YES Announcements October 26, 2017
YES Announcements October 26, 2017 The mission of Yorktown Elementary, working in partnership with all stakeholders, is to educate all students in order to achieve personal and academic excellence in an ever-changing world. YES Digital Learning Days are scheduled for October 26th and 27th. School will NOT be in session. Parents, please reference your e-mail from Friday, September 29th explaining how DLD works. Daylight Savings Time ends Sunday, November 5th. Clocks should fall back one hour.
New Announcements: Recycling Club – YES is starting the club next week. Students will meet the first Wednesday of every month during their scheduled recess times. Students in the club will help coordinate the school wide recycling challenges, assist with the weekly gathering of each teacher’s recycling bin, create a school wide recycling bulletin board, help organize activities to recognize the value of America Recycles Day (November 15th) and Earth Day (April 22nd), and ultimately help spread and foster the importance of reducing, reusing, and recycling. Thankful Feathers – Student Council will be selling thankful feathers next week for $.50 each. Feathers will be sold each morning from 7:30-7:50 by the big windows near the office. Students will write their thankful thoughts on the feather and they will be displayed on our YES turkey located by the front entrance. Tiger PAWS (formally the PVE/YES PTO) – The next meeting is scheduled for Monday, November 6th from 5:30 to 6:30pm in the YES library. Parent involvement is highly encouraged and is a great way to meet other engaged parents. Hope to see you there! Please mark your calendars. Fall Carnival – Don’t forget to mark those calendars for the carnival scheduled for Saturday, November 18th in the YMS gym from 12:00-4:00. Box Tops – The next collection date is Thursday, November 30th. Previously Noted/Important Information: Red Ribbon Week – This coming week is Red Ribbon Week and this year’s theme is Your Future is Key, So Stay Drug Free! On Monday, October 23rd, students will come home with a gray bracelet and a brochure detailing some Delaware County merchant specials that students can take advantage of when they wear their Red Ribbon bracelet. Details for how to receive the specials are in the brochure. Parent-Teacher Conferences – Parent-teacher conferences will be offered on Friday, October 28th. If you have not yet scheduled a conference and would like to meet with your child’s teacher, please call the office for open times. Fall Parties and Parade – The annual costume parade begins at 1:00pm on Tuesday, Oct. 31st. Parents may attend the parade. Classroom parties will be held so watch for details in your classroom
newsletters. Please keep in mind that no gory costumes, weapons, hair paint, or make up will be permitted. 2-Hour Delay Child Care – Child care is available on days when there is a 2-hour delay at YES for students in kindergarten to sixth grade. No prior sign-up is required. Qualified school personnel will supervise the children. Parents sign their child in and pay $4 in cash upon arrival for each student using the child care. Breakfast is available for $1.50 or students may bring their own breakfast with them. For additional information, visit the YCS website (http://www.yorktown.k12.in.us/). Background Check Policy – Yorktown Community Schools has a new background check policy for any family member that would like to attend a field trip or volunteer at school as of 2016. Volunteers are required to complete an expanded criminal history check, complete mandatory bullying prevention training, and complete the volunteer agreement and waiver. All background checks are good for 3 years across the district and are conducted by Safe Hiring Solutions, LLC. Please visit www.yorktown.k12.in.us/volunteer for all needed information. Parents may eat lunch with their child or bring in birthday treats as a “guest” without a background check on file. End of the Day Arrangements – We realize plans sometime change during the day; however, please try to have your child’s end of the day plan in place prior to the start of the school day. If you have a change of plans, do not email the teacher. Teachers do not always have time to check their email and put the plan into place. Please call the office by 1:50pm at 759-2770 with end of the day changes only when necessary. Dismissal Time/Latchkey – YES dismisses at 2:20pm. If you are going to be later than 2:20pm in picking up your child, you will need to send your child to latchkey. YES students ride a bus to PVE, where latchkey is held. Parents pick up their child from PVE. The cost is $3 per child per day if picked up by 4:00pm; $6 per child per day if picked up after 4:00. All children must be picked up from latchkey by 6:00pm.
New Announcements: Recycling Club – YES is starting the club next week. Students will meet the first Wednesday of every month during their scheduled recess times. Students in the club will help coordinate the school wide recycling challenges, assist with the weekly gathering of each teacher’s recycling bin, create a school wide recycling bulletin board, help organize activities to recognize the value of America Recycles Day (November 15th) and Earth Day (April 22nd), and ultimately help spread and foster the importance of reducing, reusing, and recycling. Thankful Feathers – Student Council will be selling thankful feathers next week for $.50 each. Feathers will be sold each morning from 7:30-7:50 by the big windows near the office. Students will write their thankful thoughts on the feather and they will be displayed on our YES turkey located by the front entrance. Tiger PAWS (formally the PVE/YES PTO) – The next meeting is scheduled for Monday, November 6th from 5:30 to 6:30pm in the YES library. Parent involvement is highly encouraged and is a great way to meet other engaged parents. Hope to see you there! Please mark your calendars. Fall Carnival – Don’t forget to mark those calendars for the carnival scheduled for Saturday, November 18th in the YMS gym from 12:00-4:00. Box Tops – The next collection date is Thursday, November 30th. Previously Noted/Important Information: Red Ribbon Week – This coming week is Red Ribbon Week and this year’s theme is Your Future is Key, So Stay Drug Free! On Monday, October 23rd, students will come home with a gray bracelet and a brochure detailing some Delaware County merchant specials that students can take advantage of when they wear their Red Ribbon bracelet. Details for how to receive the specials are in the brochure. Parent-Teacher Conferences – Parent-teacher conferences will be offered on Friday, October 28th. If you have not yet scheduled a conference and would like to meet with your child’s teacher, please call the office for open times. Fall Parties and Parade – The annual costume parade begins at 1:00pm on Tuesday, Oct. 31st. Parents may attend the parade. Classroom parties will be held so watch for details in your classroom
newsletters. Please keep in mind that no gory costumes, weapons, hair paint, or make up will be permitted. 2-Hour Delay Child Care – Child care is available on days when there is a 2-hour delay at YES for students in kindergarten to sixth grade. No prior sign-up is required. Qualified school personnel will supervise the children. Parents sign their child in and pay $4 in cash upon arrival for each student using the child care. Breakfast is available for $1.50 or students may bring their own breakfast with them. For additional information, visit the YCS website (http://www.yorktown.k12.in.us/). Background Check Policy – Yorktown Community Schools has a new background check policy for any family member that would like to attend a field trip or volunteer at school as of 2016. Volunteers are required to complete an expanded criminal history check, complete mandatory bullying prevention training, and complete the volunteer agreement and waiver. All background checks are good for 3 years across the district and are conducted by Safe Hiring Solutions, LLC. Please visit www.yorktown.k12.in.us/volunteer for all needed information. Parents may eat lunch with their child or bring in birthday treats as a “guest” without a background check on file. End of the Day Arrangements – We realize plans sometime change during the day; however, please try to have your child’s end of the day plan in place prior to the start of the school day. If you have a change of plans, do not email the teacher. Teachers do not always have time to check their email and put the plan into place. Please call the office by 1:50pm at 759-2770 with end of the day changes only when necessary. Dismissal Time/Latchkey – YES dismisses at 2:20pm. If you are going to be later than 2:20pm in picking up your child, you will need to send your child to latchkey. YES students ride a bus to PVE, where latchkey is held. Parents pick up their child from PVE. The cost is $3 per child per day if picked up by 4:00pm; $6 per child per day if picked up after 4:00. All children must be picked up from latchkey by 6:00pm.
