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The annual backpack giveaway will be during Open House. Stop at our table to pick up a backpack and some basic school supplies!

The daily schedule for the 2024-2024 school year will be as follows.

8:00 a.m. Office Opens

8:35 a.m.. Doors Open*

8:40 a.m. Tardy Bell Rings

3:45 p.m. Dismissal

4:00 p.m. Office Closes

*Students may not enter the building prior to 8:35 a.m. or dropped off at the drop off/pick up area before 8:25. We do not have staff available to supervise students at this time. Latchkey is available to families who may need to drop their student at school before starting time or for those who need to be picked up after school ends at 3:45. Thank you for your cooperation.

If medication is to be administered at school, the following procedures must be followed:

An adult must bring all medication to the school office in the original container. Medication brought to school by children will not be administered; this includes cough drops and ointments.

A parent or guardian must complete a Medication Permission Form (available in the school office) if medications are to be administered at school. A physician’s signature is required on the Medication Permission Form for all prescription medications.

During bad weather conditions, changes in school and bus information are announced on both radio and television. Calls are made to WPHM (1380 AM), WHLS (1450 AM), WSAQ (107 FM), WBTI (96.9 FM), and WMIC (660 AM). Also, Channels 2, 4, 7, are notified. Please listen/watch for these school bulletins.

School closing are also communicated by Send It. All parents and guardians are automatically signed up for send it but any other community members who may need that information (Grandparents, childcare providers, ect.) can sign up for text alerts at the website linked below.

On foggy days, buses may run late, but the schools will be open on their regular schedules.

***Parents, please remember that if a half-day of school is scheduled, and is canceled due to inclement weather, the next day of school will now become a half-day of school.***

Yale Public Schools bus policy states that each child should have a consistent daily pick-up and daily take-home address. However, a different address for pick-up and take-home location is allowed. A consistent address must be used each day for pick-up, and a consistent (possibly different) address must be used for take-home.

In an emergency, please contact the bus garage at 387-3231 extension 6275 to make the necessary arrangements. The school office cannot issue a bus pass without authorization from the Transportation Department.

Welcome back, Bulldogs! We are so excited for the upcoming school year. We’ve got lots of fun things planned for everyone; including our new fundraiser with Mabel’s Labels that we are currently running. Please hop on our Facebook page & click the link to shop for some labels to personalize all of your back to school needs. Don’t forget to stop by our table at open house & enter into our raffle! Mark your calendars, the first meeting of the year is September 11th at 9:00 a.m. We are hoping to see a lot of new and returning faces! See you soon!

• Backpack - large enough for folders to fit easily.
• 1 pencil box
• 2 boxes of 24 crayons
• 8 glue sticks
• 1 pair of scissors
• Play-doh (2 Packs of 5)
• 2 or more Kleenex boxes
• 2 or more Clorox/Lysol Wipes containers
• Change of clothing (in a bag labeled with name)

Classroom Wishlist

• Paper Towels
• Clorox/Lysol wipes
• Small Stickers
• Hand Sanitizer
• Ziploc bags (gallon and sandwich)
• Glue Sticks

Needed Supplies for Each Child-

• Backpack- large enough for folders to fit easily (labeled with first and last name)

• 2 pencil boxes

• 10 pencils

• 2 erasers

• 2 boxes of 24 crayons

• 4 glue sticks

• 1 pair of scissors

• 10 dry erase markers

• Dry erase board eraser

• 1 container of hand sanitizer

• 2 containers of playdough

• Personal headphones (in a container or bag labeled with first and last name)

• 2 or more boxes of Kleenex (tissue)

• 1 container of antibacterial wipes (Lysol or Clorox type)

• Change of clothing including socks (in a gallon ziploc bag labeled with first and last name)

Optional Supplies

• Band-aids

• Sandwich sized ziploc bag

• Gallon sized ziploc bag

• Extra play-doh

Due to the size of the cubbies, backpacks with wheels or trapper keepers are discouraged. Students go through supplies pretty quickly during the school year. Buying extra supplies, including extra hand sanitizers, during “Back to School” shopping is a great idea! Keep these extra supplies at home for the middle of the year.

