Y.E.S. Indeed! September, 2015

Volume 11, Issue 1

York Elementary School Monthly Parent Newsletter

Garfield’s !!!!!! I am sure most of you have noticed the invasion of Garfield’s that YES has been experiencing. Last Thursday we kicked off our fall fundraiser. This is our largest fundraiser and has been very successful in the past. At this time there are no specific plans for this year’s funds. In the past we’ve used the funds to purchase our playground equipment, basketball goals, iPads for the student voice group, towards the purchase of our electronic sign out front and this past year we purchased four new televisions for announcements and multiple other uses. Stop in and take a look at these new screens if you haven’t already seen them. We are so thankful to our PATT group for organizing this fundraiser. A special thanks to Michelle Kreifels, she is the coordinator and has just done an awesome job in making this year’s fundraiser successful! Tuesday, September 8th, all fund raising sales need to be turned in and sadly our Garfield friends will need to find their permanent residence at your homes!

Thanks for your help and support in making this year’s fund raiser a successful one for the students of York Elementary School!!

BOOST/Childcare hours are as follows:

(follows the school calendar—no school = no BOOST

M-TH AFTERNOONS, 3:25-5:30 pm

WEDNESDAY MOVIE, 2:10-3:25 pm

Growth Mindset

What’s Inside…

Page 1

PATT Fundraiser

Growth Mindset

BOOST/Childcare

Page 2

Literacy Festival

Counselors Corner

Wendy’s Night

Slushie Friday

Page 3

Notes From the Nurse

All Stars

School Pictures

Page 4

Growth Mindset

Page 5

Janet Stevens’ Book List

Page 6

Janet Stevens’ Book

Order Form

Page 7

September Calendar

Page 8

Breakfast Menu

Page 9

Lunch Menu

Plum Creek Children’s Literacy Festival

For the past several years our students have had the privilege of having an author/illustrator visit YES and meet with our students as part of the Plum Creek Children’s Literacy Festival. The 2015 festival promises to be an extraordinary event for our students. On Thursday, October 1, we will have a special presentation by Caldecott honor award-winning author, Janet Stevens. The festival is indebted to the generous community financial support from the Kelly & Virginia Holthus family that allows such nationally-acclaimed authors and illustrators to interact with area children. A list of books and order form is attached. The deadline for orders is Friday, September 18. No late orders are accepted.

COUNSELOR’S CORNER Welcome to a new school year!! My name is Stacy Kohmetscher and I am the

Elementary Counselor and School Psychologist at Y.E.S. I get the pleasure of knowing

all of our students as I spend time in the hallways, gym, classrooms and working

with students in both small groups and in one-on-one situations. This year, as I

rotate through the classrooms I will post a brief newsletter to my “page” on the York

Elementary website summarizing our activities. Please take a look at those! And, as

always, please call me if you have any questions or concerns. Happy Parenting!!

Mrs. Kohmetscher (“Mrs. K”)

Wendy’s Community Night!

Next Date is Monday evening, September 21

Have a fun family night out and support your school at the same time!!

10% of all sales will be donated to YES

Important

Dates:

Labor Day

No School

Monday, Sept 7

Slushie Days

Friday, Sept 11

Friday, Sept 18

Wendy’s Community Night

Monday, Sept 21

All Stars Lunch

Wednesday, Sept 30

Plum Creek

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Festival

Thursday, Oct 1

YES

School Pictures

Friday, Sept 25

2014-2105 Y.E.S. Meal & Milk

Pricing Information

Breakfast:

Student: $1.35

Guest: $2.05

Lunch:

Student: $2.60

Guest: $3.40

Milk only: $.45

Friday, August 28, is our first Slushie day of the school year.

Two Fridays a month we will serve Juice Alive Slushies to students

during their morning or afternoon recess times. We will not be serving

them during their lunch or lunch recess. That morning, in the gym,

students that bring $1 can sign up for a 100% juice Slushie to have

during their recess. Student will receive a free Birthday Slushie the

month of their birthday. Summer birthdays will also be included at some point during

the school year.

Be sure to check the monthly calendar for Slushie Fridays!!

NOTES FROM THE NURSE’S OFFICE

What a GREAT few weeks of school!!!! Fall is almost upon us and what a great time of year. Just a

few reminders to make your student’s school days AWESOME!

What is one of the most important items when thinking about school? SLEEP! Children aged six to 13 need 9-11 hours of sleep. At the same time, there is an increasing demand on their time from school (e.g., homework), sports and other extracurricular and social activities. In addi-tion, school-aged children become more interested in TV, computers, the media and Internet as well as caffeine products – all of which can lead to difficulty falling asleep, nightmares and disruptions to their sleep. In particular, watching TV close to bedtime has been associated with bedtime resistance, difficulty falling asleep, anxiety around sleep and sleeping fewer hours. Sleep problems and disorders are prevalent at this age. Poor or inadequate sleep can lead to mood swings, behavioral problems such as ADHD and cognitive problems that impact on their ability to learn in school.

Sleep Tips for School-aged Children -Teach school-aged children about healthy sleep habits. -Continue to emphasize need for regular and consistent sleep schedule and -bedtime routine. --Make child's bedroom conducive to sleep – dark, cool and quiet. -Keep TV and computers out of the bedroom. -Avoid caffeine

Another reminder is that your student’s feet are very active. Please be certain that your student wears good, supportive shoes every day. Although the sandals and flip flops are extremely stylish, those type of shoes do not offer the support your student needs to run and play like kid!! The nurse’s office has seen lots of blisters, stubbed toes, and foot pain when the students are wearing sandals and

flip flops. Our student’s feet are very busy!

As always remember that your school nurses are here to keep your students healthy and safe. If you every have any questions or concerns, please give one of us a call. We would love to talk with you!

Patti Vincent LPN Donelle Ellison RN BSN York Elementary School

“Students must be healthy to be educated and must be educated to be healthy”

SCHOOL PICTURES Mark your calendars! Friday, September 25, is the date you want to have your

picture-perfect outfit and best smiles ready for school picture day! Pre-paid order folders will be sent home with students in the near future.

All students will be photographed so they can be included in our memory book in the spring.

Orders must be turned in prior to or on picture day to receive your child’s pictures. We will also be recording each child’s height and weight on this date. If you are interested

in helping, please call Holly Kennedy at (402)362-7408 or text her at (402)902-9572.

1501 Washington

Avenue

York, NE 68467

PHONE:

(402) 362-1414

FAX:

(402) 362-5488

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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;

Campbell Soup labels and Coke

caps for our school. Those things can be

dropped in the office. We are no longer collecting Land O’ Lake milk caps! Thanks for

your support!

All Stars Lunch At YES relationships and community building are among our goals each school

year. One of our favorite activities is All Stars. We schedule All Stars about once per

month. Each student is assigned to an All Star team with a Coach (teacher). Each All Star

team has students from each grade level and on All Star days we eat lunch with our All Star

teams. Lunchtime solutions will pack us sack lunches that day or students can bring their

own cold lunch. If a student needs to purchase a milk with their cold lunch they must

have money in their lunch account. During the lunch t ime the al l s tar teams d iscuss

topics like being a great citizen, serving our communities, and making YES a better place.

Our 1st all star meeting will be on Wednesday, September 30. If you have any questions

regarding all stars please don't hesitate to contact a staff member.

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