The Jacobs Journal
November 26, 2025
A Note from the Principal
Week 14, Day 62/180
Thanksgiving is a time to be thankful and always provides me with an opportunity to pause and reflect on how lucky I am, and how fortunate our entire staff is, to work in such a welcoming, strong, and dedicated community. Thank you for your continued support of all of us at the Jacobs School. I wish you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving.
-Mr. Shaw
Mark Your Calendar!
Nov 27 & 28 ─ Thanksgiving break, no school
Dec 1 & 15 ─ School Committee 6:30pm @ HHS
Dec 4 ─ Early Dismissal: K-7 @ 1:25, AM PreK @ 11:10, Full-Day PreK at 12:45, no PM PreK
Dec 4 ─ Parent-Teacher Conferences (schedule here: https://www.ptcfast.com/schools/Lillian_M_Jacobs_School)
Dec 10 ─ Grade 5: Top Secret Kids
Dec 12 ─ JMS Assembly
Dec 12, 13 & 14 ─ HHSTA presents "Once Upon A Mattress"
Dec 17 ─ Grade 3: Museum of Illusions
Dec 17 ─ Jacobs School Council 3:15-4:15
Dec 18 ─ Jacobs Theatre Program Presents "Dear Edwina, Jr."
Dec 22 ─ Grade 7: Holly Hill Farm
Dec 23 ─ Jacobs Express Day
December 23 ─ Early Dismissal: K-7 @ 11:25, AM & Full-Day PreK @ 11:00, NO PM PreK, NO lunch served, NO after school childcare.
Dec 24-Jan 4 ─ Winter Break
January 5, 2026 ─ Back to School!
1st Grade Balloon Parade! Pep Rally! Turkey Trot!
Photos! Photos! Photos!
Donating to the Jacobs Holiday Giving Program
Each year, the Jacobs staff contributes to gifts for our students in need through our anonymous Holiday Giving Program. This year, several community members have reached out to us to see how they can help. If you would like to contribute to the Holiday Giving Program at Jacobs School, PTO has graciously offered to collect funds and will turn them over to Ms. Evitts, to assist staff in purchasing gifts for families enrolled in the anonymous program. You can donate via Venmo at @HullPTO (under non-profit organizations when searching) or by using the QR code to the right. Please indicate "holiday giving program donation."
Hull PTO Raffling Front Row Concert Seats!
The Hull PTO is raffling off front row seats at the Jacobs Winter Concerts! Stop by the PTO table on Conference Day this Thursday, December 4, to purchase your lucky tickets.
JES Concerts: Tuesday, January 27
PK, K, 1 & 2 @ 9:00
PK, 3, 4 & 5 @ 1:30
JMS Concert: Thursday Evening, January 29 @ 6:30
Please see the attached flyer for more details.
Low-Sensory Holiday Hour at the Carousel
Federation for Children with Special Needs December Events
Our district is a member of MassPAC at the Federation for Children with Special Needs. Under the membership, families and educators have access to weekly rights workshops as listed on the attached December calendar. You can register for more than one!
Please use this link to register for each workshop you want to attend: https://fcsn.org/events/. A Zoom link will be sent via email prior to the workshop.
Introducing, This Week at the Lost & Found!
Conference Sign-Ups Are Open!
Parent-Teacher Conferences on Thursday, December 4
Trimester 1 ends today. Report cards will go home/become available next Wednesday, December 3, and Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held next Thursday, December 4.
On conference day, grades K-7 will dismiss at 1:25, morning PK will have a regular session, full-day PK will dismiss at 12:45, and there will be no PM PK session. (Lunch will be served, and after school childcare will be available, but there will be no other after school activities.)
If you haven't scheduled your conferences yet, please click on the link below to do so now:
Dismissal Issues
Please inform both the office and classroom teachers of any changes to your child's dismissal plans, on any school day. Dismissal changes are checked and double-checked, and if the office can't confirm them, they may not be allowed.
Learn About Pirate Time! Meet the Interventionists!
Join Us On Conference Night!
For those who were unable to make it to yesterday's Pirate Time presentation, we are offering an encore on Parent Conference Night, December 4, at 6:30pm in Room C148.
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. We will discuss what Pirate Time is, how groups are formed, and what you can do at home to support your child.
Jacobs Holiday Giving Program
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.
Flu Vaccines Available at Jacobs School
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.
Send Us Your RAD Photos!
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!