Congratulations to our Hats Off to Reading contest winners:  1st grade!  The 1st graders read a total of 668 books, winning a dress down day and no homework night (teachers will let their classes know when the dress down day will occur).

 

 

A reminder that there is no school tomorrow (Friday) in observance of Good Friday.  On behalf of all of us at Saint James School, we wish you and your family a very Happy Easter!

 

 

Saint James School 3rd graders have been learning about small animals and habitats as part of their science lessons.  Each student researched and hand-wrote a book, with pictures, about an assigned animal.  This week, students dissected sanitized owl “pellets” (which contain the bones of their prey) as they learned about owls.  Pictures from this neat lesson are below.

      

    

Saint James School 5th grade students are remaining connected with a traveling classmate via Skype.  Ajay, who is visiting family in India, is using Skype to participate in select lessons with his classmates back at Saint James School.  In turn, students here at home are not only staying in touch with a friend, but learning more about the country of India (where it is currently 95 degrees!), as Ajay relays experiences about his visit.  In addition to classwork, the students are getting in some social time too – bringing an iPad to the lunch room so they could continue to chat with their friend.