YGS Bright Bite

March 19, 2021

Good Afternoon,

This newsletter arrives to you a little early so you have time to read it before heading into spring break!

This week our 2nd graders enjoyed theme week and 3rd graders held a wax museum! All of our students enjoyed makerspace and a virtual author visit! They also did a wonderful job at our second severe weather drill!

E-Learning Parents: A friendly reminder THIS form is due by 4p.m. if you'd like to request a model change to face-to-face learning. This will be the last opportunity to return to in person learning for this school year.

ALL parents: please read Dr. Shimp's letter on the updated IDPH guidance HERE.

Feel free to reach out to me with any questions!

We wish you a wonderful spring break ahead! School resumes on Monday, March 29th!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Lech

School Updates:

Lexia: This online learning platform helps us build students' phonics and early reading skills that are necessary to become a strong reader. We do look at this data regularly. We encourage students to engage in Lexia over spring break!

PTO Meeting: The next PTO meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 31st.

A Message from the District:

BACK FOR 2021! The Yorkville School District is hosting The Virtual Taste of Yorkville "Culture Matters" to feature the melting pot of cultures that make up the Yorkville School District community. This virtual event will feature several cultural highlights, recipes, and interviews. This year's event will be held virtually on YouTube due to the current pandemic. The event will kick-off this year on Saturday, April 24th.

We are looking for participants to submit a video that will showcase aspects of your culture/country. You will be showcasing one aspect of your cultural heritage in a 5-10 minute video and allow others to travel the world experiencing your culture through artifacts, music, dance, food, arts, literature and more.

If you are interested in participating, please fill out this Participant Google Form.

If you have any questions, please contact Michael Camp at mcamp@y115.org.

A Message from the Library:

Yorkville Library’s New program: Girls Who Code

Learn to code and change the world in this virtual program available for girls in 3^rd – 5^th grade. The Girls Who Code Club will meet on Zoom, Saturday mornings at 9:00- 10:00 for 13 weeks, beginning April 3. Register on the Yorkville Public Library website under Calendar of Events.

When you join the Club, you build foundational skills and understanding of computer science concepts and a sisterhood through reading discussion and coding activities. In order to build the skills you need to make an impact, you will learn how to code from our fun online tutorials and activities that help you build fun projects to share with family and friends.

Presenter: Elasia Rodriguez