The
HUSKY
Yukon Elementary School
A California Distinguished School
17815 Yukon Avenue
Torrance, CA 90504
(310) 533-4477
Elaine Wassil, Principal
HERALD
Yukon Elementary PTA
Torrance Council of PTAs
Thirty-Third District, California State PTA
Kristi Beisel, PTA President
Rebecca Moya, Newsletter Editor
Volume 1, Issue 5 February
From The
Principal’s Paws
What Every Child Needs
FUN: Take time to laugh, and play and share the
wonders of the world.
PTA President’s Message
Now that we've had January to catch up after the holiday
season, our PTA is getting busy! Planning is in the works for
our Talent Show, Box Tops store, Shamrock Shuffle,
Carnival, Spring Book Fair, Friendship Day, Teacher
Appreciation Week, Blue Ribbon Week, Earth Week, Bike
Rodeo, Spring Fundraiser & more. We welcome all parents
interested in volunteering. Stop by room 13, send us an
email or give one of our board members a call. We'd love to
help you find something that works with your schedule.
SAVE THE DATE for our next PTA Association
meeting on February 19th, at 6pm in the Cafeteria. We will
be voting in our 2015-2016 PTA Board, announcing our
Reflections winners along with a display of all entries & Mr.
Kamida's students have prepared a musical performance
for us. Be sure to stop by the cafeteria while on campus.
You'll find your child's Mileage Club totals, or Box Tops
earnings by student & class, the current week's Husky
Folder contents, Lunch Menus, etc. Need a Husky shirt?
We have quite a few extras available in various sizes (youth
& adult). Torrance Education Foundation Lexus Raffle
tickets are now available. $20 of the $30 ticket will be
donated back to Yukon. Our very own Mrs.Wassil is a past
car winner....maybe you are next!
If you have any questions regarding
Yukon PTA, volunteer opportunities or
have ideas for new activities, etc., please feel free to call or
text me at 310-528-3610 or email [email protected].
Your questions and suggestions are always welcome.
Kristi Beisel
Yukon PTA President
AFFECTION: Warm hugs will nurture me and make
this world a friendlier
place.
ACCEPTANCE: Appreciate me for the individual I
am with my unique gifts
and special talents.
RESPECT: Treat me like an important and valuable
person and I will
learn to respect and honor myself and others.
FORGIVENESS: Remind me that nobody's perfect
and that it feels much
better to forgive than hold a grudge.
You are your child's compass point, steer in these
directions and you
will have a child that will flourish!
Warmly, Elaine Wassil
The Husky Herald
February 2015
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Box Tops for Education
Annual Talent Show
Have you been collecting your Box Tops? Now is the
time to send them into your teacher or the front office.
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Turn those Box Tops in by February 27 !
Rehearsal days
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February 4 , 11 , 18 , 25
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Mandatory dress rehearsal March 4
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Talent Show March 5 2015 6pm Yukon Cafeteria
If you have questions, concerns
Or conflicts contact
Kristi Beisel
[email protected]
Talent Show Chairman
February 19th 6pm
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February Association Meeting
 2015-2016 PTA Board Elections
 Mr. Kamida’s Student Performance
 Reflections Viewing & Awards
 Taco Boats and Dessert
SAVE THE DATE!
WE CAN’T WAIT TO SEE YOU THERE
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GET THOSE BOTTLES & CANS READY! 5 Grade
recycling day is right around the corner. Again on
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February 27 the 5 graders will be collecting cans by
the front office door, please place only your bottles and
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cans in the collection bin. NO TRASH PLEASE. The 5
graders appreciate all of your support this year.
Shamrock Shuffle
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March 5 6pm
This is a show you don’t want to miss! We have
some amazing talent here at Yukon!
Each year our PTA selects individuals/organizations
from our community to receive Honorary Service
Award (HSA). The award is to recognize an
individual/group that has demonstrated outstanding
service for the youth in our community. This year’s
awards will be presented during our talent show
intermission. It would be an honor to have Yukon’s
past HSA recipients attend.
Due to some date shuffling, our Shamrock Shuffle will be
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moved to March 13 –Planning meeting will be
conducted by our Shamrock Shuffle Chairman Kristi
Beisel. If you would be intersted in the planning or
volunteering on the day of, please email
[email protected] for more information.
Shamrock Shuffle (Jog-a-thon) tshirts will be presale only! Look for the flyer in your husky folder!
