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Jacobson Elementary (2023-2024)

Congratulations to Rebecca Crow, 2nd grade teacher at Jacobson! Mrs. Crow is being awarded a Fiesta Bowl grant called Wishes for Teachers this year. This marks the fourth grant being bestowed upon Jacobson teachers this year alone. Mrs. Crow will use the funds to support the second grade team and their Science of Reading program for Jacobson students! #JetsFlyWithPride

Jacobson Elementary (2023-2024)

Jacobson Elementary came together as a school to recognize veteran heroes from near and far. All children made a special poppy which honors American veterans.

Jacobson Elementary (2023-2024)

Fourth grade students in Mrs. Vanderah's class honor Native American Heritage Month at Jacobson. Fourth grade students completed a unit that highlighted two students bringing in family photos and artifacts from their very own Native American families, and sharing traditions from their tribe's culture. Then each student created a special project by researching a Native American Tribe and presenting the class with an overview of the tribe's customs. All students made a Native American skin written with traditional symbols and translated that story to English as well.

Jacobson Elementary (2023-2024)

Students at Jacobson study United Nations 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development. Project Based, authentic learning has taken over the JPG (Jacobson Gifted Program)! Learners in grades 3, 4, 5 and 6 studied the United Nations Global Goals, then wrote down their top three choices. Scholars were paired together based on their passion or interest level of the global goal. Partners or small teams then researched together to find out more about their assigned global goal, creating a final showcase project that was shared with the whole school. Besides researching, writing, and drawing, this project required learners to collaborate with each other and share their findings and ideas. Scholars also had to manage their time so that their posters were finished for presentations. Their overall work was impressive! PHOTO ALBUM: Students at Jacobson study United Nations 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development

Jacobson Elementary (2023-2024)

Clean Up Crew back in Action! The JETS are thankful for their leaders on campus! We are sending a big thank you to the FIRST lunch bunch clean up crews to help our school. Students from grade 3 and grade 4 worked HARD to clean up all three playgrounds, including the front kinder playground. Hooray for the Lunch Bunch Clean-up crew for helping our learning environments stay beautiful for learning and working. Our school would not be the same, without your dedication and hard work.

Jacobson Elementary (2023-2024)

Lights, Camera, Action! Some of you might have seen a student news crew interviewing teachers and students. That's our school Recycling Crew who are making a video about WHY we recycle at Jacobson and how it helps the environment. Keep up the good work with recycling, everyone, and click to watch the video! VIDEO: Jacobson Recycles!

Jacobson Elementary (2023-2024)

I Pledge Allegiance to the Flag... Congratulations to ALL fourth-grade students for learning proper flag etiquette and WHY we have etiquette for the American flag. Fourth grade students are in charge of our two school flags -- both in the courtyard and on the school's front lawn. Students take on this leadership role after an intense training with our local high school. Recently student-leaders and teachers went through this training with the Hamilton ROTC, learning proper etiquette like how to handle, display and care for our American flag and state flag. Students also discuss how to show the flag and our nation reverence and pride through flag etiquette.

Jacobson Elementary (2023-2024)

Jacobson is a one-to-one school! Every child in every classroom has access to a personal device in their classroom and those devices link to our new IFP (Interactive Flat Panel) screens in each classroom. We are grateful that CUSD supports every child at our amazing community school. Congratulations to Mrs. Gahn in sixth grade who welcomed Superintendent Frank Narducci and the CUSD marketing team to her classroom! Mrs. Gahn shared how the new IFPs are like a huge computer, and students are now using the graphics and new media in their classrooms! Some Jacobson sixth grade students even showed Superintendent Narducci how to use the new HUGE computer! #JETSflywithPRIDE PHOTO ALBUM: Jacobson is a one-to-one school!

