This time of year it is easy to get caught up in the rush of the Christmas holiday and lose focus on what is the true meaning of Christmas. I am so blessed to be able to teach our students about Jesus’ birth and talk openly about God at St. James. The children have memorized songs, lines, and moving parts which requires a tremendous amount of focus and commitment. It isn’t easy to perform in front of a large audience especially when it is full of your loved ones. I am very proud of their determination and hard work.

Our middle school students invited PreK to their pumpkin patch. They wrote, and illustrated stories that they read to the children. The students got to take a pumpkin from the patch, and rode back to the classroom on a hayride.

Our homeliving center has been turned into the SJ Garage!

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What a beautiful morning for blowing bubbles, and celebrating the letter B. A big thank you to Ellie's mom, Mrs. Jennifer, for putting this together for us!

What a great morning for our Dads to get to visit with their child and have breakfast. A huge thank you to everyone that helped make this day so special.

Which comes first? The chicken or the egg? Our Pre-K class has 14 eggs in an incubator, and now we wait 21 days. Learning about life cycles is an important way to develop children's understanding of the world and helps them understand and deal with weighty concepts such as life, death, and birth.

In science this week we put food coloring in vases with water, and added white carnations. In 24 hours we had red and blue flowers. The children thought this was pretty cool!

Tearing paper may seem like child's play, but it is a vital fine-motor skills that lays the foundation for numerous activities throughout life. As children master this seemingly simple task, they are honing their grip strength, hand-eye coordination, bilateral coordination, and precision.