SENIOR SCHOOL - SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

UPCOMING EVENTS

Friday, September 29, 2023, 9:05am - National Truth and Reconciliation Assembly
Students are encouraged to wear orange shirts to honour this day of significance. 
Monday, October 2, 2023, 9:00am - Grade 9B & 9C ICE Toronto Islands Day
Students meet at the ferry or at the clock in Union Station
Tuesday, October 3, 2023, 8:00am - MS/SS Head’s and Principals’ Breakfast
Tuesday, October 3, 2023, 9:00am - Grade 10 Parent Coffee Morning (RSVP Here)
Thursday, October 5, 2023, 9:00am - Grade 11 Parent Coffee Morning (RSVP Here)
Thursday, October 5, 2023, 3:00pm - Homecoming Game & ‘22 & ‘23 Alumni Reunion
Friday, October 6 - Monday, October 9 - Thanksgiving Long Weekend (No Classes)

Changeroom Update - We still await the completion of the Athletic Commons. For next week, students who have Phys Ed or an athletic practice should continue to wear their York Phys Ed uniform to school for the entire day. Starting after Thanksgiving, all students will wear their regular uniform and change into the Phys Ed uniform in the Athletic Commons.

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. Please watch this video to learn about your username and password. 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.

Health & Safety

Health reminders for Back to School

  • Please have your child stay home if they are sick.

  • They may return to school if they have been fever free for 24 hours and their symptoms have been improving for 24 hours.

  • If they test positive for covid, they should remain home until they are fever free for 24 hours and their symptoms are improving/mostly gone. They should wear a mask for 10 days from when their symptoms began.

  • Please take a moment to look at the guidelines posted from Toronto Public Health. Bookmark the guidelines for easy reference.  

Wishing everyone a healthy fall. As always, any health related questions please reach out to Shana Brandes at sbrandes@yorkschool.com, our school nurse.

Peer tutoring

Hi York!

If you are a student in grade 10-12 looking to earn CAS or service hours, develop leadership skills or add impressive extracurriculars to your CV, this is the opportunity you’ve been waiting for…Peer Tutoring is starting again!

Peer tutors will be offering support in a variety of ways: individual and small group, subject specific or supporting student organization. Peer tutoring sessions can be in person 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.

If you would like to sign up to be a tutor, please fill out the Peer Tutoring 2023-24 Form. The sessions can be subject-specific, or to help with organization, planning, and more.
Please email peertutoring@yorkschool.com if you have any questions about the Peer Tutoring program.

STUDENT LIFE & BELONGING

Grade 9 Student Council Election - Tuesday, OctOBER 3rd

Grade 9 students are encouraged to review the campaign slides and attend the candidate speeches on Tuesday at 2:00pm before casting their ballots for their grade representatives this year. Best of luck to all of our candidates!

Orange Shirt Day - Tomorrow!

Tomorrow we welcome John Brown, the Legal and Strategic Advisor of Indigenous Initiatives for McCarthy Tétrault, LLP. At our assembly, John will be speaking about the importance of Reconciliation as we recognize Orange Shirt Day at The York School. 

Please ensure that your student has an orange shirt to wear with their black athletic bottoms.

Menu Addition for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

In recognition of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (September 30), Aramark will be showing respect and appreciation for Indigenous peoples by serving Three Sisters Soup, a recipe inspired by Indigenous cuisine. This soup is made with diced butternut squash, green beans and corn. In a number of Indigenous communities, these crops are called the "Three Sisters." When planted side by side, they help each other during growth, resulting in better yields at harvest. This soup is vegan and gluten free.

Homecoming 2023 - Thursday, Octber 5th

Students and families are invited to join us next Thursday, October 5th for our 2nd annual Homecoming celebration! 

Please remind your students to join us on the Turf for the pre-game party at 4:00pm where we will be putting on spirit wear, making signs and participating in activities to prepare for our Senior Girls’ Basketball game against De La Salle. The game will start at 4:30pm and all are invited to come out and cheer on our Gladiators!

Following, there will be an alumni reception for the classes of ‘20-’23.

Remembrance Day Assembly
Call for Presenters and Items for Video Piece

On Wednesday, November 8th the Senior and Middle Schools will gather for our Remembrance Day assembly. This year, we will recognize Indigenous Veterans Day (Nov 8th) and focus on sharing our community’s connections to service during the World Wars as well as global conflicts. The hope is that we can recognize the historical nature of Remembrance Day while honouring members of York families who were directly involved with and impacted by war. Bringing this history home reminds us of the privilege of living in a free country and being a part of a safe and inclusive school community.

To this end, if your family has a service story, an artefact, photographs or a personal connection that you would be willing to share at our assembly, either as a live presenter or as part of a film piece, please contact Erin Porter - Director, Student Life & Belonging at eporter@yorkschool.com.

The York Shop

  • The York Shop will be open on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from October 2, 2023 to December 15, 2023 for in person shopping.

    The shop hours:
    11:30am to 12:30pm

    If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to Astrid Fischer at Afischer@yorkschool.com

  • For families who are not able to make it to the shop in person, we have created an online order form for each of our campuses. Please click on the appropriate link below, keeping in mind the campus of your child.

    Junior School families please click here to fill out the order form.

    Middle and Senior School families please click here to fill out the order form.