to further engage with this program.

November Student Life Events and Special Themed Dress Days

YOGA - Every Wednesday Morning from 7:30am - 8:00am

In keeping with our Wellbeing Wednesday focus for the month of November, we have Yoga in the Fitness Centre. Our instructor, Hali, has been teaching fitness for 15 years, and loves to motivate her students to better understand movement and body alignment so that they can do all their other activities with greater agility and enjoyment. She has travelled to Mysore, India on a number of occasions to study the practice of Hatha Yoga. It is through these teachings that Hali brings her knowledge and love for the discipline to her students.

Looking forward to seeing more students taking up this practice on Wednesdays!

Questions? Please contact Michele Matthews, Athletics Assistant mmatthews@yorkschool.com