A Message from the Principal

Dear Yasuhara Families,

Welcome to June! What a year it's been. This is our last monthly communication of 2023-2024. We've had such a great year. With just two weeks left, we still have a lot going on!

Today, we had 200 fifth graders from Logan, Holmes, Garfield, and Stevens visit Yasuhara to see their new school. It was so great to see the smiles and excitement in their eyes as they listened to our leadership students describe what their middle school lives could look like.

On June 12th we're excited to host our very first 8^th grade promotion at 5:30 pm. We'll celebrate with cake and juice. If your student is an 8^th grader, please plan to come celebrate with us.

8^th grade AVID students have worked hard this year and they're wrapping up by visiting Central Washington University. This is going to be such a cool experience for these students. We're so happy to celebrate all of their hard work this year.

Even though we're so close to the end of the year, we still have 2 weeks to go. Please help us by getting your child to school on time! We're going to run through the finish line! It’s going to be a great end of the year, Phoenix!

Sincerely,

Stephanie Lundberg

Reminders:

The Final Band/Orchestra concert of the year will be held June 5th in the Yasuhara gymnasium. Students please arrive at 5:30, the concert begins at 6:00pm.

8th grade promotion celebration: Friday, June 12th, 5:30 pm

The last day of school is Friday, June 14th. School is out at noon. Please do not bring backpacks.

Semester 2 report cards will be mailed out to families the week of June 17th-21st.

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

Outdoors for All Biking

Outdoors for All, a non-profit organization dedicated to enriching the quality of life for children and adults with disabilities through outdoor recreation, joined Yasuhara students and kids from across the district for a tandem bike riding experience on May 9th.

Students were able to enjoy the spring weather and get some physical activity in the parking lot and playground.

Reading Buddies

During the testing block schedule, Mrs. K’s drama class made 4 trips down to Logan Elementary to do some dramatic reading to their Kindergarten and 1^st grade classes. We had so much fun reading our books and spending time with our Logan friends. We loved asking questions, teaching vocabulary, and sharing reading with our future YAS students!

Lost & Found Cell Phones

The main office has several mobile phones in the lost and found. If your student has lost their phone this school year, please ask them to check the office to see if anyone has turned it in.

Track and Field

Track & Field had an outstanding season for 2024! 3 boys and 24 girls participated. All but 5 qualified for the All City track and field meet held on the 22nd of May. Nine schools competed against each other, sending their top two runners and top three athletes in field events. The listed athletes placed in the meet:

55 meter Hurdles

7^th Grade Girls

Lexi Workman 1^st place 10.29

Kai Curtis 6^th place 11.26

100 meter run

7th Grade Girls

Lexi Workman 1^st place 13.44

Abbigail White 6^th place 14.32

200 meter run

7th Grade Girls

Abbigail White 6^th place 30.33

4x100 meter Relay

7^th Grade Girls

Na'yenge 'Sharon' Ishibaleka, Courtney Han,

Abbigail White, Lexi Workman 3^rd place 1.01.97

Long Jump

7th Grade Girls

Abbigail White 1^st place 13'02"

8^th Grade Girls

Marie Ryakhovskaya 2^nd place 14'05"

Abrianna Simonson 6^th place 13'02"

Shot Put

8^th Grade Boys

Oleh Kuksa 5^th place 31'06"

Reminders from the Nurse:

If your student has medication stored in the health room, please pick it up by June 14th for the summer break.

Incoming 7th graders are required to have a tdap vaccination before they begin the 2024-2025 school year in September. Please be aware that if your student is missing this vaccine or the exemption, they will not be allowed to start.

Barkley's Bites

Instant Pot (Super Fast!)

Mac & Cheese

Ingredients:

1 Box of elbow macaroni

4 Cups Broth or Water

4 Tablespoons of Butter

3 Cups Shredded Cheese

1 Cup Milk, Cream, or Half-and-Half

Garlic Powder to Taste

Instructions:

Put water or broth into instant pot with butter. Add the dry macaroni noodles, making sure to cover all the pasta.
Press Manual and put in a time of 4 minutes.
When finished cooking, release the steam.
While noodles are still hot, add milk, cream, or half and half with the cheese and garlic powder.
Stir until smooth, then enjoy!

Contributed by Tonya Riggin, Attendance Secretary

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