Yale Elementary
Rainy Day Dismissal Reminders
With rain in the forecast for this week, we will do our best to communicate rainy day dismissal procedures before hand. However, Texas weather is often unpredictable. We ask families keep the following in mind:
- Make sure you are receiving campus text messages such as this community newsletter
- if not call the front office to update your contact information
- If students walk home, verify through Talking Points with your student's teacher if they will continue to walk home on rainy days
- Carpool students will dismiss from the usual pick up areas
- carpool dismissal from inside the building will begin at 3:00pm
- Students who walk and meet their family at the marquee will continue to dismiss at 3:10
Yale Choir Begins THIS Week WEDNESDAY!
The first rehearsal of our Yale Choir is THIS Wednesday morning, 9/4, at 7:15 am. Doors will open for students at 7:10 and will close promptly at 7:15 (because we have to begin rehearsal). Drop choir students off at the doors in the back of the building across from the Yale playground. These exterior doors are right beside the music classrooms.
All 4th-6th grade students are welcome to join our choir. However, you must fill out the form linked below for your student to attend. We're looking forward to an amazing and musical year in choir!
Family Lunch With Students
Beginning this week, families may eat lunch with their student. Families must check in at the front office first. Please verify your student's lunch time with their teacher. We also ask families to adhere to following procedures when having lunch with their student:
- Remain in the hall at the Roadrunner Cafe tables, only Yale staff in the cafeteria
- Your student will join you and be picked up from the Roadrunner Cafe tables
- No additional classmates may join due to limited seating
- Instructional time is valued, please say your goodbyes at the end of your student's lunch
Thursday, September 25th at Yale's 50th Anniversary Celebration
4th and 5th grade students will meet at the marquee at 6pm. Students will perform one song during the PTA presentation, the are free to enjoy all the Picnic in the Park fun! Students can wear any Yale spirit shirt or Yale colors (blue and red).
Email joanna.murray@risd.org with any questions.
Yale PTA Newsletter
In this newsletter: Picnic In The Park date change and Pre-Order Chick Fil-A, Join PTA, Curriculum Night highlights
Clicking the Yale logo will take you to Yale PTA's website.
Beep Beep Dads
Calling all male figures who has a child that goes to Yale Elementary! Sign up to help out our car line in the mornings and afternoons. The best part is you get to do this with your child. Scan or click the QR code to fill out the form. Please reach out to the following staff members with any questions:
Mrs. Boettcher - dawn.boettcher@risd.org
Mrs. Smith - shana.smith@risd.org
Get To Know Yale
Yale is excited to introduce our Art Teacher - Ms. Oxley:
I am from Bryant, Arkansas. I have a Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art and a Master of Arts in Art History. In my spare time I love to read, make art, and travel. My first year of teaching was in Tamil Nadu, India, where I taught for a year on a Fulbright grant.
Miss Rumphius, by Barbara Cooney
In 1982, Prince's "1999" was topping the charts, Indiana Jones was raiding the lost ark, and Miss Rumphius quietly emerged into the picture book scene. Want to make the world a better place? You don't have to go to the moon or invent a faster car, perhaps all you need are some seeds. See how Miss Rumphius did it in Miss Rumphius!
Midsummer's Mayhem, by Rajani LaRocca
The Food Network is wonderful, but every once in a while do you wish there was perhaps more sibling drama and fantasy elements, and also a retelling of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream? Rajani LaRocca has you covered with Midsummer's Mayhem! This adaptation takes place in a contemporary setting, with all the macarons, brownies, and cupcakes sadly missing in Shakespeare.
Join Yale PTA
PTA membership for the 24-25 school is open. Its's easy to join online at https://www.joinpta.org or with the QR code (QR is also clickable). Membership is $5 per person. Everyone can join including parents, students, siblings, grandparents, friends family, and community members.
SchoolCafe for Cafeteria Payments
Richardson ISD utilizes a cafeteria payment system called SchoolCafe.
Please click here for more information about SchoolCafe.
To receive free or reduced-price meal benefits for the 2024-2025 school year, families can complete a meal benefit application via this SchoolCafe link. Parents at RISD campuses must sign up their family if they wish to receive school meal benefits.
Parents with questions or in need of assistance may visit the RISD Child Nutrition website or contact RISD Child Nutrition at 469-593-0109 or 469-593-0102.
Yale Family Handbook
Attached is the Yale Family Handbook, which can also be found on our Website (https://schools.risd.org/YaleES/). The handbook contains helpful information about processes and procedures at our campus. Feel free to contact your student's teacher or campus administration with any questions.
