The recycling program started a few years ago with cardboard boxes in the classroom with a few teachers collecting old worksheets and other discarded paper. Two years ago, the Student Council became involved and took the recycling program to the n ext level. Container boxes were purchased for each classroom. One b ox was for paper products and one for plast ic. Larger recy cling containers were housed outside of the building in a retainment area for student counsel members to dump the paper and plastic until it was picked up for recycling. This year, Jeff’s Rubbish, our school local recycling contractor, donated a large metal recycling dumpster to the junior high school for our p rogram. Jeff’s R ubbish painted the dumpster “Yale Blue and White” and added graphics of our bulldog mascot to the sides. The dumpster is o n wheels which make the process of recycling large amounts of paper and plastic easier. The students a nd staffof Yale Junior High School would like to thank Jeff’s Rubbish for their donation ofa “first class” dumpster and personalizi ng it for our school. Volume 9 Iss ue 2 Sept. / Oct. 2010 CalendarNovember1st Picture Re-Take Day 2nd Full Day Teacher In-Service- NO STUDENTS 11th Board Meeting – 7:00 12th First Marking Period Ends 18th Parent / TeacherConferences 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. 22nd Parent / Teacher Conferences 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. 23rd Students ½ Day o f School Parent / Teacher Conferences 12:00 – 3:00 p.m. 24th NO SCHOOL 25/26th Thanksgiving – NO SCHOOL 29th Student Council Lansing Trip 198 School Drive Joseph Haynes, Principal Telephone (810)387-3231 Yale, Michigan Robert Keefe, Assistant Principal Fax (810) 387-9207 48097 Shari Muxlow, Counselor www.yale.k12.mi.us Spirit Week Photos J UNIOR H IG H S CHOOL RECYCLING P ROGRAM REACHES THE N E X T LEVEL Parent T eacher ConferenceNovember 18th 5-8 PMNovember 22nd 5-8 PMNovember 23rd 12-3 PMI n the GymnasiumYale Junior High School Fall Sports Teams View The Team Rosters and Various Photos On Page 4 & 5 Picture Retake Day Is November 1st Congratulations 6th Graders “Class of 2017” Yale Junior High School’ s 2010 Homecoming Spirit Week Winners The Spirit Key is Yours! Karli Klocke, Madison Sokacz, Natalie Hoist, and Joey Moza Stand next to the new recyclingdumpster that was donated by Jeff’s Rubbish ————-The Electronic Version of Our School Newsletter————-
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Yale Public Schools are Smoke and Alcohol Free Yale Public Schools are Smoke and Alcohol Free Yale Public Schools are Smoke and Alcohol Free Yale Public Schools are Smoke and Alcohol Free
All school buildings and school property are alcohol and smoke free environments.The Yale School Board established a policy that states: “ no person, at any time, shallsmoke, chew, or otherwise use tobacco products, of any kind, on School Districtproperty, on property under control of the school district, nor in school districtvehicles.” The adopted school district policy involving alcohol states: “no alcoholicbeverages, of any kind, nor any “look-a-like” alcoholic beverages, shall be used by anyperson in District buildings or on District property, nor in connection with any District
sponsored activity, either on or off District property, at any time.”
Signs prohibiting the use of alcohol, tobacco, or tobacco products are posted on school grounds.General public violations will be handled in accordance with State Law.
Any student involved with either alcohol, drugs or tobacco are subject to our studentcode of conduct related to the offense. Alcohol and tobacco related incidents wouldresult in suspension from school and police involvement including the issue of a
citation for minor in possession. Drug related incidents, including look-a-like drugs,would include a ten day suspension from school, followed by a possiblerecommendation for expulsion as well as police involvement.
Thank you to all student
government officers and
representatives.
Student Council
Members
2010/2011
Student Council Officers
President: Karli Klocke
Vice-Pres: Madison Sokacz
Secretary: Joey Moza
Treasurer: Natalie Hoist
Representatives
Austin Gentner
Garrett BondyTyler McCormick
Jill Biskner
Vincent Campbell
Emily Deiotte
Shyanne Radatz
Kaycee Reid
Tom Tesluck (Alt.)
