3. 1st Gr. Vision Screenings

4. 9:00 Steven’s Puppet Assy.

4. 4:00 School Board Meeting

6. “Happy Day Club “ begins

(Every Thursday)

6. 5:30-8:00 PTO Skate

11. End of 1st Nine Weeks

11. KG Field Trip-Kercher’s

17. Mobile Dentist

17. Report Cards Sent Home

17.-20. “Book Fair“

18. 3-7:30 Parent/Teacher Conf.

20. 3-7:30Parent/Teacher Conf.

21. NO SCHOOL/Fall Break

24. NO SCHOOL/Fall Break

26. Picture Re-Takes

PARENT/TEACHER

CONFEENCES

Tuesday, October 18th

Thursday, October 20th

3:00—7:30 PM

*Fall Break*

Oct. 21-24

October 2016

YORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Mrs. Buller, Principal

13549 SR 120 Bristol, IN 46507

574/825-5312

www.mcsin-k12.org

A Note from Mrs. Buller…. Changes….

As we move further into EL Education we are trying to make everything we do

at York more meaningful and connected. It is causing us to analyze and change

some things we do. One such change is how we celebrate student success. We

will no longer be doing a monthly Mustang Award. We are working to develop

a similar award that is directly tied to our new Habits of Scholarship

(Responsibility, Respect, Integrity, Perseverance, Explorer, and Compassion).

The new award will not occur monthly, but will be focused on celebrating stu-

dents who embody these Habits all of the time. A criteria will be develop and all

teachers in the building will help decide who to nominate. Our Crew and Cul-

ture Team is still working out the details, but we wanted you to know of the

change. We will let you know the details when we have the criteria and the plan

completed. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our EL Educa-

tion Instructional Guide, Megan Coryell at coryellm@mcsin-k12.org or

(574)822-5338. Thank you for understanding during this shift.

At the suggestion of some parents and staff, we have also decided not to have

fall parties and a hat parade this year. October is such a crazy month and many

felt that these events could use a break!!

We would like to thank our York PTO for putting on our annual Yorkfest in September.

It was a great time for our York families to get together to

enjoy hotdogs, socialize and even dunk a few York teachers

and staff in the Dunk Tank!

“YORKFEST”

We had our vision screenings on all first, third and new second graders the month of September.

Dr. Stickel, OD, will be here on Monday, October 3rd to do vision examines on all first graders. You can call the school nurse with

any questions you may have @ 574/822-5042.

Clothing donations would gladly be accepted in our clinic, especially sizes 5-8 for boys and girls. Any new packages of under-

wear (sizes 5-8) would also be accepted. Thank you!!

PICTURE RE-TAKE DAY

Wednesday, October 26th, will be Picture Retake Day for students who were absent the day of pictures, any

new student at York, or anyone student that was not satisfied with their first picture. If you need an order form, please

let your teacher know and we’ll have one sent home with your child.

October 2016

PARENT VISITOR POLICY

Your visits mean so much to our students. If you are planning to come and have lunch with your child, please call

ahead so that we can add that to our school lunch count for the day. Please check in with the office and pick up a visi-

tor’s pass when you arrive. We want to thank you for your support in not bringing restaurant meals and soda

pop into our cafeteria. Adult lunch costs are $3.40. Your child's safety is one of our top priorities at MCS. As we con-

tinue to take a proactive approach to school safety, MCS has implemented a policy in which visitors to the school may

no longer attend recess. This will allow for us to know who is on our playground with your children and to prevent unapproved per-

sons to have access to students. We apologize for any inconvenience, but thank you for your support and understanding as we work

together to maintain a safe environment for all students.

ARMS MENTORING PROGRAM

In 30 minutes, one day a week, a change is possible. Giving your time to a young boy or girl is the most im-

portant gift you can offer. Adults Reaching Middlebury Students (ARMS) is a mentoring program that takes

place right in our schools. Caring adult mentors are paired with youth, ages 6-18, for 30 minutes once a week.

The time spent together can be shared through tutoring, enjoying lunch, or even just being a good listener.

Every child deserves a caring adult in their life. Be the change today! Complete an ARMS application at

www.mcsin-k12.org/arms.

BREAKFAST/LUNCH PROGRAM Breakfast: Lunch:

$1.45 Daily $2.10 Daily

$7.25 Weekly $10.50 Weekly

Reduced Breakfast Reduced Lunch:

$ .30 Daily $ .40 Daily

$1.50 Weekly $2.00 Weekly

Please send lunch money in an envelope or plastic bag with the

student/teacher name written on the outside.

