• October 21st - October 25th - Wipe Out Bullying week! - This year's theme is "One Kind Word!"
• October 21st - Rev'D Up Family Fun Night from 5:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. (see below for details)
• October 22nd - Woodhaven Elementary School Cross Country Championships starting at 5:00 p.m. at the Hall Road Park - by invitation only.
• October 25th - Monster Mash Bash from 5:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. at Yake! Trunk or Treat - from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. with car setup beginning at 4:30 p.m. Trunk or Treat is now a part of our Monster Mash Bash! Extra fun for our Gators!
• October 31st - Halloween Parade starting at 9:30 a.m. - This year, we will go back to holding our parade indoors to allow families to view the parade. Please see below for more details. We are excited to welcome families back inside for the first time since 2019. Half-Day of School - 12:00 p.m. dismissal.

Join us at Game - On & Kudos on Election day when our kids don't have school for a day of FUN!

$12 gets you access to each side, buy 1 or both! A pizza combo will be available for $5, Kudos has a full menu, and snack/refreshments will be sold inside the Game On party room.

Game On will have each bay as a different activity for your Gator to do. Parents come in and bring your laptop to work or kick back with some casual conversation with some great Yake parents!

Our PTO is providing a special Halloween treat as Jonathan Rand, Author of the "Michigan Chillers" and "American Chillers" will be coming to Yake on October 29th to share stories with all 3rd and 4th graders about how he became a famous author. Opportunities will be provided for families to purchased signed copies of some of his world renowned spooky thrillers!

For the week of October 7th, we had 244 Gators (down from 271 last week) who had perfect attendance! Through our raffle, $10.00 Rev'D Up Fun arcade gift cards were awarded to Mila & Josephine! How perfect to with these ahead of our Rev'D Up Fun night next Monday, October 21st. 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.

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.

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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