Yealey Families,

I hope everyone had a great week.  It has been an amazing week here at school.  Last night's Evening With The Arts was fantastic and such a great way to showcase all the talent your kids have.  Last week's Missoula Theater performance was also amazing.  I love seeing kids shine in the arts!  The chorus (which is about 20% of our students!), toured the community entertaining everyone with their beautiful voices.  

We have been busy taking our mid-year assessments. So, far I have only looked at 3rd - 5th math and the results look really good.  We are on track for making gains in mathematics.  I love seeing them work mathematics problems but I love even more when I see them applying those skills and knowledge to real world situations. 

With snow in the forecast, please remember that it is time to start watching for school closings and delays.  I will do an all-call as soon as I receive the information from district office.  But this system is not fool proof. As Blackboard is updated through Infinite Campus sometimes there are errors.  Please make a habit of checking two places.  The news channels should show Boone County Schools closed sometimes before I get the call - (I think because it might go in ABC order and with T as my last name I think I get calls later in the cycle from district).  Boone County Schools also puts it on their web-page and social media outlets as soon as they make the decision.  We also try to put it on our social media.  As parents it is important for you to have a system of checking when conditions look like it's a possibility and a plan you can put in place for your children as soon as you find out.  Also, please help spread the word!  We quite often have students who are brought in to school or at a bus stop when schools are closed or delayed.  So, the better we spread the word, the better off for our whole community!

Thank you to the PTA and all the volunteers for the Santa Shop this week.  I think there are lots of fun treats ready to be shared at home!

Next Friday I will not update the blog.  From experience I know that I will be very busy enjoying the kids and spending time with them before the long break.  I hope you all have a wonderful break and enjoy the holidays.  School resumes on January 6th.  

Mrs. Turner

principal

Hi Yealey Families,

I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving break.  I love that break and a holiday focused around being grateful.  It is one of my favorite times of the year.

We hit the ground running when we got back to school.  We have started our mid-year benchmark assessments. We use this data to check our progress and make plans for the second half of the year.

Thank you to everyone who provided feedback on our student led conferences.  We received very positive responses with an overall satisfaction rating of 2.5 out of 3.0 stars.  We had several very positive suggestions for making them even better and we will be looking at those and tweaking the process so we can make the experience even better. 

We also hosted two Regional Leader In Me workshops this week.  Some of our Lighthouse Team members were able to give a tour to the teachers and principals who were in attendance.  The attendees were very impressed with our school and all the children.  There were several positive comments made about how nice, polite, and well behaved the students were.  So, high five to all!

We also hosted Missoula Theater this week. Several of our students have stayed after school and stayed late in the evenings to put together this show.  I am so excited to see this show as it is advertised as a show that helps us discover that our differences need not stand in the way of friendships.  With an island filled with goats, an all-animal band, and hula dancing chameleons, I'm sure it will be entertaining.  Doors open at 7:30.  The show starts at 8:00 and it's just $5 for a family to attend.

Next week the PTA has Santa Shop in the library.  This is a chance for your child to shop for presents for others.  Please see information from your homeroom teacher on shopping times.

Don't forget our Evening With the Arts on Thursday the 12th at 6:00.  All the students have been working hard to showcase their artwork through visual art, music, and dance.  It promises to be a fantastic evening!

I hope you all have a great weekend!

Mrs. Turner
principal