Entries by Saint James School

Squid Dissection

Special thanks to our Middle School teacher Mrs. Plante hosting an optional squid dissection for our 8th graders after school yesterday.  Students were able to identify the beak, gills, ink sack, heart, stomach, siphon, and more.  The students and parent volunteers found it to be an extremely interesting lab.    

Student Helpers Needed For Next Year’s SJS Masses

Thank you to all our students who have volunteered to be readers, gift bearers, and greeters at our Sunday Children’s Masses at St. James Church.  We have received wonderful feedback from about these monthly Masses from both SJS families and Saint James Parishioners. We are now looking to recruit our Readers, Gift Bearers & Greeters […]

Tardy Reminder

Mrs. Zorger would like to remind parents of the importance of bringing your child(ren) to school on time each morning.  There were an excessive number of late arrivals this morning. Please remember, late arrivals are disruptive to the teacher, morning announcements, and the classroom routine.   If you find yourself not making it to school between 7:30am and […]

8th Grade Show

The Grade 8 Show will be held this evening (Wednesday, May 23rd) in the Gym beginning at 6:30pm.  Students performing should arrive between 6:00-6:15pm and report to the cafeteria.  All SJS families and friends are welcome to attend.

Saint James School Lawn Signs

The Saint James School “Now Enrolling” lawn signs are out of storage and looking for homes (literally).  If you live in a medium to high traffic area or neighborhood (or own a business in a high-traffic area) and are willing to put a sign on your lawn in support of Saint James School, we would […]

3rd Grade Science Lesson on Small Animals

SJS 3rd graders have been learning about small animals and habitats as part of their science lessons. Students have just completed researching, writing, and illustrating a short book about an assigned animal. Today the 3rd graders dissected (sanitized) owl “pellets,” as they learned about owls and what they eat.  Here are a few pictures from […]

1st Grade Butterfly Release

After saying a prayer for safe travels, SJS 1st graders released their butterflies into the wild yesterday afternoon. Our 1st grade students have watched these classroom pets go from caterpillars to chrysalises to butterflies as part of their science studies, keeping a journal with their personal observations throughout the transformation. The 1st grade classes have […]