2022-23 is looking fantastic with this group of students! They are looking forward to learning multiplication & division, chapter book studies, World Geography, hands-on Science lessons and auditioning for solos in our upcoming Spring Musical & Candlelight ceremonies!☺️

We have been busy learning about each other, classroom routines and finding our groove! Students completed an All About Me poster as their first class project. Each student presented their poster to the class. This gave each student an opportunity to sharpen his/her speaking skills.

In addition to many perks of being a 3rd grader, each student received a Chromebook to use at school. This technology will allow us to connect with the outside learning world and assist with fundamentals like, typing skills! I introduced the Typing Without Tears program (added bonus to our current Handwriting Without Tears) and the students are loving this curriculum!

Field Day is a tradition that every student looks forward to at St. James! Coach Nicole, with the help of parent volunteers and upper Middle School students, prepare fun & competitive stations. Students are partnered and given a punch card to keep up with which station has been completed. And of course, all students participate in adorable tie-dyed T-shirts!

This activity is always a favorite in 3rd grade! We begin saving magazines from the 1st day of school and use them to create colorful class photo frames on Earth Day! All you need is a magazine, glue, cardboard, photo and lots of patience 😉

“I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made”- Psalm139:14

Serving our community through acts of kindness is a vital piece of the overall puzzle that helps mold a student here at St. James Day School.

This year we chose to partner with, “Fearfully & Wonderfully Made", a local nonprofit ministry that helps families of NICU babies in our local hospitals.

Over a span of 7 days, our class along with all students of St. James, collected quarters (of course bills were accepted, too☺️) 3rd graders helped collect, count and roll the quarters. Each day we created a bar graph that displayed $$ data to keep the students engaged. This was a fun and healthy competition that allowed me to teach/review so many skills!

At the end of our service project, the students helped “stuff” the blessing bags! Each “backpack” costs around $250 to fill. Backpacks contains items such as; restaurant gift cards, a roll of quarters for vending machines in the hospital, a baby blanket, diapers, wipes, formula, cash gift cards, etc.... We were able to provide 9 blessing bags!!

 Overall, we collected $2,339.00!! If you would like to donate your time and/or money towards this ministry, please visit the website below.

https://fearfullyandwonderfullymade.com