St. James R-1 School District

Arts in Education Highlight! Kindergarten students in Mrs. Mendenhall's Art 2 class built paper sculptures this week. Creating three-dimensional models and structures helps develop children's coordination, communication, and understanding of shape, form and texture. The St. James R-1 School District supports arts in education and we thank all our educators for cultivating creativity. #ArtsInEducation #lwje #stjschools #tigerpride

Learning Highlight! Students in Mrs. Daniels’ classes have been working on reading and analyzing non-fiction texts. One in particular dealt with the benefits of reading. After finishing it and excited for a fresh start, the students set new reading goals for the second semester. Every Wednesday, Mrs. Daniels gives her students time in the library for independent reading and book selection. This week they developed their new reading goals by creating bookmarks and designed bookmarks based on their current book choice. #academicexcellence #stjschools #tigerpride

Students are back and ready to learn! #welcomeback #stjschools #tigerpride

Mission Monday Highlight! District staff met today to participate in their planned Professional Development Day. Cooperative learning and planning allows educators to best serve the needs of our students. The District was also excited to host an event for future teachers in our community. High school and college students along with current employees interested in becoming teachers were invited to attend an afternoon of learning. Topics covered were classroom management strategies, lesson planning, and teaching with poverty and trauma in mind. The Grow Your Own Teacher Program helps aspiring educators with mentoring, resources, information, and financial assistance opportunities on their path to becoming certified teachers. #academicexcellence #caringrelationships #communitypartnerships #stjschools #tigerpride

Happy New Year, Tigers! #newyear2023 #stjschools #tigerpride

Sending warm holiday wishes to our Tiger Families!

Congratulations to our December Leading the Tiger Way winners! LWJE: Danielle Halaz and Bonnie Moreland Middle School: Lara Siders and Anita Terry High School: Alec Conner and Carla Treece The "Leading the Tiger Way" teacher and staff of the month program is designed to spotlight one teacher and one classified staff from each building every month. We want to recognize our most dedicated and talented employees. Our entire District gets the opportunity to nominate a teacher and staff member who exemplifies the character and professional traits we strive for as a District. #leadingthetigerway #stjschools #tigerpride

Mission Monday Highlight! Today, we would like to give a shout out to the St. James Middle School boys basketball teams for supporting Friends of Canaan. Canaan's Crew shows us what being a teammate, peer, and community means. The relationships we develop and cherish make a lasting impact throughout our education and beyond. #caringrelationships #stjschools #tigerpride

Junior Beta students from LWJE concluded their Blankets and Backpacks Drive in partnership with Central Missouri Foster Care and Adoption Association. Final results tallied almost 140 items including blankets, backpacks, pajamas, books, and hats/gloves. Students develop leadership skills, empathy, and social awareness by organizing and participating in community outreach activities. #communitypartnerships #missionmakers #stjschools #tigerpride

REMINDER: Winter Break is just around the corner! Here are important dates to remember: ❄️Friday, December 16th is an early dismissal - LWJE & HS at 12:30 PM; MS at 12:50 PM. ❄️Winter Break begins Monday, December 19, 2022. ❄️Monday, January 2, 2023 is a planned Professional Development Day for staff. ❄️Students return on Tuesday, January 3, 2023.

Mission Monday Highlight! The St. James R-1 School District was recently presented with a check from Phelps County Bank for their 24 Hours of Giving. We value our continued community partnership and send our gratitude and thanks! #communitypartnerships #stjschools #tigerpride

Part of our mission at St. James R-1 School District is empowering students through caring relationships. Today, high school students showed our littlest Tigers what that means. St. James High School Senior Beta Club visited our Tiger Cubs classrooms to help each student write a letter to Santa and create a holiday craft. Student-to-student outreach is impactful to all involved and we're proud to see our students living the Tiger Way! #caringrelationships #stjschools #tigerpride

