@YatesMates

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 Newport News, VA
yates.nn.k12.va.us
Joined August 2009
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Have a great summer!
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Congrats to our Teacher of the year Mrs. Flournoy and our Support Staff of the year Mrs. Strickhouser!
We have some awesome learning going on at Yates Elementary!
PTA - We are still accepting submissions for our art contest. Submissions are due April 16, 2021. Students may submit a drawing, story, poem, photograph, or video that our families will vote on in April. The projects with the most votes will receive a prize.
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Mr. G and his Dragon assistant are ready to read some books about wearing masks!
Please check your emails as our Principal, Mr. Edwards has sent a message out to everyone! Stay warm and dry!
Mrs. Lynch received this Valentine’s Day surprise from Mrs. Shaw. Happy (almost) Valentine’s Day!
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Today we recognize Dorothy Roles Watkins, a former teacher who sued the Superintendent & School Board in the 1940s to get equal pay for black educators & won. @watkinseccstars is named in her honor. Read more at nnschools.org/bhm #BlackHistoryMonth #NNPSProud
Dark black background with the portrait of an African American woman in a yellow top and green scarf. Dorothy Roles Watkins was an African American teacher who sued the Superintendent and School Board in the 1940s to get equal pay for black educators and won. The School Board refused to comply and fired Watkins and others. Mrs. Watkins worked for the Warwick School System until 1958 when the cities and school systems of Warwick and Newport News consolidated. She retired from NNPS in 1973 and was appointed to the Newport News School Board in 1974. Watkins Early Childhood Center is named in her honor.

ALT Dark black background with the portrait of an African American woman in a yellow top and green scarf. Dorothy Roles Watkins was an African American teacher who sued the Superintendent and School Board in the 1940s to get equal pay for black educators and won. The School Board refused to comply and fired Watkins and others. Mrs. Watkins worked for the Warwick School System until 1958 when the cities and school systems of Warwick and Newport News consolidated. She retired from NNPS in 1973 and was appointed to the Newport News School Board in 1974. Watkins Early Childhood Center is named in her honor.

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Hey everyone! Yates PTA will be hosting a Valentines give away! Sign up your students! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…

Valentine's Day Bag pick-up

Yates PTA will be hosting a Valentine's Day Bag pick-up on Friday, February 12 from 4pm-5:30pm. We will be located on the sidewalk in front of the school. We will hand you a bag through your car...

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Have a great week #YatesMates!
Please check out this awesome event sponsored by our amazing PTA! #YatesMates
Just a reminder that we will still be virtual tomorrow and for the time being! Have a great week!
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Hope you had a great first day back mates!
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We hope everyone is having a wonderful first day of winter break! HOPEFULLY NO ONE IS OUT LOOKING FOR LAST MINUTE THINGS FOR THE HOLIDAYS!
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Hey Yates Mates! Our wonderful music teacher, Mrs. Anderson, sent out an announcement on Canvas regarding our annual holiday sing-along! Please look for it!
The Yates PTA is reading books every night on their facebook page! Check it out!
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