The B.Y.E. Buzz

Wow! We had the BEST first week at Young Elementary and we are so glad we have your child at our school. Students will be bringing home a document that answers a lot of questions about procedures at Young Elementary and a Parent/Student/School Compact. Please review and sign the final page. Return that page to your child's teacher.

Save the Date for our Parent Night! Come and learn about what your child learns in class and specials, how you can help at home, meet the principals, and learn about STEAM at Young. See specific times for sessions you want to attend. This is a parent event. Students do not need to attend. (Click image to see all details).

Sign the Technology AUA and District Student Handbook Form

Sign the technology form before August 18th.

BYE Cross Country Team Paper Copies Coming Home with Students

Young Elementary will be sponsoring a Cross Country Team for all grades! Cross Country Team is all about running for distance and practices will reflect that. The practices are to prepare athletes for the 3 district Cross Country races. Please make attempting the races a priority. We are working hard as a team to show growth from race 1 to race 3.

K, 1st, and 2nd will meet Tuesdays, and 3rd, 4th, and 5th on Thursdays after school from 3:20-3:50 beginning August 26 and 28. The deadline for permission slips is Friday, August 22 (no exceptions). Students need to be picked up PROMPTLY at 3:50 pm from the front of the school. Students will need running shoes/clothes, a water bottle, and a great attitude. If you have any questions or if a student needs help with obtaining shoes/water bottle/entry funds, please email Mrs. Norwood at cnorwood@sdale.org. The season will finish on October 29, 2025, which is the last race.

This season’s Elementary Cross Country Races are tentatively scheduled for 4:15 pm:

Wednesday, 10/1/25 @ Har-Ber H.S.

Wednesday, 10/15/25@ Sonora M.S.

Wednesday, 10/29/25 @ George J.H.

*Parents provide transportation to races*

Sign up here or the paper copy that comes home. ALL registrations are due by August 22nd.

Welcome Back! It was great to meet families at the open house. We will have an August PTA meeting on Wednesday, August 27th at 5:00 in the cafeteria. Please enter through the back bus doors (off Harber road). We will begin our morning PTA meetings on the second Tuesday of the month in September.

Check out the QR code below to join the PTA and pre-order a Young Elementary Shirt. ALL shirts must be ordered by 8/20/25. Paper copies came home on Thursday.

Help us out by completing the PTA volunteer survey! Let's work together for the best year yet.

Breakfast/Lunch

Breakfast is free for all students this year. Plan to have your child arrive at 7:25 if they need to eat breakfast. We will not be able to serve breakfast to those students that enter the cafeteria after 7:40.
Students can bring a lunch from home or purchase a lunch from school. Please use the School Cafe link above to put money on your child's account OR apply for free/reduced lunch.
Students will have two lunch choices (purchase or free). We will post the monthly menu or it can be found on the district website. Kindergarten students will have one option the first month while they learn the routines. This will be the highlighted option.
We welcome parents to eat lunch with their child(ren). The PTA has purchased picnic tables that are outside of the library for families to enjoy. If the weather is not appropriate for outdoor picnics, we have tables in the middle hall for families to enjoy. We will allow parents to eat with their children beginning the second week of school. Only family members or emergency contacts listed on a child's enrollment may eat with them at school. Students are not allowed to bring a friend/classmate to eat. If you plan to eat lunch with your child, please arrive 5 minutes before their lunch.
Please remember that students may only have outside food (such as Chick-fil-A, Tropical Smoothie, etc.) during their lunch period in the cafeteria. Outside food is not permitted in the classroom. Thank you for helping us keep our learning environment focused and distraction-free.

Arrival and Dismissal Reminders

The line is getting faster each day. Staff is learning the cars and students/families are learning the procedures. Important reminder: See maps below. We ask that cars do not turn off of Carver or Elizabeth to help our traffic flow. This is important for arrival and dismissal.

Arrival

Dismissal

Just a reminder to send all medical notes to the office or you can email them to Ms. Kayla at kayla.rodriguez@sdale.org. If your child is checked out regularly for ongoing therapy or medical appointments, please have the provider write a note with the standing appointment times/days so we can excuse those absences. Any questions? Reach out to Ms. Kayla or Ms. Stephanie in the office.

Usage Denial Form

A parent can deny permission for any of the following scenarios:

Video taping of student
Publication of a student’s written and/or art work within a school, on a school website, or on media outlets
Use of a student’s first name
Use of a student’s picture
Access to computers and the use of internet for instructional purposes

To deny permission, the parent or guardian can access the Technology Usage Denial Form at their student's school. The second page of the form should be filled out and returned to the school office as soon as possible.