Attention Parents: The Youngsville Elementary School S.O.A.R. Team would like your input! Please complete this brief survey to help us plan for next year: https://forms.office.com/r/bsF1piT91p
Attention Parents of Students in Grades 3-5: English Language Arts PSSA testing starts tomorrow, Tuesday, April 23rd through Thursday, April 25th. Please make sure your child gets to bed early and gets plenty of sleep. Free breakfast is provided at the school! Our testing will be held in the mornings. Thank you to the PTO for supplying waters, gym, and mints for our students! Let's rock the PSSAs.
With Summer break approaching, screen time during free time is on the mind of many parents — including how to supervise and discuss online gaming.
Explore: https://wcsdpa.onlinesafetyhub.io/parent/online-safety-guides/gaming
A parent’s guide to gaming, a guide created by our experts to help parents and guardians evaluate risks, determine which games are age appropriate, and ensure that their children’s privacy is protected. The guide helps parents look at gaming from many angles, from the basics about gaming to ways to identify and address suspected gaming addiction.
Attention Parents: Spring Picture Day is coming up this Thursday, April 18th: Send your child in their spring best and we'll take care of the rest! Let's have a great Spring Picture Day! Thank you all!
Attention Parents, Please see the link below for information on an upcoming community meeting with the YES PTO! They hope to see you there!
https://5il.co/2ilwi
Attention Parents: This is a message from Youngsville Elementary School: On Tuesday, April 16th, we will be practicing our intruder drill, the time of this drill is not known. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we practice this important drill.
The Youngsville Elementary School PTO would like to remind everyone about the upcoming ice cream social/basket raffle happening this Friday, April 12th from 6-8 pm at the elementary school. Admission is free and tickets for the basket raffle, 50/50, and other side raffles will be at the door for purchase!
Also, please do not forget to send in your chances for the lottery wreath playground fundraiser! They will be accepted through Friday and the winner will be pulled at the basket raffle.
The Youngsville Elementary PTO would like to thank all of you for your generous donations. We could not do it without you all! We hope to see everyone there!
Eclipse Enthusiasts, Educators, Parents and Students,
A total solar eclipse lesson will be aired on the Penn State Behrend YouTube channel at NOON on Monday, April 8th @ https://www.youtube.com/@PennStateBehrend1/streams featuring their very own Dr. Darren Williams, Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics entitled "A Celestial Treat: A Total Solar Eclipse Coming to Erie!" The target audience is upper middle, high school, and college students, but adults and younger children may also enjoy the lesson.
REMINDER: All WCSD students should have received a pair of eclipse glasses to wear during the solar eclipse. A link to find the path of the eclipse for your exact location can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/3b3r99ce.
Attention Parents: We were able to extend the deadline for yearbook sales to Monday, April 29th! If you still wish to purchase a yearbook for your child; please use the information below: The link for the Yearbook is ybpay.com The Yearbook ID code your Youngsville Elementary is 7902624
Attention Parents: Just a reminder; there's no school on Monday, April 8th for the Solar Eclipse. Enjoy this day with your family and friends!
Solar Eclipse Glasses were donated through multiple higher education institutions to WCSD. These will be distributed Wednesday, April 3rd in each building. A letter explaining the solar eclipse and the safe usage of eclipse glasses is located here (https://5il.co/2hcoz) and will be sent home with each student.
The eclipse will occur on April 8th, 2024, which is an Energy Day and students do not have school.
A link to find the path of the eclipse for your exact location can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/ywd9swbd
Attention Parents: To ensure the safety of our students during dismissal, please note that curbside pick-up in the front of the school building is only for students riding on vans. We have a designated parent-pick up door at the side of our school building. Thank your attention to this matter!
Kindergarten registration is still open for the 2024-2025 school year. Once your child is registered, check out the information for the Kindergarten Roundup that will take place in May at each elementary school. (Downloadable document: https://5il.co/2gt5r)
Just a reminder that there is no school on Thursday, March 28th, Friday, March 29th and Monday, April 1st. School will resume on Tuesday, April 2nd.
You have been invited by Youngsville Elementary School to give feedback using Satchel Pulse. Go to https://app.satchelpulse.com/parents?country=us to sign up and use school ID 649091 to join the school. This survey will enable us to collect anonymous feedback from you this is reflective of what is happening at your child's school. We are looking forward to using this tool to gather and analyze information that will allow us to make improvments on the culture and climate with each of our schools. Thank you!
Attention Parents: Easter Break begins from Thursday, March 28-Monday, April 1st! School resumes on Tuesday, April 2nd! Enjoy this time off with your family and friends!
Kindergarten Roundup Information: Is your child registered for kindergarten for the 24-25 school year? Join us at WCSD's Kindergarten Roundup, where you can meet our dedicated team and discover all you need to know about your child's first step into school life. (If you still need to register your child, see the district's webpage for registration information.) Document: https://5il.co/2gt60
VPNs: What parents need to know
It is becoming increasingly common for tech savvy kids to use VPNs to hide their location or even bypass parental controls. Now, you might be entering a mild state of panic wondering A, what is a VPN, and B, how do I find out if my child is using one? Don’t worry - here is our guide on what parents need to know about VPNs.
https://wcsdpa.onlinesafetyhub.io/parent/tech-advice/blogs-articles/vpns
Kindergarten Registration and Kindergarten Roundup - information below
(Available as a document: https://5il.co/2gt5r)
Attention Parents!
Don't forget to turn in your "S.O.A.R. at Home" papers by tomorrow, Tuesday 3/19! Please contact Mrs. Bierbower at BierbowerLJ@wcsdpa.org if you have any questions.
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