Yealey Families -

What a busy, fun week we've had at school!  Two grade levels had field trips including an overnight trip for our 5th graders.  The kids had lots of fun and enjoyed the learning experiences off campus.  Track and field today was amazing as always.  Thank you to Mrs. Hedenberg, our teachers and volunteers that helped the kids spend a day outside playing together.  The community and team building that occurs during activities like this is so valuable to working together back in the classroom.  It really gives everyone a chance to shine and try new things.

There will be no blog update next week since we are off school Friday.  A couple of dates to keep in mind:

    Wednesday 10/4 - Picture Day

    Friday 10/6 - NO SCHOOL

    Monday 10/9 - NO SCHOOL

I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Mrs. Turner

 Yealey Families,

It's been a great week at school.  I have so enjoyed the classrooms I've been in this week.  I saw 2nd graders writing paragraphs and 1st graders figuring out how to build a tool to solve a problem.  I also know that in Spanish class the kindergarten students have been learning who I am in Spanish and how to address me.  To my enjoyment they haven't quite mastered that yet but I love where they're going with it.  I've been stopped several times this week to hear either, "I know you, you're the princibull" (read it how it's spelled) or my personal favorite, "I know what you do, you're the queen."

We are still searching for a minority parent rep for our SBDM council.  If you are interested, please email me at renee.turner@boone.kyschools.us.  Per our bylaws and state laws, Minority members must be American Indian; Alaskan native; African American; Hispanic, including persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and Central or South American origin; Pacific Islander; or other ethnic group underrepresented in the school.  We also are looking for someone to replace Jamie Peck on council as she as been hired at school and can't serve as a parent rep any more.  If you are interested please email me. 

Thank you to everyone who helped PTA with their tie dye event.  It was messy but fun and I know they appreciated all that were willing to get in the mess with them!

I hope you all have a great weekend!

Mrs. Turner

 Yealey Families,

I hope you've had a great week at home.  It's been an awesome week here.  This week we did the "principal test" which is a math problem/writing prompt. I visited each homeroom and explained the prompt to them and then all the grade level teachers along with the blended learning team read their responses and gave them feedback.  These are the scores we will use to help make instructional decisions in writing.  We will give another prompt in December and again in the spring so that we can measure growth and the impact of the strategies we are using. 

Next week we will have our SBDM meeting on Thursday at 4:00.  The PTA will also have their tie-dye event 4-7 Thursday evening.  We will be sending home spiritwear order forms soon for our big Fall/Christmas order so be watching for that.

I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Mrs. Turner

 Yealey Families,

This 4 day week sure did fly by.  Our younger students are still working on Fall Benchmark tests and we should have them completed soon. We plan to spend some time in teacher teams next week looking at all the data from these benchmarks and making plans.

Our Thomas More students are back in the building having class and they will begin internships in our classrooms soon. These college students have such a positive impact on our students and vice versa.  I love seeing them interact.

I hope everyone has a great weekend.  Enjoy this beautiful weather while it's here!

Mrs. Turner

principal

 Yealey Families,

It's been a great week at school. Our beginning of the year STAR scores show that we are off to a good start.  I've had a great week spending time in classrooms seeing students practice the 7 habits, work on beginning math skills, and discuss literature.  

If you drop your child(ren) off in the morning, please try to arrive before 8:25.  The cafeteria doors are opened at 8:00 and will be closed and locked at 8:35. After that we will need you to come in to sign your child in. Some of our buses arrive early to school but most of them should be arriving right around 8:25 and unloading students for breakfast at the cafeteria line.  If you don't get here before this unloading there is a chance you will be stuck in the drop off line and run late for your day.  

Don't forget there is no school on Monday for the Labor Day holiday.  I hope everyone enjoys the long weekend and the beautiful weather!

Mrs. Turner