My vision for 2014-2015

When a child becomes a student at St. James my vision is to enter into a true partnership with each parent or guardian. A child's success in school can be tremendously enhanced by having meaningful home and school communication.
My priority is to enrich not only the academic ability of my students, but to assist in their spiritual, emotional and thoughtful growth as well. I care for each heart and soul as well as each mind and body.



Thursday, January 8, 2015

Joyous 2015!

Happy New Year!  I hope this finds you all well rested after a much needed winter break and that you all experienced a Joyous and Blessed Christmas surrounded by family, friends and loved ones.  Our class theme for January is, "God is Present in Everyone".  As always, we are striving to be like Christ in all that we say and do.  We continuously try to mimic Him.

With 2014 behind us and all of the "hoopla" that goes along with the holidays...it's time to kick it up a notch!  Our guided reading groups are running along smoothly while the students work on writing assignments and language arts.  I am raising the bar of expectations on our written work.  Our math lessons are focusing on groups of ten and adding and subtracting with ten frames.  Science explores the habitats and conditions of polar lands while social studies looks at basic government, jobs and communities.

A gentle yet needed reminder...Brrrrr, we live in New England! PLEASE remember hats, gloves and warm wear for the playground.

As always, our door is open.  Please let me know it you have any concerns or questions.