• February 26th - PTO meeting at 6:00 p.m.
• February 27th - Spring Pictures
• February 28th - 4th grade Lumber Jack & Jill breakfast!
• March 3rd through the 6th - Reading Month Spirit Week! (see below for Spirit Week details)
• March 3rd - Reading Across America Day! Woodhaven's Mayor, Patty Odette to join us along with city officials and Woodhaven Police and Fire to read stories to our Gator to help celebrate!
• March 4th - Yake Family Fun Night at Rev'D Up Fun from 5:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m.!
• March 5th - Future Chef's Cooking Challenge at Woodhaven High School starting at 4:30 p.m.!
• Match 7th - Half-Day for students for Record's Day!
• March 7th - Yake's Annual Winter Carnival from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
• April 24th - Kindergarten Orientation for the Classes of 2038 & *2039 (*Young Fives) starting at 6:00 p.m.! We LOVE meeting our new Gators!

Our Spirit Squad, under the leadership of Mrs. Hool Rocks! Our Squad brought energy and excitement to the Unified basketball game against the Woodhaven Police Department last night. Our Gators definitely helped to cheer on a victory for the Unified team! That's Gator Strong!

Please join me in congratulating the Woodhaven Theatre Company and the Play Production class on winning their third straight state championship (and fourth in the last five years). The company of The Price was tremendous throughout the competition at Wayne State University last weekend. The WTC also brought home trophies for the Golden Truck (best load in/out), Black Gaffe (best backstage execution), Fitz Class Act (for behavior, courtesy and kindness), People's Choice Award (voted on by the other participating schools), and many individual, ensemble and crew awards . Former Yake Gators were recognized and received awards in many categories. Yake father and Watch D.O.G., Mike Clemons was honored as 2024-25 Michigan Theatre Teacher of the Year. He has won this award at least four times in his illustrious career. The WTC students are simply outstanding and deserve every accolade that they received.

Way to go, Mr. Clemons and the Woodhaven Theatre Company! You make our whole community proud!

I can hardly believe that Reading Month is right around the corner. Please see below for our always fun Reading Month Spirit Week.

We are proud to announce that Yake Elementary School is ranked #131 out of 2,633 (Top 5%) elementary schools in the state of Michigan. We are the top ranked school in the district with the second closest school being ranked #346. Meridian on Grosse Ile is ranked #502. Anderson Elementary School in Trenton is #582. Hats off to the staff, students and parents who work together to make Yake Elementary School one of the top elementary schools in the state.

For the week of February 10th, we had 257 Gators (down from 261 last week) who had perfect attendance! Through our raffle, $10.00 Rev'D Up Fun arcade gift cards were awarded to Rowan & Jaylynne! Our next raffle will take place on Monday morning where two more gift cards will be awarded to Gators who had perfect attendance this week.

Every Monday there will be a drawing based on attendance from the prior week. Two Gators with perfect attendance will receive $10 Rev'D Up Fun Arcade cards each week.

Take a peek at pictures of our Watch D.O.G.S. who joined us this past week!

More information about Watch D.O.G.S. can be found below.

Thank you, Jennifer Harold for sharing these quotes as we celebrate

Black History Month!

Our Watch D.O.G.S. Calendar is Full!

Click on the link below to view the calendar.

We have Watch D.O.G.S. t-shirts in stock to purchase! You can also click here or on the link below to check out a wider variety of items to order online.

With the Winter i-Ready diagnostics completed, families can now view their child's Family I-Ready Report online.

WBSD Report Code: 95040X

Please see the attached letters and steps below to access your child's i-Ready Report.

How to access online Parent i-Ready Reports

Step 1:

Log in to Clever using your child’s wbsd google account. Clever link on WBSD website Then, select the i-Ready icon.

Step 2:

Click the For Families icon at the top right corner. Then choose a subject

Step 3:

Users will be prompted to select English or Spanish for the report language. Then, a box will appear requesting the user to enter the district report code - 95040X

It's essential to enter the correct district code number in the provided field, as four incorrect attempts will result in a five-minute system lockout and prompt to contact the school. Please double-check before submitting.

For Family Guidance on I-Ready Report watch the video Family Report Video

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Tim Podlewski

If you are looking for Math Tutors, (click here) for a list of Woodhaven High School students who are available and ready to offer assistance.

Parents and visitors are asked to park in the Visitor's Parking lot, especially before 8:50 a.m. Staff members need to be able to park in order to get to their classrooms. Please assist us in keeping the spots in the staff parking lot open for staff, at least until 8:50 a.m. each morning.

Thank you for your cooperation!

Please click here or on the image below to see this year's bus routes. They should be the same as last year.

Please click here for more information about our Transportation Department as listed on our District website.

Birthday Celebrations!

Every child’s birthday is important. However, we must take more care when sending birthday treats to school. In addition to pandemic related precautions, we must also consider student food allergies, student diabetes, and our national push for healthy eating. If you wish to send a prepackaged birthday treat, you will need to either send the treats in with your child in the morning or pull into one of the parent parking spots and call the office to have us come out and pick up the treats from you. Please make sure that the pre-packaged treats have the ingredients listed on the packages. Please label the treats with your child’s name and classroom teacher. Parents will not be allowed to deliver treats into their child’s classroom.

As a reminder, no outside visitors will be allowed in our school unless they are volunteering or have an appointment. Any parent or visitor wishing to drop off or pick up a child, drop off a backpack or a lunch, etc. will need to call our office at (734)692-2230 for assistance. Staff members will welcome student in, escort students out and/or pick up backpacks, lunches and/or similar items as needed.

Yes, volunteers are welcome. However, they must be i-chat approved and the application is due one week prior to volunteering. To assess an IChat form, (Click here) and then click on the IChat form.

If parents wish to pick students up prior to dismissal, our office must be called before 3:20 p.m. Children will not be walked out to parents after 3:20 p.m.

The Woodhaven-Brownstown School District is excited to offer free breakfast and lunch to all students once again this year thanks to the Michigan Healthy School Meals Program!

New this year, all breakfast and lunch menus are available for families to view through the Nutrislice app. View menus online or with the Nutrislice app.

mywbsd.nutrislice.com

Children who are coming in for breakfast will be allowed to enter Yake through the maind doors at 8:40 a.m. and head to the cafeteria for breakfast. All other Gators in grades 1-4 will enter their classes through the exterior classroom doors at 9:00 a.m. Young Fives & kindergarten Gators will be allowed to enter through the main doors at 8:50 a.m. and line up outside of their classrooms.

A flyer and a link to book your room can be found below! You don't want to miss out on a great deal for a room and a few days of waterpark fun with some great Yake families at Kalahari on President's Day, which will be on Monday, February 17, 2025! The rooms sell out every year. Be sure to book early to reserve your room.

All about i-Ready for parents! Please see the videos below for information about the i-Ready diagnostic and the i-Ready program.

Additional information will be coming throughout the year. i-Ready is a great resource for tracking your Gator's academic growth in Reading and Math, particularly when reviewing initial (September), mid-year (January) and end of the year (May) data.

We will all work diligently to help our Gators demonstrate academic growth throughout the year.

Click here to access a FAQ parent guide which will be updated throughout the year.

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