Middle School - May 15, 2025
upcoming events
Friday, May 16 - Founder’s Day (No Classes)
Monday, May 19 - VIctoria Day (No Classes)
May 20 - May 23, 2025 - U13 to Varsity CISAA Championship Week
Tuesday, May 20 - Friday, May 23 - Service as Action Week
Tuesday, May 20, 9:05am - Service as Action Assembly
Tuesday, May 20, 10:10am & Wednesday, May 28, 2:25pm - Fire Drill at 1320 Yonge St.
If you anticipate your child may need additional support during our upcoming fire drills, please contact your child’s homeroom teacher.
Wednesday, May 21, 8:30am - 12:00pm - TPH Vaccination Clinic at The York School
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 student 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
Tuesday May 27, 7:15am - 8:20am - Athletics Breakfast of Champions
Thursday, May 29, 9:00am - 10:00am - Middle School Science Fair
All Grade 8s will be sharing their learning with a science-fair style exhibition in the cafeteria of The York School
Please mark your calendars, families are invited to attend
Wednesday, June 4, 7:00pm - 9:00pm - Grade 8 Semi-Formal
Our Student Life & Belonging Team, The YPA and Middle School Student Council are excited to celebrate the end of middle school and invite all grade 8 students to semi-formal social (games and dance). It will be a memorable event for our grade 8s.
The Semi-Formal will be in the cafeteria at 1320 Yonge Street
The theme is New York, New York!
A ticket fee of approximately $25 will be required to attend, and will be deducted from student accounts
Snacks and drinks will be provided - please note that we are not serving dinner.
This Parental RSVP is due back by Tuesday June 2, 2025
Thursday, June 5, 10:30am - 7:00pm - Grade 6 Trip to Stratford Festival
Tuesday, June 10 - Grade 7 & 8 Math Exams
8:30am - 10:00am, Grade 7 Math Exam
1:00pm - 2:30pm, Grade 8 Math Exam
Grade 7 & 8 students are only required to be present for their exam. There are no classes before or after the exams.
Grade 6 students have a regular scheduled day
Students should wear their regular school uniform
Wednesday, June 11, 8:45am - 3:30pm - Canada’s Wonderland Trip
If your child is Not participating in the Canada's Wonderland trip, please email Middle School Leadership Coordinator, Diana Rowell, at rowell@yorkschool.com or Middle School Administrative Assistant, Sally Warren, at swarren@yorkschool.com.
There is no alternative programs if your child chooses not to attend
Thursday, June 12 - Exam/Project Return, Action Morning, YPA BBQ Lunch, Dress Rehearsal for Closing
8:30am - 10:15am, Exam & project return
10:15am - 12:00pm, Action morning
12:00pm - 12:30pm, YPA sponsored BBQ lunch
12:35pm - 1:30pm, Dress Rehearsal for closing. Attendance is mandatory for all Grade 8 students, Honor Band, Grade 6 & 7 music students and Grade Speakers.
Athletic wear is permitted for all students
Friday, June 13 - Middle School Closing
All Grade 6 & 7 music and honor band students should meet in the band room at 8:15am
All Student speakers should meet in the gym at 8:30am
All other students should be in their homeroom for 8:30am
The Middle School Closing runs from 9:00am - 10:30am
Grade 6 & 7 students will be dismissed immediately after closing
Grade 8 students and their families are invited to a reception in the cafeteria from 10:30am - 11:30am
Students should wear their regular school uniform
Arts Night VIDEO
CHALLENGE WEEK PHOTOS
June 9 - June 13, 2025 - Last Week of School Schedule
STUDENT LIFE AND BELONGING
Service As Action Week - Focus on Accessibility - Next Week!
For our SAA week, we will be highlighting several partnerships that The York School community has with organizations that provide inclusive and accessible programming to disabled communities within the GTA - DramaWay, The Beverley School, Holland Bloorview, and Special Olympics - to name a few.
Please review the schedule below and note the week-long activities:
House Challenge Coin Drive for Holland Bloorview’s Family Support Fund - supporting families in need of medical equipment, access to recreational programs or respite care as well as life skills programs for disabled teens.
Drop toonies and loonies in your house jug for positive house points and bills in other house’s jugs for negative points.
Packing a Smile Toy Drive - please consider donating new, small toys to be sent to children and teens receiving long-term care in GTA hospitals and rehabilitation centres. Drop off bins are outside the Student Life office in the cafeteria.
Finally, on Wednesday we will wear red shirts as a sign of solidarity with supporting AccessAbility in Canada with the caveat that Grade 10 students who are attending the Auschwitz exhibit at the ROM should wear their uniform.
Questions? Please contact Erin Porter, Director, Student Life & Belonging at eporter@yorkschool.com.
Closing Ceremony Student Information
The Middle School dress rehearsal for closing ceremonies is on Thursday, June 12 from 12:35pm - 1:30pm. Attendance is mandatory for all Grade 8’s, Honor Band, Grade 6 and 7 Music students and Grade speakers.
On Friday, June 13, Middle School students should be in their homeroom classroom for 8:30am.
Band performers - meet in the band room at 8:15am
Student speakers - meet in the gym at 8:30am
Closing Ceremony will be held from 9:00am - 10:30pm
Grade 8 Reception will be from 10:30am - 11:30am
Livestream Instructions
Families who wish to join us for our closing ceremony virtually may do so by logging in to our Livestream feed.
Livestream access can be found at https://tys.gameonstream.com/ under upcoming events. If you need to sign up for our livestream service, please see the instructions below.
Let’s get started!
1. REGISTER: click on the link immediately below to be directed to the Yorkschool LIVE site. Click the “SIGN UP” button and enter your email address (same as Yorknet).
REGISTER NOW on the Yorkschool LIVE on Demand site: https://tys.gameonstream.com
2. CONFIRM REGISTRATION: Those registering for the first time will receive a confirmation email from tysinfo@gameonstream.com. Click on the unique registration link on the bottom of the email confirmation and then follow the registration steps on the De La Salle LIVE site which include entering your name and setting up a password.
3. YOU ARE NOW LIVE! Enjoy your viewing experience. If you experience any technical challenges in viewing the live or on-demand videos, select the “Need Help?” link on the Yorkschoo LIVE homepage.
If you registered already, simply click on the “LOGIN” button the next time you visit Yorkschool LIVE and enter your email address and password.