Youngsville Elementary School

Have a safe and happy Fourth of July!

🌿 Take Math Outside! A simple walk becomes a fun math adventure when kids count, compare, and estimate along the way. From tallying leaves to predicting steps, nature offers endless opportunities to explore math through movement and curiosity. This low-prep activity builds number sense, sorting skills, and early estimation—all while getting some fresh air! 🌳📊 📊 Sort and Compare: – Sort objects by size, color, or type – Ask: "Did we find more small rocks or large ones?" – Use tally marks or create a simple bar graph when you return home Why It’s Great: ✔ Builds counting, sorting, comparing, and measurement skills ✔ Encourages observation and curiosity ✔ Turns everyday moments into hands-on learning Whether it’s a short walk or an afternoon hike, math is everywhere in nature—you just have to look for it!

Our partner at the Sheffield Memorial Park has informed us that they will be closed today, Tuesday, June 24th, due to the continuing hot weather. Summer Food Service meals will be available at Beaty Warren Middle School as scheduled. The Park expects to be open for the remainder of this week.

💦 Water Balloon Math: Cool Off & Learn! Turn summer fun into brain-boosting play! Water Balloon Math mixes movement and math to help kids build fact fluency in an exciting, active way. 💡 Why it works: This game strengthens number recall, coordination, and processing speed—all while keeping kids engaged outdoors. It’s perfect for kinesthetic learners who thrive on hands-on activities. Associating physical activity with problem-solving strengthens memory and keeps learners more engaged than flashcards or worksheets alone. 🎯 Pro Tips: Let kids write the problems on the balloons for extra practice. Use different colors for different operations (blue for addition, red for multiplication). Add a reflection: Which problems were trickiest? How fast did you solve them? Water Balloon Math turns your yard into a learning playground—and proves that summer learning can be just as fun as it is refreshing! A splash of fun + a dash of learning = summer math success!

📢 Attention WCSD Parents! If your child will be enrolled in the Warren County School District for the 2025–2026 school year, you can avoid first-day paperwork by updating your student’s information electronically ahead of time! ✅ An email was sent this morning from noreplyenrollment@powerschool.com with quick and easy instructions. 📬 Letters with this information will also be mailed home soon. 💻 Get started now by clicking here: https://registration.powerschool.com/family/gosnap.aspx?action=43103&culture=en Thank you for helping us start the school year smoothly! #WCSD #BackToSchoolPrep #ParentReminder #20252026SchoolYear

Weekly Math Fun: Sidewalk Chalk Geometry! 🎨📐 This week, take math outside with a colorful twist! Use sidewalk chalk to explore shapes, angles, and patterns right on your driveway or sidewalk. It’s a creative and active way to build geometry skills—no worksheets required! Make Math Come to Life: 🔷 Draw Shapes & Name Them – Review sides and corners as your child draws polygons like triangles, squares, and hexagons. 🔺 Angle Practice – Teach acute, right, and obtuse angles by drawing them, then challenge your child to find real-life matches around the yard. 🦘 Play & Move – Create shape-based games like “Jump to the rectangle!” to get kids moving while learning math terms. 📏 Coordinate Grids (for older kids) – Practice plotting points and identifying patterns using a simple X-Y axis drawn on the sidewalk. This low-prep activity supports spatial reasoning, geometry vocabulary, and creativity, all while getting fresh air and sunshine. Stay tuned for next week’s post, where we’ll share another fun way to keep math meaningful and engaging at home! ☀️📊

Weekly Math Fun: Summer Reading = Math, Too! 📚➕ Summer reading can boost more than just literacy—it’s also a great way to build math understanding through stories! This week, try reading math-themed books that introduce number concepts, patterns, geometry, and measurement in creative, engaging ways. Ways to Make It Meaningful: 📖 Choose books that spark curiosity and include natural math connections. 💬 Pause to ask questions like, “How did the characters solve that problem?” or “Can we try that math activity at home?” 📝 Keep a simple math reading log to track titles and talk about what your child learned from each book. Why It Matters: ✔ Combines math and literacy in meaningful ways ✔ Encourages discussion and real-world application of math concepts ✔ Helps prevent summer learning loss in both subjects Books like The Grapes of Math and How Big Is a Foot? make math feel playful and approachable while encouraging discussion and real-world thinking. Whether you’re reading under a tree or curled up before bed, math-themed books can make summer reading even more impactful. Stay tuned for next week’s post with another fun way to support math at home! ☀️📏

Come Celebrate Our 5th Graders! We’re sending off our awesome 5th grade students with a Clap-Out on Friday, June 6th, and we’d love for you to join us! Here’s how it’ll work: Families who want to cheer on their 5th grader should gather outside the main entrance and line the sidewalk from the gym doors to the front office doors. This will create a fun send-off path for our students as they walk through. A few quick reminders: Be sure to arrive by 2:20 PM with the clap-out at 2:30. If you want to snap a quick photo, that’s totally fine — just keep it moving so we can get students back inside by 2:45 PM. Students will not be allowed to leave early. They’ll head home the same way they normally do. This helps us keep things safe and smooth for everyone and gives teachers a chance to say one last goodbye. Thanks so much for understanding — YES families are the best!

