A Message from the Principal

Dear Yasuhara Families,

Welcome to February! January was a great month at Yasuhara Middle School. Our students learned so many new things! Our 7^th grade basketball teams consistently demonstrate hard work, and have earned a couple of wins. Our 8th graders are leading by example, and we're excited to see everything they accomplish this year.

D&D club's second round starts mid-month, so if you're interested, pick up a form in the office. Additional clubs to look for include Chess Club and Diversity Club, both beginning in February. If your child is interested in joining a club, permission slips are available in the main office.

Safety is our top priority at Yasuhara. One of the ways we keep your child safe is by keeping a single secure point of entry with supervision present at our student entrance. Please help us by dropping off your child at the student entrance off Marietta. This also helps keep traffic patterns moving off of Perry. Thank you for your help with this process! It's going to be a great month at Yasuhara!

Sincerely,

Stephanie Lundberg

Reminders:

8th grade Basketball & Wrestling begins February 12th. If you are interested in participating, please register on FinalForms and make sure your sports physical is on file.

Pre-Order your Yearbook now! Yearbooks are $25.00 at the business office.

If your student rides a bike or a scooter to school, please have them bring a bike lock. Bike racks are available at the front and back of the building for all students.

Lost & Found items are donated at the end of the month. Please claim your items before then.

If your student is missing school for any reason, please call our attendance line at: 509.824.8201

See Something, Say Something

Our Campus Safety Specialist, Mrs. Haws, has created a “See Something, Say Something” campaign for Yasuhara. Students can scan the QR code and share information about any concerns such as, bullying, vaping or fighting, anonymously. We want all students to feel and be safe here at Yasuhara Middle School.

NC Welcomes the Class of 2028!

North Central will be holding its 9th grade evening on January 30 at 5:30 pm, please join us with your parent(s)/guardian(s) to explore pathway/career options for your future.

Check out the registration form to explore your course options and bring it with you to make the registration process go smoothly. We will walk you through the entire registration process, answer questions, and collect your official registration forms. NC will be coming to register 8th grade students for their high school classes Thursday, February 8th.

You can find more information about our registration process and choices at our web site: http://www.spokaneschools.org/NorthCentral - we also encourage you to explore the site and learn more about our extracurricular clubs, activities, and athletics to find ways to become involved! Go to the Students tab and select Enroll button and then select NC Course Registration.

The Community School

Incoming 9th Grade

Information Night

Prospective families come and meet our students! Hear about Project Based Learning that connects learning to our community and beyond.

Tuesday, February 13th 6:00 - 7:00 PM (priority enrollment)

Wednesday, February 28th 6:00 - 7:00 PM

Tuesday, March 12th 6:00 - 7:00 PM

*Attending an Info Night is required to apply for 2024-2025

RSVP: www.spokaneschools.org/tcs

Barkley's Bites

Miller's Chicken &

Spaghetti Recipe

Ingredients:

1 large chicken

1 large yellow onion, quartered and peeled apart

1 bunch of celery cut into 3"-4" long pieces

3-4 bay leaves

1 tsp pepper

1 box spaghetti noodles (14-16 oz size)

2 cans cream of mushroom soup

16 oz block of sharp cheddar cheese (or grated)

Instructions:

Boil whole chicken in large stock pot with onion, celery, bay leaves, and pepper until meat pulls away from leg bone (about 1 hour). Remove chicken and set aside to cool for deboning. Strain chicken stock to remove onion, celery, etc and return strained chicken stock to stock pot.
Return chicken stock to a boil and add spaghetti. Cook as directed on package.
While spaghetti is cooking, debone chicken, dice meat, grate cheese, and open soup cans.
When spaghetti is cooked, strain noodles but keep remaining stock for later use.
Add grated cheese and cream of mushroom soup into hot noodles. Add small amounts of hot stock to help melt cheese (usually 1/2 to 1 cup total). Keep mixing until all the cheese clumps have melted.
Add deboned diced chicken meat and mix into spaghetti mixture. Add small amounts of stock if mixture is sticky or pasty.
Mixture will thicken as it cools and/or after refrigerated.

Contributed by M. Miller, Resource Teacher

BoxTops for Yasuhara

Support Yasuhara by simply scanning your grocery receipts!

Thanks to the BoxTops program, families and staff have raised $139.00 for our school. Our goal is to reach $1,000 dollars for the year.

Right now, you can scan your receipt for a chance to win $1,000 dollars for your self and $1,000 for the school! Please help support students and school activities by scanning your receipts.

Download the app here and start scanning your boxtops today!

If you have any questions about the BoxTops program, please contact Stormy Givens at:

stormyg@spokaneschools.org