Wednesday is National Walk & Bike to School Day. Let's do it!
Fun fact: 1 mile walked per day = 2/3 of the daily recommended exercise target.
PA Meeting + Goal Setting Conferences and more!
Goal setting conferences are coming up at the end of October!  Please check out the schedule for October 25 and 26  and put a comment in the space you would like to schedule for sign up.  

Parent Poll: Seeking discussion topics, guest speaker ideas, and workshops for our community. Add your voice!

School Absence? What about an early dismissal or late arrival? Need to tell the school that your student needs to Drop-in to REEF or take the bus home ? All of these things can be easily communicated via The Online Attendance Form !


Important Dates:

  • October 10 - National WALK TO SCHOOL DAY - Walk, scoot, bike to school!


  • October 12 - Admin Coffee 8:45a.m. -9:20 a.m. Join members of Yu Ying admin for coffee and conversation in the MPR

  • October 14 - Nat Geo Bee Sign up closes

  • October 24 - Parent Education Session #1  6:30-8:00 pm Save the date! Sign up and more information will be coming out soon.

  • October 25 and October 26 - GOAL SETTING CONFERENCES  - No school for Students  

  • October 28 - FALL Festival 12-3 pm
PA Meeting - 10/10 @ 6:30pm will be on FACEBOOK LIVE!
PA meeting 
10/10 (Wednesday) 6:30 pm 
Dorothy I. Height/Benning Neighborhood Library 3935 Benning Rd NE, Washington, DC 20019, USA
Can't make it?
Join us on Facebook LIVE
Volunteer Opportunities!
LOG YOUR HOURS! Here's the link. Go ahead, now's the best time to make your hours count!

Fuel Free Friday!  We need 3-5 parents between 7:45-8:45am to assist with checking in kids, passing out stickers, and handling the snack table. Help with any (or) every Friday in October! Sign up to volunteer: 

Million Minutes Reading Challenge  - Do you like putting in your volunteer hours in your pajamas? We need 1-2 parent volunteers to log and maintain the school database that tracks students' reading minutes. This is a year-long volunteer commitment that would take ~1.5 hours/month. Email  nbodner@washingtonyuying.org

Our Yu Ying Library is looking for volunteers to help with projects in the library. Please fill out the survey below if you are interested in helping in different ways in this space. Thank you so much! email  ehuse@washingtonyuying.org with questions.
Lost and Found
Our  Lost & Found Clean-out day is coming up October 26th! 

Please Note! 
After the clean out day, unclaimed belongings will be donated . 

Don’t Panic!
Do you label your clothes?

The Lost and Found Committee does their best to return labeled items back to students’ cubbies every week. 

Need a cool resource for getting labels?

Consider using Mabel’s Labels and a portion of your purchase will go directly to our school! Go to: campaigns.mabelslabels.com and select Yu Ying PCS from the drop-down menu!  

Please also mark your calendars for the next clean-out dates before the holiday break! 
November 30th  and  December 21st. 

Thank you!
Yu Ying After-School Choir Audition - Grades 3-5!
Audition:
October 12th (Friday)
1pm
Room 413 (Learning Lab).

Our choir may involve public performances, including media photographs and interviews. If you and your child are interested in auditioning you must complete the following steps:

1. Fill out the brief interest form ( https://goo.gl/forms/98SSavdV7btGaYFG3 )


For more information, please email Yu Ying Chen ( ychen@washingtonyuying.org ) or maureen@washingtonyuying.org  

Did you make it all the way to end? Yes? #WINNING

Additions/Questions/Ideas: yypaboard@gmail.com