Kindergarten “self portraits” using up-cycled book pages. As part of this Lenten art lesson with Mrs. Rafferty, classes also discussed how recycled materials might be used by children whose families do not have extra money for art supplies (or art supplies are not as easy to acquire). Great work Sabers!
Pictures from St. Patrick’s Day at Saint James School.
First Grade STREAM class fun: Students discussed the story, “Horton Hatches the Egg,” then made their own nests from the provided materials. The challenge was to keep the egg safe if an elephant (or in this case, a gallon of water disguised as an elephant) “sat” on it.
SJS 3rd graders have been learning about Pop Art and famous Pop Artists, creating these brightly colored, 3D works of art that pay tribute to…
As a reminder, our Hats Off To Reading Contest for grades K-6 is currently underway! As part of promoting fun with reading, today our SJS Librarian brought Ms. Frizzle from pages of The Magic Schoolbus to the younger grade classrooms.
The Saint James Middle School Robotics Club has been meeting weekly to prepare for the upcoming virtual robotics competition being hosted by the Archdiocese of Hartford. The competition…
Celebrating Read Across America today with special reading times and crafts! Special thanks to school librarian Mrs. Tierney for the fun hats and for helping our teachers make this a special day for students.
Today our 5th graders handed in the final copy of their research report on a famous person along with conducting an oral presentation (in character) to their classmates…
Today our 4th graders completed their project on an assigned U.S. President, giving an oral presentation to their classmates along with a Google Slides presentation. The students…
Observing Ash Wednesday at SJS today with a virtual Prayer Service and distribution of ashes by Father Cavanaugh and Deacon Germain.