Hi Yealey Families,

Well, the day is finally here!  I can't wait to start welcoming our Bobcats back to school on Monday.  Just as a reminder - we will have Hybrid A students in the building on Monday and Tuesday.  If you signed up for virtual, you will remain virtual until January.  At that point we will check in with everyone and allow for another sign up.  Then, on Thursday and Friday next week we will welcome back our Hybrid B students to the building.  We are all very excited here and can't wait to see our kids!  Please look for the google meet time for our hybrid children on their at-home days.  Most of these are adjusted from what they have been since students will be in the building.  Each homeroom teacher will have a half hour meet time with their at home students each day so just look for the new times.

Please also keep in mind our new parent pick-up guidelines.  We need advanced notice to change students from the bus to parent pick up.  Please send a note in with your child if you want them to be parent pick up next week.  If you have a permanent situation - parent pick up or daycare instead of home, please let the office know that as soon as possible if you haven't already.  Next week we will be taking our time at dismissal to make sure everyone is where they are supposed to be.  So, please be patient with the arrival home times.  We will keep the office open until we get the all clear from transportation that all students are home.  

Don't forget to help me spread some positivity to our staff by filling out this form.  I am printing the responses and posting them on our positivity bulletin board. https://forms.gle/C8FHbAtYC8Sy9DFR9

Food distribution next week will happen on the last day that your child attends school. So, on Tuesdays and Fridays your child will receive food for the three days they are doing school at home.  Virtual students will need to pick up their meals on Wednesdays still but you will pick them up here at Yealey.  Please go to the back parking lot behind the kitchen between 10:00 and 2:00.  Go up the ramp to door C-3 to pick up your food for the week.  Remember all food is free this year for Yealey students. 

Our SBDM council is in need of a minority parent representative.  If you qualify as a minority by the definition from KDE: "Minority is defined as “American Indian; Alaskan native; African-American; Hispanic, including persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and Central- or South-American origins; Pacific Islander; or other ethnic group underrepresented in the school” [KRS 160345(1)(a)]." and you are interested in running for a seat on our SBDM council, please let me know.  

The weather looks beautiful this weekend.  I hope everyone can get out and enjoy it.

Have a great weekend,

Mrs. Turner

principal

 Hi Yealey Families,

I hope you've had a great week at home.  It's been an amazing week here welcoming our Kindergarten and 1st graders into the building.  Just a few of my highlights were meeting two new friends - a kindergartner who is very interested in space and is willing to consider moving to another planet if the opportunity arises and a first grader who said my new school shoes were good and not to worry that they're all white because I can tie dye them.  So, needless to say there have been lots of smiling and laughing by all the adults around this building this week thanks to our K-1's!  

The YMCA is going to offer services again this year but they are limited on what they can offer.  They are offering extended day Kindergarten and K - 5 childcare for students on their "at-home" days.  So, A students can come to school on Monday and Tuesday but then attend the YMCA on Thursdays and Fridays.  The spots for this service are limited so please sign up as soon as possible.  

This week we had a faculty meeting to review the logistics of coming back to school on the 28th.  So, I wanted to update you on how things will be working that you can start talking to your children about. The main changes are: temperature taking, masks, parent pick up procedures, and water bottles.  

First, we will be taking all student's temperatures as they arrive.  Mr. Rice and Mr. Jim will meet students at parent drop off.  To drop your child off in the morning, please use the cafeteria/gym entrance. You may pull around the car lane and you can use both lanes to form two lines.  Please do not allow your child to exit the car until their temperature has been taken.  Cars should pull away as they are waved on by staff.  Children will enter the doors and go to their classroom.  They will have the opportunity to eat breakfast if they’d like in their rooms. Students may not be dropped off early.  We will be unloading cars at 8:25. The rest of the admin team will meet the buses.  We will quickly scan temperatures and then send students into the building.  If someone has a fever, we will recheck the temperature to be sure and then call home.  Students with a fever will wait with an adult (our nurse, Millie, or me) for their parent in the conference room. 

Masks will need to be worn all day when inside the building.  Students will be allowed to unmask when outdoors. Student desks will be 6 feet apart and a schedule has been created for all transitions so that cleaning can happen in between grade levels moving around the building.  Students will unmask during lunch and will be eating in the classrooms most days.  All students eat for free this year.   

To pick your child up at the end of the school day, please follow the following procedures.  If your child needs to leave school early, please call the office and come in to sign him/her out. 

You will need a car tag to hang on your rearview mirror that shows your child’s pick-up number.  You will receive this car tag at the beginning of the school year.  This tag must be shown to pick up your child each day.

