The B.Y.E. Buzz

Principal Corner

Thank you for supporting your child and their learning each week! Hard to believe we are halfway through the third quarter.

There are a few important events coming up that we wanted to make sure you were aware of:

3/1/21- Kindergarten Enrollment (see more information below)

3/1-3/5- Dr. Seuss Week- we will have a book character dress-up day and outdoor parade.

3/1-3/2- Student-Led Conferences via Zoom (teachers will make contact regarding schedules)

3/5/21- Color Run

We will be having Valentine's Day Parties on February 12th. Please see information regarding those below. Please send all Valentines to school on Monday, February 8th.


PTA News The Color Run will be here before we know it! Sign up here to help prepare color run student sponsorship packets! Other volunteer opportunities will be posted on social media pages. Our next PTA meeting will be on February 9th at the Harber Meadows Pool House.	Covid Links We work hard to protect all staff and students at BYE. Last semester we had 20 positive Covid cases. This is less than 1% of our Young family. We will continue following safety protocol this semester. If at any time your child is positive for Covid, please go to the site below and complete the form titled Student/Staff Covid 19 Positive. If your child has been exposed to Covid, please go to the site below and complete the form titled Student/Staff Covid 19 Household Exposure. The site is: sdale.org/covid Thank you for your help with keeping us safe.	February Character Word- Friendliness For the month of February, we are focusing on the word friendliness. Friendliness means being pleasant and kind to others. Practice it! Smile and say hello to people around you Greet people with an air high five or any COVID friendly greeting Include others in activities Read About it! Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel The Gift of Nothing by Patrick McDonnell Boy + Bot by Amy Dyckman My Friend the Monster by Eleanor Taylor Talk About it! Tell me about a time you were friendly to someone. What do you think friendliness means? How can you be friendly to others?

PTA News

The Color Run will be here before we know it! Sign up here to help prepare color run student sponsorship packets! Other volunteer opportunities will be posted on social media pages.

Our next PTA meeting will be on February 9th at the Harber Meadows Pool House.

Covid Links

We work hard to protect all staff and students at BYE. Last semester we had 20 positive Covid cases. This is less than 1% of our Young family. We will continue following safety protocol this semester. If at any time your child is positive for Covid, please go to the site below and complete the form titled Student/Staff Covid 19 Positive. If your child has been exposed to Covid, please go to the site below and complete the form titled Student/Staff Covid 19 Household Exposure. The site is: sdale.org/covid

Thank you for your help with keeping us safe.

February Character Word- Friendliness

For the month of February, we are focusing on the word friendliness. Friendliness means being pleasant and kind to others.

Practice it!

Smile and say hello to people around you
Greet people with an air high five or any COVID friendly greeting
Include others in activities

Read About it!

Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel
The Gift of Nothing by Patrick McDonnell
Boy + Bot by Amy Dyckman
My Friend the Monster by Eleanor Taylor

Talk About it!

Tell me about a time you were friendly to someone.
What do you think friendliness means?
How can you be friendly to others?

Notes from Mrs. Nelson

We are so proud of our students who received the character award for the month for being "caring." See their pictures below.

Click the "Counseling Corner" to access Mrs. Nelson's virtual office.


Food Drive Opportunity- See below for more information Donations will be collected NOW until Friday, March 12. Students can drop off items in their classrooms. Fifth-grade students will collect donations each morning.		Kindergarten Registration 21-22 Kindergarten Registration for the 2021-2022 school year will begin March 1st. This is done online. Please see the information below.

Food Drive Opportunity- See below for more information

Donations will be collected NOW until Friday, March 12.
Students can drop off items in their classrooms.
Fifth-grade students will collect donations each morning.