Hi Yealey Families,
What a beautiful Fall break we had! I hope you were all able to enjoy the four days off school. I enjoyed every second!
Last year's yearbooks are in! If you'd like to purchase one, please contact the office. They are $17. If you pre-ordered one, they are available for pick-up in the office. We will get them out to the homerooms as soon as possible but if you want them now, please just let us know and you can stop by and pick it up.
I'm sure that what is on everyone's mind is the decision made by the board last Thursday to bring all hybrid students back for 4 days starting on 10/29. It is my understanding that this is the plan and that all the Covid numbers will continue to be monitored to be sure what status we should be in (red, yellow, or green). I believe the superintendent is planning to send weekly updates on Thursdays to the community including to us here at school. So, I plan to just watch for updates on Thursdays. The superintendent has told us that we can't switch students from virtual to hybrid until January. I know several of you were hoping to do this but I was told this week we can't. If you have a hybrid student and this decision to bring more students back causes you to want to switch to virtual, we will be able to accommodate those requests. Please let me know by emailing renee.turner@boone.kyschools.us by 10/21/20.
I know that these decisions and waiting to hear each Thursday what the numbers look like are causing stress but I wanted to let you know the plans that are being made here. We are going to be able to observe all the healthy guidelines when all hybrid students return but it is going to take some creative problem solving and teamwork. There will be changes to the specials schedule and classes that will impact everyone, changes to the RTI program that will impact some of us, and changes to homerooms that will impact some of us. More communication will be coming in the next week as final decisions are made so please keep watching for that. What we really need from everyone is a positive approach to the changes we will make because the big picture is students will be back in the building more than they have been since March 12th! The teachers and staff here have been 100% positive and willing to do whatever it takes to get students back and make sure the healthy guidelines are a priority. We are committed to keeping your kids safe, healthy, and give them the best education!
Our plan is to make these changes and keep things here the same as long as possible no matter what status we are in. So we won't be switching teachers, schedules, etc. again until we are all green and back together! The only caveat to that is all parents will be given a chance to re-choose their option of hybrid or virtual starting in January. An email will come from the district sometime in November giving parents the option of enrolling in hybrid or virtual starting in January. Once those choices are made, we may need to make changes again based on numbers.
So, the bottom line is - flexibility and positivity are going to be keys to our success this year. Remember we are all in this together and are all doing our best for these kids we love!
Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Turner
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