SENIOR SCHOOL - OCTOBER 3, 2024

UPCOMING EVENTS

Tuesday, October 8, 9:00am - Grade 12 Parent Coffee Morning (RSVP Here)

Wednesday, October 9, 7:00pm - Parenting in the Digital Age: Virtual Parent Webinar - Jake Ernst, Straight Up Health - (RSVP Here)

Thursday, October 10, 1:00pm - Pick-A-Time Goes Live

  • Pick-A-Time will be open for parents to book appointments for Student-Centred Goal-Setting Conferences on October 10 at 1:00pm. Click on to this video for instructions

  • These virtual conferences will take place on Thursday, October 24 (1:00pm - 8:30pm) and Friday, October 25 (8:30am - 4:00pm). Students will be dismissed at 11:40am on Thursday, October 24 in order to get home for their virtual appointments. There will be no classes on the afternoon of Thursday, October 24 and all day on Friday, October 25.

Friday, October 11 - Monday, October 14 - Thanksgiving Long Weekend (No Classes)

Tuesday, October 15 to Friday, October 18 - House Spirit Week

Tuesday, October 15, 9:00am - Grade 9 Parent Coffee Morning (RSVP Here)

Wednesday, October 16 to Monday, October 21 - 2024 International Independent School Public Speaking Championships in Bermuda

Wednesday, October 16 to Saturday, October 19 - CAIS Senior Boys Soccer Tournament

Wednesday, October 16, 1:00pm - Open House for Incoming Grade 9s

Friday, October 18, 3:00pm - Friday Night Lights

Curriculum Night Resources - Curriculum guides and presentation slide decks are now available on YorkNet.

Parent “Observer” Access to Blackboard - Now Ready

The York School (6-12) uses the Blackboard (LMS) Learning management system in order to facilitate and communicate daily learning throughout the year. Teachers communicate homework, assignments and daily course materials through this powerful platform. Each year York parents (6-12) are given access to the courses of their children.

To log in, Parents will use the following credentials:

Username: Your first and last name (all lowercase, no spaces). Ex. john+doe

Password: The first five digits of your account number, which can be found on your statement or in Yorknet. Ex. 12345

Please watch this video to learn about how to login and navigate Blackboard. If you have any trouble logging in please contact helpdesk@yorkschool.com.

You can access blackboard here - https://yorkschool.blackboard.com/ - and we recommend you bookmark this link. While parent/observer access is convenient we recommend sitting with your children and having them access the system using their account so that you can navigate it together and they can guide you through their full Blackboard experience.

STUDENT LIFE AND BELONGING

SAVE THE DATE - HOUSE SPIRIT WEEK 2024

We are excited to have a week-long House spirit week from October 15 - 18.

Each day, students and staff can look forward to themed casual days, lunch-hour activities and a House competition morning on Wednesday, October 16 based on our 3C values - Community, Challenge and Curiosity.

Stay tuned for more details!

Questions? Contact Erin Porter, Director, Student Life & Belonging at eporter@yorkschool.com.

YORK SCARES HUNGER CAMPAIGN - October 21 - November 1

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:

  1. 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 1

  2. Children’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.

SIGN UP FOR FALL MATH CONTESTS

Senior School students are invited to sign up for optional and voluntary Math contests happening this fall. They are a great way to challenge yourself and problem solve. If interested, sign up via this Google form by October 9. Please direct questions to Robin Johannsen at rjohannsen@yorkschool.com.

  • Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge - Wednesday, October 30

  • American Mathematics Competitions (10A, 12A) - Wednesday, November 6

  • Canadian Senior and Intermediate Mathematics Contests - Wednesday November 13

Parenting in the Digital Age: Virtual Parent Webinar

Presented by Jake Ernst, Straight Up Health 

Today's parents are faced with an unprecedented challenge: to parent and raise their kids in the age of the internet. Many of today’s kids are constantly online and many parents are growing concerned about the impact this is having on kids and their wellbeing. In this session, we’ll talk about the number one factor that impacts whether or not kids get hooked by their device, what apps and websites parents should know about, how to avoid common digital parenting mistakes, and how to strike a balance between digital safety and digital freedom. 

Junior School Focus October 8, 7:00pm RSVP HERE

Middle School/Senior School Focus (Students encouraged to attend as well) October 9, 7:00pm RSVP HERE

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 Middle-Senior School, please head over to The Shop (1320 Yonge Street Campus).

The Black Fleece samples are outside The York Shop at the Middle and Senior School. Students can visit the Learning Commons to try them on for size.