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Have you checked the weather forecast? Looks like snowy or icy conditions are possible moving into next week. In an effort to create safe travel conditions for our students and staff, we have create "Inclement Weather Routes." Often times outlying roads are not ready for bus travel. This requires students to walk to a new pick up location.

Here are a few things to know as we prepare for potential weather delays:

• We start driving roads at 3:30am to test conditions
• A decision to delay or cancel will be made by 5:15am
• Notification to families and staff will be sent by phone, email, text, website, social media and Flash Alert (Flash Alert notifies TV and Radio for publication)

We will announce in our message if we are on "Regular Routes" or "Inclement Weather Routes." Please review the "Inclement Weather Routes" with modified times and pick up locations.

Didn't get a ballot? You can still vote. Pierce County has confirmed that Thurston and Pierce County voters can download the ballot using votewa.gov.

You can mail it to Thurston or Pierce County Elections (postmarked by Feb 11) or put in a drop box by Feb 11 at 8pm.

This week students spent time focused on Kindness. Through their actions, words and talents they demonstrated how treating others with care and respect, and doing so without expecting anything in return, can make a difference. Mentors and businesses engaged in promoting kindness throughout the community. Students connected being kind with other skills like being generous, considerate, and helpful.

Our schools are embracing the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the impact of black history through meaningful lessons and events. Lackamas students explored I Am Martin, with second and fifth graders leading a moving assembly. At McKenna, preschoolers learned the power of kindness and love, and the choir performed at the assebly. Throughout February, students will continue to engage in activities that celebrate black history and the leaders who have shaped our nation.

Grade and comments will be posted in Family Access as of January 31, 2025. If you need assistance accessing your students grade, review the video for instructions or contact your child's school.

The Yelm Tree Advisory Board cordially invites you to participate in the 29th Annual Arbor Day Art Contest. The theme of the art contest this year is “we celebrate trees because they…”

Submit all artwork that relates to the 2025 theme on standard white 8.5” x 11” paper whether hand-drawn or computer generated and please limit text on drawings

Please attend the arbor day celebration where winning art will be on display Friday, April 25, 2025, from 6:00pm – 7:00pm @ Yelm Community Center at 301 2nd St SE, Yelm, WA.

DEADLINE: Submit all entries at Yelm City Hall located at 106 second St SE no later than March 14, 2025.

Help our Yelm Grads receive scholarship funds by participating in the Taste of the Prairie, Online Auction or Live Auction. Visit the Dollars for Scholars website for details.

February: Black History and CTE Month

Feb 11: Election Day

Feb 13: School Board Meeting 6pm @ YMS

Feb 17: No School - Presidents' Day

Feb 19: Board Study Session 5-7pm @ District Office

Feb 27: School Board Meeting 6pm @ District Office

Mar 7: No School

Email: communications@ycs.wednet.edu
Website: www.ycs.wednet.edu
Location: 107 North 1st Street, Yelm, Washington, USA
Phone: 360.458.1900
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Yelm Community Schools does not discriminate in any programs, activities or employment opportunities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Civil Rights: Doyla Buckingham, 360.458.1900, doyla_buckingham@ycs.wednet.edu; Title IX Coordinator: Lisa Cadero-Smith, 360.458.6120, lisa_cadero-smith@ycs.wednet.edu; and HIB & 504 Coordinator: Shannon Powell, 360.458.6124, shannon_powell@ycs.wednet.edu. Address: 107 First St N, PO Box 476, Yelm, WA 98597.