Tuesday, May 21
Green Team Event
Try organic foods!
District Event
BOE BUDGET VOTE/BOARD ELECTIONS @MOHANSIC SCHOOL
7:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Wed, May 22 - Fri, May 24
NYS Science Assessments
Grades 4 & 8 Science Performance Tests
Wednesday, May 22
Green Team Event
Pack a green lunch/snack
Thu, May 23 - Fri, May 24
CIS Event
CIS Grade 5 to visit MESMS
Thursday, May 23
Green Team Event
Last day to save energy: District Earth Hour
YHS Event
YHS Orchestra Concert
7:30 PM
@ YHS Auditorium
Monday, May 27
District Event
MEMORIAL DAY (Schools Closed)
Tue, May 28 - Fri, May 31
NYS Science Assessments
Grades 4 & 8 Science Performance Tests
Saturday, June 1
District Event
Yorktown Community Day
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Community Events

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Thank you for your support!  Here are the unofficial results from today’s vote:

Proposition 1:

Resolved, that the Annual School District Budget for the fiscal 2013-2014 in the amount of $93,992,000 and the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District be approved.

YES:  757

No:  306

All three BOE candidates were re-elected:

Karen Corrado  - 805 votes

Peter Biscaccia – 784 votes

Tom Donatelli – 778 votes

There were 7 write in votes for Ed Ciffone.

 

2013 Yorktown CSD Budget Newsletter Now Available

Please click here to view the newsletter; it will be arriving in Yorktown households via US mail this week. The budget vote will be held on Tuesday, May 21 from 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM at Mohansic Elementary School, 704 Locksley Road, Yorktown Heights, NY.
Yorktown's "Tech Tuesdays" Program Featured Nationally

Please click here to read the spring 2013 Scholastic Administrator article about how the Yorktown CSD professional development "Tech Tuesdays" program is changing the nature of instruction throughout the district. Here is a link to the full publication.
YCSD Hosts Second Annual "Energy Throw Down"

From April 24 - May 24, 2013, students and staff from throughout the Yorktown Central School District will be participating in the second annual competition to see which building can save the most energy. All are invited to brainstorm ways to conserve energy and reduce the carbon footprint. All school calendars have suggested ideas, including turning off water, using eco-friendly water bottles, reusing copier paper and more. On the final day, a district-wide “Earth hour” will be held where all will be asked to turn off lights, computers, and other electronic equipment to help conserve energy. In June, the electric bills from the previous months will be compared to see which building team saved the most energy, and the winner will be presented the “Green Light Bulb” award.  Last year, Mohansic Elementary won the coveted award.  Which school will save the most energy this year?
Please see the video from the recent Special Education PTA (SEPTA) meeting, featuring developmental pediatrician Dr. Stephan Cowan, as he discusses his new book, Fire Child Water Child: How Understanding the Five Types of ADHD Can Help You Improve Your Child’s Self-Esteem and Attention. He offers practical activities that parents and teachers can use to help each child develop calm focus by transforming his or her innate abilities.  Click here for larger version.  Also showing at 4:30 PM on Cablevision 18 and FIOS 27.

News from the Superintendent & Board of Education

Yorktown Central School District Celebrates Reopening of Turf Field at Yorktown High School

On Tuesday, April 23, 2013, there was a grand reopening of the renovated turf field at Yorktown High School.   Board President Jackie Carbone stated, "We want to thank the community for their continual support of the district-wide infrastructure improvement. We look forward to having our athletes and their competitors use the new turf field. In addition to the new track and press box which we opened last fall, we are delighted that our athletes and visitors have a state-of-the-art facility." Members of the Board of Education, administration, KSQ Architects, and construction managers Arris Contracting will be present and the public is invited to attend. 

The turf field and track renovation was managed through the 2006 bond. The press box is a donation from Hull Construction, with the support of the Yorktown Athletic Club, Yorktown Huskers Sports Club, Arris Contracting and KSQ Architects.

Please see the Superintendent's Action Plan for 2012-2013, based on Board of Education Goals.

Board of Education videos, including the latest from April 22, 2013, are here. It is annotated in conjunction with the agenda to make it viewer-friendly.  BOE videos are shown via YCSD-TV via FIOS channel 27 and Cablevision channel 18 at both 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM daily.

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MESMS Announcements

Please click here for important information about the Science Performance Exam.
Attention MESMS Parents-  Please click here for 2013-14 student supply lists- thank you!
Please click here for important information about Grade 7 Science Acceleration assessment and response form.
Please click here for important information regarding NYS ELA and Math Testing Program Schedule for Grades 6, 7 and 8.
Progress Report 4 is now available to view on the Parent and Student Portals.

Grade 6 Parents- Please click here for important information about mandatory 7th grade physicals.

Grade 8 Parents - Please click here  for important information about the Grade 8 Commencement.
Please click here  for important upcoming Spring dates!
MESMS Parents/Guardians: Please click here  for a letter regarding Making Good Choices and Positive Decisions.
Please see the "For Parents" section or click here for Parent Pointers - newsletter articles for MESMS parents!
Attention Parents/Guardians: eChalk Alerts are Now Available!

You can now get ALL announcements and calendar events from ALL your children's teachers' class pages every afternoon at 4:00 p.m., delivered to your email address! Here is a tutorial to show you the steps.

Click here to begin the eChalk Alerts registration process.

Should you have questions, please email the District Webmaster, Karli Wheeler, at echalk@yorktown.org.
Please put the word "eChalk" in the subject field.

Please click here for information regarding High School registration for Grade 8 Students:

After School Activities for the 2012-2013 School Year and their descriptions can be found in the "For Parents" section.
A Virtual Trip to France   Hello!  I am an eighth grade French student in Madame McIntosh's class in Mildred E. Strang Middle School.  The other day my classmates and I had the extraordinary experience of Skyping with a class from Southern France that Madame McIntosh had arranged through the French Embassy in New York City.  We learned about the culture of France and they learned about the United States.  Did you know they have only four days of school in one week?  How cool is that?  We communicated in a way that was very new to them and to us too.  The thought that we were talking with people all the way around the world is mind boggling.  Another thing we learned was language, listening to them speak with their accents and speaking French was interesting because we can hear what native speakers sound like.  We learned many new phrases and expressions.  This experience will be the most memorable event I will remember in my whole school life!  Au revoir!
Attention Parents of Eighth Grade Students:  "You Don't Know Me Til You Know Me"
Please see this link re the letter from Mrs. Grimm
Please see what sixth grade students have accomplished in the IBM Women in Technology Program!
International Night 2012:  "This is one of the school’s most successful student-centered events,” declared Mrs. Marion Ricci and Mrs. Mary Lou McIntosh, the two teachers who have coordinated the event since its inception. The purpose of the club is to teach cultural awareness by having the students learn and respect differences among people, which coincides with other programs at the middle school, such as Bully Prevention and Positive Behavior Intervention Supports (PBIS). Please see video below, or click here to learn more.
Seventh grade students worked in small teams to collaborate and design a protective covering measuring no greater than 12" x 12" that would withstand the impact of being dropped two stories by teachers from the roof of the school. See the results! Click here to see previous years' videos...
Please click on the link for information about the MESMS Student-Parent Handbook and Behavior Policy Guidelines.
MESMS Student Parent Handbook letter.docx
Mildred E. Strang Middle School Receives 2011 National Blue Ribbon Award

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has recognized the Mildred E. Strang Middle School (MESMS) as a 2011 National Blue Ribbon School, one of only 19 schools in New York, and one of a total of only 256 public schools chosen nationally to receive this award. Read more...
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