St. James R-1 School District

Tigers Teach Percussion to Head Start! Last week, jazz studies students from the District visited with St. James Head Start to present percussion instruments. Student-led teaching opportunities help students learn how to break down information to make it easily accessible to others as well as develop confidence and communication skills. #communitypartnerships #academicexcellence #stjschools #tigerpride

Congratulations to our October Leading the Tiger Way winners! LWJE: Holly Kleinheider and April McNece Middle School: Emily Turner and Phelicia VanWagner High School: Kim Morton and Candy Walsh 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

Something wicked this way comes for our Mission Monday! Art students from John F. Hodge High School created pumpkins for local businesses to help our community get in spooktacular shape for Halloween. #communitypartnerships #pumpkinart #stjschools #tigerpride

Learning Highlight! Mrs. Halaz’s second grade class did an experiment where students used frozen water balloons to create snowmen. Students worked together to build the snowman and spent time observing matter changing states from solid to liquid. #academicexcellence #lwje #stjschools #tigerpride

Don't forget! St. James R-1 School District will release early tomorrow, Thursday, October 27th and there is no school on Friday, October 28th. #stjschools #tigerpride #tigerfamily

Mission Monday! Last week, National Honor Society (NHS) members hosted their Fall blood drive partnering with Community Blood Center of the Ozarks(CBCO). This drive is only open to students and staff of the high school, oftentimes giving students their first opportunity to give blood. Students aged 16+ can give blood throughout the day while NHS members perform various tasks to help the CBCO. The Fall goal this year was thirty successful donations and they were able to collect thirty-six donations. The next blood drive is May 3rd, 2023.

Learning Highlight! High school students in Family and Consumer Science recently learned about communication skills and how it affects the various relationships in their lives. As an in-class exercise, students were assigned part of a well known duo or trio (example: Romeo and Juliet) and asking only three questions to another member of class, students had to establish who they were and then find their match(es). Students quickly learned how to better communicate with their remaining classmates to guide their choices. #communication #stjschools #tigerpride

Just a reminder that Parent-Teacher Conferences are next week. If you have any questions, please contact your child's school building. #stjschools #tigerpride

St. James Fire Protection District visited third grade yesterday! Students learned proper safety protocol and went through the Smoke Trailer: a simulation of fire emergency scenarios. They traveled through a “mock house” where they discussed real life situations that could be a danger in the kitchen, living room, and bedroom. Examples covered were leaving items on a stove, cords under a rug, lighters/matches, a newspaper by a fire, sleeping with your charging device in your bed or using chewed-up wire. After discussing the dangers in each area, “smoke” filled the room and students had to navigate through the space to find the door that was warmed to indicate a fire. Finally, they escaped through the window. After their journey through the Smoke Trailer, students toured the fire engines and learned about the tools used by our firefighters. A big thank you to St. James Fire Protection District for providing these learning opportunities for our District! Please talk with your child about fire safety at home and develop an emergency plan for your family. #learning #communitypartnerships #stjschools #firesafety

Mission Monday Highlight! Middle school students in Mr. Vince Perona’s Citizenship class organized a Fall Food Drive for The Caring Center. Non-perishable food items were gathered by the middle school from the first week of September through October 7th. After sorting the donated food, students from the Citizenship class delivered the items to The Caring Center and they will be dispersed on Commodity Day. We hope to empower all our students to positively contribute to our community and world. #missionmonday #communitypartnerships #stjschools #tigerpride

Kindergarten students in Coach Nesbitt's class practiced rock climbing today! Climbing helps children develop their gross motor skills and boosts balance, hand and foot coordination, and agility. #LWJE #stjschools #tigerpride

Learning Highlight! Missouri S&T's Department of Teacher Education and Certification and the student chapter of Missouri State Teachers Association (SMSTA) hosted a Campus Day welcoming Future Teachers of America (FTA) chapters from several area high schools. Also in attendance were high school students from four of the five partner schools who are enrolled in a dual-credit Introduction to Teaching course at Missouri S&T. Students visited the Child Development Center and STEM Center, learned about our Teacher Education program, and participated in SMSTA-guided STEM activities.

Our Tiger Special Olympians went to Coachlight Lanes in Rolla to train for their Special Olympics Bowling event that will take place on November 14th! The generous donation from the Back Roading with a Purpose event held this past July made the trip possible. After bowling, the students had lunch with gift certificates provided by McDonald's during the fundraising event. Thank you for the hospitality!

Mission Monday Highlight! Second graders from Lucy Wortham James Elementary went on a community walk to visit the old city hall building and the police station. Rick Krawiecki, the Mayor of City of St. James, met the students at the historic city hall and taught them about our local government. Superintendent Webster stopped by and ended up locked away in the old jail cells right next to the Mayor! After releasing their inmates, students headed to the police station where Officer Gray and Officer Holtz gave them a tour of the station and answered questions about being a police officer. Thank you to Mayor Krawiecki and the St. James Police Department for your partnership with the District. We appreciate all you do for our community!

Let the good times roll! Nothing makes it feel like Fall more than Homecoming festivities. Each day students across the District showed their school spirit and we loved seeing all their creative spirit day outfits. High school students spent time each day working on banners, assembly skits, and parade floats. All three buildings were able to attend the parade this year! Our Homecoming Queen and King were crowned before the football game on Friday. A big congratulations to Caleb Adams and Mallory Endlsey! It was a great week to be a Tiger!

2022-2023 All Staff Photo!

Come out and support our Tigers tomorrow! #letthegoodtimesroll #stjhomecoming #stjschools #tigerpride

St. James School FFA held their SAE Showcase for Greenhands last night! SAE (Supervised Agricultural Experience) allows students to pursue their passions in agriculture through real life experiences and hands-on learning. They can choose from the areas of production, placement, service learning, research, or school-based experiences. Older agriculture students showcased their SAE projects to Greenhands to help inspire ideas for developing their own. Community members were also welcome to come and learn about the hard work the students put into their projects. #academicexcellence #FFA #stjschools

Cheer Camp! Last week our high school and middle school cheerleaders held a cheer camp fundraiser for students at Lucy Wortham James Elementary. Ninety-five students ranging from pre-k to fifth grade participated in the camp. With the older cheerleaders leading, our LWJE Tigers participated in team building activities, learned two cheers, and two jumps. Before the home football game on September 30th, the camp participants performed their cheers for the crowd. With the proceeds from the fundraiser, new uniforms and poms will be purchased for our fast-growing cheer program! #caringrelationships #activities #stjschools #cheer

Learning Highlight! Students in Mrs. Daniels' Mass Media class have been exploring the different parts of a newspaper as they prepare to start publishing Volume 2 of The Tiger's Eye, the St. James High School student newspaper. This class is a hands-on study of the way information is distributed to the masses, the freedoms of speech and press, and the global power of words. Be on the lookout for in-depth coverage of all things Tigers from these students during the 2022-2023 school year. #academicexcellence #stjschools #tigerpride