Sydney Reno
Sarah Wiczorek (Alt.)
Scott Donnellon
Lauren Steen (Alt.)
Brooke Jonseck
Jeffrey Matese (Alt.)
Jared Ramsey
Alicia Munro (Alt.)
Emily Kaatz
CJ Gerlach (Alt.)
Morgan Goulding
Cade Smeznik (Alt.)
Seventh and Eighth Grade Class Officers
and Photos are on Page 7
Information is your tool for empowerment! Action is your oppor-tunity for resiliency! You can help decide how much an emer-gency may impact you and your family. By being ready, the devia-tion of your daily routine during an emergency, may be signifi-cantly less during a power outage, for example. Having a plan,
knowing what to do for different incidents, and preparing forvariable emergencies will better ready you and your family. Hav-ing emergency kits, stocked with essential items for your entirefamily, including pets, for AT LEAST 72 hours, may help keepyour daily routine closer to the norm. Remember, you are nowmore empowered to take action; to ready you and your family foremergencies.
For more information go to:www.stclaircounty.org/Offices/emerg_mngmt/72hours.aspx
ARE Y O U READ Y ST . CL A I R CO U N T Y ?
On October 15th, Yale Junior High School students and staff participated in their first ever “Pink Out”. In
recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, students and staff wore pink clothing, pins and buttonsto school. Over 350 students and staff participated in the event.
Merit activities were designed toreward Yale Junior High Schoolstudents for doing their bestacademically and following our
school code of conduct. Students who are passing all of their classes and have not been issued adiscipline referral, been suspended from school or bus service are eligible to participate in our meritactivity for that marking period. Throughout the year, approximately four to six merit activities arescheduled for the students. Each activity has a marking period as the qualifying time frame. If a child
is ineligible for one activity, they automatically are eligible for the nextactivity unless they fail a class or receive a discipline referral during thatqualifying time period. The activities are exciting and most all students whoqualify for the activity participate. Some activities have a cost attached tothem. Yale Junior High School attempts to off-set the cost of the meritactivities by hosting one fundraiser at the beginning of the school year. Allfunds raised in our Great Lakes Promotions fundraiser go directly into thestudents’ activities accounts at our school. The merit activities areannounced in advance and are listed on our building calendar.
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Title I is a federal supplemental program designed to helpstudents reach high academic standards. Yale Junior High, YaleElementary, and Avoca Elementary all receive Title I services. Inreceiving funds for these programs, Yale Public School has arequirement to provide information to parents regarding your
child’s classroom teacher’s professional qualifications uponrequest. Information will be provided to you upon request of thefollowing:
Whether your child’s teacher has met Michiganqualification and licensing criteria for the gradelevels and subject areas in which the teacherprovides instruction.
Whether your child’s teacher is teaching underemergency or other provisional status through which Michigan qualifications or licensing have been waived.
The baccalaureate degree major of your child’s teacher and any other graduate certification ordegree held by the teacher, and the field of discipline of the certification or degree.
Whether your child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications.
You will also receive timely notice if your child is, for whatever reason, assigned, or has beentaught for four or more consecutive weeks by a teacher who is not highly qualified.
A highly qualified teacher would be defined as a teacher that meets Michigan’s qualifications andlicensing criteria for the grade level or subject in which the teacher isproviding instruction.
You may also request additional information on the level of achievement of your child in each of Michigan’sassessments. Michigan uses the Michigan EducationalAssessment Program (MEAP) to determine levels of achievement. Information on your child’s MEAPassessment will be available at the school your childattends in late Jan. or Feb. Information on teacherqualifications can be obtained for the CentralAdministration Office at 200 School Drive, Yale MI.
