Yocum Elementary

We are so proud of Damien for winning the Writing Challenge! He earned some awesome prizes and even got to share the celebration with his classmates by passing out suckers! 🍭

Damien’s determination and willingness to go above and beyond his classwork paid off in a BIG way. Way to go, Damien!

A big thank you to the El Dorado Fire Department for visiting our kindergarten and 1st grade students! Our Bears loved learning important fire safety tips and getting an up-close look inside the fire trucks.

We are so thankful for our firefighters and all they do to keep our community safe! 👨‍🚒🚒

We are so thankful for Coach Boone and Coach Jacobs and all they do for our Yocum Bears! Thank you for keeping our students active, encouraging teamwork, and making PE a fun and positive part of their day. 🐻🏃‍♂️

Yocum Reminder: Parent-Teacher Conferences are this week! Teachers have sent home reminders with your scheduled conference time. Please plan to arrive at your scheduled time so we can keep conferences running smoothly. 📅 Tuesday, October 6 & Thursday, October 8 ⏰ School dismisses at 2:00 PM 👩‍🏫 Conferences: 3:30–6:30 PM

📚Celebrating our readers! 🐻 Today we celebrated our 2nd–4th grade students who worked hard to maintain or grow their reading level over the summer! Each of these students was entered into a special drawing to win a cash prize. 🎉 Congratulations to Alia and Messiah, our lucky winners! A huge thank you to Dr. and Mrs. Obiozo for generously donating our reading prizes for this year and helping us celebrate our students’ hard work and growth!

We are so thankful for our amazing school custodians! They work hard each day to keep Yocum clean, safe, and ready for our students and staff. So much of what they do happens behind the scenes, but it makes a BIG difference in our school every single day! Thank you for taking such great care of our school and our Yocum family. We appreciate you! 🐻

Mrs. Ellis' 4th graders enjoyed making a nature mandala with Mr. Mike! It now proudly hangs in their classroom. 🍃🍁

Be sure to check out our October Newsletter for upcoming events, important reminders, and all the latest happenings at Yocum!

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📚 Parent-Teacher Conferences are next week!

Sign-up sheets have been sent home so families can select a time to meet with their child’s teacher. Please be sure to return your sheet to secure your conference time.

⏰ Reminder: School will dismiss early at 2:00 PM on both conference days.

🎨 Congratulations to our Artists of the Month! 🎨 We are so proud of these talented Yocum Bears and their creativity and hard work in art! ⭐ 2nd Grade: Whitney Murphy ⭐ 3rd Grade: Iker Bernal-Diaz ⭐ 4th Grade: Bentley McRoyal

🍃 Art inspired by nature! Mr. Mike helped Ms. Aubrey’s class collect natural items from around the playground and use their findings to create a beautiful nature mandala. We love seeing creativity come to life with the world around us! 🎨🌿

🧺 Family Picnic Reminder!

As you arrive for our Family Picnic, please park in the gravel parking lot or along S. Murphy Ave. as shown in the picture below.

We are expecting lots of families and students, so please drive slowly, be patient, and watch carefully for people walking in and around the parking areas.
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🧺 ¡Recordatorio del Picnic Familiar!

Al llegar a nuestro Picnic Familiar, por favor estaciónese en el estacionamiento de grava o a lo largo de S. Murphy Ave., como se muestra en la imagen de abajo.

Esperamos la asistencia de muchas familias y estudiantes, así que por favor maneje despacio, tenga paciencia y esté atento a las personas que caminan por las áreas de estacionamiento y sus alrededores.

📚 The Yocum Primary Book Fair is NEXT WEEK! 📚

Students will have the chance to shop for some exciting new books! Families can shop in person, or guardians can set up an eWallet so students can shop without having to carry cash to school.

💳 Set up your student’s eWallet here:
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/yocumprimary

We can’t wait to see our little Bears find their next favorite book! 🐻📖

✨🧪 Fairytale magic is in the air! 🧪✨ This week, our kindergarten and 1st grade students are wrapping up their fairytale unit by receiving magical potions! Each student chose a potion and it represents a special characteristic they learned about through their fairytales. 🏰📚 But remember… keep those potion lids nice and tight! Opening your potion might make it lose its magical power! ✨🔮

Kindergarten physicals are due October 1st. Students without a physical on file will not be allowed to attend school until it has been submitted. 

Congratulations to these students on their positive office referrals! 🐻🎉

🌱 Ms. Aubrey’s 4th graders have been working hard learning about plant structures and how each structure helps plants survive, grow, and respond to their environment! We love seeing our students dig into science and discover how plants work! 🌿🔬

📚✏️ Mrs. Long’s first graders have been busy authors! Each day, students wrote a personal narrative, and by the end of the week, they turned their stories into their very own books! We love seeing our young writers grow! 💙💛

📚 Our students are working hard in the mornings on their AR tests and celebrating every book they finish! We love seeing our Bears grow as readers and reach their reading goals! 💙🐻

We enjoyed celebrating September birthdays today!