On behalf of Mrs. Zorger and the SJS Student Council, THANK YOU to all the students and staff who brought in Thanksgiving donations for the St. Vincent De Paul Society. We collected a massive amount of food to help make the upcoming Thanksgiving Holiday a little brighter for some local families in need! This picture shows our Student Council members with a portion of food and beverages that were brought in.
Attached is the permission slip for the next Book/Art Club. If you would like your child to participate (grades 1 – 3), please return the permission slip and activity fee to the school by next Wednesday (11/29).
The HSA would like to thank all the families that came out to Movie Night on Friday! It was a fun time and a great way to end the week! Thank you to Mrs. Cattanach and Mrs. Poth for organizing the event and to Mrs. Johnson and the service hour students for running the concessions.
Please help us spread the word! Shoppers on retail website Amazon.com can support Saint James School (for free) each time they make a purchase.
To participate in Amazon Smile, Amazon’s charitable giving program, you must enter Amazon by going to www.Smile.Amazon.com. The website experience is exactly the same, but you will be prompted to select a charity to support. Search for “St. James Church Corp” (donations go to the school’s account…this is just the name in Amazon’s system for tax number purposes) or by clicking the “Get Started” button below.
Each time you make a purchase using Amazon through the www.Smile.Amazon.com website, Saint James School will receive 0.5% of the purchase price in our account.
Please share this information with your family and friends and remember to use the Smile.Amazon address each time you purchase from Amazon going forward. If you have any questions, please e-mail our Director of Advancement, Amy Guenther, at aguenther@saintjamesschool.net.
Saint James School 3rd graders have been enjoying weekly hands-on science experiments tying into what they are learning. This past Friday, the made “mechanical” fingers that showed how the bones, joints, tendons, and muscles all work together.
As a reminder: The Saint James School Student Council is collecting food for the St. Vincent De Paul Society. Families are asked to consider donating the following items to help struggling families in our area enjoy a blessed Thanksgiving:
Pre-Kindergarten: Stuffing
Kindergarten: Instant Potatoes
1st Grade: Cornbread and other bread mixes
2nd Grade: Juice and water
3rd Grade: Pasta
4th Grade: Desserts (puddings, cookies, etc.)
5th Grade: Coffee, tea, or hot chocolate
6th Grade: Canned Vegetables
7th Grade: Cranberry sauce or pasta sauce
8th Grade: Gravy, pickles, or olives
Thank you to those who have already donated! Collection boxes in the homerooms are filling up nicely! Monday is the last day to donate.
Please note, our SJS Basketball coaches have all been updating their team schedules on the online calendar. Tonight all three Varsity Boys teams will practice. The Basketball calendar is located on the Basketball page (under extra curricular) : https://saintjamesschool.net/extra-curricular/basketball/
Third grade students have been learning about various tribes of Native Americans in their social studies classes this month. Attached are some pictures of Mrs. Phelan’s 3rd grade students working on making 3D artwork that corresponds with their lessons on the Plains Indians during Art. Mrs. Sabatella provided the teepee projects along with symbols and Plains Indian stickers. Tomorrow, the 3rd grade students will go over to the Pre-K during their “pre-k buddy time” and work with their pre-k friends on another Native American inspired craft.
Another afternoon of smiles and fun at the November Book & Art Club. The group listened to Mrs. Carpenter read a book about the first Thanksgiving, followed by making their own Mayflower Ship & Cornucopia with Mrs. Carpenter and Mrs. Sabatella (click images to enlarge).