Our Tiger Trot student winners were treated to a pizza lunch with Mr. Webster and Dr. Williams yesterday! Before the Tiger Trot this year, students learned they had the chance to win a lunch with Superintendent Webster if they had the fastest time in their building. In addition, the top-five winners in each building, as well as staff and community members, will have their name on our Tiger Trot Top-Five Board for the next year. Congratulations and thank you for your participation! And thank you to Sonic Drive-In for providing swag bags to our student winners! #tigertrot #stjschools #tigerpride

Mrs. Hodge’s digital art students have spent the last two months creating their own digital picture books! Armed with an idea and an iPad, they got to work studying popular children’s picture books presented by Mrs. Harlan, the high school librarian. The books chosen were Caldecott Award winners which celebrate the artists of the most distinguished American picture books for children. Mrs. Harlan read the students a picture book without showing them the pictures. They had to choose a scene from the book to illustrate based on how they interpreted the text. Later, Mrs. Harlan read the book again and shared the illustrations. It showed how our personal interpretation can be very different from an author/illustrator’s meaning. Students learned how pictures tell the story just as much, if not more, than the words. After a crash course in picture book structure and industry standards, students began writing the text. Once their stories were finished, a guest speaker, Illustrator Katie Wools, shared industry tips and tricks as well as her own process for illustrating picture books. The last couple of weeks, students have been creating the illustrations for their final project: a complete, digital picture book. Interested students will have the opportunity for potential electronic publication. #learninghighlight #academicexcellence #stjschools #tigerpride

Lifelong Learning Highlight! The St. James Ambulance District provided a professional development opportunity for a group of our staff last week. Working together, they completed CPR training for certification. Our staff learned the skills and knowledge needed to save lives in the event of an emergency. Thank you to the Ambulance District for your time and effort in giving our staff essential training to help keep our schools safe. #lifelonglearning #stjschools #tigerpride

This Mission Monday we want to give a shout out to Ms. Bowen's fourth grade class! Thank you for learning what it means to be a Tiger and sharing it with us. To see them recite our District Mission, check out our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/stjschools #stjschools #tigerpride #missionmonday

We loved seeing all our Tigers at the Christmas Parade! Thank you to the St. James, Missouri Chamber of Commerce for organizing such a great community event. #community #stjschools #tigerpride

Congratulations to our November Leading the Tiger Way winners! LWJE: Katie Moreland and Kayla Crites Middle School: Brenda Stack and JC Shepherd High School: Joe Campbell and Ronna Breeding The "Leading the Tiger Way" teacher and staff of the month program is designed to spotlight one teacher and one classified staff from each building every month. We want to recognize our most dedicated and talented employees. Our entire District gets the opportunity to nominate a teacher and staff member who exemplifies the character and professional traits we strive for as a District. #leadingthetigerway #stjschools #tigerpride

Learning Highlight! Students from John F. Hodge High School visited Lucy Wortham James Elementary this week. Señora Briggeman’s Spanish I classes have been learning about likes/dislikes and how to combine them with verbs to make sentences. They created a digital storybook detailing their preferences and presented them to multiple grades at the elementary. The younger students were able to practice their Spanish as they interacted with the high schoolers. Mr. Webster and Dr. Williams stopped by to listen to the Spanish Storybooks too! #academicexcellence #caringrelationships #stjschools #tigerpride

Calling all St. James Alumni! The St. James R-1 School District is in the beginning stages of creating an Alumni Association for all John F. Hodge High School graduates. Our goal is to create connections and increase communication with our Alumni Tiger Family. We will be spending the remainder of the 2022-2023 school year collecting information from our current alumni. Starting in the 2023-2024 school year, we will use the contact information collected to begin sharing news, holding events, and providing a platform for communication between our alumni. To share or update contact information: https://www.stjschools.org/page/alumni-relations If you would like to be a member of the alumni association but do not have access to online information, forms can be filled out at the St. James Administration Building. Please send any further questions to: stjalumni@stjschools.org. #tigeralumni #stjschools #tigerpride