April 25th is School Bus Drivers' Day. We wish to thank our wonderful bus drivers! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!
Incoming kindergarten students and their families are invited to come to our Meet-the-Bus event. The school bus will be at schools on the following dates so that students can see the bus up close, practice getting on/off the bus, meet our friendly bus drivers, ask questions, and take pictures. Please join us if you have an incoming kindergarten student!
Middlebury Elementary School - 4/22/23 from 9:00-10:00 AM
Orchard View Elementary School - 4/22/23 from 10:30-11:30 AM
York Elementary School - 5/6/23 from 9:00-10:00 AM
Jefferson Elementary School - 5/6/23 from 10:30-11:30 AM
Kindergarten Round-Up is Wednesday, April 26th from 3:00-6:00pm. This is an open house and families are welcome to stop anytime during that time frame. We ask that you visit our website and fill out enrollment forms prior to coming. We also ask that you bring a current utility bill, birth certificate (original or copy), and immunization records. Please contact the office between 7-3:30 with questions, 574-825-5312. Looking forward to meeting our incoming kindergarteners!
Color for Kids, presented by Alliance RV and Lippert, is a family-friendly 5K fun run and walk to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Elkhart County's Brian and Jeannelle Brady Clubhouse. This untimed run/walk event is geared toward families and social groups but is also appropriate for self-timed serious runners. The event includes a group warm-up, color stations and U93's Big Perm is our emcee! (574)538-8821 or jholmes@bgcelkhartcounty.org
The new April 2023 newsletter has been posted at https://5il.co/1rpkm.
April York Reads Everywhere! For the month of April, we challenge you to read: In a cozy spot inside or out, outside in the sun, with a flower, under a tree, with your pet. Grade Level Challenges: Kindergarten: Take a photo while you read a book about bugs, 1st Grade: Take a photo while you read a book about flower or plants, 2nd Grade: Take a photo while you read a book about weather, 3rd Grade: Take a photo while you read about Earth Day or taking care of the environment. Don't forget to take a photo and attach it to the comments on this post to be eligible for the prize!
The Northridge High School Northern Lights and Starlights show choirs performed this week for our elementary schools. The performances by these state championship choirs gave our younger students the opportunity to experience a show choir performance and helped them dream big about working hard and succeeding! Come out this Thursday, March 23rd to the NHS Auditorium at 7:00 to hear these choirs, along with the NMS Knight Lights. The performance is free to the community(donations accepted). Photo credit: Amber Byers
Learning can happen in many different ways. Sometimes it works best in small groups where more individual attention can be given to students. We are thankful for the adults who work with students every day in these small group settings!
Shout Out to Miss West! She did a great job this week tying music careers into music class for Career Week. The kids loved it!
A few pictures of Kindergarten using our new career day dress up sets for Career Week!
KidsCare Camp Koda
Announcement regarding upcoming children's resale event
Upcoming Spirit Week March 6th - 10th!
It is now time to register for kindergarten for the '23-'24 school year! Online registration is available at https://tech.mcsin-k12.org/forms/packet.cfm?type=2&id=7. You may also visit the school or registrar's office for paper copies.
The new March 2023 newsletter has been posted at https://5il.co/1pxwv.
York Elementary School recently celebrated a Family Literacy Night last night. STEAM activities were based on their school wide Reading Challenge with authors Keiko Kasza and Kevin Henkes. What a great event for families!
Raider Career Week. Look for more information to come home this week!
We need your help! The clinic is in need of all sizes of boys underwear. If you have any gently used underwear that can be donated we would greatly appreciate that. We are also happy to be able to provide change of clothing to our students whenever needed, but wanted to remind everyone that those borrowed clothing need to be cleaned and returned so that we are able to continue to provide items when needed.
Spring picture day is coming up on Friday, March 3rd. Participation is optional. A green form was sent home last week. If you would like to participate, please complete the form and return to school by March 1st.
After reviewing updates from numerous weather sources, we see the likelihood of ice and sleet moving through our area during the morning commute. In order to prioritize the safety of our students and staff, we will operate today, February 22, on a 2-hour delay to allow this system to pass. Start times are as follows: K-3 at 9:40, HIS at 10:00, NMS at 10:40, and NHS at 10:45.
