Week of January 24 – 28

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Hello everyone! I hope you had a wonderful weekend! It’s hard to believe, but we are halfway done with the school year. My students are working very hard and growing in so many ways this year!  Way to go, 5th graders, and way to go, parents!  🙂

I hope that everyone has signed up for middle school classes at Pocahontas.  If you have not yet signed up for courses, please click on this link for instructions and helpful links.  If you have ANY questions about the process, please contact our school counselor, Mrs. Jones at rwjones@henrico.k12.va.us.

As I’m sure your child has told you, we will be having a STEAM challenge day on Wednesday this week!  This day is also a half day (dismissal at 11:40) and the last day of the 2nd quarter.  I explained to the class that their challenge will be to build a chair out of only recyclable materials.  Their chair must hold a member of their group!  Students are asked to bring in recyclable materials from home by Wednesday morning.  Thanks for your assistance with this!

Here is our 5th grade newsletter with a look ahead at our week!

Thank you for all of your support with your children!

Stay safe and healthy,

~Mrs. Jacobsen

 

Week of January 10 – 14

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Hello, everyone!  It looks like we will have a full 5-day week of school!  I was so happy to see my students as we returned from break last week.  We all had a lot of fun things to share about our Winter Break, which we made into a Google slideshow.  Ask your child to show you the slideshow we created, which can be found in our Homeroom course in Schoology.

SPES is holding a book drive from Monday 1/10 through Friday, 1/21.  If you are able to, please donate any new or gently used books to our school.  Your child can bring in the books and place them in the donation boxes in the front lobby of the school.  Thank you for your support!

Here is a look at our week ahead:

 

 

Have a safe and healthy week!

Mrs. Jacobsen

 

 

Happy New Year! Week of January 3 – 7, 2022

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Happy New Year, families!  I hope your winter break was wonderful and you were able to relax and enjoy lots of great family memories.  Some of my winter break highlights included taking my kids to see the Nutcracker for the very first time, going to Busch Gardens Christmas Town, and seeing family!  We watched a lot of movies too!

THANK YOU SO MUCH for all of the generous gifts and cards you gave me before winter break.  My family enjoyed some delicious treats and some good meals!  Your kindness was so appreciated.  🙂

I hope you all enjoy your snow day today!  I am looking forward to seeing all of my students tomorrow!  🙂

Here is a look at our first week back:

 

Have a safe and healthy week!

-Mrs. Jacobsen

 

Week of December 13 – 17

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We have reached the last week of school before Winter Break!  It’s hard to believe we are already at this point in the year, and that 2022 is just around the corner.  I wish all of you a safe, healthy, and wonderful winter break with your families!

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We have a very busy week ahead.  Thank you for encouraging your child to stay focused and work hard this week.  I know there is a lot of exciting energy in the air!  We will have our class winter party on Friday morning, and then the “Jingle Bell Jam” on Friday afternoon.  It is going to be a fun day!  🙂

 

Here is a look at our week:

 

Have a great week and a wonderful winter break!

-Mrs. Jacobsen

 

Week of December 6 – 10

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I can’t believe we are already into the 2nd week of December!  We only have 2 weeks left of school before winter break!

Congratulations to our class Spelling Bee winner, Yousef!  He will participate in the school-wide spelling bee this Friday, 12/10.  Our class runner-up was Srivatsan.  Way to go!  Good luck, Yousef!   🙂

This week is computer science week at Short Pump.  Our class will be participating in some fun, challenging coding activities this week.  Also, students are invited to participate in some spirit wear days for this week.  The link for this information is in our weekly newsletter below.

 

Have a wonderful week, everyone!

-Mrs. Jacobsen  🙂

Week of November 29 – December 3

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I hope you had a wonderful, relaxing Thanksgiving Break and were able to spend time with family.  We return to school with only two days left in November, and then the magical month of December arrives!

Thank you for encouraging your child to stay focused and work hard, especially during this exciting time of year.

Here is a look at our week:

Thank you for all of your continued support!

Mrs. Jacobsen

Week of November 15 – 19

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I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!  Thank you so much for your generous donations to the Henrico Christmas Mother food drive, as well as to our recent “Treats for the Troops” collection.  You are wonderful!

Art Reminder!  –  Square One Art orders are happening now! The last day to place an order is this Friday, November 19th!  Orders are online only.  Last week you should have received an email with an ordering link, and on Monday your child will bring home a paper catalogue with the link you can use to order.  Orders will arrive before Winter Break!  🙂

Here is a look at our week ahead:

 

Have a great week!

Mrs. Jacobsen

 

Week of November 8 – 12

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It was so wonderful meeting with families for conferences last week.  Your children are doing wonderfully!  Thank you for all of your continued support!

This week our school will be participating in a canned food drive for the Henrico Christmas Mother program.  If you are able to, please consider sending in canned or boxed food items.  The last day to send in items will be this Friday 11/12.  Thank you so much!  🙂

In addition to the information in our weekly newsletter below, we also will be having a lesson on digital citizenship this week, specifically focused on cyberbullying and how we can use the internet safely and with respect.

Here is a look at our week ahead:

 

Have a fabulous week!  🙂

Mrs. Jacobsen