YANKEETOWN ELEMENTARY Thursday, October 23, 2014 www.warrick.k12.in.us/schools/yankeetown Office 853-8500 Attendance 858-3422 CHARACTER COUNTS WEEK Character Counts week is next week. The committee is asking the students to wear the following colors on the days listed; Monday-RED for CARING, Tuesday-BLUE for Trustworthiness, Wednesday-GREEN for RESPONSIBILITY, Thursday-YELLOW for RESPECT. On Friday, the students are asked to wear the color according to their grade: Kindergarten-yellow, 1st-purple, 2nd-blue, 3rd-green, 4th-orange and 5th-red. Remember to show your good character every day and to make the right choices. PTO HALLOWEEN PARTY The PTO Halloween party will be held on Friday, Oct. 24th, from 6:00-7:30. All children and their siblings are invited. The cost is $3.00 and will include a snack, costume contest and a great time. There will be a no scare walk in Yankee Hollow. Children must be accompanied by an adult. SQUARE ONE ART ORDERS Orders have been sent home with the students for Square 1 Art. They are to keep the stickers and return order forms by Nov. 3rd. You can order online at square1art.com/shop. You will need your child's art access code. These make great holiday gifts. Thanks! Thanks to all who participated in the “Pay to Wear” day last Friday. We raised $200.00 for the Yankeetown Fire Department! STUDENT PICTURES If you do not wish for your child’s picture to be published in the media, please contact the school office. VETERANS DAY Our Veterans Day program will be held on Monday, Nov. 11th at 9:00 a.m. We invite all Veterans and their families to join us as we honor them for their service. Please see the attached flyer. AR WINNERS Congratulations to Skylar Hollander, Mylee Taylor, Kaleigh Maher, and Makenzie Ruark for winning the AR drawing. Students put their name in for a drawing when they receive a 100% on an AR test. They all chose a stuffed animal as their prize. DATES TO REMEMBER Nov. 2– Daylight Savings Time ends  Nov. 3– Home basketball game against Newburgh  Nov. 4-Ned Show @ 2:00  Nov. 5-Home basketball game against Elberfeld  Nov. 12-PTO parent workday and meeting  Nov. 13-Intramurals for 4th and 5th gr.  Nov. 20-Character Counts dance Please watch the newsletter and website for updates. 