End of Day Pick Up Procedures:

1.    All students must choose a permanent schedule for dismissal.  Any changes to this schedule need to be communicated in writing to the office at least 24 hours in advance. 

2.    After 3:30 enter the school parking lot and choose one of the two lanes to line up in.  You may not enter the parking lot prior to 3:30 because we do not have the space for everyone to line up and allow buses to enter/exit. 

3.    Once you are lined up in one of the pick –up lanes, a staff member will write down the number from the pick-up tag hanging on your rearview mirror.

4.    Another staff member will find your child and send them out after buses are loaded.

During yellow or red school operations, we will not be allowing visitors or volunteers unless you have a meeting scheduled.  If you do need to visit, a mask will be required as well as a temperature check in the front office.   We will also continue using the Indent-A-Kid system for visitor sign in so please be sure to have your driver’s license or ID with you. A visitor sticker or tag must be worn and visible when at school.

Please send a water bottle with your child so that they can fill it up.  Water fountains will be used to fill water bottles only - no drinking from the water fountains. 

Most students paid fees when Chromebooks are picked up but we are still missing fees from about 100 people.  Please remember to send those in with your child once we come back to in-person instruction or go online and pay them.  If you need help with that, please contact Terri Bross in the office.

I think that is the highlights of how things will go.  I may send some additional communication next week if anything comes up.  

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Turner

principal

Good Afternoon Yealey Families,

I hope you've all had a great week. It was awesome here to welcome Kindergarten students in for a meet the teacher/Chromebook pick up.  We have an awesome looking group of K's coming and I can't wait to get to know them.  It has also been great to see student work hanging in the hallways.  When students come in they will see some of their hard work on display.  Mr. Rice is working on a display for our virtual students also that we can showcase on social media.  Please know that the hard work is recognized and appreciated!

Next week we will begin transitioning Kindergarten and 1st grade back to school.  I am looking forward to seeing them and working on some of our procedures to be sure everything flows smoothly.  I have spent the summer preparing for the return of our VIP's and I'm ready to see these plans move from notes on my marker boards to actions!

As you begin thinking about 9/28 when everyone can return, the bus garage has updated the bus routes.  Please check the links below for bus information.  You just need to choose the link for the hybrid days you will attend - A or B.

Hybrid A schedule link:

   http://www.transportation.boone.kyschools.us/hybridawq/webquery

 Hybrid B schedule link:

 http://www.transportation.boone.kyschools.us/hybridbwq/webquery

Also, please consider joining PTA to stay in the loop on ways you can support the school.  You can click this link to join. 

https://yes.new.memberhub.store/store

I hope everyone has a great weekend. Stay safe and healthy!

Mrs. Turner

principal

  

 Good Afternoon Yealey Families,

I hope you have all had a great week.  It has been awesome for me to be back in the building.  I have enjoyed the few times this week I've been able to pop into google meets and see the kids. They are really doing a great job.  I know there have been moments of stress and some major adjustments but I really hope that you all realize you're doing great.  All we can do is try our best, stay positive and support each other.  If you need anything, please reach out we are here to help as best we can.  I also have been focusing this week on highlighting the positive for the staff.  If you would like to help with that, please complete this form to give a shout out! https://forms.gle/xByYYhLWtmf7u4zv7  I will be printing them and posting them to our positivity board!

Now that we have reached September, the district has begun making plans for our return to hybrid instruction.  We are very excited about this and can’t wait until the 28^th when all hybrid students will be returning to some in-person instruction.  As part of the return to school plan, the district has asked that we begin on 9/14/20 bringing in small groups of students who are in the transition years – Kindergarten, 1^st, 6^th and 9^th graders.  We have to follow guidelines set forth by KDE which include wearing masks, having 2 hour time maximums, and groups of 10 or less (including teachers).  So we are going to be able to bring back our Kindergarten and 1^st grade hybrid students for a total of 4 hours of activities where we can teach them how to do school – how they will come in off the bus, how we will take their temps, how to enter the classrooms and participate in class, restroom breaks, hallway transitions, etc. The elementary time slot is 1:30 – 3:30 and bus services will be provided.   I am so excited about this opportunity to give our smallest learners the time and space to practice these new procedures.  Kindergarten and 1^st grade families will receive a separate email detailing the schedule and bus information next week.  If you have any questions, please let me know.

I hope you all find a way to safely celebrate the Labor Day Weekend.  I know we are planning some more golf practice for me and as much time together as a family we can find between kids' work schedules.  I will just enjoy being outside - soaking up all the fresh I can while I can!

Have a great weekend,

Mrs. Turner