Y.E.S. Indeed! November 2016

Volume 11, Issue 4

York Elementary School Monthly Parent Newsletter

Classroom Happenings……

Kindergarten Korner

The air is turning crisp and Kindergarten is excited for the fall season. We are hosting visitors from the York County University of Nebraska Extension Staff and have learned about a pumpkin life-cycle. We will soon have interactive learning on the topics of “Bacteriology” and “Where Does Your Food Come From?” We are learning about numbers 1-10, number order, shapes -including hexagon and addition and subtraction stories. We will also be talking about teen numbers. Our literacy skills are growing too and learning in November will include; continued work with letters and sounds, blending letters into words, sight words, learning about adjectives and verbs and writing. Reading our little readers is big fun! We are mighty excited when we can read those to someone at home! As the weather turns colder, please remember to dress your student to comfortably play outside.

Second Grade Snippets

Math- We are working hard on 2-digit addition! When we finish that unit, we will move onto lengths and shapes. Reading- Fluency is really growing in 2nd grade. Keep reading every night for 20 minutes to help fluency grow even more! Unit Studies- We just finished a unit on maps and globes in social studies, so now we move onto birds. Important upcoming dates:

Our music programs are the beginning of this month. The students have been working hard inmusic class and are excited to perform for you!

Second grade will be talking about holiday traditions from olden times in the next couplemonths. As part of this unit, we will take a short field trip to Wessel's Farm sometime in themonth of December. Watch for a note coming home soon for more details.

Fourth Grade Fun

On October 4th, all 4th graders from YES participated in the 1st annual Agriculture Festival at the York County Fairgrounds. The learned about beef cattle, dairy cattle, swine, agriculture technology, ag by-products, corn and soybean production, and much more!! They loved making ice cream in a bag, and they loved the lunch!!

What’s Inside…

Page 1~Wall of Honor~Classroom Happenings

Page 2 ~Picture Retake Day ~BOOST Info ~Wendy’s Night Out ~Elks Hoop Shoot ~Update Family Info

Page 3 ~A Moment for Music ~College Day

Page 4 ~Nurses Notes

Page 5 & 6 ~Home & School Connection

Page 7~Family Science Night

Page 8~Calendar

Pages 9 & 10~Breakfast & Lunch Menu

Veterans Wall of Honor

On Friday, November 11th, students from YES will observe Veterans Day. Every

year, students have the opportunity to recognize family members, friends, or

neighbors who have proudly served our country in the armed forces. By Friday,

November 4th, students will be receiving a note to take home for our annual

"Wall of Honor". Please fill out their name, their years of service, any interesting

information to share about their years of service, and your student's name. If you need more copies of

the sheet to honor multiple veterans, additional forms will be available on the rack opposite the front

office. Thanks for taking the time to honor those who have bravely and proudly served for our country!

Important Dates:

Picture Re-Takes

Friday, November 4

Daylight Savings Time Ends

Sunday, November 6

Slushie Days

Friday, November 4

Friday, November 18

2nd Grade Programs

2M, Thurs, Nov 3

2Har, Fri, Nov 4

2G, Mon, Nov 7

2Han, Tues, Nov 8

2C , Wed, Nov 9

Wendy’s Community Night

Monday, November 16

No School

Wednesday, Nov 23

Thursday, Nov 24

Friday, Nov 25

2016-2017 Y.E.S. Meal & Milk

Pricing Information

Breakfast:

Student: $1.40

Guest: $2.10

Lunch:

Student: $2.65

Guest: $3.45

Milk only: $.45

Wendy’s Family Night Out Come to Wendy’s, to have a family meal, and support your school!

Monday, November 21st

It is important that we have current contact information from each family. There may be times when we need to get a hold of you (child

is sick, injury, etc..) and we are finding many phone numbers and emails that are not working. Please keep the school office informed of

any changes/additions/deletions to your contact information!

Thank You!!

Boost After School Program News

Each quarter Boost offers different options during club time. This quarter we are offering:

Robotics

Coding

Crafts

Science Experiments

Math Fun

Games and More

Boost students have been busy creating, learning, and discovering new and exciting things. Our staff is busy brainstorming and planning for the next quarter.

