Red, Pink & White $1.00 Dress Down Tomorrow (2/14)
Wear Red, Pink & White tomorrow for a $1.00 donation to benefit the Marine troop of a former Saint James’ student.
Red, Pink & White $1.00 Dress Down Tomorrow (2/14)
Wear Red, Pink & White tomorrow for a $1.00 donation to benefit the Marine troop of a former Saint James’ student.
Reminder: Read To Achieve Final Sheet Due This Friday (2/15)
Just a reminder that the final Read To Achieve sheets are due this Friday. We look forward to celebrating your child(ren)’s achievement of their reading goal at the Springfield Armor basketball game on Friday, March 15th (details will be sent home with qualifying students).
Hot Lunch Menu Changes For This Week
Please note that due to the snow days, the hot lunch menu for this week is being modified as follows:
Wednesday: Chicken Nuggets, Seasoned Noodles, Steamed Carrots, Choice of Fruit
Thursday: Beef Burger/Cheeseburger or Veggie Burger on a Whole Wheat Roll, Lettuce & Tomato, Corn, Choice of Fruit.
Friday: Pizza Wedge, Four Bean Salad, Choice of Fruit
Box Top Winner For January
Congratulations to Mrs. Wojtyna‘s 5th Grade class for winning the January Box Top Contest with 620 Box Tops collected. Mrs. Wojtyna will be announcing the date for the class’ dress down day shortly.
Coming in second place for January was Mrs. Camposeo’s class with 313 Box Tops.
Collection for February has begun…please remember to keep sending in those Box Tops!
Saint James School 5th Graders Set Sail For the New World
Today, Saint James School 5th Graders participated in the special tradition known as “Ship Day.” Dressed in period clothes and without any modern comforts, the two 5th grade classes set sail for the new world.
The morning started with the “bag checkers” looking through each emigrant’s bag and taking out any items that would not have been around in the early 1600s. Passengers then signed in on the manifest and received their sailing papers (i.e. class work).
While teachers stayed in the classroom, the students (led by their two Captains) were solely responsible for completing their work, maintaining a peaceful ship and working as a team to overcome challenges. When rations started to dwindle, fishing (out the windows) took place (with a little help from the Kindergarten class below). Music (with period instruments) occurred in the afternoon and the two “ministers” on the ship ensured that an hourly prayer was said (since of course, our pilgrims were in search of religious freedom).
As the day draws to a close, land is sighted and the day’s voyage is over for these students. However, they are returning from “sea” with a new appreciation for the challenges faced by our forefathers.
Middle School Dance (2/8)
Once a year, Saint James School gives its students the opportunity to bring a friend to one of our middle school dances hosted at Saint James School. On February 8th, Saint James School students (only) may invite a friend to come to the dance with them.
The friend must bring a signed permission slip to the dance and the $5.00 “entrance fee” applies for the guest. Bring-a-Friend Dance permission slips are on the Saint James School website (under the calendar entry for Friday’s dance) or by clicking Here.
Saint James School students that bring a friend will receive a raffle ticket and one raffle ticket for their guest. There will be extra prizes raffled off that evening.
Since this dance is being hosted at Saint James School we are asking for the following from our Saint James School attendees:
Saint James School Students:
- 6th Graders please bring individually wrapped snacks;
- 7th & 8th Graders please bring a gallon of water.
If you have any questions, please contact:
Beth Holcomb (bah.cats@cox.net) or
Nancy Brennan (nd.brennan@snet.net)
Wii Winter Golf (Grades K-5)
Please Click Here for information on the Wii Winter Golf program being offered at Saint James School.
2nd Graders Learn About The Symphony Orchestra
Below are pictures from this morning of our 2nd graders being led by Saint James School’s wonderful music teacher Ms. Meyer. During today’s music class, students continued to learn about the different parts of an orchestra, constructed a “paper symphony,” and made their own beautiful music.
From The Coach: JV Girls Basketball Off To A Strong Start!
Our JV Girls Basketball team is off to a strong start this year. The girls are working very hard in practice and are seeing that translate into success on game day. We should all be very proud of them and how they represent Saint James School with their teamwork, dedication and school pride. They are committed to supporting their basketball sisters and building a sense of a basketball family.
I am hopeful for a strong turn out next year in our 4th – 6th grades. We have quite a few 6th grade girls on the JV team who will move up next year. It has been an absolute pleasure working with all the girls this year. We are half way through the basketball season and up to this point they have learned the basics of the game and how to be good teammates, sportsmanship and I am proud of each and every one of them.
– Coach Jaime
