Yake Elementary School

🚨 NOW HIRING!
Join the Sodexo team at Woodhaven-Brownstown School District

📍 Available Positions:
🍽️ School Lunch Aide
👩‍🍳 Food Service Worker

Enjoy day-one benefits and opportunities for growth with a company that cares. Full-time and part-time positions available!

📲 Scan the QR codes below or apply now at jobs.us.sodexo.com

Let’s serve our students together!

#WBSD #SodexoJobs #NowHiring #SchoolJobs #FoodService #WoodhavenJobs #JoinOurTeam

🚍🥪🕒 Back-to-school essentials, covered!
In our latest Warrior Way Podcast, Supt. Mark Greathead chats with experts from Transportation, Food Services, and Champions about everything you need to know — getting to school, what's for lunch, and before/after care.

🎧 Listen now: https://rss.com/podcasts/thewarriorway/2154464/
#TheWarriorWay #BackToSchool #WBSD

🎊 Final Check-In Celebration! Join us from 12–2 PM to celebrate your summer learning with fun, food, and inflatables! 🎒 Bring your Think Stretch book one last time 📍 Woodhaven Civic Park Pavilion

🎉 It’s our final Summer Meet Up of the season! 🎉

Over the past few weeks, students have explored Mad Science, discovered Michigan Mammals, met Birds of Prey, and even learned how to play Lacrosse with the WHS Lacrosse Team 🧪🦉🏑

Whether you’ve joined us for every session or this would be your first, everyone is welcome to come out for one last afternoon of fun!

📍 Civic Center Park Pavilion, on Hall Rd. in Woodhaven
🕛 Tomorrow | August 6 | 12–2 p.m.
Let’s close out the summer together! 💜

🎉 The BIG FINALE is almost here! Wrap up your summer learning with us this Wednesday at Civic Park! 🎈 Bounce houses, balloon animals, face painters & Kona Ice await 📚 Final Think Stretch check-in = prize entries & medals!

Hello all my Gators!  Join me next week at Rev'd Up Fun, featuring a sale-priced wristband for $12! I'm sure all my Gators will enjoy seeing some of their fellow classmates they have been missing this summer.  The $12 price point wristband must be purchased the night by Wednesday night. In addition, our PTO will be earning $5 back from every PRE PURCHASED game card.  https://shop.revdupfun.com/retail/items/g/yake?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwL50y1leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHtbtdT2iZAxBBrTvs9FUshrvNCZMsb8oolpcXkVL0bTpMLPMXIcSwkimrZOU_aem_RyYO21BRyp2z88aTpoJMxA Once per year:  📄WAIVER REQUIRED. Due to insurance requirements, waivers are now required for guests using the attractions. Please help to communicate to your families to do this prior to arrival by going to the link below. This will speed up check in time. Thank you for your understanding.  https://waivers.adv.centeredge.io/age-verification?siteid=4d7bf77a-38d2-4960-ae20-da95994bed94&returnUrl=https:%2F%2Frevdupfun.centeredgeonline.com 🍕FOOD AND BEVERAGE - please help us communicate that there will be longer wait times for the food and beverage services as we have a larger number of guests ordering at the same time. Early ordering provides families with the best chance at shorter wait times.  Those who purchased the pizza and pop ticket will receive 2 slices of pizza and one 20 oz. beverage, no refills. Tickets are redeemed at the group food station at 6pm. Additional food can be ordered at the Filling Station from 5-8:30pm. The event is from 5-9PM. Your guests will get in our general public line (unless they are members) and will show their registration barcode (either print or digital) from their confirmation email.  

Check out the WBSD Calendar-at-a-Glance for the 2025-26 School Year. This includes important dates such as conferences and breaks.

