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School pictures on Monday October 20th!

Students will be photographed by O'Connor Photography Studio for their school record on 10/20/2025
If you would like to purchase your student's portraits, click below to pre-order their portraits today!

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If you have any questions or need assistance
please give our studio a call at 1-800-993-4929

Dear families,

Get ready—the Scholastic Book Fair is coming to our school! This is a great opportunity to build your child’s home library with new books they’ll dive into again and again. Students will have an opportunity to shop for books during their library time in school during the week.

The easiest way to let your child shop the Fair independently is by creating an eWallet. It’s easy to set up and easy for others to add funds. Once you create an eWallet, you will also have an opportunity to contribute to Share the Fair Fund- the giving program that supports students at our school who need help buying books. Consider participating so that no child leaves the Fair empty-handed!

Here’s everything else you need to know about the Book Fair:

Dates: October 13th to 17th

Location: School Library

Family Shopping Times:

Monday, Oct 13th from 1pm to 4pm

Tuesday, Oct 14th from 1pm to 7pm

Wednesday, Oct 15th from 2pm to 4pm

Thursday, Oct 16th from 1pm to 4pm

For full details, and to create an eWallet, visit our school’s Book Fair homepage:

https://www.scholastic.com/bf/lakeyoungselementaryschool

Please join us Thursday, September 25th for our first Family Movie Night and PTSA General Membership Meeting of the year!

Doors open for movie night at 5:30pm in the MPR (cafeteria) and the movie and meeting both start at 6:00pm! If you’d like to join us for the meeting it will be one room over in the gym!

We will be screening “Elio” and selling pizza, snacks, candy and drinks. As always, we will have free popcorn!

Read Across America! March 6th 5:30-7pm We are having a book swap, a cakewalk, crafts, games, prizes , and a lot of fun! Come celebrate Read Across America Day with us! We need: Cupcake donations for our cakewalk! (Please list ingredients and bring cupcakes to the office on March 5th) Volunteers to run our Read Across America Night stations! Contact Renee Lute at renee.b.lute@gmail.com if you can help! Gently used books (pictures books, chapter books, middle grade, or young adult) for the book swap! (Please leave them in the box outside the office until March 6th.) You may need: To start brainstorm book character costume ideas for the book character costume parade, held during school on March 6th!

Spring Picture Day is Almost Here! O'Connor Photography will be at our school on 3/4/25 to take Class Group Photos as well as each student has the opportunity to be photographed for a Spring Individual Green Screen Portrait. Only students who pre-order an Individual will be photographed. All students will be photographed in the Class Group photo. If you would like your child to get an individual Portrait taken or to order their Class Group photo, click below to pre-order their 2025 Spring portraits today! https://vando.imagequix.com/g1001212172#login ~You can also purchase by visiting our website at: www.oconnorphotographystudio.com If you have any questions or need assistance please give our studio a call at 1-800-993-4929. Thank you!

All schools and the administration campus are open today, Friday, February 14. Schools are starting and ending at their normal times with the exception of elementary schools that will release three hours early due to elementary conferences. We urge everyone to dress warmly and exercise caution on the roads, in parking lots, and along walking routes and sidewalks.

A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for our area until 8:00 a.m. tomorrow, Friday, February 14. This weather system is expected to bring snow and freezing temperatures overnight and into the morning hours. Due to a scheduled three-hour early release for all elementary schools as part of elementary conferences, a two-hour delayed/late start cannot be implemented due to conflicts within our transportation system, which operates multiple routes for both elementary and secondary schools. We encourage you to stay informed by checking local weather reports and monitoring your email or other preferred communication channels early tomorrow morning, Friday, February 14. In the event of any changes to school schedules or district operations, we will make a decision by 5:00 a.m. on Friday, February 14.

All schools and the administration campus are open and operating on normal schedules today, Friday, February 7. We thank our facility and maintenance teams for their work clearing parking lots and sidewalks. However, we urge everyone to exercise caution on the roads, in parking lots, and along walking routes and sidewalks., as conditions may still be slippery.

