Volume 22 Issue 08 – January 13, 2026

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT COUNCIL

Prestige School would like to present this year’s high school student council:

President – Nicolas (gr. 11)

Vice Presidents – Alice and Ilana (gr. 11)

VP Social Event Coordinators – Andrei (gr. 11), Richard (gr. 12), and Ariel (gr. 10)

VP of Relations – Eric (gr. 12)

VP of Digital Media – Nathan (gr. 11)

Artistic Director – Ariella (gr. 11)

Grade 10 Reps – Tom and Matthew

Grade 12 Reps – Mia and Jason

Head of High School Student Council – Ms. Yana

These students earned their positions through their enthusiastic participation in all school fundraisers and by successfully reaching their goal, with various fundraisers and parent donations, to purchase two additional LG smart boards with stands for the school community.

The student council has set ambitious new goals:

Upgrading the school sound system to enhance assemblies, concerts, and karaoke nights.

Designing school spirit wear for Sports Day and graduation sweaters for the grade 12s.

Raise funds and visit Dog Tales Rescue and Sanctuary in March, giving students an opportunity to support an important animal welfare cause.

Exploring the addition of a vending machine, offering students a selection of snacks to purchase.

Stay tuned for these upcoming events in January and February:

Two separate movie nights, one for KG to grade 3 and another for grades 4 to 6, taking place the last week of January. These events will make great use of the new LG smart boards and bring students together for a fun and memorable experience.

Candy Grams will be available for purchase leading up to Valentine’s Day, so that students can send a sweet message to their friends and classmates.

Thank you for your support in the above initiatives.

WINTER AFTER-SCHOOL CLUBS

We are excited to announce our winter session after-school clubs! We are pleased to offer a variety of engaging programs for students to explore their interests, develop new skills, and enjoy learning beyond the classroom.

Email Ms. Yana at prestige@prestigeprivateschool.com to sign up. We look forward to another fun and enriching after-school session.

Monday: Drama Club (gr. 2 – 8) from 4 – 4:45pm

Monday and Friday: Yoga Club (KG – gr. 6) from 4 – 4:45pm

Tuesday: Art Club (KG – gr. 6) from 4 – 4:45pm

Tuesday and Thursday:

Track and Field (gr. 4 – 8) from 8 – 8:45am

Basketball and Volleyball (gr. 9 – 12) from 11:40am – 12:20pm

DECA (gr. 9 – 12) from 11:45am – 12:30pm

Tuesday and Friday: Soccer Club (KG – gr. 8) from 4 – 4:45pm

Wednesday: Science Club (gr. 1 – 3) from 4 – 4:45pm

Thursday: Glee Club (KG – gr. 6) from from 4 – 4:45pm

Friday: Pokémon Club (gr. 3 – 8) from 4 – 4:45pm

TALENT SHOW

Do you have a talent you would like to showcase at this year’s Talent Show?

Then stay tuned for more information regarding auditions. Prestige School will be holding its annual talent show on Friday, February 27th at 2:00 p.m.

Students and teachers are excited for this year’s show. Save the date, you will not want to miss our talented students!

HIGH SCHOOL FINAL EXAMS

The high school exam period begins next week. High school students will be busy studying and writing exams fromJanuary 19th to 26th.

Exams require concentration and quiet. Prestige School is asking all elementary students to respect our high school students during this time. Please refrain from making noise in the hallways.

Good luck to all our high school students!

SCHOOL UNIFORM REMINDER

Prestige School has an enforced dress code. Students must wear the school crested white top, navy pants, and black dressshoes. The vest and sweater must have the school crest.

Many students have been wearing non-uniform sweaters, which disregards the school dress code. Please order your child aschool crested sweater for the winter months, so they will not receive warning emails or letters.

Thank you for your cooperation!

INDOOR/OUTDOOR SHOES

Students must have separate indoor and outdoor shoes. During the winter, students should have warm boots for outdoor shoes. Indoor shoes should be black dress shoes. For physical education classes, students should have separate clean running shoes.

Please remember shoes need to be changed after recess and to bring shoes back after the weekend or breaks.

Thank you for your cooperation!

WINTER WEATHER

Winter in Canada means freezing temperatures at times. Administration would like to remind students to come to school dressed for the winter weather. This means long sleeves, winter hats, scarves, gloves, boots, winter coats and snow pants. Students should be prepared for going outside everyday. Teachers check the weather before recess. If the temperate is below -10C, then students will have indoor recess.

Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.

CASUAL DAYS 2026

Please take note of the following causal days for 2026. Causal day is not automatically the last Friday of each month. It has been picked based on events that happen near the end of the month.

• Friday, January 30

• Thursday, February 12 – Valentine’s Day Celebration ($2 wear pink/red/white – this will be collected in February.) If your child does not pay $2, then they need to wear school uniform. All proceeds will go towards the Dog Tales Rescue and Sanctuary fundraiser.

• Wednesday, February 25 – Pink Shirt Day (awareness in support of anti-bullying) students wear pink shirts ($2 – this will be collected in February.) If your child does not pay $2, then they need to wear school uniform. All proceeds will go towards the Dog Tales Rescue and Sanctuary fundraiser.

• Friday, February 27

• Friday, March 27

• Wednesday, April 8 – International Day of Pink ($2 wear pink – this will be collected in April.) If your child does not pay $2, then they need to wear school uniform. All proceeds will go towards updating the school sound system.

• Friday, April 24

• Friday, May 29

• June 1 – 25 – casual month as usual

IMPORTANT DATES

January 19 – 26

High School Exams

January 27

Character Assembly – Empathy @ 10:15

High School P.A. Day

January 28

High School P.A. Day

January 29

High School Second Semester Begins

January 30

Elementary Term 2 Preliminary Report Cards

Casual Day

Pizza Lunch

February 2

U10 coed Basketball Tournament

February 5 – 7

DECA Provincial Level Competition

February 8

Richmond Hill Campus Open House

February 6

100th Day of School (KG – gr. 3)

February 9

U12 coed Basketball Tournament

February 10

Snow Valley Trip (gr. 5 – 8)

February 11

AGO Trip (KG – gr. 4)

February 12

Valentine’s Day Celebration ($2 wear pink/red/white)

February 13

P.A. Day (Whole School)

February 15

Royal Canadian Legion Speech Contest (gr. 1 – 6)

February 16

Family Day (No School)

February 18

Canadian Computing Competition

February 22

Toronto Campus Open House

February 24

Character Assembly – Empathy @ 10:15

February 25

Pink Shirt Day ($2 wear pink)

Pascal Contest (gr. 9), Cayley Contest (gr. 10), Fermat Contest (gr. 11)

February 27

Talent Show

Casual Day

Pizza Lunch

February 28

Royal Canadian Legion Speech Contest (gr. 7 – 12)