Good Afternoon Yealey Families,

We have had a fun filled week here at school. Today has been especially fun with all the track and field festivities happening.  Thank you to all the parents who were able to come out and support this day.  State testing finished up on Monday.  I appreciate how hard the students worked to show everything they've learned this year.  We also completed our last round of principal's tests.  They have really grown in their writing skills and it shows!

As we wind down the year, please remember to return all library books.  Also, if you have medication that has been kept in the clinic this year, please come in and pick this up by May 30th.  Any medication left here after that date will be disposed of.

Next week we have lots of special events. Monday 4th grade is going to Frankfort.  Please have your 4th graders here by 7:10 and pick them up at 5:30.  There is NO SCHOOL ON TUESDAY because we are a polling place for the primary elections.  Wednesday will be club pictures.  So, if your child was involved in a club please send them in their club shirt if they have one.   Thursday is 5th grade promotion at 1:30 and that evening will be the talent show at 6:00. 

This will probably be the last blog update for the year as next Friday will be a busy day of signing t-shirts and visiting with all the classrooms.  Please watch social media all summer for open library dates/times and any other updates.  Back to School Fair will be August 12th 4:00 - 7:00.  We will have our traditional pot luck.  Families with last name A - M should bring a side dish, N - Z should bring a dessert and school will provide water, lemonade, and hot dogs!

I hope everyone enjoys your weekend!  Have a safe and happy summer!!!

Mrs. Turner
principal

Good Afternoon Yealey Families,

I hope you've all had a great week.  We have been continuing to work hard here at Yealey!  Our 5th graders completed their DARE graduation today.  Another milestone of elementary school finished for them!

Next week 3rd - 5th graders will begin K-Prep (state testing) on Tuesday.  Please be sure to be on time for school during testing (5/7 - 7/13).  If a student is late, they will have to wait in the office until we have an adult free to test them before they can join their class.  Please be sure everyone gets a good night sleep, a good breakfast, and is ready to show off all that they've learned this year!

As we are nearing the end of the year, I wanted to remind you of our site base policy on student placement in classes.  Per our policy parents can submit a request to the principal to not have 1 teacher per child per year.  Also, if you have any other requests about class placement, those should come to me. This year, I will accept these requests until May 15th.  Last year, I had parents contact me in July wanting different things for their child that required me to change several classes around to accommodate the changes.  Per our policy I should have those requests by April 1 but I am extending the date this year.  Please email me any questions you have about this, renee.turner@boone.kyschools.us.

Thank you to Richard McFarland and Robin Engle for volunteering to run for site base.  They are your newly elected parent representatives for next year. We are still seeking a minority parent member.  If you are interested in this, please let me know. 

Also, please take a moment to complete this survey (see below) for our Leader In Me growth.  We will use the results of the survey to make plans for next year and how we can continue to make our Leader In Me program the best that it can be.  It also help us report to leader.org the progress we are making.  Leader.org is an organization that we won a grant from that has paid for almost all of The Leader In Me program here at Yealey.  The more people who take the survey, the better the results are for us.  Thank you!

Leader In Me Survey

I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Mrs. Turner
principal