Pride Report
February, 2023
Yelm Middle School
Steve Rood, Principal
Mark Bowden, Assistant Principal
P.O. Box 476
Yelm, WA 98597
Phone: 360-458-3600 Fax: 360-458-6122
February at a glance......
February 9-School board meeting Millpond Elem 6:00 p.m.
February 14-Valentine's Day
February 15-One hour late start, school begins at 8:30 a.m.
February 20-NO SCHOOL Presidents' Day
February 22-One hour late start, school begins at 8:30 a.m./Community Resource Night at YHS 5-7 p.m.
February 23-School Board Meeting-District Office 6:00 p.m.
Upcoming ALICE Training
As you may know, we conduct emergency drills monthly during the school year. These drills include fire, earthquake, campus evacuation, shelter in place, and lockdown. This month we are conducting our district approved enhanced lockdown drill/training. This drill will be accomplished in two parts: Part 1 will be an ALICE assembly day which consists of 3 individual grade specific assemblies to re-teach the principles of ALICE during an enhanced lockdown situation. Part 2 will consist of instruction and practice with students and staff in the classroom.
The principles of ALICE are as follows:
Alert (students and staff are made aware of an emergency and need to respond appropriately)
Lockdown (get into or remain in classroom, barricade the door, and be prepared to evacuate)
Inform (call 911 when in a safe area)
Counter (yell and throw items at an intruder and run)
Escape (evacuate/ leave the building and campus as quickly as possible to relocation area)
These principles are not linear. An alert will always initiate the principles, but the other steps do not have to be completed in order. An example is if you are alerted, and it is safe to do so, evacuate the building/ campus, run to our rally point, and then call 911. Any questions about ALICE training, please contact the main office 360-458-3600 to be connected to our ALICE trainer Mr. Aiken.
Arbor Day Contest
Local Food Resources
Crossroads Community Church
Food Bank/Free Meals/Clothing
https://www.crossroadscov.com/
Saturdays 3:00-5:00
11520 Bald Hill Rd SE, Yelm, WA 98597
Emanuel Lutheran Church
Emergency Food Baskets
Monday-Wednesday 9:00-2:00
206 3rd St SE, Yelm, WA 98597
First Baptist Church of Yelm
Food Bank
Mondays 11:00-1:00
602 103rd Ave SE Yelm, WA 98597
Olympia Union Gospel Mission
Free Meals
Monday-Friday
413 Franklin St NE, Olympia, WA 98501
Rainier Emergency Food Center
Food Bank
http://rainierfoodbank.weebly.com/
Wednesdays & Saturdays 9:30-12:00
11318 Vail Cut Off Rd SE, Rainier, WA 98576
Yelm Community Services
Yelm Food Bank
http://yelmcommunityservices.com/
Thursdays 1:00-3:00
624 Crystal Springs St NW NW, Yelm, WA 98597
Yelm Prairie Christian Center
Food Bank
Thursdays 6:00 PM
501 NE 103rd Ave NE, Yelm, WA 98597
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Food Pantry
https://www.sacredheartlacey.com/emergency-outreach
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays 1:00-2:45 PM
812 Bowker St SE, Lacey, WA, United States