Yamato Colony Elementary

09/21/2026

09/17/2026

We’d love to congratulate all of our students who earned their Reclassified as Fluent English Proficient (RFEP) status! We are so proud of their hard work, growth, and dedication to their English language journey.

A special thank you to our amazing families for supporting and encouraging their students every step of the way. Your involvement makes such a difference! 💚

Congratulations, Dragons! We are so proud of you!

09/16/2026

Good afternoon Yamato families,

WE are so very excited to announce that today's attendance rates is an AMAZING 98%! Thank you all for sending your children to school today.

Let's aim for a 99% attendance rate for the next two days.

As a reward, we will have bubbles at the gate on Friday morning from 7:30- 7:55 am. See you there!
Goooo Dragons!

09/11/2026

Yamato colony elementary students and staff gathered for a heartfelt tribute honoring our emergency services and families impacted by 9/11. We are forever grateful at YC!

09/08/2026

Happy Tuesday, Dragons! 💚

Today, we greeted our little dragons at the front gate with Disney stickers! We love seeing everyone showing off their favorite Disney gear!

Thank you for joining in on the fun and bringing a little extra Disney magic to our school day! 💫

10/30/2025

10/30/2025

This morning, the Merced County Sheriff’s Office team led an awesome presention for the YC Red Ribbon Week! During the presentation, students learned about the meaning of Red Ribbon Week, with Deputy Cardenas. The presentation included the K9, the SWAT vehicle and an amazing helicopter flyover and landing! The students enjoyed every moment!! Here are some great photos, including photos taken fron the helicopter! Thank you, Merced County Sheriff’s Department team!!!

10/11/2025

Thank you to all of the amazing YC PTA parents that volunteered at the Annual YC PTA Color Run! This was such an exciting day for students! They had so much fun!Thank you YC PTA!!

08/15/2025

Welcome Back Yamato Colony! We have had an excellent start to the 2025-2026 school year! Thank you, YC PTA for all of your support! Thank you to all of our staff, students and families who make YC such an amazing place!!! GO DRAGONS!!!🐉

06/05/2025

What a great year, YC Dragons! 🐉. Wishing all our Yamato Colony families a fun, safe, and joyful summer! ☀️ Here is a quick video recap of our 2024–2025 Year of Greatness!
We look forward to welcoming you back on August 11th, for the 2025-2026 school year! 💚📚