While most of the children were counting the last day of the school, Yolanda Cabon was spreading it. “What am I going to do for summer?” She asks, only half-kiding. “I’m not going to see my children until September!”
Kenny Elementary School in Yolanda Dorchester has a lunch monitor or “lunch mom”. Technically, this is a part -time position. But Yolanda also works three days a week-in the school program. In that early period, she often plays “hair salon” with students who may have to get out of the house. She converts the “bed head” into stylish ponytails, buns and braids. She describes herself as a “plain girl who does her hair” and helps students to learn to do their work. “It also helps their mothers,” she says.
Breakfast club, birthday program
Yolanda hosts a breakfast club on Friday morning, performs a birthday program, and created a popular school store. Students earn lunch squad claws (they are wildcats) for good behavior, respect and sympathy. Once a month, they spend the claws that they have saved on the “store” stocked with chips, candy, stuffed animals, water bottles, socks and more. “I didn’t come with a lot of things,” Yolanda says, remembering childhood. When they share a friend group, she tries to address inequalities among students. “A child may have more than another child. So as an adult in Kenny, I have to make sure that if I have resources-so shouldn’t the child not happy?”
Happy children naturally comes to Yolanda which constantly believes how to attach and motivate them. Principal Shereka King praised the Tone Yolanda set for the entire school. “I think who stands him out,” said the king. “She is a creative soul and she loves a lot in our school community.”
This will mark Yolanda’s four -year anniversary at the September school. To see the conversation with the students, you feel that she has worked in school for a long time. She was a bit worried about environment and work in Kenny School. She knew that she would like to work with children. She was not sure how much responsibility she could take.
Brain aneurysm, survived from stroke
Job in Kenny Elementary was the first place of Yolanda after facing a grand goods seizure. Doctors treating him for the seizure also revealed that she had survived a brain arterial and a stroke. At the time of seizure, she was working with women and families in a shelter. Her doctors advised her to slow down, which she knew would not be easy. Yolanda thrives on activity. A friend told him that Boston Public Schools need lunch monitor. Yolanda applied and got a job. She did not take long to see that she was in the right place. “I am fit in the right and showed my joy and love to live around all the children,” he said.
A child, especially appreciated that love at an important time. Abigail Curan moved to Kenny Elementary from a small Catholic school in the fall of 2024. Miss Yolanda could see that Abigail was hurting. “I can see a group of children having fun. But the child who is in the corner or was, such as, a sad face. It draws me right for them,” he said.
“I wish I could press her a million dollars”
Yolanda responded to knowing Abigail-Do-Do-Do-Duying to know her hair and her nails and spend time with her. She brought a portable speaker to the playground so that she could dance. “Suddenly, this and Abigail are dancing and then all other children also join it.” So, therefore, now Abigail is playing in a large group, “Corein says, smiling. She states that, after nine months, Yolanda Abigail’s” person “is the” person “he needs a friend.” Is.”
As long as she can remember, Yolanda is a careful. As a child, he took care of his disabled brother. He worked in his first job in 14. “It has always been my point. I like to help,” she says the children asked to get out of school. “I like to make sure everyone is happy.”
