Yealey Families,

I hope you've had a great week.  We have been very busy at school.  It has been an awesome week.  I got to see 1st graders test their robotic lighthouses to see which ones were coded to turn on automatically in the dark.  The squeals of excitement when I turned off the lights and two lighthouses lit up and started spinning.  It's amazing what they are able to do!

I also had the privilege of reading a book written and illustrated by a Kindergarten class.  The book is about their future plans and career goals.  We have some amazing future citizens - lots of doctors, a reptile scientist, a trampoline tester, and several teachers.  I loved seeing their ideas and creativity!

We have a Menchies Night scheduled for Monday - so if you're looking for a sweet treat on Monday please stop by Menchies and mention Yealey's PTA.  I plan to treat my Dad - he has such a sweet tooth!

Fifth grade parents if your child is going to Tremont, please be sure you have all items turned in and you are ready to go.  If your child is going to take medication of any kind while on the trip, it is very important to let Millie know Monday if you haven't already.  

Be sure you have our Celebration of Learning Night marked on your calendar.  That will be 4/28/22 from 4:00 - 7:00.  More details will come from your homeroom teacher.  It should be a great night of celebrating our accomplishments this year.

I hope everyone has a great weekend! 

See you Monday,

Mrs. Turner

 Yealey Families

I hope you've had a great week.  It has been awesome here.  I wore a shamrock shirt this week that said "Luckiest Principal Ever" and as kids would read it I'd ask them if they knew I was the luckiest because of them.  I really do feel that way - you have great kids and I'm lucky to spend time with them each week.  A first grader told me "Well, you're the happiest principal ever." and I told him he might be right.  I think that's my next shirt!

This week I've spent time with some first graders working on reading skills.  I love seeing them turn that corner and become more fluent readers.  I've also spent time with some kindergartners working on making ten.  That is such an important concept for the rest of their math classes as it's the base of our number system.  

Next week we have Kindergarten registration for next year's kindergartners on Tuesday March 22nd.  Please spread the word in your neighborhoods or with any family and friends.  It really is helpful to as many kindergarten students register as possible. We would love to see everyone register and come to our Kinder Camp!

I hope you all have a great weekend!  See you Monday.

Mrs. Turner

 Yealey Families,

I hope you've had a great week.  It's been an awesome week here.  We had our Leader In Me coach visit all day Thursday and help us complete a self assessment of our implementation of this program.  He gave us lots of positive feedback.  His two biggest take-aways were how awesome your kids are and how much trust there is among everyone here.  He was impressed with how they spoke about the school and their leadership here.  He said it is not common to be in a school where there is such a high level of respect among everyone.  So tell your kids great job!

Please make sure you have received the PTA color run fundraiser info.  If you haven't please see the link below from the PTA.  It will be held at Yealey this year and looks like it will be a fun morning of exercise!

Here is the link for the Color Run Calendar & Run Advertisement: https://www.wevideo.com/view/2600630140

I hope you have a great weekend - hopefully with our last taste of winter for a long while!

See you next week,

Mrs. Turner

 Yealey Families

What an awesome week we've had! It was so great to be here on a Monday finally.  Luckily we had some great weather this week so kids have been getting outside for recess.  Please remember during this transition time to dress the kids in layers so they are ready to go outside and get fresh air when it's dry.  

I have been meeting with out Student Lighthouse Team this year so that they can help me re-write our mission statement and so they can help me design a flag to highlight our 7 habits.  I love getting their ideas and perspective on what makes Yealey such a great school. 

I hope everyone is joining in the Color Run fundraiser.  It will be a fun Saturday morning and should be an easy way to help us raise money. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to reach out to the PTA.

I am keeping my fingers crossed on the 70 degree day we've had predicted for tomorrow. I we are all able to get out and enjoy the day.

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Turner