Late start wednesdays begin on september 10

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Late start wednesdays begin on september 10 β€”

Middle School - September 4, 2025

Upcoming Events

Welcome back to school! This weekly Flash will provide essential information for parents regarding the happenings in the Middle School. This will include the nuts and bolts about academics, student life and athletic programs. Please make it a part of your weekly reading. Your child will also be provided with similar updates through their homeroom classes.

Communication Lines

YorkNet Calendar

  • Refer to the school calendar for all school PD days, holidays, trips, and events to support your planning.

YorkNet Forms

  • Please login to YorkNet to review all beginning of the year outstanding forms and complete the following:

  1. Venturing Out Level I Form (to be completed by parents to give consent for any local trips outside of school property)

  2. Science Safety Form (to be completed by both students and parents)

  3. Technology and the Skilled Trades Credit Consent (to be completed by grade 8 parents to give consent for students taking the Grade 9 reach ahead tech credit)

The York Shop 

  • All middle school students will visit The York Shop during their gym class on either September 8th or 9th to purchase PHE uniforms. Students can use their Student I.D #’s to purchase items.

  • Starting Monday, September 8, The York Shop will be open during lunch, 11:40am - 12:40pm from Monday to Wednesday (12:05pm to 12:55pm on Assembly Tuesdays). Students are welcome to drop by to purchase items.

Locks

  • This year, students are required to bring their own combination lock to lock up their belongings in their locker. Please ensure your child has a lock and note down the combination. 

Fire Drill & Lockdown Drill

  • As part of the school’s safety plan, we have regular fire and lock down drills.

  • The first fire drill will be on Thursday, September 11

  • The first lockdown drill will be on Friday, September 12

  • If you anticipate your child may need additional support during our upcoming fire drills, please reach out to your child’s homeroom teacher.

Opening Assembly - Tuesday, September 9, 9:05am

Late Wednesdays - Wednesday, September 10

  • Our first late start on Wednesday will occur on September 10, 2025 and will continue for the remainder of the school year. Classes begin at 9:20am. If required, students will be able to be dropped off prior to the late start, and we will ensure we have associate teachers available for supervision. 

Grade 6 First Note Night - Wednesday, September 10, 7:00pm - Save the Date

Grade 8 Lunch Out - Friday, September 12

  • The first optional Grade 8 lunch will be on Friday, September 12.

  • Homeroom teachers will review the boundaries, and rules to lunch outs. Failing to adhere to these rules may result in the loss of this privilege.

Camp Arowhon Grade 7/8, September 15 -17

  •  Please refer to the venturing out package for drop off and pick up times and packing list. It is very important for students to pack the appropriate clothing for the range of weather. 

Camp Arowhon Grade 5/6, September 17 - 19 

  • Please refer to the venturing out package for drop off and pick up times and packing list. It is very important for students to pack the appropriate clothing for the range of weather. 

Curriculum Night - Thursday, September 25, 6:30pm - Save the Date

Parent β€œObserver” Access to Blackboard - Now Ready

The York School (Gr.6 - 12) uses the Blackboard (LMS) Learning management system in order to facilitate and communicate daily learning throughout the year. Teachers communicate homework, assignments and daily course materials through this powerful platform. Each year York parents (Gr.6 - 12) are given access to the courses of their children.

To log in, Parents will use the following credentials:

Username: Your first and last name (all lowercase, no spaces). Ex. john+doe

Password: The first five digits of your account number, which can be found on your statement or in Yorknet. Ex. 12345

Please watch this video to learn about how to login and navigate Blackboard. If you have any trouble logging in please contact helpdesk@yorkschool.com.

You can access blackboard here - https://yorkschool.blackboard.com/ - and we recommend you bookmark this link. While parent/observer access is convenient we recommend sitting with your children and having them access the system using their account so that you can navigate it together and they can guide you through their full Blackboard experience.

