Kirkpatrick Connection
Week of January 23, 2022
May 2024
School's Out for Summer on May 24th
Early Release at 1:45
The 2023-2024 School Year will be completed at 1:45 on Friday, May 24th. What an amazing year it has been! We wish all our Yarbro students and their families the best summer ever! See you on August 1st! They will NOT have an early release on Wednesday the 22nd that week.
Honor Choir Performs at Greater Southwest Music Festival
The Honor Choir went to Amarillo to perform at the Greater Southwest Music Festival on Friday, April 26th. They received two Superior ratings, as well as "Best in Class" for their Show Choir performance. They will be displaying their success by adding two new plaques and a giant trophy to the Honor Choir's Display Case.
i-Ready Testing
i-Ready Reading - Thursday & Friday, May 2nd & 3rd
i-Ready Math - Monday & Tuesday, May 6th & 7th
Please check with your children's homeroom teachers to see
which day they will test.
Please try to ensure they are at school on their testing day
and well rested.
Help us to help them to do their very best.
Gustavo Barraza Represents Yarbro at State Spanish Spelling Bee in Albuquerque
18th Annual Lovington Schools Art Fair to Be Held at the Lea County Fairgrounds
Yarbro students will be submitting art work done throughout the course of the year for the annual art show. Students will get a chance to view all of the work done by Lovington students on Thursday, May 9th.
There will also be a "Celebrate the Arts" reception for student artists and parents from 6:00 - 7:30 on Thursday, May 9th.
Early Release for Teacher Appreciation Banquet
Students will be released at 11:45 on May 15th for teachers to be able to attend the Teacher Appreciation Banquet.
Yarbro Field Day on May 22nd
We will be celebrating the end of the year on Wednesday, May 22nd with a day of games and sno-cones for students! Look for information to come from you children's teacher.
ParentSquare
If you haven't downloaded the ParentSquare app yet, do it today! It's a great way to communicate with your child's teacher and get important information from the school.
Student Handbook
Please visit our website at https://yar.lovingtonschools.net/ and take some time to look over the student handbook, so you are aware of student expectations and procedures for our district and campus.
Drop-Off & Pick-Up Procedures
*School doors will be unlocked at 7:40 DAILY to begin dropping students off.
*Students should not be left unattended before 7:40am.
*Yarbro has 2 drop off areas: Jefferson Street and 8th Street
JEFFERSON STREET DROP-OFF
- This drop off can only be entered through the east side and exited on the west side of the street.
- Parents will drive the vehicle through the drop-off lane without cutting in or out of the line.
- Be ALERT and follow directions of staff to ensure the line runs quickly, smoothly, and most importantly keeps our students and staff SAFE.
- Students should immediately exit the vehicle to keep the line moving smoothly.
- Please do not ever park in the drive through.
8th STREET DROP-OFF
- You can drop-off your students on either side of the street
- Be ALERT watching for our students and staff.
- If your student needs to cross the street, they need to pay attention and follow instructions from the staff member on duty. The staff member will stop the traffic and let them know when it is okay to cross.
- Students will be ready for pick-up beginning at 3:05 pm.
- Yarbro has 2 pick-up areas: Jefferson Street (5th grade students) & 8th Street (4th grade students).
JEFFERSON STREET PICK-UP
- This pick-up area is for 5th grade students.
- This pick-up area can only be entered through the east side and exited on the west side of the street. You must continue to drive west on Jefferson. You cannot turn left.
- Parents will drive vehicle through the pick-up lane. The first vehicle in the drive-through needs to pull forward all the way to the drive-through stop sign.
- Staff will help load students into the first 4 vehicles.
- Students will need to be ALERT, so they can recognize their vehicle.
- Once the vehicle has stopped, the student can get into the vehicle.
- After the 4 vehicles have been loaded, a staff member will stop Jefferson traffic and let the vehicles out to the west side of the street.
8th STREET PICK-UP
- Please, do not block crosswalk with your vehicle on either side of the street.
- If a student needs to cross the street, they need to pay attention to the staff on duty. The staff will stop the traffic and let them know when it is safe to cross the street.
- Please be ALERT for our students and staff crossing the street.
DISTRICT CALENDAR
Please Note:
Click the image to see the district calendar.
RED: Holidays (No School for Students & Staff)
PURPLE: Professional Development (Training for Staff; No School for Students)
ORANGE: Parent Conferences (Scheduled Meetings for Parents with Teachers; No School for Students)
GREEN: Early Release at 1:45 PM
BLUE: Community Learning Days (No School as Students & Staff will Participate in Community Events)
The District has EARLY RELEASE every WEDNESDAY dismissing at 1:45, with the exception of the following Wednesdays:
- December 20th - Full Day
- May 22nd - Full Day