Please remember, when entering Youngblood Elementary or any Katy ISD school, you must show a valid picture ID in the front vestibule. Our staff is not able to accept a picture of your ID on your cell phone. Please help us adhere to our district and campus safety procedures. Our goal is to keep everyone safe.

Happy New Year! We hope each of you enjoyed the winter break! We are excited to be back in school and ready for our spring semester. It was so nice being back with our students!

Course selection season is upon us! Please take note of these important dates as we navigate planning for our 5th graders to transition to 6th grade! I will be sharing details and updates along the way. As always, please reach out to me via phone or email if you have questions or concerns.

KEY COURSE SELECTION DATES

January 28, 2025 - Incoming 6th Grade Parent Orientation @Nelson Junior High (flyer below)

Dr. Mary McCullough, Counselor

Our spring semester picture day is quickly approaching. You will have an opportunity to purchase a classroom group picture and individual pictures.

This is our last picture day for the 2024-25 school year.

Orders should be placed through the online ordering system, see below.

Pay online go to www.strawbridge.net. Click Order Pictures and enter the following code:

FM468242

Please Join our 2025-2026 PTA team!

If you're interested in supporting our students, parents/guardians and school, please nominate yourself or someone you think is willing and qualified to serve as a volunteer on our executive board.

Link here: https://forms.gle/mHWwpexazB15dVK8A

Please join us for Spirit Night at HTea on Wednesday, January 29th.

Winter PTA Spirit Wear on Sale Now thru January 31st! Delivery planned for Mid February!

Check it out now here!

Dear Parents/Guardians,

In compliance with Senate Bill 2050, passed during the 87th Legislative Session, all Texas

school districts are required to collect information annually through student surveys on bullying

and cyberbullying. The results of these surveys help develop action plans to address student

concerns.

All Katy ISD students in grades 4-12 are invited to participate in an online survey administered by

K12 Insight. As a trusted provider of online surveys for school districts nationwide, K12 Insight

ensures the confidentiality of participants’ responses.

Students will be asked to enter their student ID numbers to maintain data integrity. These IDs are

used solely to verify participation by campus and grade level. K12 Insight does not share data that

links participants to their individual responses with Katy ISD or any external parties.

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Participation in the survey is entirely voluntary. If you wish to opt your child out of the survey,

please log in to MyKaty and select the KISD Option Portal icon. The deadline to opt out is February

9, 2025.

Click here to review the survey https://www.katyisd.org/Page/10092

We need your help! EVERY student was issued TWO picture IDs at the start of the school year. One ID is worn on a lanyard at all times during the school day and one ID is attached in a plastic cover with a zip tie on the backpack. Please ensure the backpack ID remains in place. The ID on the backpack is needed for ALL bus riders. Students are required to swipe the ID when entering and exiting the bus.

If students are without either ID, teachers will send them to the library for a replacement ID, lanyard, and plastic cover. There is a fee that is automatically generated by Katy ISD to the parent email. The link leads families to Pay-N-Go for payment for replacement IDs. Please check your emails from Katy ISD and if we have requested payment for replacement IDs, please make payment as soon as it is convenient for you. We greatly appreciate your support as we strive to keep our students safe at school.

Each lunch time will allow 10 parents/guardians to sign up per slot. Select the time slot that matches your child's lunch time and provide your name/email to reserve the spot. You will need to bring a physical government ID to the front office prior to being allowed to enter the cafeteria.

signupgenius.com

We would like to solicit your help once again with our students who are bus riders. We have reviewed our expectations for our students when riding the school bus. However, many are young and may forget. Please help us by discussing the expectations with your child if they ride the school bus:

• Swipe the ID badge when entering the bus (students must have an ID on their backpack)
• Sit in the assigned seat with backpack on the lap
• Do not move while the bus is in motion
• Hands and feet are to stay to self
• Talk to the people on your seat--no yelling across the bus to others
• No cell phones or Chromebooks are allowed to be out on the bus
• Swipe the ID badge when exiting the bus

Our bus drivers are focused on driving the bus and being safe. Please help us reinforce that students need to stay seated while the bus is in motion.