Fall Co-Curricular Schedule

Fall Athletic Practice Schedule

September Lunch Menus & Schedule

Terry Fox and Orange Shirt Day - September 2025

If you would like to support our fundraising efforts for Terry Fox and the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, please see below:

Terry Fox - September 26

If you would like to purchase a 2025 Terry Fox Run T-Shirt, 75% of the price will go directly to cancer research and are part of our fundraising efforts. Shirts will be delivered in September to homeroom teachers ahead of our run on the 26.

Terry Fox T-Shirt Order Form - Deadline September 9.

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation/Orange Shirt Day

On Tuesday, September 30, we will observe the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day. Students and staff are encouraged to wear an orange shirt on this day.

2025 Design by Sloane Cameron

If you would like to support the Orange Shirt Society, which provides resources to Residential School Survivors, please purchase your official orange shirt from the list of approved vendors below:

𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐒𝐜𝐒𝐚π₯ 𝐎𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐒𝐑𝐒𝐫𝐭 π’π¨πœπ’πžπ­π² π‘πžπ­πšπ’π₯𝐞𝐫𝐬:
Orange Shirt Society
Kit and Kaboodle
McCabe Promotional

𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐬:
South Island Crafts
MΓ©tis Trading Post
Treaty 1850 Store
MASHKODE-BIZHIKI
Victoria Orange Shirt Day
Vancouver Art Gallery
Resist Clothing

2025 Design by Sloane Cameron

Questions? Please contact Erin Porter, Director, Student Life & Belonging at eporter@yorkschool.com

Middle School Leadership Opportunities - New Students to York!

Middle School Grade 6-8 Leads

Roles & Responsibilities

  • Attend weekly Grade Lead committee meetings (INSERT DATE OF MEETING)

  • Promote school spirit, school pride and student life initiatives

  • Connect with homerooms and give a voice to your peers, grade level, ideas, concerns and/or suggestions for improvement.

Selection Process

The election process has different parts that feed the decision making:

  • Application 

  • Campaign Slide + in-person speech 

  • Teacher Recommendation 

  • Homeroom Student Vote 

IMPORTANT DATES

  1. Meeting in Room 428 at 11:40am - Thursday, September 4 

  2. Application- Monday, September 8 at 4:00pm

  3. Campaign Slides + Speech to Ms. Rowell - Friday, September 12 at 4:00pm.

  4. Speeches in Homeroom - September 25 or September 26 (Grade Dependant) 

  5. Voting in homerooms on Monday, September 29

  6. Meeting afterschool to announce successful Grade Leader for each Homeroom - Monday, September 29 at 3:30pm

Fall Co-Curricular Opportunities

One great point for connection at York is through our Co-Curricular Clubs program. Students are encouraged to try new clubs as a way of expanding their interests and meeting new people.

All students will have the opportunity to review club options virtually through a shared promotional slide deck on Monday, Sept 8th with an in-person club fair on Thursday, September 11. Students can speak to teachers and senior student club leaders about the various options available for this Fall.

The schedules for Middle and Senior School co-curricular clubs are below. Please note, these schedules include Leadership Committee meeting times, Athletic practices and Arts opportunities - such as musical ensemble and play rehearsals.

The Middle School Schedule can be found here. The Senior School Schedule can be found here.

Middle School Leadership Committees and Clubs will begin the week of September 22. *Please note that sign ups for MS Debate will take place after school on September 10. Should your child miss the sign up, please contact Rob Burkett at rburkett@yorkschool.com.

Senior Leadership Committees and Clubs will begin the week of September 15.
Questions about Leadership or Clubs? Please contact Erin Porter, Director, Student Life & Belonging at eporter@yorkschool.com.
Questions about Athletics? Please contact Rick DeMarinis, Director, Athletics rdemarinis@yorkschool.com.
Questions about Arts? Please contact Shannon Barber, CIL, Arts sbarber@yorkschool.com.