Yocum Elementary

🍃 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!

🇺🇸✨ Celebrating Freedom Week at Yocum Primary! ✨🇺🇸 Our students had an amazing time celebrating Freedom Week with fun and educational rotations! Students rotated through stations where they learned about: 🗳️ Voting & the importance of having a voice 🗽 The Statue of Liberty 🦅 The Bald Eagle 🇺🇸 The American Flag To make the experience even more special, students received a souvenir from each rotation to remember what they learned! And, of course, we had our very own Yocum Primary election! Students cast their votes to decide which afternoon snack they would enjoy—POPcorn 🍿 or PRETZELS 🥨!

Great job Bears! We are so proud of your positive office referrals! 🎉🐻

Congratulations on your positive office referral! 🎉

Congratulations Bears on reaching your goals and ringing that bell! 🎉🔔

📣 Kindergarten Families

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

Please turn in your child’s physical as soon as possible! 🐻

Ja’Kairon Stephens was a big helper during dismissal today! 🚗 He helped Mrs. McAdams keep the car line moving and made sure students were getting loaded safely.

🧺 Today is Primary Family Picnic Day! Join us from 11:30–12:10 for lunch with our Kindergarten and 1st Grade Bears!

Didn't RSVP? That's okay—we'd still love for you to come!

Can't make it today? That's okay too! We have plenty of people ready to sit, eat, and spend time with our students. 🐻

🚗 Please pay close attention to the map below for parking and entrance information.

Ms. Morgan has a yearly tradition of entering her students art work into the fair. Each year her students receive a free two day pass to the fair! She is so proud of each one of her students.

Congratulations on your positive office referral! We are so proud you are a Bear!

Learning from each other! 🌟 Our students are stepping up to the board to lead their classmates through problems, explain their thinking, and share different strategies. Building confidence, communication, and problem-solving skills—one problem at a time! 🐻📚