Please let us know if you have concerns regarding the bus. We have been working with our students and our drivers regarding bus incidents. Students who are not able to consistently follow the rules of the bus may be removed. Of course, this is a case by case situation. I am optimistic with us working together, we will consistently have safe buses.

• Doors open at 7:25 am
• Be in the car rider line no later than 7:45 am in the morning. We will close the line at 7:45 to ensure that our staff has time to make it to their teaching assignments and ready for students. After 7:45, parents will need to PARK, wait for the car rider line to finish, and walk the student inside to the front office. Please refrain from dropping students in the parking lot and letting them walk in. This practice is not safe.
  
• Refrain from using your cell phone in the car rider line
• Afternoon car rider line will close for cars to enter at 3:10 pm. Remember, the end of our school day is 3:00 pm.

• Please STAY INSIDE the car. The staff will unload and load the student from the passenger side
• Please pull into the parking lot if you need to help your child buckle up, so that you do not hold up the carline.
• Wait for the staff to move all 12 cars forward. Please do not go around cars in the car rider line.

IMPORTANT: Please remember, there is no picking up of students in the front office after 2:30 pm. If a parent is not in the car rider line by the designated time, they can enter the office, but will need to wait until those who are in the car rider line are served. We will release car riders from the front office desk after the car rider line is finished. Please understand that this is us respecting the many families who are following campus procedures. With 1200+ students there is no immediate pick up system for students.

All students at YES in grades K-5 are eligible for Katy ISD transportation. We have many of our students taking transportation to/from school each day. In order to help with our traffic in the area, you may want to consider bus services.

Katy ISD will continue with the bus rider tracking system, SMART tag on all of our buses. Parents will be able to monitor their child's ridership and bus route through the SMART Tag Parent Web Portal. The system will enable parents, bus drivers, and school administrators, to review in real-time when and where a student is picked up or dropped off by a school bus. Student identification (ID) cards for eligible riders will include the SMART Tag ID information. Buses will be equipped with a tablet that will read each student’s ID every time they enter and exit their bus.

If your student is a bus rider, look for the white route number on the side of the bus when tracking their bus this school year! And make sure to download the Smart tag™ app from your mobile Google Play Store or Apple App Store! The Smart Tag app allows parents to set their preferred notifications, including when their child’s bus is expected to arrive. You can also see when and where your student boards and exits the bus.

Our PTA is always looking for parents to support our children and staff. Support could be from near or far. Please consider supporting our campus by becoming a member of our PTA.

There will be several opportunities this year to get involved.

Memberships are so vital for helping the PTA work in partnership with the school to make great things happen for our learning community.

Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) – Spring 2025

Please click on the link below to volunteer for a Watch D.O.G.S. day at YES. On scheduled day, dads should plan to arrive with ID between 7:15 and 7:25 to check in at the front office. Watch D.O.G.S. can bring their lunch, leave to pick up lunch or purchase lunch in the café. Please only sign up for one day.

Spring 2025 - Watch D.O.G.S. Sign Up

Reminder, all dads need to complete the Katy ISD Volunteer Registration through Raptor and purchase a Watch D.O.G.S. shirt prior to scheduled day.

• Register as a volunteer through Raptor (District Volunteer Application )
• Order Watch D.O.G.S. shirt WATCHDOGS

Looking forward to having our Watch D.O.G.S. on campus.

Monday, January 27th

• Group/Individual Student Pictures
• Joint CHOIR Concert at Freeman High School (YES Choir will participate)

Tuesday, January 28th

• Campus Spelling Bee @ 4:30 pm (online)
• Nelson Parent Night @ 6:00 PM (all 5th going to 6th graders)

Wednesday, January 29th

• 100th Day of School
• Lunar New Year (wear red)

Website: https://www.katyisd.org/YES
Location: 25600 Longenbaugh Road, Katy, TX, USA
Phone: (281)234-6200
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100094119368508