YES Announcements October 5, 2017
YES Announcements October 5, 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. School will NOT be in session October 9th through the 13th for Fall Break.
New Announcements: Tiger Robotics Club – Do your kids like to use their hands? Robotics club may be a great way to channel that talent! Students will learn skills that will last a lifetime. See the attached flyer with all the details. Please be mindful of the due date, Wednesday, October 18th, late applications will NOT be accepted. Fall Carnival – The PVE/YES Fall Carnival has been set for Saturday, November 18th from 12:00 to 4:00pm! There will be food, games, inflatables, spirit wear, a bake sale, and lots more! We need all of the parent support that we can get. If you would like to be involved please plan to attend the planning session in the YES library on Wednesday, October 18th from 5:30 to 6:30pm. Hope to see you there! Please mark your calendars. If you have any questions please contact [email protected] Spell Bowl – Mark your calendars because it is time for a little spelling competition! Students in grades 4 and 5 that are interested in participating on the YES Spell Bowl team should plan on staying after school on Wednesday, October 18th and Thursday, October 19th until 3:30 p.m. Students will meet in Mrs. Harshman's room. The Spell Bowl competition will take place on November 16th at Pendleton Elementary and begin at 5:00pm. More information will be provided after break. Picture Retakes – Retakes are scheduled for Thursday, October 19th. Any student that was absent/new will have their photo taken and the photo forms will be sent out Friday, October 6 th. Those students who would like retakes must bring in the previously issued photo packets in order to have their photo taken. Reminder slips will go out Friday, October 6th. K-5 Fall Book Swap – Yorktown Community Schools welcomes you to attend the book swap on Tuesday, October 24th at Pleasant View Elementary (PVE). Attached is a flyer with the details. Digital Learning Days (DLD) – Yorktown Community Schools will have digital learning days (DLD) on Thursday, Oct. 26th and Friday, October 27th. Parents received an email on Friday, September 29th explaining how DLD works. A copy of that information is attached. Parent-Teacher Conferences – Parent-teacher conferences will be offered on Friday, October 28th. Classroom teachers will contact parents to schedule a conference if needed. Teachers will not necessarily need to meet with all parents.
End of Quarter – Quarter one of the 2017-2018 school year ends on Friday, October 6th. The first day of quarter 2 begins Monday, October 16th. Report cards will be sent home with students on Monday, October 23rd. Box Top Winner – YES collected a total of 1,520 box tops for the month of September. The class that collected the most this month and receives an ice cream party is Mrs. Stagge’s room with a total of 390. Way to go YES! CLUB PICK UP REMINDER: Student Pick-Up Information – We will be using the YES student pick-up procedures for our YES Club pick-up. We will have many children getting picked up at the same time, so we ask for your patience during this time. We have made some changes from last year in order to speed-up the line and make it run safer. Here is a description of this procedure: YES has offered car tags that will hang on your rear view mirrors. Families were given 1 tag at the beginning of the school year. If you have not received a car tag, please call the office to have one sent home with your child. Please put your child’s FIRST and LAST name(s) on the tags, and have them in your window. This will help us speed up the pick-up procedure. When picking up your child, parents will line up in the car pick up/drop line. Parents are not to park in the gravel driveway to pick-up their children. This creates a safety concern when students have to cross the parking lot. Parents will need to enter this line from SR 32, not through the YMS parking lot. All parents will need to stay in their place in line. This line may get long at times but understand that this is for our student’s safety and to make sure the line runs smoothly. Staff will bring students to the first 4-5 cars in line. When these cars pull out, the next 4-5 cars will pull up. This will keep the line moving in one direction without cars having to pull out in the middle. All parents will need to stay in their cars during this time. Staff will bring the students to your car. You will need to have your car tag displayed in the window. This will allow staff to see who you are picking up and bring your child to you. When a child is getting into the vehicle, it is safer and quicker for all children to get in on the passenger side of the car. If a child has to go to the driver’s side of the car, please make sure an adult stops traffic to ensure your child’s safety. It is important for parents to be cautious while they are in the pick-up line. We ask that parents do not use their cell phones while driving through the line. Previously Noted/Important Information: Box Tops – The next collection date is Wednesday, October 25th. 