On May 11, 2018, the YSWPCS school community celebrated the parents, grandparents and other special adults in the lives of our students! All students and many family members were treated to a special breakfast and decorated picture frames for their families! From the staff at YSWPCS, we want to thank you for all that you do!
Congratulations for the following students for being here everyday in April and filling out their attendance chart correctly:
Our students had a blast in March learning about heart health through the YSWPCS Jump Rope for Heart event! In addition to learning about how to keep themselves and their families healthy, our students and staff also raised $540 for the American Heart Association so that they can continue to help those who are affected by heart disease! Thank you to everyone for making this annual event a success!
Who can apply: Students in grades 3-8
Dates: June 25 – July 13, 2018
Times: Mon – Fri (9:00 am – 3:30 pm)
Place: Young Scholars Baldwin Campus
Program Highlights
-No fee to participate, just first 40 application to be accepted as we have limited seats
-Ideal for students with no Turkish or little bit of Turkish
-Converse in basic Turkish
-Experience Turkish arts like Ebru (Turkish marbling), Turkish Calligraphy and, basic steps of Turkish Folk dance, learning about Ancient Anatolian Civilizations, Pottery and Ceramic kilns,
-Learn how to make Turkish themed art and craft
-Lunch will be provided (Turkish Style for some days)
STARTALK’s mission is to increase the number of U.S. citizens learning, speaking, and teaching critical need foreign languages. STARTALK offers students (K–16) and teachers of these languages creative and engaging summer experiences that strive to exemplify best practices in language education and in language teacher development. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) launched STARTALK in 2006 and delegated executive oversight of the program to the National Security Agency (NSA). The NSA, in turn, awarded a contract to the National Foreign Language Center (NFLC) at the University of Maryland (UMD) to act as its subject matter expert in the implementation and administration of the program.
STARTALK is guided by six Principles for Effective Teaching & Learning and has three main objectives:
To learn more about STARTALK programs CLICK HERE.
On Saturday, June 3 our eighth grade class of 2017 graduated in a ceremony at the school. We are very proud of all of their hard work and dedication over the past three years. Congratulations Class of 2017!
On June 7th, 2017, YSWPCS had its third-trimester award ceremony for the year. Almost every student received an award. Honor Roll was given to students with all Ss for Kindergarten and all As and Bs for 1st through 7th grade. High Honor Roll was given to students with all Os and Ss for Kindergarten and all As for 1st through 7th grade. Special awards were also given like music scholar, highest objectives for accelerated math, best attendance, and other categories as well as awards for language classes.
We are extremely proud of all of our students and teachers hard work! Thanks to all parents who came and share the moment with us.
Dear parents/ guardians, PTO will have an election in this month and needs your help. Please click the link, fill it out and send it back to main office at your earliest convenience. Thank you
