Middle School - APRIL 18, 2024

Upcoming EVENTS

Happy Passover to all the families who will be celebrating next week.

Fire Drill - April 24

  • There will be a practice fire drill for students on Wednesday, April 24. 

  •  If your child needs extra support during the drill, please reach out to your child’s homeroom teacher.

Arts Night - April 25

  • Middle School Drama Night Festival at 6:00pm, in the Drama room.

  • Middle School Arts Night at 7:00pm, in the gymnasium.

  • See invitation below.

Lunch Outs

  • The next  optional  Grade 7 lunch out is on Thursday, April 25.

  • An additional Grade 7 lunch out has been set for Wednesday, May 1.

  •  Homeroom teachers will review the boundaries and rules with students.

  • Grade 8’s will continue to have an optional lunch every Friday.

Community Clean Up - April 26

  • Students who sign up will go to the reservoir to help clean up with the Eco team.

Picnic at the Reservoir - May 2

  • On Thursday, May 2 the middle schoolers will have the option of having a picnic lunch at the reservoir. This event is weather dependent. 

  • Students who are interested will complete a Google form the week of April 29.

  • Students will be required to bring a bagged nut free lunch and a water bottle.

  • The school will bring some play equipment such as frisbee, footballs, soccer balls. Staff will walk students over and supervise students.

Athletics

Breakfast of Champions

Celebrating Athletics is a daily goal at TYS. Our year end Breakfast of Champions will take place on May 27 for the Senior School and May 28, 2024 for the Middle School from 7:30am to 8:20am. All athletes on teams are welcome and can sign up in the link below.

Student Life & Belonging

Students and staff have many activities and awareness campaigns to look forward to during our 2024 Eco Week including an assembly panel of experts in different fields of sustainable practices.

Questions? Please contact Robin Johannsen and Cathy Gordeyev, Advisors for our Eco Student Leadership Committee.

ECO Week @ York - Monday, April 22 - Friday, April 26

Community Clean-Up - Friday, April 26

For students and staff who signed up to participate in the Community Clean Up in the David Balfour Reservoir on Friday, please note the following important pieces of information:

  • Students must bring a lunch from home as well as a hat, sunscreen and water bottle and weather-appropriate clothing.

  • Students should leave class at 11:30am and eat lunch before we go.

  • Students will meet the supervising teachers at Reception at 11:45am.

  • We'll provide bags and gloves!

  • Students may get back a bit late, around 12:50pm - 1:00pm. We will let teachers know.

Questions? Please contact Robin Johannsen and Cathy Gordeyev, Advisors for our Eco Student Leadership Committee.

YORK Thrifts Campaign

Canada produces 500 million kilograms of textile waste annually, of which, less than 1% are recyclable. We hope to encourage change within our community to positively impact this statistic. To address this, Emily and Quinn, ‘24, have created the “York Thrifts” campaign centred around reusing clothing in our school’s own circular thrift shop.

Gently used and new clothing can be donated in the bins outside the York School Store from March 25 to April 18.

The thrift shop will open at the beginning of Eco Week - April 22 and 23.

Clothing will be priced at $3, $5, and $10 and will be purchasable through each student's student card. All proceeds will be donated to Fashion Takes Action, a Canadian operated non-for-profit that focuses on reducing and raising awareness about textile waste nation-wide. Excess clothing will be donated to New Circles.

Questions? Please contact Eco Team Advisor - Cathy Gordeyev at cgordeyev@yorkschool.com.