Anna Yates Newsletter

Dear Anna Yates Families,

This has been quite the year and after an entire trimester of distance learning, the school year is coming to a close. With one week of instruction left, I wanted to use this newsletter to share end of activities and information.

It has been my pleasure and honor to serve you for the past three years and while next year may still need to look different as we prioritize student and staff safety and health, I can't wait to see you all again and tackle another year together. Continue to watch out for communication throughout the summer as we share our plan for the 2020-21 school year.

Through it all, lion's have continued to lead and succeed! Enjoy your summer, stay safe, and please continue to reach out with any questions you may have.

Sincerely,

Ms. Carter

Monday, June 1, will be an opportunity for our fifth and eighth grade students before their promotions to pick up items to have during their virtual promotion such as the program and certificate. This will also be a photo opportunity so come photo ready! As always, please remember social distancing and safety will be a priority.

Thursday, June 4, will be an opportunity for our kindergarten students before their promotions to pick up their certificate and treat. Please walk to your child's kindergarten classroom where the classroom teacher will provide you with the items at the door.

We will move forward with virtual promotions via Zoom to hold our kindergarten and fifth grade promotions. Kindergarten promotions will be class by class and fifth grade will continue to take place as an entire grade level. Information will be sent directly from the teachers including the Zoom log in information. Fifth grade students must have the promotion agreement returned to participate to ensure our 3 Be's are upheld by all participants during the entire event. It is essential that we continue to demonstrate safe, respectful, and responsible behaviors for these celebrations to be successful.

June 4th is the last day of the grab 'n go meals so please take advantage while it is available!

The City will have a summer meal program though the details are still being decided (most likely once a week on Modays). Once this information is decided, we will make sure to share it with you.

This week is our last Books and Breakfast with Ms. Carter so I hope you can join me! As an appreciation for joining me and to encourage reading at home, I will send a package with books and prizes for every session students attend so please bring your breakfast and read a story with me.

Join Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/96394223448?pwd=RFNkbUNWVmJMZXpRK3RZbkpEZk9ZUT09

Meeting ID: 963 9422 3448

Password: 3WPE4P

We can't have an ice cream social but we can have ice cream pick up so any students that have been student of the week during distance learning can come at their designated time on Monday, June 8th to pick up an ice cream then go!

Grades TK-2: 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Grades 3-5: 1:00-3:00 p.m.

We have lowered the price of yearbooks to $10 so please order one in person in the AY office Mondays and Thursdays between 9:00 a.m.-12:00 a.m. Anyone who has already purchased a yearbook at the previous price will be reimbursed at pick up.

Many of the online programs we have used throughout the year and during distance learning will continue to be available through the end of July, such as iReady, Accelerated Ready, RazKids, Zearn, etc. Families are welcome to continue to keep the device they received from the district during the summer so that you can continue to access the above programs.

More information will be shared from our tech department regarding device return dates and locations. Any families that may not be returning for the upcoming school year should return their device rather than keeping throughout the summer. Any fifth graders not returning for the upcoming school year can return their device during promotion item pick up on Monday to the AY office.

There is a box in the office to drop off any school library books that may be at home or hidden in a backpack. If you have any classroom books or textbooks (not workbooks), you are welcome to return those as well to the office; please state what classroom the books belong too.

Trimester 3 Report Cards will be mailed. Please note that the report cards will include completed foundational skills, social development and work habits and comments including areas of strength and needed growth based off of distance learning participation and work completion.

With one week left, please keep the photos coming!

Email: samantha.carter@emeryusd.org
Website: annayatesk8.com
Phone: (510) 601-4918