1. Important Dates for August:
Y.E.S. is on Point!!!
YORKTOWN ELEMENTARY NEWSLETTER
Important Dates for August:
8-14 First Day of School
Holiday
School day begins at 8:00 a.m. After 8 a.m., your child will be tardy.
Tardy procedure----If your child is tardy, an
adult must walk them in the building and
sign them in to school.
Absent---If your child is going to be absent, please call the school by 8 a.m. to let us know if they are sick, going to the dr., etc…You may call in before school and leave a message at Ext. 4. Thank you!!
Dismissal Time---
3:30 p.m. Monday- Thursday
2:30 p.m. for car riders on Friday
3:00 p.m. for bus riders on Friday
After School Pick-up lane---
*Please do not get out of your car. If you need to get out of your car, you must park in a parking spot.
*Please do not park in the Staff Parking lot.
*Before School on Bad Weather Days---Please drop off your child/children in front of the breezeway between the Jr. High & Gym.
*After School on Bad Weather Days---We will use the same pick-up lane, but we will release from the side door of the cafeteria. Please stay in your car and a staff member will walk your child/children to your car.
Thank you for your support & patience!!!
VISITORS TO CAMPUS
After the first week of school, parents will not be allowed to walk their children down to class due to safety concerns.
When visiting the campus, all visitors must check in and out with the front office. You will receive a visitor’s badge and be directed to where you need to go. Please have your driver’s license or state issued ID to check in.
If you plan to have lunch with your child, you will need to check in at the office first.
BUS RIDING
The school bus is regarded as an extension of the classroom. The rules are in place for the safety of your students as well as others who ride the bus. Please remember that riding the school bus is a privilege. Your child is expected to be cooperative, maintain order and obey the rules. Students can be removed for misbehavior.
Principal: Pamela Flores
Counselor: Brandi Olsovsky
Secretary: Rebecca Broll

2. Your child will be participating in
Counselor Corner
Nurse’s Corner
*Please do not send your child to school if they have been vomiting, had diarrhea or fever the night before or the morning of school.
*Vaccines are a State Law. Please make sure they are up to date.
*Do no send medication to school with your child. It IS NOT safe. Parents must bring it to the nurse.
*I do not have medication at school to give your child. Parents must bring it for their child.
*I will not send medication home with a child, parents must pick it up.
Please contact me with questions or problems:
ext 402 Or
Thank you,
Mary Romans
District Nurse
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:
April 9th
4th grade WRITING
5th grade MATH
 April 10th
5th grade READING
  May 13th
3rd & 4th grade MATH
5th grade MATH (retest)
 May 14th
3rd & 4th grade READING
5th grade READING (retest)
 May 15th
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,
Brandi Olsovsky, Counselor
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!