Junior School - FEBRUARY 1, 2024

UPCOMING EVENTS

  • Students will be marked late when they arrive after 8:45am

  • If your child arrives late, please remind them to pass by reception before heading to class

  • If your child is arriving late or missing school, please send an email to their homeroom teacher and 1639attendance@yorkschool.com

What you need to know

Junior School Pancake Breakfast

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Register Now

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Junior School Pancake Breakfast - Register Now -

The YPA is excited to bring back the Junior School Pancake Breakfast - an annual community building event which takes place in our Junior School Cafeteria.

When: March 5 & 6, 2024
Time: There are 2 seatings each day; 7:30am to 8:00am and 8:00am to 8:30am

Register now!

STUDENT LIFE & BELONGING

FEBRUARY IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH

The 2024 theme for Black History Month is: “Black Excellence: A Heritage to Celebrate; a Future to Build”. This theme celebrates the rich past and present contributions and accomplishments of Black people in Canada, while aspiring to embrace new opportunities for the future. Our Grade 5 leaders are researching the contributions of famous Black Canadians and will be sharing their findings in a bulletin board display, on our news radio broadcast, and at our R.A.L.Y.(Respectfully Acknowledging and Learning at York) assembly on Monday, February 12. We also have guest author Khodi Dill joining us on Friday, February 23 to share his book WELCOME TO THE CYPHER a joyful celebration of rap, creativity, and self-expression.

LUNAR NEW YEAR - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

To honour Lunar New Year, we are looking for parent volunteers to support some of the different initiatives we have planned. On Friday, February 9 we are having a Red Lunar New Year Casual Day and a special lunch menu. Students are invited to wear red or traditional clothing in celebration. There are other initiatives like decorating, crafting and tradition talks that we will need parent volunteers to support. If you are interested in being part of the celebration committee, please fill out this form by the end of day on Monday, February 5. Everyone who submits this form will be contacted by Tuesday. February 6.

UPCOMING THEMED CASUAL DAYS - Mark your calendars Junior School!

WINTER DECORATION PACK UP - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

We are looking for a handful of volunteers on the morning of Wednesday, February 21 (from 8:30am until 10:00am) to take down and neatly pack away winter decorations so they are organized and ready for next year. Please share your availability by end of day on Wednesday, February 7th by completing this quick form.  Everyone who submits the form will receive an email on Friday, February 9 - as it is possible that interested volunteers will outnumber available spaces.

Thank you!
Alex, Golnaz + Sam

JS YPA

SAVE THE DATE - JUNIOR SCHOOL MOVIE NIGHT WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28 3:30pm - 5:45pm

Date: Wednesday, February 28
Time: 3:30pm - 5:45pm
Venue: 1639 Yonge Street (JK - Gr. 1 Library, Gr. 2 -3 Cafeteria, Gr. 4 & 5 Gym) 

  • This will be an optional after school event and will require a parental RSVP for participation. RSVP form will come out in next week’s Flash.

  • Students will watch a movie and relax together. 

  • There will be a pizza dinner and popcorn snack provided by the school.

  • Students are asked to bring their own water bottles, and are invited to bring their sleeping bags and pillows from home in order to make their viewing experience more comfortable. 

  • A list of potential movie titles will be compiled by our Grade 5 Leaders. Students will have the opportunity to vote for their two top movie choices.

  •  It will also be a pink shirt casual day to honour Pink Shirt Day and remind students to choose kindness and stand up against bullying.

Preloved UNIFORM DRIVE

January 8, 2024 - April 4, 2024

Junior School: Preloved Uniform Drive collection boxes are on the main floor by the elevator.
Middle/Senior School: Preloved Uniform Drive collection boxes are on the main floor by the reception.

Preloved UNIFORM Donations

Please bring all your Preloved uniforms to your child/children's respective campus and place them inside the boxes provided at reception.