Young Elementary

Happy December! https://www.smore.com/g78zf9

Wear your holiday socks! #bethesunshine

Let's have some December Fun! #bethesunshine

Don't forget tomorrow is Picture Retake Day! #bethesunshine

Hello Decatur ISD Parents, Guardians, Staff and Community, The Decatur ISD school board and administration have partnered with Corgan Architects to facilitate a community committee dedicated to the work of long range facility planning for Decatur ISD. This is not a bond committee. This group will look at growth projections, demographic data, current building and facility status and community vision in order to form a ten-year facility plan from which future decisions can be based. This group will begin meeting in the spring. The meeting schedule will be advertised to the committee members as soon as the meeting dates are solidified with the school board and administration. Though the schedule may adjust due to committee needs, we will attempt to stay with the posted schedule so that the committee can adequately plan their calendars. These meetings WILL BE OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY and recorded for public review. You do not have to be on the official committee to attend. Official committee members would need to make the commitment to attend as many meetings as possible, to fully process all information from each meeting for consistency and efficiency. This work will not be quick. It will be done thoroughly, which means the work will take as long as needed in order to be useful to the current and future decision makers of Decatur ISD. If you are interested in being on the committee you can submit your name HERE. https://www.decaturisd.us/forms/3175 Keep up with long range facility planning HERE. https://www.decaturisd.us/o/disd/page/long-range-facility-planning-committee Questions can be emailed to askaquestion@decaturisd.us or HERE. https://www.decaturisd.us/forms/community-questions We look forward to this process as we plan for the future of our district. Thank you, Decatur ISD

Link to nominate and pay: https://forms.gle/JF8ThFcA7WzW3rsf6 Each December and May the Decatur Education Foundation offers community members and families the opportunity to recognize an educator that has been a "Bright Light" to you and/or your family. Nominations are now open. Each educator nominated will receive a card and pin from YOU delivered before the Christmas break and their name in the WC Messenger. ***Each nomination is $10. All proceeds go to fund Decatur Education Foundation initiatives to strengthen learning in our school district. ***Nominations due December 17th pdf of flier: https://5il.co/1l6rd

Friday is Picture Retake Day! Forms are coming home today! Please return your form and let your teacher know if you need retakes! #bethesunshine

Today, we kicked off the 11th Annual Live Thankfully Food Drive! Donate food items now until December 8th! #bethesunshine

Kindergarten G/T Process Info: District Wide Parent Info Meeting Wed, Nov. 29th @STEM Academy @ Enis @6pm Recommendations due Dec. 15th! Español: https://5il.co/29ksl English: https://5il.co/29ksm

Welcome Back! We hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving Break! Please enjoy this week's newsletter...... https://www.smore.com/4pqfx #bethesunshine

The BEST office family ever! We are so grateful and thankful for them! They take amazing care of us and we love them so much! #bethesunshine

Ms. Morphis and Ms. Bernal are a huge blessing to Young. We are so thankful for them! #bethesunshine

Beyond thankful for Ms. Davis, Ms. Gardner, Ms. Amaya. and Ms. Jessie (not pictured). Their kind hearts, smiles and love for their students make Young the best! We couldn't do it without them! Thank you ladies for all you do! #bethesunshine

Ms. Jacobsen, Ms. Scotlan, Ms. Stephanie, and Ms. Megan deserve a tons of thanks! Their dedication and determination make a difference daily! We are grateful for them! #bethesunshine

Thankful and grateful for our lunch duty crew! They are the real MVPs! Ms. Jessie, Ms. Amaya, Ms. Sam and Ms. Lydia (not pictured) are the best!

WE PROUDLY PRESENT THE 3rd ANNUAL YOUNG ELEMENTARY’S 4th GRADE THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE!!! 🎈🎈🎈 🦃 Students read Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet and learned about the origin of the balloons in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. 🦃 Students then worked with a partner to design, create and manipulate their own balloon for our parade. 🦃 Students also wrote their own commentary to be read as their balloons paraded along Broadway! From 4th Grade at Young Elementary, we wish you and your family a very Happy Thanksgiving! We hope you enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlA0KvCgolo

Grateful for Ms. Hering, Ms. Christine, Ms. Laura, and Ms. Maria! These ladies have a heart of gold and are amazing! We are blessed to have them at Young! #bethesunshine

Thankful for Ms. McCandless, Ms. Rousey, Ms. Shill, Ms. Lambert, and Ms. Doggett (not pictured). These ladies work hard and bring the sunshine everyday! #betheshunshine

Grateful for these fabulous firsties! Thank you, Ms. Uttley, Ms. Pounds, and Ms. Pierson for loving your students and going the extra mile each day! #bethesunshine

These Kinder cuties love the adventure each day brings and we are so grateful for them! Thank you, Ms. Worthington, Ms. Sanchez, and Ms. Sherwood for all you do! #bethesunshine