Reading Cafe

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Third grade students were surprised (and excited!) to return from lunch yesterday to find their two classrooms transformed into “Reading Cafés” – each with a roaring fireplace (on the smartboard), relaxing piano music, and decorated tables. This special lesson was to teach the 3rd graders about the word “genre” and the different genres of books.

Students sampled several types of books during this “book tasting” opportunity – spending 10-15 minutes at each station to get a taste of books from different genres.  Any books the students enjoyed “tasting,” they could make a note for further reading in the future.

Today, students will switch classrooms – Mrs. Moran’s students will go to Mrs. Phelan’s classroom and vice versa – and sample books from a second selection of genres.

       

Christmas Photo Fundraiser

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The Christmas Card Mini Session Fundraiser was a wonderful event. We are grateful to the 22 families that participated in the photo sessions!! A huge thank you goes to Mrs. Daley and Mrs. Fiereck for all their hard work, talent and generosity in donating their funds to our great school!! Thank you also to Mrs. Talaga, Mrs. VanBuren, Mrs. Malinowski, Mrs. Smith, and 8th grade student Isis Edwards for volunteering their time to help with the event.

Food Donations Thank You

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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.

 

December 6th Book/Art Club Permission Slip

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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).

December 6 Book & Art Club Permission Slip

Movie Night was a Hit

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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.

Amazon Smile

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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.

 

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3rd Grade Fun

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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.

Last Call: Food Drive for St. Vincent De Paul

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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.

Band Rehearsal Monday

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Due to the shortened school week next week, all three bands will rehearse this coming Monday, November 20th, as follows:
8:15am Beginning Band
8:45am Intermediate Band
9:15am Advanced Band
Please remind your child/ren to bring their instrument to school Monday.

Basketball Schedule

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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/