Something to Yelle About

A MUSICAL MASTERPIECE OF A WEEK IN #HAYNation!

Hello from the Yelle.

Another incredible week highlighted by our 5th Grade Band Concert on Wednesday! It was so impressive!

As I try to do each week, I use the big picture above to tell the story of the week in pictures for us here at the Yelle.

This week the Big Picture starts on the top row with students from the Band concert. I know I mention it below, but the perseverance, determination and effort of musicians impress me so much. I gave up my instrument pretty early, so I always give great reverance to musicians, and our 5th Grade Band students under Mr. Dufresne's leadership has been phenomenal this year! #WayToGo! The middle row are pictures of our students working together, working hard, and getting ready for MCAS; they do a sensational job! The bottom row starts with a picture of our #PositiveSignThursday picture exclaiming that We MARCH Together, as our students are exiting another month having done an absolutely fabulous job throughout the month. And the final picture is of a couple of our students with JiJi, the everpresent penguin mascot of ST Math. These two students were recognized for crushing their ST Math puzzles this week with over 1,000 puzzles completed in just this week. The whole school is engaged in an ST Math March Math-ness tournament where classes are matched up bracket-style against one another with finished puzzles is the measurement. On Monday, we will be down to the Final 2 Classrooms battling it out for our 1st ever ST Math March-ness Championship. More to come ...

These and the other pictures from Twitter below really do relay a story of the amazing accomplishments our students and teachers achieved in just this one week of school. Please check them out below and all over our Twitter feed to help to tell the tremendous story we are writing this year.

Please check out the rest of the Newsletter for some important information including ...

HAY PTO Oak St Treats Fundraiser

Yelle 5th Grade Band Concert

Jimmy Fund Rally Against Cancer

Spring ELA MCAS This Week

Spring Cradles to Crayons Clothes Drive

NHS Presents High School Musical

Learn To Skate

Other Community News

And much, much more ...

Please check it out.

Thanks; have a wonderful weekend; stay safe and well,

Marty

Martin R. Geoghegan

Principal

Henri A. Yelle Elementary School

Monday, April 1 through April 8 – HAY PTO Oak St Treats Fundraiser (see below)

Tuesday, April 2 – Grade 5 MCAS ELA Session 1

Wednesday, April 3 – Grade 5 MCAS ELA Session 2

Thursday, April 4 – Grade 4 MCAS ELA Session 1

Friday, April 5 – Grade 4 MCAS ELA Session 2

Tuesday, April 9 – Rally Against Cancer Jimmy Fund Red Sox Day (see flier below)

Thursday, April 11 – All Town Band Concert for Grades 5-12 at NHS

Friday, April 12 – Districtwide ½ Day – Dismissal at 11:40AM

After months of practicing, planning, and rehearsing, our 5th grade students came together on Wednesday, March 27th, to perform their first concert of the year.

This year's 5th Grade Band is a mixture of students who began playing in the 4th grade, and students who picked up an instrument for the first time just this past October. We are so incredibly proud of their hard work and dedication to learning an instrument throughout the school year.

It was a truly wonderful evening of music! If you missed it, please check out the

@HAYSchoolNorton Twitter feed for videos of all songs performed!

It was a sensational night! Congrats to Mr. Dufresne and all of our incredible

5th Grade Musicians! You truly SHINED!

SO PROUD OF YOU!

More information coming soon on ...

Be on the lookout for upcoming info about our HAY PTO Music Bingo Night

on Friday, April 12th is going to be Epic!

Be on the lookout for more information coming soon ...

A HUGE THANK YOU TO:

Our HAY PTO Volunteers who set-up, organized, manned, and cleaned up after

the Spring Book Fair!

Thank you so much for everything you do for us; it is greatly appreciated!

All of our Families who stopped by, bought books, and purchased books for Teacher

Wish Lists; we cannot thank you enough!

