Yocum Primary

Congratulations to the December Super Hero Students and staff of the month!!

Hero of the Week Melinda Sivils Mrs. Sivils' favorite color is blue-green the color of the ocean. Her favorite subject in school was everything. She loved how all subjects connected to one another. Her favorite food is veggie pizza with cauliflower crust. Mrs. Sivils wanted to be an archaeologist, a paleontologist, or to dance in a cage. She decided to be a teacher because she loves to learn. She was inspired by good teachers that pushed her to do better. Mrs. Sivils teaches 3rd grade and has taught for 18 years.

Our Yocum Heroes we’re serving our community today!! Ringing the bell for the Salvation Army.

Hero of the Week Chrystal Gilkey Mrs. Gilkey's favorite color is blue. Her favorite subject in school was literature and history. Mrs. Gilkey's favorite food is blackberry cobbler. She wanted to be detective when she grew up. Mrs. Gilkey became a teacher because she enjoyed working with children. It is challenging and fulfilling to help students grow. Mrs. Gilkey taught elementary music for 4 years before she became a kindergarten teacher.

Today we celebrated November birthdays! Happy Birthday to all our student who have November birthdays!

National Education Week was November 12-16. The 3rd grade students listened to Mr. Matt Johnson a fire specialist with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service come and tell them about his career. He told the students that he manages and prescribed fire and wildlife suppression on all USFWS refuges in Arkansas and Louisiana. Thank you Mr. Johnson for sharing your career with our students.

Hero of the week is Janell Aplin Mrs. Aplin's favorite color is pink. Her favorite subject in school was math. Mrs. Aplin's favorite food is Mexican and sushi! When Janell was younger she wanted to be a teacher. She wanted to make a difference in children's lives. She wanted them to believe in themselves like her teachers did for her. Mrs. Aplin has been teaching for 3 years at Yocum teaching 2nd grade.

Hero of the Week Kim Ibert Mrs. Ibert's favorite color is green. Her favorite subject in school was science. Mrs. Ibert loved learning about animals most of all. Mrs. Ibert's favorite foods are shrimp ad cheesecake. When she was little she wanted to be a lawyer and a ballerina. Mrs. Ibert decided to be a teacher because she was influenced by several teachers that left lasting impressions. She wanted to make a difference in her students lives. Mrs. Ibert has been a 1st grade teacher at Yocum for 12 years!

Today was our Annual Arkansas Travelers Program. Our students showed off all the facts that they have learned about Arkansas. Thanks to everyone who was able to come out and support our students!!

Hero of the week Mia White Mrs. White's favorite colors are pink and black. Her favorite subject in school was art. Mrs. White's favorite food is tacos and anything Mexican!! When Mrs. White was growing up she wanted to be a teacher and a wedding dress designer. Her third grade teacher inspired her to want to be a teacher when she grew up. Mrs. White teaches Kindergarten at Yocum Primary and has taught for 7 years!

Today is National STEM Day!! Our kindergarten students enjoyed coding on the smart board!! We LOVE STEM!! #ARkidscancode

Congratulations to our November Super Students and Teacher!!!

Hero of the Week Tammy Waller Ms. Waller's favorite color is purple. Her favorite subject in school was math. Ms. Waller's favorite food is fried chicken. Ms. Waller wanted to be a doctor when she grew up but she decided she couldn't handle all the blood and guts. She decided to be a teacher because she loved the thought of helping children to be their best. She is a 4th grade teacher at Yocum! Ms Waller has been a teacher for 8 years.

Today we made slime in Makey Lab!! We had so much fun!!

Today we celebrated October birthdays!!

Tonight was our Family Literacy, Math, and STEM night. Thanks to everyone who came out tonight!!

We read There Was an Old Monster and made milk jug monsters with our 4th grade friends. It was so much fun to see them all working together and coming up with plans on what they wanted their monsters to look like. #yocumschoolrocks #workingtogether #readingisfun

Hero of the week Zach Anders Mr. Anders favorite color is blue. His favorite subject in school was science and math. Mr. Anders favorite food is Mexican. When he grew up he wanted to be a biologist and work with ocean animals. He also wanted to be a teacher. Mr. Anders wanted a job that helped kids learn and grow academically and physically. He has been a 1st grade teacher for 2 years at Yocum Primary.

Hero of the week Ashley Johnson Mrs. Johnson's favorite color is pink. Her favorite subject in school was reading. Mrs. Johnson's favorite food is chocolate chip cookies. When she grew up she wanted to be an astronaut or opera singer!! Mrs. Johnson wanted to be a teacher because she wanted everyone to love science as much as she did. She says kids are natural scientists! Mrs. Johnson has taught 3rd grade for 3 years all at Yocum!!

Lizza Pizza and Paco Taco came to Kindergarten to handout awards for students meeting AR reading goals and AR math goals!! Way to Go Students!!