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: Tiger Robotics Club – Do your kids like to use their hands? Robotics club may be a great way to channel that talent! Students will learn skills that will last a lifetime. See the attached flyer with all the details. Please be mindful of the due date, Wednesday, October 18th, late applications will NOT be accepted. Fall Carnival – The PVE/YES Fall Carnival has been set for Saturday, November 18th from 12:00 to 4:00pm! There will be food, games, inflatables, spirit wear, a bake sale, and lots more! We need all of the parent support that we can get. If you would like to be involved please plan to attend the planning session in the YES library on Wednesday, October 18th from 5:30 to 6:30pm. Hope to see you there! Please mark your calendars. If you have any questions please contact [email protected] Spell Bowl – Mark your calendars because it is time for a little spelling competition! Students in grades 4 and 5 that are interested in participating on the YES Spell Bowl team should plan on staying after school on Wednesday, October 18th and Thursday, October 19th until 3:30 p.m. Students will meet in Mrs. Harshman's room. The Spell Bowl competition will take place on November 16th at Pendleton Elementary and begin at 5:00pm. More information will be provided after break. Picture Retakes – Retakes are scheduled for Thursday, October 19th. Any student that was absent/new will have their photo taken and the photo forms will be sent out Friday, October 6 th. Those students who would like retakes must bring in the previously issued photo packets in order to have their photo taken. Reminder slips will go out Friday, October 6th. K-5 Fall Book Swap – Yorktown Community Schools welcomes you to attend the book swap on Tuesday, October 24th at Pleasant View Elementary (PVE). Attached is a flyer with the details. Digital Learning Days (DLD) – Yorktown Community Schools will have digital learning days (DLD) on Thursday, Oct. 26th and Friday, October 27th. Parents received an email on Friday, September 29th explaining how DLD works. A copy of that information is attached. Parent-Teacher Conferences – Parent-teacher conferences will be offered on Friday, October 28th. Classroom teachers will contact parents to schedule a conference if needed. Teachers will not necessarily need to meet with all parents.
End of Quarter – Quarter one of the 2017-2018 school year ends on Friday, October 6th. The first day of quarter 2 begins Monday, October 16th. Report cards will be sent home with students on Monday, October 23rd. Box Top Winner – YES collected a total of 1,520 box tops for the month of September. The class that collected the most this month and receives an ice cream party is Mrs. Stagge’s room with a total of 390. Way to go YES! CLUB PICK UP REMINDER: Student Pick-Up Information – We will be using the YES student pick-up procedures for our YES Club pick-up. We will have many children getting picked up at the same time, so we ask for your patience during this time. We have made some changes from last year in order to speed-up the line and make it run safer. Here is a description of this procedure: YES has offered car tags that will hang on your rear view mirrors. Families were given 1 tag at the beginning of the school year. If you have not received a car tag, please call the office to have one sent home with your child. Please put your child’s FIRST and LAST name(s) on the tags, and have them in your window. This will help us speed up the pick-up procedure. When picking up your child, parents will line up in the car pick up/drop line. Parents are not to park in the gravel driveway to pick-up their children. This creates a safety concern when students have to cross the parking lot. Parents will need to enter this line from SR 32, not through the YMS parking lot. All parents will need to stay in their place in line. This line may get long at times but understand that this is for our student’s safety and to make sure the line runs smoothly. Staff will bring students to the first 4-5 cars in line. When these cars pull out, the next 4-5 cars will pull up. This will keep the line moving in one direction without cars having to pull out in the middle. All parents will need to stay in their cars during this time. Staff will bring the students to your car. You will need to have your car tag displayed in the window. This will allow staff to see who you are picking up and bring your child to you. When a child is getting into the vehicle, it is safer and quicker for all children to get in on the passenger side of the car. If a child has to go to the driver’s side of the car, please make sure an adult stops traffic to ensure your child’s safety. It is important for parents to be cautious while they are in the pick-up line. We ask that parents do not use their cell phones while driving through the line. Previously Noted/Important Information: Box Tops – The next collection date is Wednesday, October 25th. 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.