LAST CALL FOR YEARBOOK SALES: 24-25 YES Yearbooks for sale.: $17/copy. Please have your child stop by the office to get their copy! Cash only! The yearbooks turned out awesome! We have a few more left to sale!

Attention Parents: We have 8 extra copies of the 24-25 YES Yearbooks for sale. $17/copy. Please have your child stop by the office to get their copy! Cash only! The yearbooks turned out awesome!

Attention Parents: Just a reminder; our Bike to School Day is tomorrow, Wednesday, June 4th, we will meet over at the old PNC Bank Building at 7:10, See you there! Also, our Fun Day today went great! Tomorrow, Wednesday, June 4th, Grades K-1 will have their Fun Day in the morning and Egger/Watson's classes will be in the PM. Please be sure to send your child with an extra set of clothes and a beach towel if possible. The students really enjoyed the water activities!

Attention Parents: Our Fun Days are coming up 5/3-5/4. The PTO has many fun activities planned for our students, thank you to our PTO for all their hard work in planning these special days! As our students may get wet, please be sure to send your student with a chance of clothes!

YEARBOOKS ARE IN! We have extra copies of the 24-25 yearbooks for sale. First come, first serve! $17/copy! Cash only.

🧠 Guess My Number: A Fun Math Game for Anywhere! 🎲 Looking for a quick and engaging way to boost your child’s number sense and logical thinking? “Guess My Number” turns everyday moments—like car rides or dinner time—into a fun math challenge. One player picks a number, and others ask yes/no questions using math clues to figure it out. It's like 20 Questions—but with numbers! 💡 Try mixing it up: - Use multiplication or subtraction facts in your clues - Try ranges up to 100 or 1,000 for older kids - Challenge everyone to solve it in fewer questions each time It’s a simple, screen-free way to strengthen math reasoning as a family! ✨ Get ready to think strategically and talk math—no materials required!

Attention YES families, 2024-2025 Yearbooks are in, and they look AWESOME! We will be handing out yearbooks to those students who preordered one starting on Monday, June 2nd, 2025. If you didn't preorder and would still like a copy, please know that we have limited copies available in the main office, and they will be handed out on a first-come-first-served basis. We are only accepting cash and they are $17.00 per copy.

Attention Parents: Some buses may be delayed bringing our students home tonight. There was a serious non-school related accident on Route 27 between Garland and Pittsfield that happened late this afternoon. Some buses may be rerouted over Ross Hill Road.

Attention Parents, our last Special Visitor's Luncheon is scheduled for Friday, May 30th for Grade 1, 2, and 5! Nutrition will be set up with check in tables at the main entrance at 11:10. Once visitors are checked in, 1st grade visitors will report to the library side of the lobby, 2nd grade visitors will wait at the office side of the lobby, and 5th grade visitors will report to the Gym. We will have staff on hand to guide you where to go! The students will come down to meet their visitor at 11:40; 1st and 2nd grade students and visitors will get in the food line first and 5th grade will line up next. First grade will eat in Cafeteria A, 2nd Grade will eat in Cafeteria B, and 5th grade will eat in the gym! We will have our book fair set up in the gym, so please be sure to go down to the gym before you leave to check out this event! We look forward to seeing everyone on Friday!

SAVE THE DATE: Come Celebrate Our 5th Graders! We’re sending off our awesome 5th grade students with a Clap-Out on Friday, June 6th, and we’d love for you to join us! Here’s how it’ll work: Families who want to cheer on their 5th grader should gather outside the main entrance and line the sidewalk from the gym doors to the front office doors. This will create a fun send-off path for our students as they walk through. A few quick reminders: Be sure to arrive by 2:20 PM with the clap-out at 2:30. If you want to snap a quick photo, that’s totally fine — just keep it moving so we can get students back inside by 2:45 PM. Students will not be allowed to leave early. They’ll head home the same way they normally do. This helps us keep things safe and smooth for everyone and gives teachers a chance to say one last goodbye. Thanks so much for understanding — YES families are the best!

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