Yates Mill Elementary PTA

News for Now (Updated 5.17.12)

Looking for the Yates Mill Elementary Web site? You can find it at http://yatesmilles.wcpss.net/

PTA Executive Board Elections:

Voting for PTA officers will be held on May 24th at the PTA meeting beginning at 6:30 in the school library.

Candidates on the Ballot:

President Amy Leonard

Vice President Hope Williamson

Vice President Becky Tolbert

Vice President Sarah Martensen

Secretary Jeannine Newton

Treasurer Kate Doherty

Write In candidate ______________

Family Night Fundraisers
-- Wake County Papa John’s pizza restaurants will be donating a portion of their proceeds on the second Wednesday of each month to all schools in the Wake County Public School System. All of the donated funds will be divided evenly between the 165 WCPSS schools. Have a Slice. Support a School.

YMES Monthly One-Day Food Drive The first Monday of each month, YMES is collecting food to benefit students and their families here at Yates Mill and the Food Bank. Each one-day monthly food drive has a theme.
Monday, June 4: Mixes for cakes, muffins, bread

Box Tops for Education

Hello Everyone,
We are coming to the end of our Spring Box Tops Contest. This doesn't mean that once you hand them in you should stop collecting. Make sure you keep cutting those box tops over the summer and look for specials in your grocery store. Some of you might even ask neighbors who don't have kids in school. I have even heard of Grandparents who cut box tops and mail them. Get creative and remember it is free money for our school.

Please send in your Box Tops and Cambells labels (this includes Pepperidge Farms) by Monday, May 14th our contest deadline. Make sure you label the bag with your Teachers name. The Box Tops will be counted up by classroom and the class from each grade with the most box tops will win a popsicle party scheduled for after the EOG's.

Thank you for all your help in raising money for our school.

Sincerely,
The Box Tops Team

PARTICIPATING PRODUCTS: General Mills Cereal Cheerios® (14oz), Cinnamon Toast Crunch® (17oz), Lucky Charms® (11.5oz), Trix® (10.7oz), Apple Cinnamon Cheerios® (10.7oz), Honey Nut Chex® (13.8oz), Honey Nut Cheerios® (12.25oz), Frosted Cheerios® (12oz), Cocoa Puffs® (12.2oz), Fiber One® 80 Calorie (11.75oz), Cookie Crisp® (11.25oz), Fruity Cheerios® (12oz), Basic 4® (16oz), Betty Crocker® Cookie Mix, Supreme Brownie Mix, Warm Delights®, Warm Delights® Minis, Fruit Gushers® (all varieties), Fruit Roll-Ups® (all varieties), Fruit Shapes (all varieties), Fruit by the Foot® (all varieties), Chicken Helper®, Hamburger Helper®, Tuna Helper®, Nature Valley® Crunchy Granola Bars (6ct), Sweet & Salty Nut Granola Bars (6ct), Granola Thins (10ct), Chewy Trail Mix Bars (6ct), Roasted Nut Crunch™ Bars (6ct), Chex Mix® (8.75oz), Bugles® (7.5oz), Old El Paso® Refried Beans, Shells, Dinner Kits, Tortilla Stuffers™, LÄrabar ®, Pillsbury® Ready to Bake!™ Cookies, Refrigerated Cookies, Grands!® Biscuits (8ct), Dinner Breads, Sweet Moments™ Bite Size Brownies, Microwave Pancakes, Toaster Strudel® Pastries, Egg Scrambles™, Grands!® Biscuit Sandwiches, Yoplait® Light 4 Packs, Totino's® Pizza Rolls® (15ct-40ct), Party Pizza®

Stay in the Loop with the YMES Yahoo News Group
To join the YMES Yahoo News Group, either:

- (This is the easiest way to join!) Send a blank e-mail to YatesMillElemInfo-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. You will recieve a comfirmation e-mail. Reply to the confirmation e-mail and you will be a member of the YMES Yahoo News Group!

- Go to the news group page and follow instructions: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/YatesMillElemInfo/

YMES Blackboards
Grade-level Blackboard sites are up and running. Your child's teachers keep it updated with weekly updates and links to educational Web sites.

Required Registration of All Volunteers
Do you plan to help at YMES in any capacity this year (including attending classroom celebrations/classroom activities/field trips/Fun Run/Book Fair/etc)? It is mandated by the Wake County Public School System that all school volunteers be registered in their system each school year. You can register ONLY on a school-based computer on MONDAYS 8:00 am - 4 pm. See Volunteer Registration for details.

Study Island is Always Available
Don't forget about Study Island! Study Island (www.studyisland.com) is available to current YMES students (over the summer rising 1st through 5th graders). Your child should know their login information. If you they do not remember, you can call the school's front office.

Web Tip from YMES: Safe Web Surfing
Many students and parents are looking for Web sites that are not only safe but also provide learning opportunities. There are several kid-safe search sites, such as: www.sldirectory.com/searchf/kidsafe.html, www.surfnetkids.com, and www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/kids.

Parents Policy at Lunch (updated policy 2010-2011 school year)
Parents have always been encouraged to come to school to eat with their children. This typically involves you sitting at a guest table in the cafe and the child inviting one or two classmates to join you. There is a new policy on eating outside at the picnic area. If you choose to eat outside, you can sit at the picnic tables next to the gym (cannot eat on Butterfly Hill) and you can only take your OWN child without friends joining you. It is too hard for the assistants to try to monitor the other children outside. Thank you for understanding this new policy.

How Will You Be Involved This Year?
You are invited to volunteer for the PTA ANY TIME DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. Lend a hand by giving just a few hours of your time to help plan and run any of our activities and fundraisers. We have tasks for everyone---moms, dads, kids, teachers, relatives, and family friends---at various levels of participation. The strength of our PTA lies in the number of volunteers. If your schedule allows for more time, join a committee or work in the classroom. Giving of your time, talent, and ability not only helps the school, it also enriches our children's education.

The PTA holds open meetings every month. Look for the dates and times of upcoming events and meetings in the PTA Newsletter your child will bring home bi-weekly, and on this Web site.

New Common Core Standards
You may have heard about the new Common Core Standards adopted by NC and being implemented in the next school year. Listed below are a few good websites to use for reference to begin understanding the differences in the new curriculum.

Common Core State Standards
http://www.ncpta.org/parent
http://www.corestandards.org

K-12 Standards in Science and Other Subjects
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/standards/

State Test Result for Students
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountabilbity/

Teaching Channel Video Overview
https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/common-core-state-standards-elementary-school--2

Common Core Standards (Hunt Institute)
http://www.hunt-institute.org/knowledge-library/articles/2011-9-1/common-core-state-standards-a-new-foundation-for-student-success/