Hi Yealey Families,

I hope you've had a great week!  It's been awesome here to have a full week of in-person learning.  I have had the privilege of reading to 2nd graders, teaching math to 4th grade, and spending some quality time with kindergartners - which everyone should do at least once a week!  Nothing will make you smile quicker than a talkative five year old! 

Our morning bus transportation is still arriving at school after our start time.  So, you should receive a letter today letting you know of new pick up times for morning bus riders.  Hopefully this will get everyone here for breakfast before school starts.  If your child is absent today, you may not receive the letter, so please ask a neighbor for information on new times or just plan on being out at your stop 10 minutes early Monday morning.  Thank you!

For any student who completed the Boone County Public Library Summer Reading program please email Ms. Wilson at megan.wilson2@boone.kyschools.us .  The library forgot to get parent permission to share information so they are not able to give us the names of students but we would like to celebrate them here like we usually do with a picnic at Lincoln Woods. 

I hope to see you at the PTA playground party this evening!  It is 5 - 7 and should be lots of fun as long as the rain stays away!

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Turner

 Hi Yealey Families - 

What an awesome first week it has been!  We are so happy to have all the students back in person to start the year.  I have loved seeing smiling faces and hearing everyone so happy to see each other again.  

I know the arrival and dismissal process has moved slowly.  I expect this to get better next week like it usually does.  Remember to let us know before 2:00 if you'd like to pick your child up.  We are going to try a different flow of traffic on the streets for cars waiting for parent pick up.  Officer Lavender will be out to help us.  Hopefully this will help!

Please check out Mr. Rice's page for the yearly letter from Mr. Turner explaining terroristic threats.  And please visit this link for our Yealey Handbook.  Yealey Handbook

Be sure you have returned all the beginning of the year forms: emergency card, AUP, early dismisal, photo permission, and 13 and under online programs. 

I hope you all enjoy the weekend!  Get out and enjoy the sunshine!

Mrs. Turner

 Yealey Families-

Thank you to everyone who attended our back to school fair yesterday.  It was awesome to see so many of us back together again!  This year we are using an online handbook instead of paper copies.  Please review this handbook and then sign the paper stating that you have reviewed everything (the form was given last night or will be sent home next week).  We will review the handbook with students sometime during the first week.  

The only updates to the handbook are due to Covid restrictions that are in place currently.  We will ask all students and any visitors to the building to wear masks while indoors.  We will be limiting visitors until further notice.  So, unfortunately we will not be able to walk students to the classrooms on the first day like we would like to.  

Click here for our handbook  Yealey Handbook 2021-2022

I hope everyone has a great weekend.  I look forward to welcoming all the kids back on Wednesday!

Mrs. Turner

 Yealey Families - 

It's BACK TO SCHOOL time!  I hope everyone has had a great summer so far.  Just like fun always does - mine has gone way too fast.  We will have our back to school fair next Thursday 8/12.  It was originally scheduled for 4:00 - 7:00 but the teachers and I spoke today and decided we would like to extend the hours and add an afternoon session 12:00 - 3:00. It is our hope that this gives more opportunities for people to attend the fair and be able to spread out how many people are in the building at once.  We really want you and your child to be able to visit the classrooms prior to the first day of school.  We know that would help relieve nerves about coming back to school and we want to start the year off as positive as possible! Weather permitting, we will have tables set up outside to take care of PTA, lunch forms, fees, YMCA before/after school care, and transportation.  That will also help limit the number of people in the building at once.  So, here is what we need from you -

• Choose a session to attend. Either the afternoon between 12:00 and 3:00 or the evening between 4:00 and 7:00.  Plan to be here 20 - 30 minutes.  The building will be closed 3:00 - 4:00. 
• Please wear a mask when inside as all visitors will be required to wear masks this year.
• Limit the time you are in the classroom to 15 minutes or less.
• Be prepared to complete a form for our lunch program, pay fees, and get transportation information. 
• Sign up for the PTA and YMCA before/after school care if you'd like. 

I wish we could have our traditional pot luck dinner and house everything indoors but we want to do everything we can to make sure we start the school year on time and healthy.  We are all excited to have a "normal" school year and want to do everything we can to make that happen.  We really appreciate your help in this and can't wait to see you next week!

We have several new staff members to welcome to the Yealey Family this year.  Mr. Hogle will be teaching Kindergarten as well as Mrs. Bramlage has moved to Kindergarten.  Mrs. Shutt and Mrs. Curren  will be working in the Kindergarten rooms with them.  Ms. Norton and Ms. Midgett are joining the 1st grade team.  Mrs. Tippett is joining the 2nd grade team.  Mrs. Kohake has moved to an intervention position and Mrs. Rechtin has taken Mrs. Courtney's spot as an intervention teacher and Title 1 lead.  Mrs. Duncan is joining us in the office and library.  Mrs. Beutel took over as the secretary this summer.  And, Mrs. Dunn is returning to work part time on special projects. 

Enjoy your last few days of summer break!

See you in a week,

Mrs. Turner