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Just a reminder that studentlockers are property of the
school district. School repre-sentatives have the right toinspect lockers if there is aconcern regarding student
safety. If students abuse theirlockers (destroy, jam, or allowother students to use withoutconsent from their teacher),they may forfeit their right to
that locker or any otherlocker.
Inclement Weather
On very stormy or foggy days,school and bus informationis announced on the radioand television. Below arestations that announce
information concerning YalePublic Schools
WHLS (1450 AM)
WMIC (660 AM)
WPHM (1380 AM)
WQSA (1170 AM)
WFIN (1590 AM)
WNFA (88.3 FM)
CHANNEL 2 (TV)
CHANNEL 7 (TV)
In particular on fog days,the announcement will statethe length of time morning pick ups are delayed. Youare encouraged to have aplan to care for your child /children returning homewhen school is dismissedearly due to severe weatherconditions.
H E A L T H I N S U R A N C E F O R C H I L D R E N
The greatest influence in a child's life is their parents. When a child becomes a teenager, the power of influence adjusts slightly to peers, role models and other adults. Parents need to stay involved in every aspect
of their child’s development and growth whether the teenager wants them to or not. For this reason, the staff atYale Junior High School has decided to dedicate one page per newsletter to parents in an attempt to better
understand development of a teenager. If you any information that you think would benefit parents in ourschool, please feel free to share your ideas with Joe Haynes, Building Principal.
Parent Page
Did You Know?
Research shows that when teenage girls are askedto write about a topic, they write to an adult audi-ence. However, boys write as if their audiencewere other boys their age. Parents may want toremind their children about the audience they arewriting to the next time your child has a writing assignment.
Studies Show…
The most consistent predictors of children’sacademic achievement and social adjustmentare parent expectations of the child’s academicability and satisfaction with their child’seducation at school.
-Help your child set high achievable goals!-
GOSSIP!Sure gossip seems innocent. After all, what’swrong with your child passing along juicyplayground news?
The answer is plenty. Gossip isn’t just rude, it isalso destructive (and often leads to bigger
problems inschool thatsometimesresults in schooldiscipline). Tohelp your childsee thedifferencebetween gossipand “informationsharing”, ask,“would you tell
me this if the person you’re talking about werestanding right here?” If the answer is no, it’sprobably gossip.
Most of the discipline referrals involving two ormore students at our school start as a result of arumor. Please help us teach students that rumorspreading is wrong and that it hurts other students.
Listen to What Your Child Has to Say
Want your preteen or teenager to open up? Use active listening. Here’s how:
• Pay attention. When your child is ready to talk, put down what you’re doing
and focus on them.
• Acknowledge their words. Don’t chime in with advice, but give a simple nod
or response to show you’re listening.
• Name the emotion. Are they struggling to express a feeling? Help them.Asking, “were you frustrated when you didn’t get called on?” for instance,may encourage them to share even more.
Family Dinner Time - - - - - It’s What Kids Need!
Something as simple as eating dinner together as a family can be beneficial toyour child. Meals around the dinner table promote communication, build familybonds and allow families to connect. Kids get food (and most teenagers love toeat), parents can get up to speed on theirchild’s schooling, friendships, socialevents and calendar items. Who knows,your child may even want your opinion ona situation in their lives. Do what you canto schedule as many family dinners to-gether as possible. If you have to, a mealtogether at a fast food restaurant betweensoccer practice and dance practice is bet-ter then nothing.
Michigan offers two health insurance programs, MIChild and Healthy Kids for children up to their 19th birthdaywho qualify. The cost is $10 per family per month or no cost, depending on child’s eligibility. The
comprehensive health insurance coverage includes:
- regular checkups - immunizations - emergency care
- dental care - pharmacy - hospital care
- laboratory/X-ray services - vision and hearing - mental health & substance abuse services and other services
MIChild/Healthy Kids applications are available at your school and through the Outreach Program, St. Clair County Health
Department at (810) 987-5300. You can also apply online at: www.healthcare4mi.com