Yealey Families,

It's been a fun week here at school and I'm looking forward to next week being just as fun.  Everyone is looking forward to something whether it be Christmas, a long break, a trip, or visiting family/friends.  The excitement can be felt in the building and is such a welcome change from the December we experienced here last year. 

I believe you have received communication from district office about plans to call Home Instruction Days in lieu of snow days this year.  In anticipation of days like this being called in January and February, we will begin sending home Chromebooks with students in 2nd - 5th grades every night starting 12/17.  So that we have chargers at school and at home, we will be sending home one charger per family and these will come home with the oldest child in each family.  It would probably be best to leave Chromebooks in the backpacks unless they are being used for school assignments.  Thank you for your help with this. Kindergarten and 1st grade students will have a packet in their backpack each night starting on 12/17.  The packet should not be completed or worked on until there is a Home Instruction Day called by the district.  Be sure it gets back into the backpack after you have worked on it so that the teacher can review the work completed and give your child credit for attendance on these days.  And, the best part of Home Instruction Days is that they are not added to the end of the school year.  So, unless an actual snow day is called, the last day of school should remain as it was originally planned. 

We have three pairs of glasses that have been in lost and found.  Do you recognize these?

This will be the last blog entry for this year.  I hope everyone has a great winter break (12/18/21 - 1/2/22) and that you are able to spend time sharpening the saw with the people you are closest too.  I am looking forward to time with family and friends.  

See you next week and then not again until January 3rd!

Mrs. Turner

 Yealey Families -

I hope you had a great Thanksgiving and time off.  It truly is one of my favorite days of the year and I'm already looking forward to it again next year!  I have really enjoyed my time this week with your kids.  I have worked with some kindergarteners and have loved hearing them begin to read!  We really want to have our kindergarteners reading by the end of the year and are happy with their progress so far.  It's so fun to see them begin to put letter sounds together after they've learned them in isolation. The look in their eyes as they realize they are reading words is priceless.

Thank you to Ms. Mesha Holloway for volunteering to serve on our Site Base Decision Making Council.  Please add her to your list of parent contacts if you have a question you'd like addressed at SBDM.  She is joining Ms. Jamie Peck, and Mr. Richard McFarland. 

To help support our 5th grade Tremont trip, we have a couple of fundraisers coming up over the next two weeks.  Next Friday night we are offering a parents night out.  Students who have signed up will stay after school until 7:00 for a night of fun activities.  Cost is $25 per child with a multi-child discount available.  Please see the information that was sent home with your child if you want to sign up.  The following week, our 5th graders will be selling Frosty grams.  information on this will come home next week.  Thank you for helping support such an amazing experience for our 5th graders!

Next week the PTA will be running their Santa Shop.  Please look for information from your homeroom teacher on shopping days and procedures for having your child purchase gifts for their special people. 

I hope everyone has a great weekend.  

See you on Monday,

Mrs. Turner