Celebrating The New Year

Hello,
It is hard to believe that the holidays have come and gone. I hope that you all enjoyed the Special Season with your family and friends. In January when we return back from our vacation the students will continue to work hard and learn many more new and interesting items. We are almost midway through the second term, I have seen great growth in both the 4th and 5th graders.

I wish you all a Happy, Healthy and Safe New Year. Thank you for sharing your greatest gifts with us, your children.

Yours Truly,
Lisa Farrell

Happy Thanksgiving

To All of the Friends and Families of the Yelle Community,

I wish you and your families the Happiest and Safest of Thanksgivings.

A Walk for a Healthy you

Hello Fellow Yellians and Friends of Yelle,

Yet again last week the students and staff at Yelle showed how wonderful they are and what a great community they have built. Last Tuesday the entire school and Mr. Williams a former New England Patriot walked around the track of the high school for about 45 minutes. The weather could not have been better and the energy level of everyone was intense. This was the kick off to Play 60, a program that promotes healthy lifestyles for all. The program challenges students to get up and out and play or be physical for 60 minutes a day. A special thank you goes out to several people who helped us succeed in our goal to begin to live a healthy lifestyle. Mr. Williams was very kind to come to our school and give us encouragement, Karen Duross Rogers, our school nurse organized the walk, Dr. Ansay walked with us and was our own personal cheerleader throughout the morning, Mr. Dewar was gracious enough to let all 490 of us invade his track for most of the morning and especially Mr. V the Health Teacher at Norton High School, he inspired and challenged us to do our own Personal Best.

Please check in with us next week as we follow the steps of our Literacy Coach, Sharon Roberts as she visits classrooms and works her magic with our students. Have a great week.

Lisa Farrell

November Breezes In

Hello Yellians and Friends of Yelle,

We had a very busy and exciting week last week. On Thursday the Helping Hands students stayed after school and helped Miss George, Miss Albert and myself assemble over 700 Boo Bags. The students did a remarkable job working together. On Thursday The Yelle Family came to visit and we got to meet young Henri Yelle. He was very excited to see his grandfather's school and listen to his mother as she shared her memories about her dad, when he was principal of the Yelle. It was a great honor to have Mrs. Yelle visit, she said that the students were wonderful and the school has a nice homey feeling, she added that her husband would be proud of everyone. Dr. Ansay was included in on many of our activities last week, she purchased and received Boo Bags, she met with the Yelles and she was able to see the wonderful costumes that our staff and students wore on Friday. Our S.M.I.L.E.S friends were also here on Thursday working with their friends. I was very excited that the students were so wonderful on Halloween Eve - they looked great, I saw some very creative costumes and they handled themselves very maturely throughout the day.

This week we will be working on being Fit For Life. Please check in next week and see how we are doing on our Fuel Up 60 competition!

Have a Great Week!

Lisa M. Farrell

Looking Forward to a Spooky Week

Hello to all of you Ghosts and Goblins,

I hope you are all ready for a spooky and fun week, the Halloween Season is finally upon us. Last week students had the opportunity to purchase Boo Bags for their friends at lunch. The Boo Bags will be delivered on Friday to the Homeroom classrooms. Halloween and Fall celebrations will take place on Friday afternoon during the last period of the day.

On Thursday we are expecting some very special guests at Yelle. Mrs. Henri A. Yelle and her daughter Henrietta are coming to visit the Yelle school. We are very excited to have the Yelle family meet with some of the students and staff, we want to show the Yelle's what a day at our school is like. On Thursday we will also have our Third Helping Hands meeting. During this time the students will be assembling the Boo Bags for the students. We will also be looking at the food donations that are being collected by the students. We are trying to get a wide variety of food products for the Food Pantry.

Have a great week,

Mrs. Lisa Farrell

Fall is a Busy Time of Year

Last week ended the Candy Drive Fund Raiser at The Yelle. Students did a great job selling candy to help support the school. The money raised through this activity goes towards educational programs throughout the year, field trips for both grades 4 and 5 and supplies for the classrooms. We appreciate all of the hard work that the students, parents and especially the PTO puts into this program.

