Junior School - FEBRUARY 22, 2024

UPCOMING EVENTS

What you need to know

  • JS WINTER ATHLETICS WRAP UP
    The Winter Athletic season is over on February, 22 but coaches will choose one of their final practice times during the Week of February 26 to celebrate the season and return their jerseys. 
    Please Note: The last session of Grade 1 & 2 Multisport on Fridays is March 1.

  • REGISTRATION FOR SPRING CO-CURRICULAR PROGRAMMING (ATHLETICS & CLUBS)
    Please review the spring co-curricular opportunities and discuss the options with your child before our official sign-up begins on YorkNet next Friday, February 23 at 9:00am. 

    Junior School Co-Curricular Program Guide SPRING 2024
    JUNIOR SCHOOL SPRING CO-CURRICULAR SCHEDULE 2024 FINAL(PARENT VIEW)

    Co-Curricular programming for Spring Clubs and Athletics starts on Tuesday, April 2 and runs until Friday, May24. 

    Please note that even if your child is currently enrolled in a teacher-led club that runs all year, you will still need to re-register them for the spring term. Co-curricular registration is on a first come, first serve basis. NOTE: If you wish to add your child's name to a club that has reached maximum capacity, please email zvito@yorkschool.com to be added to a waitlist and we will do our best to accommodate your request. 

    For those on the waitlist, Zach Vito will contact you regarding the status of your registration by end of day Thursday, March 7. 

    After School Clubs & Athletics pick up is at 4:45pm. The After Care Program runs until 5:30pm. All students must be picked up by 5:30pm as there will not be any aftercare supervision offered after this time.  

    For Club Inquiries contact Zachary Vito, Junior School Administrative Assistant  416.926.1325 x 5282 or via email zvito@yorkschool.com.

    For Athletic Team Inquiries contact Michèle Matthews, Athletics Assistant at 416-926-1325 ext.1571 or via email mmatthews@yorkschool.com.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR A YPA TREASURER

The York Parents’ Association is looking for a volunteer from our parent community to work with our current Treasurer to support them and learn about the role from now until the end of the school year in June 2024. This person will then take on the role of the YPA Treasurer starting July 2024. This volunteer position is a YPA Executive role, and ideally involves a two year commitment.
If you are interested in this role, please fill out the form by Thursday March 7, 2024.

JS Pancake Breakfast

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SOLD OUT

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JS Pancake Breakfast - SOLD OUT -

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

If you would like to be added to the waitlist, please reach out to Astrid at Afischer@yorkchool.com.

STUDENT LIFE & BELONGING

MAKE UP CLASSES FOR WINTER CLUBS

Winter Co-curricular clubs end on Friday, February 23. Make up classes for only external provider clubs missed in the last week of classes in December and the day of an early dismissal due to inclement weather will be offered on Tuesday, February 27 and Thursday, February 29. 

Due to a conflict with our JS Movie Night event on February 28, we will shift make up classes for Wednesday offerings to Wednesday, March 6 so that students do not miss either experience. (See clubs for make up classes below)

HOW TO REGISTER ON YORKNET FOR SPRING CO-CURRICULAR PROGRAMMING (ATHLETICS & CLUBS)

At 9:00am this Friday, February 23, you will need to login to YorkNet, go to the resource board and click the button Junior School Co- Curricular Program Registration. The registration message will change on YorkNet from "The registration for this event is currently unavailable" to "Register Now". At that time, you can Click on "Register Now".

You will be asked to register one child at a time. If you have more than one child to register, click “Register Again” at the end of the process, and submit your next child's name and grade.

Please contact Zachary Vito at 416.926.1325 x 5282 or zvito@yorkschool.com if you have any difficulties with registration or need to make changes. Registration will close at 12:00pm on Friday, March 1.  All Spring clubs & athletic practices will start on Tuesday, April 2 and run until Friday, May 24.

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

  • This is an optional after school event but we require a parental RSVP.

  • This JS Movie Night Parental RSVP Google Form is due back by Friday, February 23 and is required as consent for students to participate and to order pizza for dinner.

  • The 3 movie titles that will be screened are: 
    JK - Gr. 1  TOY STORY (Library)
    Gr. 2 -3  INSIDE OUT (Cafeteria)
    Gr. 4 & 5 ENCHANTED (Gym)

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

  • 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 :) 

  • We are looking for a few parent volunteers for this event and you can express your interest on the form.

THE YORK SCHOOL BOOK FAIR RETURNS

We are very excited to announce that the Junior School Library will be hosting an in-person book fair from March 4 - March 8 in partnership with Ella Minnow Children’s Bookstore! This is a wonderful opportunity for students to pick up new books before the March Break, and 20% of the sales go towards new books for the school library.

All purchases will be billed directly to your child(ren)’s student account. There will be no cash purchases. To facilitate the buying process, we will be sending home a permission form on March 4 and 5. Please sign and return this form to the library by Wednesday, March 6.

A signed form is REQUIRED for students to be able to purchase books at the book fair.

The book fair is intended to be a fun event that encourages a love of reading and that supports the school library. 

If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Ms. Larcina. Thank you for your support of our school library!

JUNIOR SCHOOL SHOWCASE Gr. 4 & 5 WedNESDAY, March 6, Gr. 1-3 ThursDAY, March 7 - 8:45am - 9:45am

Although we are encouraging students to perform live, a  pre-recorded video may be submitted if  the special talent cannot  be performed in the gym. (ie. horseback riding, aerial silks or a pet trick) 

Students will submit their 30 sec-1 min talent video filmed in landscape by Thursday, February 29 on SeeSaw. An activity has been added for all classes Gr. 1-5 and is ready for uploads.

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.