1. Parent/Child Project:
BELIEVE IT AND WE WILL ACHIEVE IT!
YORKTOWN PROUD!
YORKTOWN ELEMENTARY NEWSLETTER
Important Dates for November:
11-2 College Day
End of 2nd six weeks
11-7 through Book Fair
11-9 Report Cards go home
Family Math & Science Night/Kinder performance
Veteran’s Day program
11-14 through Benchmark Testing
Thanksgiving Meal
11-21 through UIL competition in Shiner
11-23 through Thanksgiving Holiday
Parent/Child Project:
Attached is a paper turkey. Please cut out the turkey and help your child DISGUISE the turkey as a different animal or character in hopes of avoiding being caught for Thanksgiving Day dinner! Use any items you find in your home to create your turkey’s disguise. Some suggestions may be: a cat, Superman, a pilgrim, a ballerina, a football player, a doctor or a cheerleader.
Please return by November 9th!
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2016 BENCHMARK TESTING
Monday, November 14th
4th grade WRITING
5th grade MATH
Tuesday, November 15th
5th grade READING
Wednesday, November 16th
3rd and 4th grade MATH
Thursday, November 17th
3rd and 4th grade READING
Friday, November 18th
5th grade SCIENCE
We salute our Veterans
this month- thank you for
your service to our country!
Principal: Pamela Edwards
Counselor: Dina Menn
Secretary: Rebecca Broll

2. Your child will be participating in Family Math and Science Night!
Counselor Corner
The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) will be administered this Spring For elementary, the STAAR measures the statewide curriculum in Reading at Grades 3-5; Writing at Grade 4; Mathematics at Grades 3-5; and Science at Grade 5. 
Your child will be participating in
the following STAAR testing:
Tuesday, March 28th
4th grade WRITING
5th grade MATH
 Wednesday, March 29th
5th grade READING
  Monday, May 8th
3rd & 4th grade MATH
5th grade MATH (retest)
 Tuesday, May 9th
3rd & 4th grade READING
5th grade READING (retest)
 Wednesday, May 10th
5th grade SCIENCE
**Due to the importance of the STAAR test, please make sure there are no scheduled appointments or no early pick-ups on these days. Students do have the tendency to rush when they know they will be picked up early.
Thank you for your continued support.
Sincerely,
Dina Menn,Counselor/TestingCoordinator
Family Math and Science Night!
Join us on November 10 for a night of
fun and entertainment!
The book fair will be open until 5:30-
Check out all of the books in the library!
Family Night will be held in the
cafeteria at 5:45 and will start with
a performance by Kindergarten!
You will get to play math
games and do a science experiment
with your student!
Y.E.S. THANKSGIVING MEAL
NOVEMBER 8TH IS THE DEADLINE TO PURCHASE A TICKET FOR THE 2ND ANNUAL Y.E.S. THANKSGIVING MEAL ON NOVEMBER 18TH. TICKETS MUST BE PAID FOR IN ADVANCE!!
College Day!
To help encourage our students to talk about college and all of the possibilities, we will have college day on the 1st Wednesday of each month. Wear your favorite college shirt!
74 students went to Dairy Queen for ice cream for having perfect attendance for the first six weeks!
Way to go!