Middle School - April 16, 2026
Upcoming Events
CISMF Rehearsal - Friday, April 17, 7:15am - 4:00pm
CISMF Concert - Saturday, April 18
Eco Week - Monday, April 20 - Friday, April 24
Eco Assembly - Tuesday, April 21, 9:05am - 9:50am
Late Wednesday - Wednesday, April 22, 9:20am
Community Cleanup - Wednesday, April 22, 11:30am - 1:00pm
The Musical Revue- Wednesday, April 22, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Grade 7 Lunch Out - Thursday, April 23, 11:40am
Homeroom teachers will review the boundaries and rules with students.
Middle School Arts Night - Thursday, April 23, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Fire Drill at 1320 Yonge - Friday, April 24, 10:10am
Challenge Week Meeting - Tuesday, April 28, 9:05am
Late Wednesday - Wednesday, April 29, 9:20am
YPA Preloved Uniform Sale - Wednesday, April 29, 2:30pm - 4:30pm
TPH Vaccine Clinic - Thursday, April 30, 8:30am - 12:05pm
Toronto Public Health (TPH) will be hosting a follow up School Immunization Program (SIP) clinic at The York School.
The clinic will offer second (and final) vaccines for hepatitis B, human papillomavirus (HPV) to Grade 7 students and any Grade 8 students who still need their second immunization.
Student should eat breakfast the morning of and wear short sleeves.
Please see email from Shana Brandes, School Nurse for more information.
Grade 7 Challenge Week Trip to Quebec City - Monday, May 4 - Friday, May 8
Grade 8 Challenge Week Trip to Montreal - Monday, May 4 - Friday, May 8
Grade 6 Lunch Out - Monday, May 4
Homeroom teachers will review the boundaries and rules with students
Grade 6 Trip to Toronto Zoo - Tuesday, May 5, 8:30am - 3:00pm
Grade 6 Challenge Week Trip to Ottawa - Wednesday, May 6 - Friday, May 8
Class Placements for 2026 - 2027
The objective of the class placement process is to ensure classes are balanced in gender, number, student academic diversity, and social dynamics, to name a few factors. We undertake this process in consultation with your child’s current team of teachers, social worker and learning strategist. We also believe that students have the ability to adapt to new social groupings, and are part of the developmental process.
At this time we welcome friend requests or insights to your child's learning style needs for students entering Grade 7 and 8.
We do not accept teacher requests or exclusionary requests for students. As well, we do not accept any requests for students entering Grade 9. At this stage of their development, the school believes the skills of adapting and meeting new peers is an important life skill.
In Grade 9, students will be placed into a core Integrated Canadian Experience (ICE) group (English, History, Geography, Civics) and the class composition will be varied in the other 4 subjects (P.E., Science, Math, Arts) of a student's timetable.
All class groupings will be communicated during the last week in August before the first day of school via the release of the timetables on YorkNet. Please complete this form by April 20, 2026. Given the lengthy class placement process, late submissions will not be considered.
Middle School Arts Night
Day and time: Thursday, April 23, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Grade 6 students meet at 4:30pm in 126
Grade 7 students meet at 4:30pm in 127
Grade 8 students meet at 4:30pm in the gym with their instruments and music.
Middle school students will need to bring a snack or light dinner to have at 3:30pm - 4:15pm (prior to their warm up time at 4:30pm). If they have an older sibling and are staying for the senior school concert they need to be prepared to stay until 8:00pm.
Middle School families should enter through the front doors at 5:00pm.
Following the performance, students will check in with a faculty member as they store their instruments before joining parents in the Nuit York gallery walk to discuss their artwork.
Student Life & Belonging
ECO Week 2026 - Plastics vs. The Planet!
Next week is Eco Week and our theme is: Plastics vs. The Planet - learning to make a difference with sustainable choices!
Each day there will be a casual theme day. Students who are not participating in the theme wear are expected to wear their uniform.
Activities are listed on the schedule below and we are excited to welcome two leaders from the sustainability sector to speak about purchasing power at our assembly on Tuesday: Miriam Juarez - owner/creator of The Pretty Clean Shop as well as Emma - Director of Sustainability from Silk & Snow.
Questions? Cathy Gordeyev, Eco Committee Supervisor at cgordeyev@yorkschool.com.