February 2015
The Husky Herald
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TEF 11th Annual Car Raffle
African Heritage Month
On March 27 Torrance education foundation will be
raffling a brand new Lexus NX 200t! Raffle tickets are
ONLY $30! It only takes one raffle ticket to win! Ask Mrs.
Wassil, she is a previous car winner! $20 from your raffle
ticket comes back to Yukon Elementary! Pick up extra
raffle ticket flyers in the office!
The celebration of Black History month began in 1926
and was started by Carter G Woodson, a black scholar,
educationist and historian. It is important for us to honor
our past, present and future leaders of the African
American Community.
Here are a few your child could read about:
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YEARBOOK ORDERS
Yearbooks can be purchased online at:
ybpay.lifetouch.com
Yearbook ID Code: 9446715
Cost: $22
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5th Grade Dedications
5 grade dedications are now being sold! Dedications
will be print in full color. Prices are as follows
$25.00 for a half page dedication
$40.00 for a full page
SPACE IS LIMITED…
Dedications must be submitted via hardcopy (printed)
Payments made to the front office (make checks payable
to: YUKON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL)
For more information please contact
Teresa Belmontes
[email protected] or
(805)-689-8400
Daniel Louis Armstrong (1901-1971) He was a great
jazz trumpet player, composer, and singer. He was
nicknamed Satchmo because some people said that his
mouth was like a satchel.
 George Washington Carver (1865-1943) was an
American scientist, educator, humanitarian, and former
slave. Carver developed hundreds of products from
peanuts, sweet potatoes, pecans, and soybeans; his
discoveries greatly improved the agricultural output and
the health of Southern farmers.
 Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) was a great man
who worked for racial equality in the USA. During the
1950's, Dr. King became active in the movement for civil
rights and racial equality. He participated in the
Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott and many other
peaceful demonstrations that protested the unfair
treatment of African-Americans. He won the Nobel
Peace Prize in 1964.
 Thurgood Marshall (1908 - 1993) was the first AfricanAmerican justice of the US Supreme Court. Marshall
was on the team of lawyers in the historic Supreme
Court trial concerning school desegregation, Brown v.
Board of Education (1954). As a result of this trial, the
"separate but equal" doctrine in public education was
overthrown.
 Barack Obama (born August 4, 1961) is the 44th
President of the United States of America. He was first
elected President on November 4, 2008 (as a
Democrat), and was inaugurated on January 20, 2009.
He was re-elected for a second term in 2012. His VicePresident both times was Joseph Biden. Barack Obama
is the first African-American president of the USA.
 Rosa Parks (1913 - 2005) was a pivotal figure in the
fight for civil rights. On December 1, 1955, a
Montgomery, Alabama, bus driver ordered Mrs. Parks to
give up her seat to a white man. When she refused, she
was fined and arrested. This incident prompted a citywide bus boycott, which eventually resulted in a
Supreme Court ruling that segregation on city buses is
unconstitutional.
February 2015
The Husky Herald
How you can help our
school!
Box tops are a easy way to help your Husky! Check
products you are already purchasing, cut off the box
top collect them and send them into the office of your
childs teacher!
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Field Trip
Thank you to our wonderful PTA for funding another
great field trip. Grades TK – 3rd will be going to the
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“Shrek The Musical” on Friday February 6 at
Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center. Please have
your child wear their Husky T-shirt.
THANK YOU to the families who contribute to Yukon
PTA activities & fundraisers. Your participation is
what makes these Field Trips possible.
Now accepting all reciepts! In your app store
download the shoparoo app and all you have to do is
take a snapshot of your receipt! Lets see what grade
can get the most points this year!
If you’re interested in helping, no matter how little,
with any upcoming events or year round please
email the Yukon PTA at
Register your Target Red Card for Yukon Elementary
and help us earn money for our school everytime you
shop with your RED CARD!
[email protected]
Register your Ralphs rewards with Yukon
Elementary, this has to be done every SeptemberEven if you were registered before!
Community Contacts
Do you shop on Amazon? There is a great new
program that we are a part of called Amazon Smile.
To sign up go to smile.amazon.com and in the charity
box search YUKON ELEMENTARY PTA. Amazon
will donate .5% of your purchases to Yukon PTAwhich will directly benefit your child.
Torrance PD - Non-emergency (310) 328-3456
www.torrancepd.org
North Community Lead Officer (310) 618-5796
Information Hotline (310) 618-5730
Juvenile Diversion (310) 618-5554
Patrol Division (310) 618-5641
Victim Assistance (310) 618-5779
COT Public Works Dept. (310) 781-6900
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