The Jacobs Journal

Week 11, Day 49/180

On Tuesday afternoon, all Jacobs staff participated in a comprehensive school safety training led by SRO Mahoney and the Hull Police Department, in partnership with the Hull Fire Department. The demonstration of teamwork and collaboration among our schools, police, and fire departments was a powerful reminder of our shared commitment to keeping students safe. Our staff were poised throughout the training and emergency scenarios, asked thoughtful questions, and demonstrated tremendous confidence and strength in their decision-making and preparedness. Above all else, ensuring the safety and well-being of your child remains our top priority. I feel incredibly fortunate to have such strong partnerships with the town’s public safety agencies and deeply appreciate their continued support.

This Friday is JES Spirit Day and our Student Council elections! We’re looking forward to hearing from our student leaders as they deliver their campaign speeches and share their ideas for making the Jacobs even better. Just a friendly reminder for JES students to wear their blue and gold on Friday to show their school spirit.

-Mr. Shaw

Nov 8, 9 & 11 ─ HHS Theater Arts Rake & Take

Nov 11 ─ Veterans Day, no school

Nov 12 ─ PTO Trivia Night at the Parrot 7pm

Nov 19 ─ Meet the Interventionists! 11:00am

Nov 19 ─ 11:55 Dismissal K-7

Nov 19 ─ PTO FUNdraiser at Ryan's Amusements Hanover 3-6pm

Nov 26 ─ Turkey Trot! Grades 4-7

Nov 26 ─ 11:25 Dismissal, no lunch, no after school childcare

Nov 26 ─ End of 1st Trimester

Nov 27 & 28 ─ Thanksgiving break, no school

Dec 4 ─ 1:25 Dismissal K-7

Dec 4 ─ AM PreK Dismissal at 11:10, Full-Day PreK at 12:45, no PM PreK

Dec 4 ─ Parent-Teacher Conferences

Big News! December 23rd will now be a half day. AM & Full-Day PreK students will dismiss at 11:00 a.m., and students in grades K–7 will dismiss at 11:25 a.m. There will be no PM PreK, lunch will not be served, and there will be no after school childcare.

Become Part of The Pack!

Boys AND girls in Kindergarten - 5th grade are invited to join Hull Cub Scouts! The pack will meet on the 1st & 3rd Tuesday of each month, from 6:00-6:45pm at the Scout House (435 Nantasket Avenue). This Tuesday's meeting is canceled for Veteran's Day, so please join us for our next meeting on November 18. Contact Mark Oshiro at markoshiro23@gmail.com for more information.

As communities experience disruptions in funding through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, this is a reminder that free nutritious lunch and breakfast will continue to be available to all students every day at school.

Check out the breakfast & lunch menus online here.
Printable Menus are here: November 2025 Breakfast Menu November 2025 Lunch Menu

If you need additional assistance with access to food during this time, there are a variety or resources included below.

Community Resources

Wellspring Multi-Service Center, located at 814 Nantasket Avenue, is prepared to provide additional support to our community members. Below is a link to more information.

Wellspring Client Services

For Food Pantry and Food Delivery services, please contact Ann Stenfors at 781-925-3211 ext. 122.

You can also find help at Project Bread's Food Assistance Hotline.

More information regarding how to support our community can be found below.

Wellspring- How You Can Help

Please do not hesitate to contact the following members of our Student Assistance Team for more information or assistance.

Kacee Evitts (prek-3 Social Worker) - kevitts@hullpublicschools.us

Rebecca MacDonald (4-7 Social Worker) - rmacdonald@hullpublicschools.us

Jennifer Fine (prek-7 Social Worker) - jfine@hullpublicschools.us

Project 351 and Families 4 Families are currently sponsoring three collection drives at the Jacobs School. Collection boxes are in the school lobby for Canned Goods for Wellspring, New & Gently Used Books for the Hull Family Network, and Toiletries (shampoo, conditioner, lotion, razors, shaving cream, hats, socks, mittens, gloves) for Veterans at Brockton VA Medical Center. Click on the flyer to the right for more information.

Wednesday, November 19, at 11:00am

Have you heard your child talking about Pirate Time? Do you wonder what Pirate Time is?

If so, please come meet your Jacobs Interventionists and learn more about Pirate Time, Wednesday, November 19, at 11 AM, prior to the 11:55 early dismissal.

We will discuss what Pirate Time is, how groups are formed, and what you can do at home to support your child.

We know that for various reasons some families may need additional support with gifts and/or clothing this holiday season, and we are here to help! If you would like to be included in our Holiday Giving Program and are not participating in another gift program, please click on this link to sign up. Please complete one form for each child you'd like to receive gifts. (Once you’ve completed the form for one child, click on the link again to sign up another.) Children must be registered by Monday, November 17, to give our donors time to shop. Participation in the program is kept confidential by the counseling department, and gift donors do not know who the recipients will be. If you have any questions, please contact Kacee Evitts at kevitts@hullpublicschools.us or at 781- 925-4400 ext.1137.

In collaboration with the Hull Board of Health, the influenza vaccine is now available to the students/staff/siblings/parents/guardians at Jacobs School. If you would like your child to receive the vaccine at school, please complete the online registration by clicking on the following link https://home.color.com/vaccine/walk-up/hull/jacobs-elementary-school or by using the QR code to the right. When she has been notified of the online registration, Mrs. Yakubian will call the parent/guardian to set a date and time to the call student to the nurse's office and give them the flu vaccine.

The Vaccine Information Statement (VIS) for the injection influenza vaccine can be found here.

Please do not hesitate to call or email with any questions or concerns.

The following classes have library next week:

Jones, Hall/King, Ms. Martin, Massari, Kearley

We'll Put Them On The Big Screen!

Send RAD Photos of your Pirates having fun in their Core Value T-Shirts or School Colors to lrajan@hullpublicschools.us and we'll add them to the slide show at our monthly assembly! Kids loving seeing themselves and their friends on the big screen!