The B.Y.E. Buzz

Next Week is Conference Week (March 9-10)! Please plan to attend with your child. Sign up for a time through your child's teacher. Sign ups should be on Class Dojo. Please email your child's teacher or reach out if you aren't able to sign up on Class Dojo.

Planning Ahead? March 8th is Day Light Savings time so we will change our clocks forward. No School for Students on Friday, March 13th. STEAM night is Tuesday, March 17th. You won't want to miss! Also the Family Fun Dance will be Friday, April 3rd in the evening. Stay tuned for more information.

Hey Yellowjacket Families! Conference week is approaching soon and we need your help to make it extra special for our amazing teachers & staff. We are going to treat them to a homemade soup, salad, & don't forget the breadsticks lunch on Tuesday, March 10th, and provide a few snacks & sweet treats for them to enjoy throughout the week. Our theme is an "Olive Garden Fake Out Take Out." Olive Garden serves 4 delicious soups which include Minestrone, Pasta e Fagioli, Zuppa Toscana, & Chicken & Gnocchi. This is where we need your help, calling all Chefs (and amazing home cooks) Please review the Sign Up and select a soup to cook or a treat to bring to help show our teachers some extra special love. What says we love you more than a big ole warm hug in a bowl of homemade soup?

Here's the details:

1. To keep the soups consistent, links to the recipes will be provided in the signup link. Please reach out to Elizabeth Butler for a copy of the recipes if you need one. (elipsme@hotmail.com)

2. Bring your cooked soup in a CROCKPOT the morning of TUESDAY March 10th to put in the BYE teacher lounge. Someone from PTA or the office will be there to assist you.

3. If you want to double the recipe that's fantastic, please indicate that on the signup by choosing 2 slots.

4. We will serve around 70 teachers & staff members. Each recipe seems to serve 6-10.

5. You can pick up your cleaned out crockpot at the end of the day at pick up or the following day.

6. All snacks & treats need to be dropped off in the office by TUESDAY, March 10th as well. Please let the office know it is for Conference week or teacher's lounge.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to a PTA member or Elizabeth Butler. We truly have the BEST school family and your constant support is amazing!! Thank you so very much for helping us make this busy week of conferences extra special for our teachers & school staff!

Sincerely, PTA

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B044BAFAF2BA1FE3-62618025-olive

Kindergarten Registration has started! Do you live in the Young Elementary Zone and have a child who will be 5 on or before August 1, 2026? If so, please complete the enrollment paperwork today! We will send information about our Open House on May 4th to those enrolled! We are excited for the opportunity for you to see the school, classrooms, and meet the staff.

Note- If you have a family member, friend, neighbor that needs to enroll, please share this information.

Parent and Family Engagement Survey (English)

Parent and Family Engagement Survey (Spanish)

Parent and Family Engagement Survey (Marshallese)

We have opened pre-enrollment for our summer program and wanted to pass along a couple of items. If you would like to share this with your families across the Elementary and Middle School levels, we would greatly appreciate it. I have attached a flyer for our summer pre-enrollment and copied the direct link to the pre-enrollment form below.
All families currently enrolled in ASP have received the link and spots are filling quickly. If you have any questions or would like to discuss further please let us know.
Summer pre-enrollment link - https://forms.gle/u5HNP5h2Vwi9yNNb6

March 9/March 10- Parent-Student-Teacher Conferences

March 10- PTA Meeting 8AM

March 13- Parent-Student-Teacher Conferences (No School for students)

March 16- ELPA assessment for English Language Learners

March 16- 1st Grade Program 6PM

March 17- STEAM Night

March 23 Week- Spring Break

March 31- Report Cards go home

April 8- Spring Pictures

April 23-28- Summative Assessment for 3rd-5th

April 30-May 6 ATLAS K-2 Summative

May 11- Little Olympics for 5th grade

May 12- PTA Meeting 8AM

May 13- Kindergarten Celebration

May 14- 5th Grade Celebration

The 2025-2026 Yearbook is still on sale! Order Online today;) The price is $30 this semester.

We are excited to offer families the opportunity to celebrate their child’s birthday by displaying a Happy Birthday on our outdoor digital sign!

• The happy birthday will be displayed during your child’s birthday week for $10. Complete the digital form AND then pay and the Happy Birthday message will be displayed.

• The earlier, the better! Sign up now and we'll have your child's name on the calendar & their Happy Birthday message ready to go.

• NOTE: We are not here over long breaks or on the weekend. Please enter birthdays in advance if you want them displayed on your child's special day.

• Bernice Young Elementary was established in August 2000.
• School mascot is the Yellowjacket
• School colors are Red, Yellow, and Black
• National Blue Ribbon School 2020
• Arkansas Model STEM School 2025
• Principal- Christy Norwood (cnorwood@sdale.org)
• Assistant Principal- Sara Kennedy (skennedy@sdale.org)

Website: https://young.sdale.org/
Location: 301 Pippin Apple Circle, Springdale, AR, USA
Phone: (479)750-8770
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Bernice-Young-Elementary-School-158776284137531/