There is a 2-hour late start today, Thursday, February 6. Plese be careful walking or driving. Families: View your student(s) school bell schedule to determine when your student’s school will begin two hours later than normal. https://www.kent.k12.wa.us/page/bell-schedule Buses will run two hours later than the regular schedule. Please be at the bus stop two hours later than your normal pick-up time. Zero hour canceled. All out of district transportation canceled. All A.M. and P.M. preschool classes canceled. Lunch served. Find more information at https://www.kent.k12.wa.us/article/2013013

We are planning a 2-hour late start for tomorrow, Thursday, February 6 because we are currently under a winter weather advisory until 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, with the strong possibility of more snow and freezing temperatures. We are sending this communication the evening before to provide families and staff with time to plan for the potential effects of a two-hour late start. This advance notice aims to help those that need to make arrangements to accommodate this schedule change. Find more information at https://www.kent.k12.wa.us/article/2013013

All schools and the administration campus are closed today, Wednesday, February 5. Because of the Wednesday early release schedule, we are unable to implement a two-hour late start, as it would conflict with our transportation system and the need to run buses on multiple routes for both elementary and secondary schools. Find more information at https://www.kent.k12.wa.us/article/2010584

Monitor communications early Wednesday, Feb. 5. We are continuing to watch the weather forecast and will be checking the roads, parking lots, sidewalks, and walking routes early tomorrow morning. We will notify families and staff tomorrow as soon as a decision is made to open or close schools. Wednesday morning, February 5, monitor your phone/email, school/district websites, social media, and local news for updates to school schedules or bus routes. Because of the Wednesday early release schedule, we are unable to implement a two-hour late start, as it would conflict with our transportation system and the need to run buses on multiple routes for both elementary and secondary schools. For February 5, 2025, there are two options....find more information at https://www.kent.k12.wa.us/article/2010445

Tuesday, Feb. 4, all schools and the administration campus are closed. Thank you for your patience as we prioritize the safety of our students, families, and staff when making these difficult decisions to alter school schedules. This morning, our district leaders, maintenance, facilities, safety, and transportation staff surveyed roads, school driveways and parking lots, along with sidewalks for our walking students throughout the 72-square miles of our district before making a decision. Find more information at https://www.kent.k12.wa.us/article/2008397

There will be a two-hour delay to the start of school on Tuesday, February 4 due to the weather forecast of snow and freezing temperatures. The administration campus will be open. Buses will run two hours later than the regular schedule. Continue to check your email, news, and social media for updates. Today, our maintenance and facility teams worked diligently to clear parking lots and sidewalks. We thank them for their hard work. Even with their efforts to clear the snow, surfaces may be icy tomorrow morning. Be extra careful driving and walking. Find more information at https://www.kent.k12.wa.us/article/2007464

All schools and the administration campus are closed today, Monday, February 3, 2025. Because the weather conditions worsened overnight and out of an abundance of caution, we are closing schools and the administration campus today, Monday, February 3. With our district covering over 72 square miles, we must consider all our district’s geography from the foothills to the valley. Find more information at https://www.kent.k12.wa.us/article/2005241

2-HOUR LATE START ON MONDAY, FEB. 3, 2025! Weather reports indicate likely snow showers and freezing temperatures overnight which will cause slippery road conditions in the morning, Monday, February 3, 2025. To keep our students, families, and staff safe, there will be a two-hour delay to the start of school. The District Administration Campus is open. Families, please view your student(s) school bell schedule to determine when your student’s school will begin two hours later than the regular schedule. • Buses will run two hours later than the regular schedule. • Buses will run normal pick-up routes unless it is determined in the morning that it is unsafe. Please be at the bus stop two hours later than your normal pick-up time. o Only if there is a change: a notification of buses running on snow/limited bus service routes will be sent around 7:00 a.m. Find the snow/limited bus service route pick-up locations. • Zero hour is canceled. • All out of district transportation is canceled. • All A.M. and P.M. preschool classes are canceled. • Lunch will be served. Staff, please follow the Inclement Weather Memo for your labor group. Be safe and cautious due to possible icy conditions and arrive when it is safe to do so.

On January 27th, come watch our Unified Basketball team compete against neighboring school teams.

Lake Youngs PTSA Family Movie Night and General Membership Meeting Thursday, January 30th ~ 6:00pm - 8:00pm Featuring… The Wild Robot! Join us for our 2nd General Membership Meeting and Family Movie Night of the year! Families are invited to enjoy a movie night together, or kids can stay with our volunteers while parents join us in the next room for our PTSA General Membership Meeting where you can learn more about Lake Youngs PTSA, volunteering and what we do to support Lake Youngs Elementary. Doors open and concession sales begin at 5:30pm. The movie and meeting begin at 6:00pm! Concession sales are cash only and include: pizza, drinks and snacks and as always… FREE popcorn! Can’t wait to see you there!