Yates Elementary School

Feature Friday Mrs. Durkee, Yates Art Teacher I've been in Schenectady City Schools all of my life, graduating from SHS in 1997. My art teachers inspired me to go into teaching. I have been teaching elementary art in SCSD for 19 years. There's nowhere else I'd want to work! 

Please click on the link to open Superintendent Soler's Brief for this week: https://www.schenectadyschools.org/page/superintendent-s-brief-january-06-2023

Please click on the link to open Superintendent Soler's Holiday Brief: https://www.schenectadyschools.org/page/superintendent-s-brief-december-23-2022 Happy Holidays! #SchenectadyRising

ALERT: All after-school and evening athletics and activities are cancelled today!

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Reminder! ❄️🎶❄️🎶❄️

🎶❄️We are excited to welcome families back in person for our Winter Concert! 🎶❄️ See You Tomorrow!

Please click on the link to open Superintendent Soler's brief for this week https://www.schenectadyschools.org/page/superintendent-s-brief-december-16-2022 Have a great weekend. #SchenectadyRising

Friday Feature Part 2 Meet Mrs. Stone This is her 19th year in Schenectady and 20th year as a Speech Pathologist. She enjoys working with all students at Yates, especially children in the Intensive Skills Program.

Friday Feature Meet Mrs. Steele She has worked in SCSD for 20 years, 18 of them at Yates. Fostering student’s communication skills has been the most rewarding part of her job as a speech-language therapist.

Don’t forget to send in sneakers if your child is wearing boots to school because of the weather! ❄️

Please click on the link to open Superintendent Soler's brief for this week: https://www.schenectadyschools.org/page/superintendent-s-brief-december-09-2022 #SchenectadyRising Have a great weekend.

COMMUNITY NOTE: CDYMCA Travel Basketball League Registration is open. Download flyer here: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2760/SCSD/2618579/Travel_Basketball_Flyer_2022.pdf

We hope to see you there! 🎄❄️🎅🏻🎁🎶🎵

➡️ Please click on the link to open Superintendent Soler's Brief for this week: https://www.schenectadyschools.org/page/superintendent-s-brief-december-2-2022-page

Friday Feature Meet the head custodian at Yates, Dave Reedy. While you may have seen Dave helping out all over the district over the past 8 years, his home is Yates Elementary!

Bridge Whiz is a free online class for children beginning to learn Bridge. Classes are filling up now, sign up before January 17, 2023 at BridgeWhiz.org.

Tomorrow is our November Assembly! Please wear Yates Gear or Blue. #ChooseKind

Please return all Winter Wonderland Fundraisers by tomorrow! ❄️ Thank you!

Please click on the link to open Superintendent Soler's Thanksgiving Brief: https://www.schenectadyschools.org/page/superintendent-s-brief-november-22-2022 Have a wonderful holiday.