Halloween Dress Down Day

Halloween $1.00 dress down for K-8 students and a Pre-Kindergarten costume party makes for a fun Friday! Money collected will be given to the St. James Parish Social Action Committee to purchase gift cards for families in need.

3rd Graders Build Roller Coasters

SJS 3rd graders have been learning about Forces and Motion during their Science lessons, so today during their STREAM Class, students used their engineering skills…

4th Grade Religion Fun

Yesterday, Mrs. Devanney’s 4th graders had fun studying for their religion test by playing “Stump the Shepard” in pairs on their Chromebooks.  This jeopardy-style game is used by many of the grades at SJS for religion-lesson review.

Rosary Today

Special thanks to 8th grade students Sammy and Tricia for leading our school-wide Rosary (over the main-office intercom) this morning.

Last Call: Lands’ End Uniform Sale

Lands’ End will be offering 40% Off School Uniform items from October 9th – 14th.  To get the discount, input the CODE: BUS   and    PIN: 5682  at checkout.

Kindergarten STREAM Fun

We Need Each Other

This week teachers have been kicking off our new biblically-based, social-emotional character development program with students.  The theme for this first month is “We Need Each Other” and focuses on how important it is for us to support each other.  Yesterday afternoon, fourth grade science teacher, Mrs. Devanney,…

6th Grade STREAM

This week’s STREAM engineering challenge for 6th grade:  Using ten popsicle sticks and 2 feet of tape, build a tower that is at least 4 inches tall and can hold a tennis ball for at least 10 seconds.  Great work Sabers!

Announcing the Friendzy Program

Please review the following letter from Mrs. Zorger regarding a new program we are implementing at SJS.  The program will run October through May and each new month will have a specific theme (similar to our Virtue of the Month program from the past few years), tying in important social-emotional development concepts.  For the month of October, the theme is “We Need Each Other.”

Letter from Mrs Zorger – Friendzy Program Launch

Last Call: SJS Mask Fundraiser

Due to several requests, we have extended the deadline for this to Monday but please note, the final order will be placed first thing Tuesday so Monday is the last chance to order.

Purchase a mask with School Spirit!  The HSA is now selling adult and child masks for $12.00 each, with a portion of each sale going to support SJS!  Orders are due tomorrow – Monday, October 5th and will take about 2 weeks for processing.

Please click on the link to view the information and download an order form:  Saint James School Mask Fundraiser