Jacobson Elementary (2023-2024)

All Jacobson scholars use thinking maps or mind maps to help organize their thoughts and ideas. Thinking maps reduce anxiety by providing visual patterns for thinking and working with complex ideas. The maps are used in grades kindergarten through six and offer opportunities to learn through collaboration and create solutions to difficult questions, so kids understand complex ideas. Most of all thinking maps help our students organize their thoughts and help develop good writers! PHOTO ALBUM: Thinking Maps

Jacobson Elementary (2022-2023)

Jacobson Artist WINS City contest - JETS fly with PRIDE! Congratulations to fourth grader Emma Liao! Emma has been selected as one of 19 student-winners in the City of Chandler's 20th Annual Environmental Art Contest. Emma's picture which encourages Chandler residents to recycle will be one of 19 student works of art included in the annual city calendar and on city buses! In honor of her effort and commitment to the environment, she and her teacher will be honored at a ceremony in April in the City Council chambers. We are PROUD you took a chance on a big contest, Emma! City of Chandler Environmental Art Contest website

Jacobson Elementary (2022-2023)

The Chandler Elks Lodge is pleased to announce Jacobson Elementary has a 1st AND 2nd place winner in this year's Division I Essay Contest, 'What is your American dream?' The judges chose their entries out of 150 essays received from students all over the city of Chandler. 1st Place winner from Jacobson is Pragun Arora in fifth grade. 2nd Place winner from Jacobson is Eva Rema in sixth grade. Both students read their winning essays to the school and are excited to attend an awards reception in May, where they will be honored with a dinner and certificate. Kudos to Mrs. Banas, their English Language Arts teacher!

Jacobson Elementary (2022-2023)

Nacho' Average Staff Meeting! Congratulations to Mrs. Nicol and Mrs. Vanderah, the 2023 winners of the annual 'Nacho' Average Staff Meeting' at Jacobson. The whole JETS squad played hard, but only two were left standing and a fun time was held by all. Happy Spring Break everyone!

Jacobson Elementary (2022-2023)

We had a BLAST at Jacobson's annual Space Explorer's Rocket launch. More than 300 rockets took off from our field and students learned basic aerospace engineering in the process. Thank you to Northrop Gruman engineers who worked with students during lunch over the last four months. And thanks to the Arizona Association of Rocketry for helping to announce and set off all those rockets! That's one small step for students, one giant leap for Jacobson. PHOTO ALBUM: Space Explorers Rocket Launch

Jacobson Elementary (2022-2023)

Celebrate good times, come on! Third grade was in a celebrating spirit this week! All third graders took a huge field trip south of Tucson. They visited the National Saguaro Forest and spent the afternoon at a very special award-winning museum - the Arizona Desert Sonoran museum. Students spent the day on a scavenger hunt, studying animals and desert vegetation, and spent the whole day discovering all things Arizona! What a great way to end the quarter.

Jacobson Elementary (2022-2023)

Jacobson JETS buddies love to work together! Third graders and kinder buddies create illustrations and connections about how to work together at school. Students learn to value others input and own team decisions! They are excited to present their ideas to their buddy combo class.

Jacobson Elementary (2022-2023)

Congratulations to our AMAZING Jets who were honored this week at a District Assembly! Please help us in honoring: Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Amy Denny; Student of the Year, Ms. Lilly Foster; and Volunteer of the Year: Mrs. Kim Bannon. Amy has taught over 20 years in primary grade levels, Mrs. Bannon organizes nearly 50 parents to help teach art to 700 students each month, and a Lily Foster is being recognized for her resilience, being inclusive and kind to all, and working hard in her studies.

Jacobson Elementary (2022-2023)

The Jacobson Elementary "Space Explorers" club was recently feature in the Santan Sun News. Check out the story online here (pages 38-39).

Jacobson Elementary (2022-2023)

Jacobson alumni refereed the Annual Turkey Bowl at Jacobson Elementary. All four young men are seniors in CUSD: Hayden Nikolaus (Hamilton), JJ Hinsberg (Hamilton), Xavier Arnett (Hamilton), Drew Vanderah (Arizona College Prep - High School).

Jacobson Elementary (2022-2023)

Jacobson Jets LOVE our new soccer nets! Thank you, PTO. All three playgrounds received brand new soccer nets and our students are playing hard. Look for the new, large-sized nets on the K-1 playground, the 2-3 playground and the 4-6 playground. Thank you, also, to our sixth grade Leadership Club for putting the nets together for our school community.