Picture Retake Day!!!

Friday, November 4, will be picture retake day! For any

students that were absent, new students or retakes.

Please make sure you have your picture envelope.

ELKS HOOP SHOOT

The ELKS HOOP SHOOT takes place during PE time for 2nd-5th grades. Anyone who

is between the ages of 8 and 12 as of April 1st is eligible to compete. The winners of

each age division in girls and boys will go on to compete in a local competition in

January. Our hoop shoot will consist of 15 free throws. Ages 8-9 will shoot from 4

feet in front of the free throw line. Ages 10-12 will shoot from the free throw

line. York Elementary school will begin the competition in November,

so get practicing!!

1501 Washington

Avenue

York, NE 68467

PHONE:

(402) 362-1414

FAX:

(402) 362-5488

__________________

Kris Friesen,

Principal

Ken Booth

Asst. Principal

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School Starts

8:20 AM School Ends

3:25 PM

Wednesday

Early Dismissal

2:10 p.m.

Reminder from PATT:

We are still collecting Box Tops and Campbell Soup Labels! Thanks for

your support!

A Moment for Music

The 2nd graders have been working hard in music class to prepare “The Principal and the Pea,” a musical about students who are tired of eating peas. They have learned

several songs and dialogue that cover a full array of emotions, with a surprise twist at the end.

The programs will happen at 9:30 a.m. in the York Elementary School multi-purpose room. Each class has a separate performance date:

Miss McConnell’s class on November 3 Miss Harlow’s on November 4 Mrs. Gardner’s on November 7 Mrs. Hansen’s on November 8 Ms. Culotta’s on November 9.

They are excited to share this with you, and we hope to see you there!

November 18th

~ COLLEGE DAY

Every student may not be bound for a university, but there is no reason that every child shouldn't at least consider it. This is the philosophy behind "College Day," at York Public Schools. We will focus on sharing our excitement for higher education, and making college more familiar and accessible to students. Thinking about education beyond elementary, middle school and high school may just make what happens today in the classroom a little more relevant for kids. Set Goals! Dream Big!

Your student can join us in celebrating College Day by wearing a shirt that represents a college (maybe one a family member is/has attended, a favorite school you feel connections with, or we can always come up with a Husker shirt!).

November Nurses Notes

Glasses and Eye Screening

Does your student wear eyeglasses? Have you not seen then in a while? Please check in our eyeglass lost and found (located in the office), to see if your

student’s might be there. All of the glasses in our lost and found are very sad and lonely because they need to find their homes! Take a minute and look through them.

Also on October 13, 2016, the York Lion’s Club graciously came and screened all of our student’s eyes. They used a Wylch Allyn Spot Vision Screener which is a is a handheld, portable device designed to help users quickly and easily detect vision issues on patients from 6 months of age through adult. Spot screens both eyes at once from a nonthreatening 3-foot distance.

Spot Vision Screener detects the potential indication of these common vision problems:

Myopia (nearsightedness) Hyperopia (farsightedness) Astigmatism (blurred vision) Anisometropia (unequal refractive power) Strabismus (eye misalignment) Anisocoria (unequal pupil size)

If any vision problem was detected on your student, you should have already received a phone call from your school nurses.

In addition to all of the wonderful Lion’s Club members, we would also like to take the following volunteers that gave up their day to help our students. If you get a minutes, please thank these wonderful volunteers: Holly Kennedy, Dena

Hanrahan, Jill Bathen, Lisa Bonde, Keri Kircher, Maegan Nuss, Haili Kreifels, Cassandra Northup, Tiffany Abel, Erica Ketcham, and Jacqueline Kruse.

If you have any questions or would like any further information about this screening, please give us a telephone call.

Donelle Ellison BSN RN

Patti Vincent LPN

402-362-1414

"A Healthy Child is a Happy Child"

Family Science Night

Thursday, November 105-7 pm

Synergy SpaceThe Career Academy

8800 O St.Lincoln, NE 68520

An engaging night of science for elementary and

middle school students

FREE!! Food and prizes!

Sponsors:

Questions? Contact Misty Wehling402-437-2846

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