Yealey Families,

What a busy week we've had at school! Wrapping up units of instruction before break, taking our mid-year STAR assessments, a chorus concert, and some holiday fun added on top has kept us busy.  

I have enjoyed being with students working on math problems this week.  Our fourth and fifth grade teams are learning about the Japanese Lesson Study Process and this week we invited district leaders to come and see this process. It has been awesome work so far and I am very proud of our teams for all they've accomplished!  The students are also doing amazing with these lessons and having an audience watch them solve problems.  It's great to see them be leaders and explain their thinking.  

Next week we only have school on Monday and Tuesday.  Winter break starts on 12/21 and ends on 1/3.  So you will come back to school on January 4th.  

It's that time of year to watch the weather reports and be sure to check the news for school closures before heading out to the bus stop.  The plan is to that we will have traditional snow days for the first three weather closures.  After that we may do work at home days.  If we get close to the three day mark, we will begin sending Chromebooks home and communicate a plan for instruction on those days if they do happen.

This will be the last blog update for 2022.  I hope all of you enjoy your break and are able to be with friends and family counting the blessings from 2022 and looking forward to the new year!  Stay safe and healthy!

Happy Holidays,

Mrs. Turner

 Yealey Families,

I hope you had a great week at home. It's been a really fun week here.  I've loved seeing some of their projects come together.  Some of our 3rd and 4th grade students were able to create virtual reality.  I can't wait to see all we do with this new technology.  The highlight of my week was seeing all the arts come together to host Evening with the Arts.  It was a great night.  Hearing the voices of children singing is one of my all time favorite things!  Thank you to everyone who came and helped celebrate our kids.  Even with the increased attendance for the event, I believe everyone was able to see their child shine.  It was our largest attended event in the last 10 years and we love all of the support.  We will look at ways to make sure we do the best we can with parking and crowd control so that we can continue to come together to celebrate our kids! Thank you to all the special area team for all their hard work.  I was definitely a special night!

Next week, our PTA will host a Santa shop during the school day.  If you'd like your child to participate, please look for information on shopping days and procedures from your homeroom teacher.  

Next week we will also complete our mid-year STAR test so we can monitor the growth that the kids have made so far this year. Please encourage your child to do their best!

Have a great weekend with family and friends!

Mrs. Turner

 Yealey Families,

I hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving break.  It was great to have a few days to focus on family and gratitude!  

We hit the ground running back at school.  I have really enjoyed watching first graders decode words and challenge each other by changing the beginning sounds of words to make new words. I spent time in fourth grade seeing a whole class involved in trying to solve multi digit multiplication problems using an online tool.  They were so focused on using their strategies and figuring the problems out to improve in the game - so fun!

We have book fair next week.  Please see below for information from Ms. Wilson about setting up online payment options.  You can also shop during Evening with the Arts on Thursday!

Use this link to set up the eWallet and shop online: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/yealeyelementaryschool2

I hope you all have a great weekend! I look forward to seeing you next week at Evenine with the Arts!

Mrs. Turner