Young Elementary

Honored to recognize our first 3 "Be the Sunshine" Leaders for the 2023-2024 school year. Allie Worthington was recognized for empowering others. Priscilla Morphis was recognized for showing empathy and Angie Bernal was recognized for demonstrating adaptability. Thank you ladies for your leadership and hard work! Our year looks bright with so many leaders on campus! #bethesunshine

STAAR and TELPAS Information! State testing results for students are available in the Texas Family Portal today. The Texas Family Portal is a secure site to share any state testing results - STAAR, TELPAS, etc.  Please check your email inbox for a personalized confidential email providing log-in information for this site.  If you have any students in grades 4-12 who completed STAAR testing last year or any student K-12 who completed TELPAS testing (solely for English Language Learners), the results of that testing are available using this log-in information. Please let us know if you have questions or problems logging on.

We are proud to welcome, Emma Sherwood to the Young Family! https://youtube.com/shorts/A3q6Ksx6cs0?feature=share This is what Emma says about being a Kindergarten Teacher at Young....... "This will be my first year teaching at Young, and I am so excited to teach kindergarten! In the past few years, I have been an after-school care teacher, pre-k teacher, Summer camp counselor, and a long-term substitute. Teaching children has always been my passion, and teaching kindergarten has always been my dream! In my free time, I enjoy playing the piano, watching movies, and spending time with family and friends. I am so excited to get to know all of my students and watch them grow throughout the school year!" #bethesunshine

DISD ALERT! There is a new app trending, Saturn, which allows students to upload their school info so they can connect with others. IT RAISES CONCERN. NONE of the data in the app comes from the district, only users uploading their info. Read more: https://5il.co/2207c

Kindergarten is shining brighter since Brenda Sanchez joined the team! https://youtube.com/shorts/_DLvRfJ7yZo?feature=share This will be Brenda's first year in education. She is the youngest of three siblings and aunt to three nieces and three nephews. Years ago, Brenda worked at a daycare where she watched her oldest niece and now she has the opportunity to go to school with four of them. She has always had a passion for working with children and is grateful that she now gets to do it for a living with her family by her side. #bethesunshine

Meet the amazing Intervention team! https://youtube.com/shorts/79mlHuQJKPM?feature=share Angie Bernal is starting her 11th year in education. She just received her Master's Degree from Sam Houston in May. Woo Hoo! Angie has 3 awesome and super cute kiddos. Autumn will be an 8th grader at McCarroll. Jack will be a 3rd grader and Jacob will be in kinder here at Young. This is Amaya Hopkins's first year in education and she is so excited to be at Young! Amaya is definitely an asset to Young! Lori Hart is beginning her 1st year in education. She has been married for 30 years and has 3 grown daughters. Lori has worked at numerous daycares over the years including one that she ran from her own home. Lori enjoys working with the 4-year-olds at her church and she is excited to join the Young family! #bethesunshine

Dismissal - School dismisses at 3:20pm. Pre-K students, AIMS, and LEAP students will be dismissed from the cafeteria (north end). Parents will need to park and walk up with their car tags. However, Pre-K students with siblings will be dismissed from the front of the building with their older siblings. Kindergarten thru 5th-grade students will be dismissed from the front of the building. PARENTS WILL NEED TO STAY IN THEIR CAR and display your pick-up tag. Our wonderful staff will load your students. Lanes are not grade-level specific. Students will not be dismissed to anyone who walks up or anyone that does not have the appropriate pick-up tag. Thank you for your support and cooperation. #bethesunshine

Arrival Information- School starts at 7:50am. Students are considered tardy after 7:55am. Morning drop-off is at the front of the building. Please do not drop students off in the bus loop or in the parking lot. For safety purposes, we will run one line and have wonderful staff unloading cars / assisting students. If you wish to walk your student to the front door, please park in the front parking lot and use the crosswalk. Parents will be allowed to walk students in the building to class from August 10th to August 18th. Monday, August 21st will be “Independence Day” where students will begin to walk to class independently and parents will only be able to drop off through the drop-off line or at the front door. #bethesunshine

Tomorrow is the day! #bethesunshine

You can find the breakfast and lunch menu here..... https://www.decaturisd.us/page/child-nutrition #bethesunshine

Pre-K and Kindergarten Parents......Please join us! #bethesunshine

We are so excited to see everyone tomorrow night! #bethesunshine

So very excited to welcome Cass Canfield and the ECSE team to Young. https://youtube.com/shorts/NxAYE1IWQsA?feature=share Cass has been in education for 5 years. She enjoys being around kids and feels the more impact she can make in their lives, the better. Cass says she is excited to be at Young Elementary so that she can learn from some great educators. Cass enjoys being outside, anything active, basketball, and being with friends and family. Jinger Bruneau, soon to be Jinger O'Malley, has been working in the school system as either a substitute or a Paraprofessional for 7 yrs. Jinger has 2 children, Benjamin 24, Breanna 22, and a dog named Brisket. She is soon to be the wife of Lorn O'Malley and gaining 2 bonus daughters Brianna 23 and Hannah 19. Jinger loves gardening, kayaking, reading, and cruising. Also, on the ECSE team are Maria Webster and Misty Horton. We are thankful for these 4 ladies and all of their hard work. #bethesunshine

Young is excited to welcome Kelly Jacobsen, Meagan Walter, and Scotlan Meador to the Young Family! https://youtube.com/shorts/fPxWN0yCpSU?feature=share Ms. Jacobsen has been in the education field for 18+ years. Throughout these years, she has subbed, worked as a para in resource, PASS teacher, and life skills. Ms. Jacobsen loves the outdoors, gardening, camping, and traveling. Ms. Walter has 2 years in education. She has been married for almost 12 years and has a daughter named Katherine who is 7 and a dog named Holly. Ms. Walter loves crafting, sewing, quilting, and golfing. This is Ms. Meador's first year in education and she is excited to return to Young, where she actually attended elementary school! #bethesunshine

Help us give a big Young Elementary Welcome to Allison Rousey! https://youtube.com/shorts/loirWdfZX_U?feature=share Allison will also be teaching 3rd-grade Reading, Writing, and Social Studies! This will be her 17th year teaching. Allison is excited to be joining Young Elementary and looks forward to an exciting year with fabulous people!! #bethesunshine

We are so excited that Kyra Shill has joined the Young family! https://youtube.com/shorts/LuS9_xO5Z84?feature=share Kyra will be teaching 3rd-grade Reading, Writing, and Social Studies! It is her first year to teach and she is thrilled to be in Decatur! #bethesunshine

Help us welcome Kaylee Baxter to the Young Family! https://youtube.com/shorts/3rufojaPWaI?feature=share This will be Kaylee's 4th year in education and her 3rd year in 5th grade. When Kaylee isn't teaching she loves traveling with her husband, antique shopping, and reading any book she can get her hands on. Kaylee is so excited about the school year and the opportunity to cultivate a love for reading in all of her students.

Young Elementary welcomes Elizabeth Van Hoose to the Young Family! https://youtube.com/shorts/4-9etbe7zfE Elizabeth has taught for 5 years in Kindergarten, first grade, and fifth grade. She will be teaching second grade at Young Elementary. She is very excited to be a Decatur Eagle and can't wait to meet all of her new students this year! #bethesunshine

Families that need help with school supplies can visit the following places to pick up supplies free of charge! **New Fairview City Hall (for residents of New Fairview) M-F 9am-5pm **Countryside Fellowship Church August 2nd from 6-8pm (3803 FM 2264)

Kindergarten Camp was lots of fun and very successful! Check out all the smiles! We are so excited to start the 23-24 school year! #bethesunshine