Jacobson Elementary (2022-2023)

JETS WORK HARD... PLAY HARD! Hooray for new recess equipment! Our students work hard in the classroom and need time to run and play and socialize together. Beautiful updated playgrounds with new equipment get our kiddos excited.

Jacobson Elementary (2022-2023)

Jets are making the earth a better place! Thank you to our Jets sixth grade leadership crew. Mrs. Banas and class collect paper to recycle each week. Our recycling crew has filled up an entire dumpster which totals over 400 pounds of paper recycling! The city of Chandler picks up our school's recycling every two weeks.

Jacobson Elementary (2022-2023)

Jets Fly with pride! Thank you to our amazing Jacobson Elementary PTO! Each one of our students received a special Jacobson Jets sticker to kick off the school year. Our fantastic kiddos are proud of their community school!

Jacobson Elementary (2022-2023)

Jacobson fifth-grade students are lending their leadership skills to family drop off and pick up!

Jacobson Elementary (2021-2022)

No matter what the age, growing a living plant from seed to blooming flower is an interesting and exciting learning experience. The students in Kim Christ's K-6 ELD classes at Jacobson Elementary planted sunflower seeds and Zinnias using recycled milk, juice and water containers. Here we GROW!

Jacobson Elementary (2021-2022)

The Kids Express Team at Jacobson flies with PRIDE! The team plays outside with our littlest Jets and does a weekly craft!

Jacobson Elementary (2021-2022)

Jacobson JETS are artists! Third graders are learning about Pablo Picasso and his style of art, known as Cubism. This means his paintings, which were typically portraits or himself or others, showed the person broken apart into many flat shapes. Students had the opportunity to create their own self-portraits in the same style. Using scraps of paper, they added details to their portraits to make them look unique. Thank you to the amazing Arts Masterpiece program!

Jacobson Elementary (2021-2022)

Jacobson fifth graders spent a wonderful three days at Science Camp in Prescott. They had so much fun (and we missed them while they were gone)!

Jacobson Elementary (2021-2022)

Congratulations to Jacobson sixth grade student Cade Yaghoubi! Cade's essay entitled "What does it mean to love your country" was chosen from over 100 essays as the third-place winner in The Elks Lodge contest. Students from all over the city participated in the writing contest. Congratulations Cade!

Jacobson Elementary (2021-2022)

Students in Amy Denny's kindergarten class are published authors. Students create a book of their choice in writers' workshop and send those books home with a note to their families to read and reread their published pieces!

Jacobson Elementary (2021-2022)

Congratulations to the following jets: Ashley Dahl, Jan Lockett and Hannah Henry. These ladies recently completed 15 hours of 101 mindfulness foundations given by mindful schools of AZ. This training will help the schoolwide culture committee to help make strong decisions creating equity for all.

Jacobson Elementary (2021-2022)

Congratulations to Jacobson first grade teacher Nicole Cox and her wonderful student teacher this semester, Mrs. Anna. Mrs. Anna was chosen as the outstanding undergraduate student for Northern Arizona University College of Education for the 2021-2022 school year. Next year Anna will continue to serve students in CUSD, at San Marcos Elementary school. Congratulations, Anna!

Jacobson Elementary (2021-2022)

Technology teacher Michelle Merillat leads second grade scholars through a BE KIND project! Students used a word processing application in technology class to create "kind card" for a classmate listing why they're a good friend and what makes them special! Students also used a painting tool to create an illustrated picture of their friend. The student-created bulletin board now hangs in the school for all to see.

Jacobson Elementary (2021-2022)

Jacobson Elementary first grade teacher, Jann Johnson, won a classroom makeover from the national company Schoolgirl Style. Her classroom was transformed during the first week of break, and she is thrilled with the result. Read more about the transformation and see more pictures on their Facebook page. Congratulations, Jann! Schoolgirl Style Facebook page

Jacobson Elementary (2021-2022)

Jacobson teachers let off some steam before spring break at a Nacho' Average Staff Meeting -- which included nachos, sodas and a corn hole tournament! PHOTO ALBUM: Nacho' Average Staff Meeting

Jacobson Elementary (2021-2022)

Jets enjoyed Read across America Week by making crafts together. Our oldest scholars paired up with our youngest scholars all during Read Across America this week in the library. After reading the book Ooobleck!, the two classes created some oobleck and created some literature together!