The proceeds from our HAY PTO Book Fairs go to stocking our Yelle Library,

our classroom libraries, and our sensational HAY PTOBook Vending Machine

for all those books we give out on a daily occasion!

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

We are so excited that Norton Public Schools is again participating in the Jimmy Fund's "Rally Against Cancer" fundraiser.

The easiest way to donate to this great cause is as follows.

Click on this link to make a donation.

On April 9, 2024, it is our Opening Day at Fenway Park. We are encouraging students to wear their Red Sox Sports gear and only pay $1 to help Strike Out Cancer & Rally Against It!

Thanks again for participating in this annual event.

Yelle Spring 2024 MCAS Schedule

Our 2024 ELA MCAS administration starts on Tuesday, April 2, and then Wednesday, April 3

for our 5th Grade students, and then

Thursday, April 4 and Friday April 5th for our 4th Grade students.

You may not believe this but our students like our MCAS Days.

How might you ask?

Well, our students start their day with a morning Recess, then a Snack, then a couple of hours

set up for testing, then an Afternoon Recess and Lunch, with their Special happening in the

afternoon.

It's a day we just ask for our students to take their time and give their best effort.

That's all we ask.

Other than the testing, the day is very nice for them.

Please just wish your kids to do their best on those days.

That is all we ask.

Any questions, please let me know.

Grade 4

ELA Day 1 on Thursday 4/4

ELA Day 2 on Friday 4/5

Math Day 1 on Tuesday 5/7

Math Day 2 on Wednesday 5/8

Grade 5

ELA Day 1 on Tuesday 4/2

ELA Day 2 on Wednesday 4/3

Math Day 1 on Thursday 5/9

Math Day 2 on Friday 5/10

STE on Tuesday 5/14

Our Norton Middle School Project 351 student ambassador this year is Courtney Bailey and she is seeking all of our help with her Spring Service Project to benefit Cradles to Crayons.

Check it out for details about this year's project:

WHO: All grade levels are encouraged to participate

WHAT: A clothing drive to benefit Cradles to Crayons

WHERE: All schools will be given drop boxes for each grade level to participate

WHEN: The weeks of 3/25 and 4/1

WHY: To benefit Cradles to Crayons and assist the underserved of the Commonwealth with new and/or gently used clothing ages Newborn to Large Youth

HOW: Use your bully pulpit as an administrator to encourage students and families to participate in this worthwhile cause

As a way of saying thanks for students' efforts, we will be offering an incentive for the grade level with the highest participation amongst all the schools. One lucky grade level, in one of the schools, will be the recipient of an ice cream party (individually pre-wrapped frozen treats) as a way to say thank you for all of your hard work in supporting an awesome cause.

Please see more great Tweets like these by going to Twitter either at #HAYNation or @HAYSchoolNorton -- Make sure you Follow Us and Tag Us in any Tweets you want us to see!

Please check out Norton SEPAC's monthly Newsletter here.

The Norton SEPAC's Mission:

We are here to promote and support an innovative educational environment where children with disabilities have equal access to educational opportunities and a school and community environment where all children are encouraged to reach their full potential.

We are here to promote a network for parents/guardians of children with disabilities and provide a forum to share information and discuss matters of relative interest and concern regarding our children.

We are here to promote communication and programs within the community to encourage understanding, respect, acceptance, and inclusion of children with disabilities.

We are here to promote collaboration with the school community to continually improve the educational opportunities available within our schools that promote improved educational outcomes for children with disabilities.

The Norton SEPAC has started a recognition program to honor teachers across the district. Their Heart of Gold program is an excellent way for families to recognize any educators at the Yelle for their hard work with our students. Check it out.

Norton SEPAC website.

Serving Grades 4 and 5

Principal Martin R. Geoghegan

Past Newsletters can be found Here.

Website: https://hay.norton.k12.ma.us/
Location: 64 West Main Street, Norton, MA, USA
Phone: 508-285-0190
Twitter: @HAYSchoolNorton