🏈🎙️ Fall Sports Are Back, Warriors! 🎙️🏐
The latest Warrior Way Podcast is all about the start of the 2025–26 athletic season! Superintendent Mark Greathead sits down with WHS Athletic Director Keith Christnagel and Middle School AD Jared Nicholls to cover:

✅ First practice dates
✅ Sports physicals & pay-to-participate (Reminder Warrior Physical Day is Tuesday, August 5!)
✅ Summer safety tips
✅ Why athletics matter in education
✅ How YOU can get involved with the Booster Club

Whether you’re a new sports parent or a returning Warrior fan, this episode has everything you need to get game-day ready.
🎧 Listen now: https://rss.com/podcasts/thewarriorway/2144561/

#WarriorWay #GoWarriors #WBSDathletics #WarriorPride #FallSports #Podcast

🌼 Tonight’s the night! Explore Michigan’s fascinating flora during our Think Stretch check-in! 📅 July 30 | ⏰ 6–8 PM 🌱 Two sessions: 6:15 & 7:15 📍 Woodhaven Civic Park Pavilion 🎒 Don’t forget your workbook!

🌿 Let’s grow our brains AND our love of nature! Join us for our Think Stretch check-in + an exploration of Michigan plants with the Metroparks Mobile Program! 🍃 Sessions at 6:15 & 7:15 Wednesday, July 30 🎒 Workbook = entry for prizes! 📍 Woodhaven Civic Park Pavilion

📬 WBSD Board Briefs – July 2025 Edition
Hear directly from Superintendent Mark Greathead in this month’s Board Briefs! Get the latest highlights on 2021 Bond projects, new staff hires, curriculum Summer Program updates, and more. 🏫✨

🔗 Read the full update: https://woodhavenbrownstown.edurooms.com/engage/woodhaven-brownstown-school-district/newsletters/board-briefs-july-2025

#WBSD #BoardBriefs #WarriorWay #SuptUpdate

Did you know that families who have a child ages 0 to five years old in the Woodhaven-Brownstown School District are eligible for free books on a monthly basis from our partnership with Dolly Parton's Imagination Library? Check out the link here: https://imaginationlibrary.com/check-availability/

📍 REMINDER: Summer Check in on Wednesday, July 23 at Woodhaven Civic Center Park Pavilion
⏰ 12–2 PM
🥍 Meet the WHS Lacrosse Team and learn the game
🎒 Bring your Think Stretch book for prize entries
💜 Learn. Play. Celebrate summer with us!

🎧 New Episode Alert!
Warrior Way Podcast: Reclaiming Play – Helping Kids Grow Beyond the Screen

This summer, let’s hit pause on screen time and press play on real childhood. 🌳🎲

Superintendent Mark Greathead sits down with Curriculum Supervisor Phil Short to talk about the importance of unstructured, imaginative play—and how small shifts at home can make a big impact. From backyard bug hunts to math with measuring cups, this episode is packed with practical tips and powerful insight from WBSD’s district-wide book study, The Anxious Generation.

📚💡 Want to raise confident, curious, and connected kids? Start with play.

🎙️ Listen now on Spotify, iHeartRadio, TuneIn, RSS.com, or at mywbsd.org https://rss.com/podcasts/thewarriorway/2118539/

#WarriorWayPodcast #WBSD #ReclaimPlay #TheAnxiousGeneration #SummerLearning #BeyondTheScreen

Good afternoon,

I hope that all of our Gators and their families are having a wonderful summer break. Please click on the link below to take a peek at a Summer Edition of our Gator Bites. In the newsletter, you will find information about the next three WBSD Summer Learning meetup opportunities, images of and links to suggested school supply lists, and calendars for the 2025/26 school year. For new families, there are links to begin the registration process and a link to schedule a Kindergarten Screening appointment. Please note that if you are planning on your Gator being in our Young Fives classroom, they do not need to attend a Kindergarten Screening appointment.

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Please take a moment to review and feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Please note that teacher assignments will be available to view in Parent Connect at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, August 22nd.

Have a great day and wonderful summer break!

Tim Podlewski

💡 Ever wonder how school bond dollars really work? In our latest episode of The Warrior Way, Superintendent Mark Greathead and Director of Finance Josh Smith break it down - and explain how the 2021 WBSD bond is transforming our schools without raising your taxes. 🎙️🏗️

🎧 Tune in now on Spotify, iHeartRadio, or https://rss.com/podcasts/thewarriorway/2109252/

📢 Update: Due to weather, today’s Summer Learning Check-In (July 9) has been rescheduled for July 23 at the Woodhaven Civic Park Center Pavilion. We can’t wait to see you then! ☀️🔬
#WBSDWay #SummerLearning #KonaIce #WBSDKids #HandsOnLearning