Jacobson Elementary (2021-2022)

Jacobson 1st grade teacher Val Nikolaus and her "Night Owls" put on an It's a Small World ride in room D3. The students were represented as the children in the ride. Each family chose one part of their heritage to proudly design and display to the school. PHOTO ALBUM: It's a Small World Ride

Jacobson Elementary (2021-2022)

"Johnson's Jet-Setters" in Jann Johnson's 1st grade class sorted through their classroom library to choose books to donate to students at Hartford Elementary School.

Jacobson Elementary (2021-2022)

First grade students in Mrs. Nikolaus' reading group are doing book report presentations! First grade students took ownership and selected off a menu to present their book report on the book Miss Daisy is STILL Crazy. Students in first grade classes at Jacobson switch teachers for reading to ensure that all students are reading at their appropriate reading levels.

Jacobson Elementary (2021-2022)

Jacobson Elementary first grade celebrated "Two's Day" on 2-22-22.

Jacobson Elementary (2021-2022)

The "junior coaches." program at Jacobson has been a wonderful success this year! Nearly 75 students have leadership positions in grades 4-6! Junior coaches learn games and then work to support younger students during their recess time. Older students are leaders for our youngest Jets. Pictured: Two junior coaches leading a group of first grade students in the limbo! (How low can you go?!)

Jacobson Elementary (2021-2022)

Kudos to our wonderful students, staff and our community. Jacobson wrapped up another season of Running Club. It was a wonderful end to an amazing season, where students learned about competition, rooting for each other, and persistence! Thank you to Mrs. Dannenfeldt and her amazing teacher-team for supporting our kids this season.

Jacobson Elementary (2021-2022)

Jacobson Elementary kicked off "The Greatest Book Fair on Earth!" Students had lots of fun entering the daily raffle, purchasing books to support our library, eating popcorn, and just simply enjoying the bookfair fun.

Jacobson Elementary (2021-2022)

Jacobson Elementary first graders in Val Nikolas' class celebrated the "Top 10 Reasons our Counselor Rocks!" to recognize Ashley Dahl at Jacobson.

Jacobson Elementary (2021-2022)

Jacobson Elementary students in the teacher-run Legos coding club have built their Lego robots with some modifications. Now they are coding them for small movements. Media specialist Nicole Estevez says the opportunity has helped students feel empowered in new ways. Students are so happy to see their creations work!

Jacobson Elementary (2021-2022)

The Jets are flying high this week! Our school is proud of Samvidh Krishnan for participating in the district spelling bee. Samvidh is in the sixth grade and he did a wonderful job competing against over 35 spellers from schools all over our district. Go JETS!

Jacobson Elementary (2021-2022)

Tristan Klokov is playing the ninjago overture as a solo in the spring band concert. Several students are showing off special skills in band and orchestra daily as they prep!

Jacobson Elementary (2021-2022)

Jacobson made homemade Valentine cards for veterans this year! Third graders from ALL classes participated and designed their own cards. Students shared them with U.S. Representative Greg Stanton and his aide, Jillian.

Jacobson Elementary (2021-2022)

Jacobson Jets are PROUD of their Media Center dynamic-duo team! Mrs. Nicole Estevez and assistant Hope Ferrier have been nominated for the American Library Association's I Love My Librarian Award, which honors librarians across the country for their impact in their community. The nomination letter said, "There is a love of literature in the Jacobson library and students are excited for what they'll experience when they arrive!"

Jacobson Elementary (2021-2022)

Jacobson English Language Learners are hard at work! Pictured is a group of 2nd and 3rd graders showing another new student on a globe what country they are from. We also celebrate 2nd grader, Judy from South Korea, leading the class in the Pledge of Allegiance. Jacobson is a magnet school for new students from all around the world. Families choose our amazing elementary school because of our high scores, community-based classrooms and wonderful environment.

Jacobson Elementary (2021-2022)

Jacobson Elementary fifth grader, Eliza Schaefer, designed this year's band T-shirts. More than 100 students from fifth and sixth grade band now wear their JETS-band shirt proudly.

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