1. TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAMWORK
YORKTOWN ELEMENTARY NEWSLETTER
Important Dates for December:
December 4th - 8th
Benchmark Testing
December 6th
Progress reports go home
December 13th
Spelling Bee
December 20th
Christmas Program
Walk to the nursing home
Walk to the museum
December 21st
Christmas party
Polar express day  
December 22nd –January 8th
Winter break
Parent/Child Project:
You and your child can create a snowman together.  You may use any materials; except for food items.  We don't want to draw ants.  These projects can be 2D or 3D and will be displayed in the hallway.  They will be due by  December 5th so we can have them out for everyone to enjoy before the holidays.
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We enjoyed our Family Math Night!
Principal: Pamela Edwards
Counselor: Dina Menn
Secretary: Rebecca Broll
The YES family wishes everyone
a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

2. Your child will be participating in the following STAAR testing:
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:
April 10th
4th grade WRITING
5th grade MATH
April 11th
5th grade READING
May 14th
3rd & 4th grade MATH
5th grade MATH (retest)
May 15th
3rd & 4th grade READING
5th grade READING (retest)
May 16th
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!
Dina Menn, Testing Coordinator
The students made
ornaments to decorate a Christmas tree
at the Yorktown museum. 
Parents and
community members can
bring a nonperishable food item
to vote for our tree!
Dec 7th: 5-7 pm, 
Dec 9th and 16th: 1-4pm, 
Dec 3rd and 10th: 2-5 pm, 
Dec 17th: 4-6pm
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!
We will discuss Texas A &M this month
There were 54 students who went to Dairy Queen for a free ice cream- they had perfect attendance for the first nine weeks!