How to Set Up Supply Boxes for the First Day of School...

Your child should have two plastic supply boxes. One will be used for supplies and the other will be used for learning materials. One supply box will need to be organized before your child comes to school with the following items (Please do not put anything extra in the supply box.):

• 1 box of crayons

• 2 sharpened pencils

• 1 glue stick

• 1 pair of scissors

• 1 large eraser

The other box will be used for learning materials and should have one dry erase marker and one dry erase eraser in it.. We will keep both boxes in their cubbies and they will not be coming home until the end of the school year.

Any other requested school supplies should be sent to school in a grocery bag.

Basic Essentials:

Backpack (labeled with child’s name)

Plastic Pencil box (labeled with child’s name)

2 pairs of headphones for the year (labeled with child’s name) NOT earbud style

Community Supplies: Do NOT Label

Glue sticks

2 Boxes of Pencils

Colored Pencils

Scissors

3 boxes of 24 count crayons

Erasers

Sticky Notes

Skinny Black dry erase markers

2 Skinny Highlighters (any color)

Kleenex-3 boxes

Notebooks/Folders:

1 Wide Ruled School Notebooks (any color)

Half Sized Composition Notebook

1 folder (any color)

Extra Items (not required):

Paper Towels

Storage baggies-Gallon, Quart, Sandwich

Band-Aids

Antibacterial Wipes

Please send these items to school with your child on the first day, or as soon as you purchase them.

• 1 backpack (without wheels please - they don’t fit in the lockers!)

• 1 inch white binder with a clear view front where a paper can be inserted and inside pockets. These will be student’s take home binders so the nicer the quality the nicer they will be throughout the school year!

• headphones for electronic devices (earbuds or bluetooth do not work well!) Please send these to school in a plastic ziploc bag labeled with your child’s name. These may need to be replaced throughout the school year, if they become broken. This is an essential item that we use daily with Chromebooks.

• corded mouse for chromebook (optional)

• 2 plastic folders with pockets and brads, one red and one blue preferred

• 1 composition notebook

• 1 wide ruled spiral notebook (Mrs. Sheridan’s class only)

• 1 plastic supply box that will fit in the student’s desk

• 4 packages of pencils, pre-sharpened pencils preferred

• 2 packages of pencil cap erasers

• 2 boxes of 24 crayons

• 4 glue sticks

• 1 pair of scissors

• 2 yellow highlighters

• 3 black fine tip dry erase markers

• 3 boxes of tissues

Extra items:

If you would like to donate extra items to the classroom, here are some school supplies we would love to have!

• zip-loc baggies - sandwich/ quart/ gallon sizes

• paper towels

• antibacterial wipes

****Your child does not need individual pencil sharpeners. If you purchased one, please keep it at home.

****Students will need a coat, snow pants, boots, a hat, and gloves or mittens once the weather turns cold to be able to play outside at recess.

• 1 1-inch binder (white or black)

• 2 spiral notebooks

• 2 composition notebooks

• 1 two-pocket folder

• 10 yellow wooden pencils

• 4 black fine point whiteboard markers (Expo brand)

• yellow highlighters

• glue sticks

• headphones (labeled with name)

• kid friendly scissors

• 2 boxes of Kleenex

• crayons or colored pencils

• pencil box that holds ALL supplies

• Water bottle with a secure lid/straw

optional (to share with class):

• sticky notes of all sizes to share with the class

• bandaids

• antibacterial wipes

• paper towels

• gluesticks

• Earbuds/Headphones (necessity) - no bluetooth

• Wireless mouse with extra batteries

• Five Plastic Colored Folders (HOLE PUNCHED): Red, Blue, Green, Purple, & Yellow

