*ATTENTION PLEASE*
December All Pro Dad meeting is this Thursday!
The Spirit Wear holiday sale ends 12/10! This guarantees delivery by December 23.
*WOOTWOOT* Mrs. Graham's 3rd grade met their stamina goal this week and got to ring our Knighting bell today! Congrats!
Students will be able to go to our Gingerbread Shop sometime between December 9-16! The shop will also be open the night of the Christmas concert (Dec. 10 at 5:00 pm).
Ms. Tocco's 3rd grade class has earned the highest attendance award TWO MONTHS IN A ROW (October and November)! Congratulations and thanks for being at school.
Our grades 1-2 Christmas program will be in our gym on December 10th at 6:00 pm. Our Gingerbread shop will also be open that evening beginning at 5:00 pm in the library. Join us!
We are all so proud of Mrs. Smith's first graders for meeting their reading stamina goal today!
We want our students here all day, every day, if they are healthy! Did you know? Chronic tardiness in elementary and middle school is also linked to failure in high school. (Gottfried, 2011)
Reminder to families: Student water bottles must be clear. Many are beginning to bring water bottles that do not meet our requirements. Students were reminded today, and it's our expectation that all students comply with this rule. Thank you for helping!
Fifth graders will participate in Starbase after Thanksgiving break!
Black Friday through Cyber Monday!
Congratulations to our Knights who were recognized at yesterday's November Character Club celebration! These Knights demonstrate bravery and gratitude.
Our first fifth grade class to meet their stamina goal! Congrats Ms. Small's class, we are so proud!
Congrats to Mrs. Heafner's 2nd grade class for meeting their reading stamina goal today! We are so very proud of you.
On Friday, Ms. Gamble and Mrs. Bilsky became famous artists! Their drawings/paintings of St. James have made it to the wall in our conference room. Great job!
This morning, 20 of our fourth and fifth grade students participated in the 2024 SJES schools spelling bee. Eleven rounds later, we had a winner and runner up. Marco, 5th grade, was our winner and Michael, 5th grade, was our runner up. Great job everyone! Marco will represent our school in the county spelling bee next semester.
At the end of this week, we had 2 more Kindergarten classes reach their stamina goals! Mrs. Cook and Mrs. Bilsky's classes both rang the Knighting Bell. Great job kiddos!
Today we recognized Ms. Tocco with a "roller coaster" for the month of November. She is a rock-star teacher with perseverance and patience. Chick-fil-A Denver NC will be providing her with lunch on Monday! We love you Ms. Tocco!
The book fair is all packed-up, but you have one more opportunity to support our school library and surprise your child!
Pre-purchase your hardcover copy of the newest Dog Man book releasing Dec. 3, through our school’s Book Fair homepage. Use code FAIRSHIP and your book ships to your home for free.
This would make a great Christmas gift and ships directly to your house.
Don’t forget to make sure your scholastic account is linked to St James. Follow the link and scroll to the bottom of the page to shop.
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/stjameselementaryschool16
