Yake Elementary School

Good afternoon, I can hardly believe we are wrapping up our first week of October. The year is just moving along. Please click on the link below to learn more about events and activities coming up during the month of October. You will learn more about our "Safe House" walking field trip coming up next week, our Monster Mash Bash, our Achatz Pie sale, our visit from Michigan Chillers author, Jonathan Rand, our Halloween Parade and more. https://secure.smore.com/n/na4qfx As always, please take a peek and let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Have a great weekend! If anyone is camping at Camp Dearborn this weekend, be sure to say, "Hello!" Tim Podlewski

Don't miss out on this year's Spirt Wear, including the addition of hoodies this time. This is a great opportunity to represent Yake at a great price! Orders are due by Friday, October 3rd.

In partnership with "Thru the Game," The Guidance Center is offering a three-part webinar series focused on youth mental health. On October 9th, we will discuss the topic of sports and its impact on mental health in our youth. It will feature former USA Olympian, Ben Pinelman, who will talk about his own personal experience and be available to answer questions. Please register online at guidance-center.org/sports or use the QR code.

Wellness Wednesday: Sensory Rooms Edition 🧘‍♀️ Our new sensory calming rooms at each of our schools are designed to provide students with a safe space to de-stress and focus. Learn more about how we’re creating environments that support all learners!

WBSD Parents - Check out this Parent Tip Tuesday from our IT Department. Check out these SMART & STRONG Online Tips for your family.

Welcome October! 🎃 The school year is in full swing, and October brings so much excitement to our schools! Stay tuned for upcoming events, including Fall Festivities, community enrichment programs, performing arts concerts, athletics and PTO meetings, just to name a few! If you haven’t downloaded our WBSD app, make sure you do and check out all the events going on in the district. You can view events, share them and even add them to your own digital calendar.

COUNT DAY IS TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY, October 2! Let’s make it COUNT! As a reminder, the State of Michigan requires public schools to take an official count of student attendance on two designated days each school year (one in October and the other in February).

Dear Families, We are committed to our goal of every student being in the classroom and ready to learn every day, all day and all the way! Attending school regularly helps children feel better about school—and themselves. Start building this habit in preschool so they learn right away that going to school on time, every day is important. Eventually good attendance will be a skill that will help them succeed in high school and college. Attachments: https://www.attendanceworks.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Attendance-Works-Elementary__handout_101421.pdf Thank you for your help in making sure our Gators get to school on time every day and stay for the full day. Tim Podlewski

It's International Podcast Day! Did you know that the WBSD has their own Podcast? Check out The Warrior Way at https://media.rss.com/thewarriorway/feed.xml or wherever you listen to podcasts. It’s also available on mywbsd.org and on RSS.com

Good afternoon, This is a reminder for all Yake families that Picture Day will be taking place this Thursday, October 3rd. We use SchoolPictures.com for our school pictures and yearbooks. Visit schoolpictures.com and enter our access code, which is: AA7808Fall24 to order your picture packages. I look forward to seeing all of my Gators and their beautiful smiles on Thursday morning. Tim Podlewski

WBSD families came together recently to learn more about fire safety from the Brownstown Fire Department in conjunction with the district's Early On TOTE Program. Families with children birth through five years old are invited to connect in these activities. The next event will be Storytime at the Trenton Veterans Memorial Library from 5 to 6 p.m. on November 7. Families should RSVP on this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd4gsVBDF_ROZ-mDVH1KhjyiTubmJLcVG8QwBeyIsX_53ZQQw/viewform

Sending out this message to remind all Yake families about our fundraiser that is taking place today at the Texas Roadhouse in Taylor. When your Gators come home from school and ask, "What's for dinner?," they will be pretty excited when you say that they get to enjoy the delicious rolls and cinnamon butter at “Texas Roadhouse” this evening. In addition to swapping out dirty dishes for delicious salads and steaks, you will also be helping our PTO since 10% of all proceeds will go back to our PTO. I am definitely looking forward to enjoying a steak for dinner tonight! I hope to see many of our Yake families there tonight! Tim Podlewski

I know this is early, but I received the flyer and link to book rooms for the Yake's 2025 Family Fun Night at Kalahari scheduled for Monday, February 17th! Please see the flyer to learn more and click on the link below to book your room. The link will be included in every edition of our Gator Bites until the rooms are filled. Last year we booked 126 rooms and they were fully booked. You won't want to wait until December to book your room for what is always a great event. https://book.passkey.com/event/50882668/owner/49785631/home I just booked my room! I hope to see you and my Gators there! Tim Podlewski

Please see the attached letter from WBSD Superintendent Mark Greathead.

WBSD Families, Please see the attached letter from Wayne County Prosecutor Kim Worthy regarding School Threats.

If you have a child who is birth to fives years old, and live in the Woodhaven-Brownstown School District, you may want to check out our Free Music Group at Brownstown Community Center! The group meets every other Wednesday, and each class is designed to promote language, motor, cognition and social skills in infants and toddlers through music. The next class is Wednesday, September 25. This program is in partnership with our Early On and Tote Programs.

Please see the attached letter from WBSD Superintendent Mark Greathead:

Our 2024.25 Watch D.O.G.S. Calendar is full and we have started a waiting list. Our community always comes through for our Gators! A full calendar in under 24 hours of it being posted in a building of 375 children. 400+ with preschool. Thank you, all around for stepping up to join us in filling our Watch D.O.G.S. calendar at Yake Elementary School!

Good afternoon, Our Gator Bites, which usually go out at 1:00 p.m. will be held until 5:00 p.m. this afternoon. The reason being that our Student Council Representatives were selected today and we want them to surprise their families after school as opposed to reading about the selections here first. Stay tuned as we will share a great picture of our 2024.25 Student Council at 5:00 p.m. this afternoon!

Do you live in the WBSD and have a child 0-5? We have partnered with Dolly Parton's Imagination Library to offer books free to children ages 0-5 through funding shared by Dolly Parton and our incredible local community partners. https://imaginationlibrary.com/check-availability/