• 1 plastic homework folder (black hole punched)

• One 1 1/2” three ringed binder (these will be used to go to and from school daily)

• 5 spiral notebooks: Yellow (3-subject) All others need to be one subject notebooks : Red, Blue, Purple, Green

• 1 box fine tipped dry erase markers (Expos last longer)

• 12 pencils (#2) or more (Ticonderoga are best)

• 1 pack of markers

• 1 pack of colored pencils (optional)

• 1 pair of scissors

• Package of glue sticks

• Highlighters

• 1 pencil bag (NO pencil boxes - they don’t fit in the desks)

Due to the size of the lockers and desks, backpacks with wheels or trapper keepers are discouraged. Students go through supplies pretty quickly during the school year. Buying extra supplies during “Back to School” shopping is a great idea! Keep these extra supplies at home for the middle of the year.

• Earbuds/Headphones (necessity) - no bluetooth

• Wireless mouse with extra batteries

• Five Plastic Colored Folders (hole punched): Red, Blue, Green, Purple, & Yellow

• 1 plastic homework folder (black hole punched)

• 1.5” three ringed binder

• 5 spiral notebooks: Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Green

• 1 box (4) fine tipped dry erase markers

• Red checking pens or pencils

• 50 Pencils (#2) (Ticonderoga are best)

• 1 pack of markers

• 1 pack of crayons

• 1 pack of colored pencils

• 1 pair of scissors

• Package of 4 glue sticks

• 2 Highlighters

• 1 pencil bag (NO pencil boxes - they don’t fit in the desks)

• 1 box of ziploc bags (snack, sandwich, quart, OR gallon) OR 1 box of bandaids

• 1 roll of paper towel

• 2 boxes of Kleenex

• 1 container of Clorox wipes

Due to the size of the lockers and desks, backpacks with wheels or trapper keepers are discouraged. Students go through supplies pretty quickly during the school year. Buying extra supplies during “Back to School” shopping is a great idea! Keep these extra supplies at home for the middle of the year.

State of Michigan law requires that schools and day care centers that may apply pesticides on school or day care property must provide an annual advisory to parents or guardians of students attending the facility.

Please be advised that Yale Public Schools utilizes an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach to control pests. IPM is a pest management system that utilizes all suitable techniques in a total pest management system with the intent of preventing pests from reaching unacceptable levels or to reduce an existing population to an acceptable level. Pest Management techniques emphasize sanitation, pest exclusion, and biological controls. One of the objectives of using an IPM approach is to reduce or eliminate the need for chemical applications of pesticides. However certain situations may require the need for pesticides to be utilized.

As required by State of Michigan law, you will receive advance notice regarding the non-emergency application of a pesticide such as an insecticide, fungicide or herbicide, other than a bait or gel formulation, that is made to the school or day care grounds or buildings during this school year.

Please note that notification is not given for the use of sanitizers, germicides, disinfectants or anti-microbial cleaners. In certain emergencies, such as an infestation of stinging insects, pesticides may be applied without prior notice to prevent injury to students, but you will be notified following any such application.

Advance notification of pesticide applications, other than a bait or gel formulation, will be given by at least 2 methods. The first method will be by posting at the main entrance to the school. The second method will be by posting on the district website (www.ypsd.us).

Please be advised that parents or guardians of children attending the school or day care center are entitled to receive the advance notice of a pesticide application, other than a bait or gel formulation, by first class United States mail postmarked at least 3 days before the pesticide application, if they so request. If you prefer to receive the notification by first class mail, please contact our offices to request and complete a notification form.

Please be advised that parents or guardians of children attending the school may review the school’s Integrated Pest Management program and records of any pesticide application upon request. If you have any questions pertaining to this treatment contact: Yale Public Schools, Jared Shutko, Building & Grounds Director (810)387-3231 ext. 6270 or email jshutko@ypsd.us