Something to Yelle About

WE ARE FULLY CHARGED COMING BACK FROM

BREAK THIS WEEK IN #HAYNation!

Hello from the Yelle.

It's May! First week back after Break, and the kids got right back into it. We are all so proud of them.

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 above has snapshots highlighting some of the amazing happenings this week. We have a picture outside Honey Dew for Mrs. Lehane's 4th Grade Mathletes who took the title this year for our ST Math March Math-ness Tournament. Our HAY PTO sponsored the winner to have a field trip across the street to Honey Dew to have a donut and hot chocolate to relish their Championship. Congrats Mrs. Lehane's class! The top row of pictures show some of my favorite things with students writing out their thinking on their whiteboards, working together, collaborating, and practicing their skills. We had Picture Day this week, and I was able to grab a picture of our students dressed up for it including one big group holding our #PositiveSignThursday message of how We Are Fully Charged after the Break, and another one of two of our most dapper students sporting ties for Picture Day. YES!

These and the other pictures below in and around the classrooms really do relay a story of the incredible accomplishments our students and teachers achieved this week. Please check them out below and all over our Instagram 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 ...

Math MCAS This Week

HAY PTO News

Double Good Popcorn Sale

NEED Silent Auction

Upcoming Calendar Events to Mark Your Own Calendar

Community Events

And much, much more ...

Please check it out.

Thanks; have a wonderful weekend,

Marty

Martin R. Geoghegan

Principal

Henri A. Yelle Elementary School

Monday, May 2 – NEED Silent Auction Starts (see below)

Tuesday, May 6 – 5th Grade Math MCAS Session 1

Wednesday, May 7 – 5th Grade Math MCAS Session 2

Thursday, May 8 – 4th Grade Math MCAS Session 1

Thursday, May 8 – HAY PTO Staff Appreciation Luncheon

Friday, May 9 – 4th Grade Math MCAS Session 2

Tuesday, May 13 – 5th Grade STE MCAS Day

Friday, May 16 – HAY PTO In-School Post-MCAS BINGO

Thursday, May 22 – HAY PTO Meeting at 6PM in Library

Friday, May 23 – 5th Grade Move-Up Day

Monday, May 26 – Memorial Day – No School

Friday, May 30 – ½ Day District PD Day – 11:40AM Dismissal

Monday, June 2 – NHS Class of 2025 Graduation Walk

Tuesday, June 3 – Laser Light Assemblies (more details to follow)

Friday, June 6 – Field Day (Schedule TBA)

Monday, June 9 – Field Day Rain Date

Tuesday, June 10 – 3rd Grade Step Up Day at Yelle

Tuesday, June 10 – 5th Grade Field Trip -- Whaling Museum

Wednesday, June 11 – 5th Grade Animal Adventures Presentations

Thursday, June 12 – 5th Grade Field Trip -- Whaling Museum

Friday, June 13 – 5th Grade Field Trip -- Whaling Museum

Tuesday, June 17 – Last Day of School ½ Day – 11:40AM Dismissal

Yelle Spring 2025 MCAS Schedule

Our first leg of our 2025 ELA MCAS administration is completed

for all of our students.

All I can tell you is how proud I am of all of our students' effort!

All we ask is for them to do their best and take their time, and I believe,

that is exactly what they did!

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.

Remaining Testing Days:

Grade 4

Math Day 1 on Thursday 5/8

Math Day 2 on Friday 5/9

STE on Tuesday 5/13

Don't throw away any of your textiles!

We have our Textile Drive happening later in the Spring during Memorial Day Weekend.

So start planning that Spring Cleaning, as well as supporting our PTO!

This will be from May 30th to June 2nd.

Win-Win!

We have some great HAY PTO Events & Things Coming Up

Teacher Appreciation Luncheon sign-ups will be coming soon.

We will be looking for 5th Grade Pictures for the Yearbook!

5th Grade Families start looking around at your photos for some great ones

of your kids and friends!

More Information to Come ...

Our spring auction is the biggest fundraiser we do all year to raise money for our teacher grants we give out each fall. We can't do amazing things like large scale grants without successful fundraisers like this!

Our auction for 2025 starts TODAY, May 2nd and we hope you will join us for the fun! The auction will run from May 2-16 and has a whopping 177 packages in it. That's not 177 items....that's 177 packages!

Click here to check out the auction and support the group that supports you! Happy Bidding!

Thank you so much and happy bidding!

Wondering what direct impact to student learning that money has? Check out our website and see the grants we've been able to fund with your help!

https://www.nortonneed.org/granting-wishes-for-nps.html

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Any questions, please contact us,

NEED

www.nortonneed.org

Please see more great Pictures and what is happening in #HAYNation like these by going to Instagram at @HAYSchoolNorton -- Make sure you Follow Us and Tag Us in any Posts you want us to see!

Massachusetts Partnerships for Youth (MPY) is continuing to sponsor a free Parenting Solutions Library. MPY is offering this valuable resource in partnership with Peace At Home Parenting Solutions, a non-profit organization located in Mansfield, Connecticut. Through this partnership, MPY is providing proven resources to help students’ families thrive.

Peace At Home Parenting Solutions specializes in empowering parents with evidence-based strategies to foster nurturing connections that safeguard their children's mental well-being. The Parenting Solutions Library is easily accessed using the link on MPY’s home page. No log in or passcode is needed.

Principal Martin R. Geoghegan

Past Newsletters can be found Here.

Website: https://www.norton.k12.ma.us/henri-a-yelle-elementary-school
Location: 64 West Main Street, Norton, MA, USA
Phone: 508-285-0190
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