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Junior School - May 1, 2025

UPCOMING EVENTS

Tuesday, May 6 - Gr. 5s Author Visit with Evanka Osmak - 11:00am - 12:00pm

Wednesday, May 7 - G4 & 5 Science @ 1320 UN SDGs, 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Thursday, May 8 - JS Fire Drill

Tuesday, May 13 - Forest of Reading Field Trip, 11:00am - 2:30pm

May 14 and 15 - Mark your calendars for Grandpals and Special Friends Days upcoming. An official invitation with registration information will be sent out soon.

Friday, May 16 - Founder's Day Holiday (No Classes)

Monday, May 19: Victoria Day (No Classes)

Wednesday, May 21: Grade 5 Grad Photos, 9:30am - 11:00am

Friday, May 23: All JS Spring Co Curricular Clubs + Athletics End

Friday, May 23: Grade 5 Grad Photo Make Up, 9:00am - 9:45am

Monday, May 26 - Friday, May 30 - Spring Co-Curriculars Make-up classes

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

PYPX

We are excited to share that our Grade 5 students are presenting their Primary Years Programme Exhibition (PYPX) projects today. You can now visit the PYPX 2025 Website to explore these students' initiatives.

This year's transdisciplinary theme is 'Sharing the Planet,' with students using the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals as a framework to explore topics of global significance.Along the inquiry cycle, students seek ways that they can to positively contribute to local and global communities. Whether through advocacy, social justice initiatives, entrepreneurship, or lifestyle choices, they're discovering how they can make positive impacts on the world around them.

York’s 2025 Grandpals and Special Friends Day

We are excited to host York’s 2025 Grandpals and Special Friends Day at our Junior School Campus. This annual celebration acknowledges the important and unique role that extended family and friends play in the lives of our youngest learners by inviting grandparents and other friends or family members to join us for some learning and fun.

Please register on behalf of the Grandpals and Special Friends that will be joining your children for this event, or forward this message so they can register themselves. Due to capacity restrictions, we can only accommodate two guests per student. If you have more than one child attending York’s Junior School you will need to register for each applicable session.

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

We are hopeful that each student has at least one Grandpal or Special Friend to join them at their session so that nobody feels left out.

We look forward to seeing a great turnout of Grandpals and Special Friends at this event. If you have any questions, please contact the Advancement Team at advancement@yorkschool.com.

Spring Co-Curricular Schedule

Spring Athletic Practice Schedule

Spring Lunch Menus & Schedule

STUDENT LIFE & BELONGING

JUNIOR SCHOOL SPRING BOOK DRIVE

Our JS Spring Book & School Supplies Drive and house challenge launches on Monday, April 28 and runs to Friday, May 9. This is the PYPX action for Gemma L and Logann S.L. as they learn about refugees who are seeking a safe place after being forced to flee or leave their home country to escape violence, war or natural disaster.

For this house challenge we are partnering with the United Way and The Children’s Book Bank as we collect gently used books and new school supplies.

  • To help elementary and high-school students start off the school year with confidence, we are asking families to donate school supplies (markers, pencils/pens, pencil sharpeners, erasers, scissors, crayons, glue sticks, pencil cases, 1-2 inch binders,water bottles or backpacks).

  • As you do some Spring cleaning, we are asking students to look through their home libraries for books that they no longer read and are willing to donate. Give the gift of reading to someone else!

  • All of the gently used books donated will be distributed, free of charge, to provide equal access to books and literacy support to children in high-needs neighbourhoods in Toronto.

GRADE 4 & 5 SPRING CAMP NEW MOON

  • The objective of these overnight Spring Camp excursions is to enrich our students’ connections to themselves, others, and their environment while developing awareness, communication, and problem-solving skills. 

  • These Spring camp excursions also help to prepare our students for the Fall Outdoor education trips and programming that they will participate in at Camp Arowhon in September.

During the week of May 5 - May 9, we will be hosting our Student Information Sessions in all homeroom classes and sharing the slide deck with parents. Our Spring Camp Level 2 Venturing Out forms (with all trip details) will be shared via YorkNet during this week as well.

Questions? Please contact Sarah Charley, Director of Student Life & Belonging scharley@yorkschool.com.

Or Andrea Lossing, Experiential Educator alossing@yorkschool.com.

Our Grade 4 & 5 classes are heading up to Camp New Moon this June to celebrate all of their hard work, the end of the school year, and for our Grade 5 students the end of their Junior School experience. 

  • Spring Camp Dates:

    • Grade 5 - Monday, June 2 - Wednesday, June 4

    • Grade 4 - Wednesday, June 4 - Thursday, June 5