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Building a Foundation

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February 28, 2020

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6th Grade Culture Culture Culture FeastFeastFeast

On Friday, January 31, 2020, our 6th Grade scholars held their annual Culture Feast. Mrs. Garcia has held the Culture Feast for the past three years to conclude the class’ study of Europe. The scholars pick a European country to research then provide information on the five fields of Social Studies — Government, Culture, Economics, History, and Geography. Scholars present their research by donning costumes and food native to their assigned countries, as well as presenting their findings to parents, staff, and scholars from other grade levels.

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IMPORTANT IMPORTANT DATESDATES GET CONNECTED

Stay up-to-date on all things SJES!

See reminders and pictures of your

scholars and friends on our Instagram,

Facebook, and Twitter pages: @sjescc

On Facebook, “Like” our page to see our

posts show up on your news feed.

Remember to tag us in all of your

St. James posts!

#whysaintjames

Join us for our next Friends Meeting!

Tuesday, March 3rd In the Library, right after Morning Drop-off

9th — Megan Kinney 11th — Cari Morgan

14th — Glenn Meschko 16th — Paula Smith

17th — Ashley Ramirez 28th — Ralph Wedgeworth

March

FRIENDS OF ST. JAMES

SPRING SEMESTER

March 3………...….….…..….Friends of St. James

March 9-March 13…………………..Spring Break

April 3………………………………...Spring Fling

April 7……………...………...Friends of St. James

April 9…………...……….……..Eucharist Chapel

April 10-13…………………….…….Easter Break

April 18-24…..….….8th Grade Outdoor Ed Trip

May 4-8…………….Teacher Appreciation Week

May 5……………….………...Friends of St. James

May 12-14…......Semester Exams (7th/8th Grade)

May 14………...……………..Celebration Chapel

May 15…………..……..Field Day/11:30 Dismissal

May 21……......8th Grade Baccalaureate, 6:00 pm

May 22……………….…….Graduation, 10:30 am

May 22..……...Last Day of School, 11:30 dismissal


Primary Primary Scholars enjoyed

learning about healthy habits for their teeth and bodies.They received a special visit from

Dr. Ben Vela and a gift to keep their teeth extra clean and

healthy at home!


Jr. Kinder scholars had a busy month! They visited the Early Scholars

Academy to study animals around the world, they were visited by the South

TX Botanical Gardens to wrap up their lesson about reptiles and amphibians,

and they studied rocks and fossils.



Hip Hip Hooray for the 100th day! Kindergarteners celebrated the 100th

day of school dressed as 100-year-

olds. They hobbled and hopped their

way through the day counting, eating,

and building all things 100!


First Grade’s annual “Super Bowl of Reading” is always a fun celebration for our scholars, and this year was no exception! They enjoyed wearing shirts representing their favorite teams, playing sight word touchdown, discussing good sportsmanship, and working as a team to achieve goals.

Our Jaguars ate a delicious “tailgate” lunch in the classroom in honor of all scholars scoring successfully in the Accelerated Reading program, and at the end of the day they “huddled up” to read with their parents.

Our day was FUNtastic!



Second Grade scholars loved learning from the 5th Grade scholars at their Famous Scientist Convention this month. They also proudly celebrated Cancer Prevention Month with their super strong cancer-surviving classmate. #teamalondra


Celebrating

the 100th day!

3rd

Grade and 6th

Grade scholars joined together for a morning of “Pair Share” where

they spent time getting to know each

other better and worked on Spanish

curriculum.


Our 5th Grade Scholars held a FAMOUS SCIENTISTS

CONVENTION where scholars picked a famous scientist for a

“meet and greet,” which was open to the entire school and

parents. Scientists included: Issac Newton, Mary Anning,

Charles Darwin, Jane Goodall, Marie Curie, Nikola Tesla,

Leonardo da Vinci, Stephen Hawking, Alfred Wegener, Rachel

Carson, Mae Jemison, and Dmitri Mendeleev.

5th Grade Famous ScientistsFamous ScientistsFamous Scientists


Nikola Tesla

Charles Darwin

Alfred Wegener


Isaac Newton

Mary Anning

Jane Goodall


Mae Jemison

Rachel Carson

Dmitri Mendeleev


Marie Curie

Stephen Hawking

Leonardo Da Vinci


Ten Minutes with…

Mr. Wedgeworth

By: Fischer Brown and Luis Miguel Sanchez Marta

This month, we decided to visit with the Middle

School Science teacher, Ralph Wedgeworth.

Fischer and Luis Miguel: What is your favorite

part about teaching at St. James? Mr.

Wedgeworth: The parents are great, the

values we instill, and the importance of the

education for the scholars. What was your

favorite subject in school? I really enjoyed the

challenges of Physical Education — there is

always a way to improve myself. If you weren’t

a teacher, what else would you want to do?

I think I would be a game warden. Have you

taught at any other schools? I started teaching

in 1979; I taught for four years in Arkansas,

five years in Port Lavaca, four years in

Ingleside. I then taught at King High School

before joining the faculty here at St. James.

What is your favorite sport? I love football — I

changed jobs specifically so that I could

coach football. If you had to teach any other

subject, what would you teach? I think it would

be fun to teach a Logic class. Where did you

attend college? I graduated from the

University of Arkansas at Monticello. Have

you lived in any other states or countries? I was

born and raised in Arkansas; I lived there

before I moved to Texas in 1983. What is your

favorite thing to teach in Science? I really enjoy

teaching circuits — series and parallel

circuitry. What are your hobbies? I enjoy

paddle boarding, golfing, and writing.

Alumni

Spotlight

By:

Gavin Locke


This month, I decided to interview Aidan Locke, an SJES alumni from the class of 2017.

Aidan currently attends Flour Bluff High School as a junior. Gavin: Did St. James prepare

you for high school? Aidan: Yes — the teachers really prepared me in Math, Science,

and English… they all helped me a lot. Are you still in touch with your friends from St.

James? Not really, sadly… but I know that they are there. Who was your favorite

teacher at St. James? Wow… that is REALLY hard. All of my teachers there are great.

What was your favorite subject? Probably History — I really enjoy learning all of the

stories — it’s like reading a book. Do you still use anything that you learned at St.

James? Absolutely! I still use things from St. James almost daily in every subject.

What was the most important thing that you learned at St. James? Probably how to write

expository essays — how to write in general. Is St. James better than Flour Bluff?

Absolutely! There is no comparison at all. What makes St. James better? The

teachers at St. James really cared about us — they want to teach us… the small

class size allows for us to really connect with our teachers. What hobbies do you

enjoy? I like to kayak, read, and play Air Soft.

Aidan Locke, SJES Class of 2017



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