Nurse Rogers has been going into all of the classrooms to tell the children about the Healthy Snack Program and about the Design a Menu Contest. The students are all trying to have their class win the survivor party for the month of October. It will be interesting to see if Mrs. Morse's class will be the top class again this year for fourth grade.

Homework Heroes started last week, the afterschool homework club will run on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:30-3:30. Currently, we have about 22 students taking advantage of this opportunity to get homework done without stress and tears. The class is held in the computer lab with Mrs. Haglund and Mrs. Oakley.

The Citizens of The Month for September were chosen on Friday. The students came to the office and had their picture taken and received their certificates. Congratulations to Justin G., Jack V., Shawn M., Shane M. and Karoline W.

I hope that everyone got the opportunity to get outside and enjoy the beautiful fall weekend. Have a great week!

Lisa Farrell

The Students of Yelle Shine On..

This week at Yelle we have had many exciting moments. We learned that the 2008-2009 MCAS results were released, the Henri A. Yelle community made AYP. We are very proud of all the results, and we are prepared to continue to work hard and show everyone how we can shine. This year at the Yelle there is a new slogan. We are going to be known as the Henri A. Yelle All Stars. The school is divided into 4 units and the units have been named, The Celtics Unit,The Patriots Unit,The Red Sox Unit and The Bruins Unit. Last Friday, the Celtics Unit showed the most pride and spirit - nice job!
We chose our first Star of the Week on Friday. A Star is a person who exemplifies being a good friend, kind person, and giving community member. Kerri W. from grade four is our first STAR, congratulations to Kerri. On Thursday, we had the kick-off for our biggest fund raiser, the candy drive. Good luck to all of our future sales people. Everyone wore their biggest smiles on Friday for Picture Day. Our first Site Council and PTO meetings were held on Tuesday evening. The group of volunteers that showed up was nothing less than impressive. This year our goal at Yelle is to all be STARS at everything that we do and to shine during every moment!

Best wishes for a great week!
Lisa Farrell

New Beginnings at Yelle !

I hope everyone is enjoying the last few moments of summer. I am very excited about the new school year and I am looking forward to seeing you all on Tuesday. Relax and enjoy the Labor day weekend

Welcome Back to School

As another summer comes to a close, I am pleased to welcome you and your children to what promises to be a very productive and stimulating school year.
Over the summer we have been busy at the Yelle preparing for your child's arrival on Sept. 8th, in anticipation of yet another year of academic and cocurricular excellence. We hope that you are excited about the upcoming year.
Remember to join us on Sept. 2nd from 6-7 p.m. for the Open House Ice Cream Social.
I look forward to seeing you soon.

May Days 5/10/09

Welcome to our Blogg. Last week was a very busy week for everyone at Yelle. There were 5th grade Math Clinics that happened on Friday, everyone got a bit more time to work on their math skills. It was also Teacher Appreciation Week. It is my sincere pleasure to recognize the wonderful staff we have here at Yelle. The Norton Community is very fortunate to have such hard working, dedicated and caring professionals working with their children. Thank you for all that you do! The Yelle Site Council had a wonderful opportunity on Wednesday evening. The three elementary Councils got together at LGN to discuss homework and transition concerns. The week of May 1st we had our friend Michael Higgins, from Magic Gardens, come to Yelle to create another carving for us. Thank you to the PTO for sponsoring this program, it is one of our favorites. Our Helping Hands group has been busy cleaning up around the school. Thank have a great week and best of luck on the MCAS.

April 21, 2009

The energy that springtime brings has come to H. A. Yelle! Within the last few weeks we have had several exciting learning experiences in both 4th and 5th grade.
On Thursday, April 9th, Baker Nurseries came to Yelle to plant trees in the playground to support our efforts in sun protection.
During the week of April 13th the 5th graders went to The New Bedford Whaling Museum, after April vacation the students will engage in activities based on their visit.

Enjoy your vacation,

Lisa Farrell