SENIOR SCHOOL - OCTOBER 26, 2023

UPCOMING EVENTS

Friday, October 27, 1:40pm - Lockdown Drill 
If you have any questions or concerns about your child’s participation in this drill, please contact Elissa Kline-Beber
Monday, October 30, 1:40pm - Fire Drill
Tuesday, October 31, 9:05am - Halloween Costume Catwalk
Wednesday, November 1 - Grade 9 Take Our Kids to Work Day (No Grade 9 Classes)
Wednesday, November 1, 9:45am - Senior School Sleep-In (Classes start at 9:45am)

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

STUDENT LIFE & BELONGING

Community Outreach Opportunities

Face Paint Fundraiser for Princess Margaret Cancer Research 

From October 23 - 31 between 8:20am - 8:55am and at lunch, student leader: Charlotte Y will be in the cafeteria running her third annual fundraiser. Cost is $2.5 - $5 per student.

York Scares Hunger Continues - until October 31

Please remind your students to bring in non perishable food donations and place them in their house boxes outside the Student Life office and Middle School commons. As this is a spirit house and community service challenge to support the Daily Bread Food Bank, all contributions are appreciated.

If you would like to make a monetary donation to the Daily Bread Food Bank, please use our school’s donation page.

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

Halloweek Begins - October 23 - 31

York’s Middle and Senior school student leaders and teachers have been busy planning many festivities for our community this month! Please see below for key dates and information:

Middle & Senior School Ongoing House Challenges

  • Halloween Hunt - students and staff will find Halloween and Fall images scattered around the school. When they are found, they are to return them to their house box outside the Student Life & Belonging Office for points! The house that finds the most will win!

  • Halloween and Scary Movie Poster Competition - students guess the title of the movie posters outside the Student Life and Belonging office. Correct answers win, more house points!

Middle School Only Activities

  • Homeroom Door Decorating - October 23 - 30

  • Halloween Carnival in the GLAD Centre at Lunch - October 27

  • Pumpkin Carving at lunch in room 428 - October 30 and 31

Middle & Senior School Halloween Assembly and Additional Programming - October 31

  • Halloween Costume Catwalk Assembly at 9:05am - 9:50am

    • Students and Faculty are encouraged to dress up and compete at the assembly. Categories this year include: Most Creative Costume, Best DIY Costume, Funniest Costume and Best Team Costume

  • Additional Programming for students who are not attending the assembly will be provided in rooms 325 and 327

*Please ask your students to be especially mindful of their costumes for school this year. In the same way that we have educated our students about not misappropriating cultures in costumes, we would also request that costumes not have overly gory elements or violent imagery.

November Student Life Events and Special Themed Dress Days

House Standings Update

Our Middle and Senior School students learned today all of their spirited engagement in our house program has garnered these current standings! Students also learned that house points are given out according to the 3 C’s - Curiosity, Community and Challenge. It’s been a great start for our 4 houses this year and we’re looking forward to more opportunities to participate in the House Program in November!