Winter Break—No School - Yelm Community Schools

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Inside the Edition:
Volume 30, Issue 15
December 19, 2013—Special Edition
Debbie McLaren, Principal
Yelm Prairie Elementary
PO Box 476, Yelm, WA 98597
360.458.3700 Fax 360.458.6326
 YHS Jazzline to Offer
Clinic
 Ten Ideas to Keep the
Kids Entertained
During the Winter
Break
We Appreciate
Our Business Partners
Winter Break—No School
December 23, 2013—January 3, 2014
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Last Call for Impact Aide Federal Forms...
It’s not too late to return those Impact Aide Federal Survey forms. Did you find one while
cleaningoutabackpack?TheinformationsharedontheseformsthatbenefitsALLstudentsin
ourschool.YelmCommunitySchoolsiseligibletoreceiveImpactAidfundsunderPublicLaw
81‐874becausewehavestudentswhoseparentsare:
 Onactivedutyintheuniformedservices;
 Civiliansworkingonfederalproperty;or
 Livingorworkingontriballands.
Thank you for using
local businesses!
Public Law 81‐874 provides funds to replace taxes not received by the school district when
parentsliveand/orworkontax‐exemptfederalpropertyincludingtriballands.Thesefundsare
used for general educational programs for all students. Information received is strictly
confidential.Thankyouforyourassistance!
Upcoming Calendar
Saturday, January 4
 10 a.m.—3 p.m.—Choir camp! Bring
a lunch!
Monday, January 6
 Happy New Year! Hope you are rested and ready for a great
new year!
Tuesday, January 7
 3:05—4:30 p.m.—Prairie Choir practice.
Wednesday, January 8
 9:30 a.m.—Late Start Wednesday.
Thursday, January 9
 3:05—4:30 p.m.—Prairie Choir practice.
Friday, January 10
 8:40 a.m. - Assembly.
Circus Arts Begins in January...
Kindergarten:
Trinity Hoppens—Elmore,
Delsie Kea, and Parker
Meyers.
First Grade:
Katie Capron, Ella Stephens,
and Saria Wright.
Second Grade:
Evelyn Finley, Raiden Hob
er, and Ricardo GaminoMorales .
Third Grade:
Mason Rowlands, Ileana Wa
ll, and Dustin Wood.
Fourth Grade:
Jonah Hoffecker, R.J. Homind
a, and Zoe Weigle.
Fifth Grade:
Trevor Callahan, Carissa Got
to, Natalie McLaughlin,
Emma Proffit, and Lily Sch
waesdall.
*If there is a delay in the
school schedule due to
weather, we will have our asse
mbly starting at 10:40
a.m. on Friday, December 20th
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Need a great gift idea for your student in grades 3—6? How about a helmet for Circus Arts? Circus Arts begins the week we return from break. Students in grades 3—6 may bring their own equipment from home to use if they so choose (stilts, unicycles, helmets, etc.) the first week of January. Ten Things for Kids to Do During Winter Break
Please make sure to mark their names on any equipment they Trying to keep the kids from saying … “I’m bored.” Well, here are some bring to school. Helmets will be available to those students fun ideas to keep the kids busy during winter break! who may not have one at home or forget theirs. Of course, having your own helmet helps curtail the spread of any head 1. Donate. Before or after new toys make their way into your house, make a few piles and choose what to donate, throw away or keep. lice that might be lurking out there. Or better yet, have your child help decide what they no longer use and have a “special sack for Santa” to exchange those items when YHS Jazzline
he makes his delivery. Mini Dance Clinic 2014...
2. Go on a scavenger hunt outside. Join the Yelm High School Dancers for “three” nights of dance 3. Visit the library. instruction, clinic t‐shirt, and a performance at a Varsity 4. Have a Book Festival. Grab a pile of books, sit back and get comfy, Basketball game! let your child pick which book to start with, and read to your child. For Girls K—6 Grade 5. Have your student work in IXL. Ask them to show you what this is. Practices—January 14, 16 & 21st 6—7:30 p.m. 6. Go for a hike. Performance Night— January 22nd—6:45 p.m. 7. Work off some energy in your own family boot camp. Cost is $45 ($30 per additional dancer per family) 8. Go on an alphabet hunt around your home. Tuition includes: instruction, t‐shirt, admission for student to 9. Measure with Legos. You will need: Legos, a sheet of paper, marker game and half‐time performance experience. Registration and items to measure. Have them predict how tall the item is using due to Yelm High School ASB office by Wednesday, January the Legos before they actually measure them, and track their 9th. No late registrations excepted. For further information results. please contact Colette Hicks at 360.280.7009 or by email 10. Draw and design your own cards (maybe thank you cards for holiday colette [email protected]. gifts?!) Christmas Holiday Program...
Yelm Community Services has extended their Christmas Holiday Program sign‐ups through Saturday, December 19th. Families sill need to provide proof of income, address, children’s age and verification of everyone living within the household to Yelm Community Services at 624 Crystal Springs RD NW, Yelm. Looking for Someone to Tutor Your Student?
Interested in finding a tutor for your student? Yelm High School has students interested in tutoring younger students. If you would like more information, please contact Rhonda Brown in the Career Center at Yelm High School at 360.458.6413 during office hours.