YES Announcements September 7, 2017
YES Announcements September 7, 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. Hat Day – Students will have another opportunity to wear a hat tomorrow, Friday, September 8th for $1.00. YES also encourages staff and students to wear their favorite team shirt/jersey. All donations from this fundraiser will be sent to the Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund in Texas. Mum Fundraiser – The mum forms were sent home with students on Wednesday, August 23rd. All forms must be turned in by tomorrow, Friday, September 8th. Parents will pick up their children’s sold mums on Saturday, September 16th from 10:00 – 2:00 pm. The process will work as follows: - Drive to the back of YES’ staff parking lot entering the lot from St. Rd. 32 by the playground. - Make a turn-around loop at the yard barn/dumpster. A staff volunteer will be standing at the first stop, where you will receive a list of the mums needed to be loaded into your vehicle. We are doing a “drive-by” loading of the mums. Parents will stop at each mum color station to pick up the number of that color of mums needed. Please stay in your car to facilitate the flow of traffic. - After all of your mums are loaded, make a right turn to the car pick-up/drop-off site at YES (between YES and the QuadMed Clinic). - Turn left and exit onto Highway 32. Homecoming Spirit – Beginning on Monday, September 11th, students will have the opportunity to show their spirit by dressing up for the upcoming Homecoming football game on Saturday, September 8 th with tip-off at 8:00 pm. Please keep in mind all outfits must be school appropriate and no hair dye or face paint will be accepted. Spirit days are as follows: - Monday – Wacky Tacky Day - Tuesday – Super Hero - Wednesday – Sports Day - Thursday – PJ/Get Up and Go Day (All nightgowns MUST have something underneath them.) - Friday – Green and White Day Tiger Spirit Dance – A dance has been scheduled for Friday, September 15th from 2:30 to 3:45 in the YES gym. Dance permission slips are available outside of Mrs. Boone’s and Mrs. Luzzader’s classrooms as well as attached to this newsletter. The dance will cost $3.00 and snacks and drinks will be available for purchase. Reading Challenge – Students are to log their reading minutes at home to earn great prizes for their efforts. For every 500 minutes that students read, they will have the opportunity to select new books or other offered incentives. (More information to come as we officially kick off our program next week.) Some students are already cashing in their minutes for new books and Smencils (smelly pencils).
Charlie Cardinal’s Reading Challenge – All students have the opportunity to read 4 books at their level to earn 2 free Ball State University football game tickets for Saturday, October 21st (BSU Homecoming). If families would prefer 2 women’s’ volleyball vouchers instead, those can be selected as well. Teachers will not be grading or offering extra credit for participation in the reading program, but their minutes do count in regards to the YES Reading Challenge. The dates of the Charlie Cardinal Reading Challenge are September 4th – October 3rd. Tiger Cheer Clinic – YHS will be holding a clinic for any YES students who are interested. The clinic is a great opportunity to have fun while learning cheerleading fundamentals. The participants will also have the opportunity to perform during the 2nd quarter and at half-time of the Yorktown vs. GreenfieldCentral Football game on Friday, September 29th. Permission forms were sent home today. You may also access the form by clicking on the attachment. Driveway Tiger Paws – The YHS cheerleaders are selling tiger paws for $20.00. If you would like to show your Yorktown tiger pride, paws can be painted by filling out the attached form and mailing it. Details are listed on the form. Library Volunteers Needed – There is still one slots that need to be filled by Mrs. Oetting’s class on Mondays from 8:30 to 9:05. Contact Mrs. Melia Ozbun at 759-2717 or by email at [email protected] if you are able to volunteer your time.
Charlie Cardinal’s Reading Challenge – All students have the opportunity to read 4 books at their level to earn 2 free Ball State University football game tickets for Saturday, October 21st (BSU Homecoming). If families would prefer 2 women’s’ volleyball vouchers instead, those can be selected as well. Teachers will not be grading or offering extra credit for participation in the reading program, but their minutes do count in regards to the YES Reading Challenge. The dates of the Charlie Cardinal Reading Challenge are September 4th – October 3rd. Tiger Cheer Clinic – YHS will be holding a clinic for any YES students who are interested. The clinic is a great opportunity to have fun while learning cheerleading fundamentals. The participants will also have the opportunity to perform during the 2nd quarter and at half-time of the Yorktown vs. GreenfieldCentral Football game on Friday, September 29th. Permission forms were sent home today. You may also access the form by clicking on the attachment. Driveway Tiger Paws – The YHS cheerleaders are selling tiger paws for $20.00. If you would like to show your Yorktown tiger pride, paws can be painted by filling out the attached form and mailing it. Details are listed on the form. Library Volunteers Needed – There is still one slots that need to be filled by Mrs. Oetting’s class on Mondays from 8:30 to 9:05. Contact Mrs. Melia Ozbun at 759-2717 or by email at [email protected] if you are able to volunteer your time.