If you are receiving free/reduced meals and your child packs

lunch and needs a milk, please send $ .60 for milk. (Milk is

not offered free of charge.)

If your financial status changes at any time during the school

year, you may apply for Free/Reduced Assistance. Applica-

tions are available in the office and are kept confidential.

Pink Charge Slips will be sent home daily and Low Balance

slips will be sent home on Tuesday & Thursday.

BOOK RENTAL

Grades K—3

$112.00

Book Rental payments were due on 9/4/16. You

can send your payment in with your child or pay

online using www.mymealtime.com

All checks should be made payable to:

York Elementary

*Please write a separate check for Book Rental

and Lunch Money.

Thank-You!

“3 For Me” Do you know about 3 For Me? It is a program run by the PTO to recognize our wonderful families

who volunteer at York throughout the year. If you volunteer in your child’s class, attend field trips,

attend PTO meeting and events, or do anything for our school, we want to recognize you! When you

sign in the front office, simply check the “3 For Me” column. When you volunteer for 3 hours, your

student will receive a special “3 For Me” badge for their locker. This is a great visual for our kids to

show how much our school family cares and helps out! Don’t forget to look for “3 For Me” sign in

sheets at all PTO sponsored events! Thank you so much to our volunteers who have already made a

big impact on the 2016-17 school year!

October 2016

RAIDER BALL - YOUTH BOYS

LEAGUE

NHS Boys Basketball coaching staff is announcing the Northridge

Raider Ball League and Camp for boys currently in grades 1-6. It

will be starting on Oct. 5th. Please feel out the registration form and

send it back to your school or contact

Coach Thomas @ 574-822-5134

thomasr@mcsin-k12.org

RAIDER BALL—YOUTH GIRLS

LEAGUE

NHS Girls Basketball coaching staff has started practicing for the NYGBL

and the first game is scheduled for October 15th.

Information was sent home with girls in grades 1-3 in

September. If you are still interested in participating, please contact

Coach Springer @

574-822-5350

springerd@mcsin-k12.org

ADULT VOLUNTEERING STUDENT

Amy Miller…………………………………………….. Kenzie Miller

Angie Ellis …………………………………………….. Lucass Ellis

Darcie Rahn……………………………………………. Lola Harnish

Gina Miller………………………………………………Ruthie Miller

Jamie Reschly …………………………………………..Selah Reschly

Jen Rupp ……………………………………………….Ella Rupp

Jennifer Mauck ………………………………………...Landon Schmucker

John Stephens………………………………………… . James Stephens

Kim Konecny…..………………………………………Payton Konecny

Peggy Hutchinson ……………………………………. Emili Lloyd

Rose Nisley ……………………………………………..Justin Nisley

Tam Stephens ………………………………………... JacobStephens

Tana Groves ………………………………………….. Alyse & Tenley Groves

Here are a list of important PTO dates through December:

Oct. 6th—PTO Skate @ 5:30-8:00 p.m.

Oct. 11th—PTO Meeting @ 7:00 p.m.

Oct. 20th –Parent/Teacher Conference Meal

Nov. 3rd—PTO Skate @ 5:30-8:00

Nov. 15th—PTO Meeting @ 7:00 p.m.

ALL PTO MEETINGS ARE OPEN FOR ANYONE TO ATTEND!

We will once again be offering The Running Club Program at York for 2nd & 3rd Graders.

The program runs from November 8—December 15 and will meet on Tuesdays and Thurs-

days right after school for one hour. This has been a very popular event so we need at least 5

adults to help each week. Watch for more info in the next few weeks!

If you would be interested in volunteering for this program, please contact Angie Ellis @

574/825-0195.

Our annual York Auction will be held on Saturday, February 4th. This

event is what raises the funds that help out the school every year. In order

to make it a success, we are in need of volunteers to make calls to donors.

If you are interested in calling at least 5 businesses off of our list, please

contact Amber Kaehr @ 260/820-0818. We are already starting the process so we hope to

hear back from all of you soon!

PTO OFFICERS

We would like to welcome TANA GROVES as our new York PTO President. We also have John Stephens as our Vice President, Lori

Tabor as our Treasurer and Gina Miller as our Secretary. We appreciate all of the time and energy they put in to helping serve York Ele-

mentary.

The PTO provides one of

the meals for the staff dur-

ing Parent/Teacher Confer-

ences. This would be on

October 20th. If this is

something you would be

interested in helping with, please contact

Tana Groves @ 574/326-8513.

Thanks!

October 2016