Tomorrow is a rare schoolwide Spirit Day, with both our JES and JMS assemblies taking place on the same day (at different times, of course.) Our JMS Meeting originally scheduled for Wednesday was rescheduled, creating a full day of Jacobs spirit. As always, we encourage our JES students to wear their Hull blue and gold and our JMS students to represent their House colors.
Our One Word for the year was officially hung in the cafeteria this week and will be on full display during tomorrow’s assemblies and throughout the year ahead. Be CURIOUS will serve as a daily reminder to our students and staff to ask questions, seek to understand, explore new ideas, and approach learning and one another with curiosity rather than judgment.
The state has also started to release data from the 2025–2026 school year. I shared much of that information with staff during our meeting yesterday and am excited to begin sharing it with families as well. I could not be more proud of our students, families, and, of course, our teachers. There is a lot to celebrate, and I look forward to sharing more of those results in the weeks ahead.
One area we have placed a significant emphasis on over the last several years is attendance. We know that simply being in school matters and that consistent attendance plays an important role in a student’s academic and social growth. Thanks to the commitment of our families and the work of our staff, our chronic absenteeism rate has dropped tremendously over the past five years. Please take a look at the visual below to see just how far we have come. This is certainly something worth celebrating, while continuing to recognize that every day in school matters.
As always, thank you for your continued partnership and support. There is so much to be proud of at the Jacobs School, and even more to look forward to as we continue working together to make this our best year yet.
-Mr. Shaw
