K - 2 Craft Club

Using sand, stone and moss students used their creativity to make terrariums.

 

 

Math Games Club

In Math games club this month we made marshmallow catapults out of plastic spoons, popsicle sticks and rubber bands. Then we tried slingshots. See how the size of the fulcrum and your height off the floor can make your marshmallow the winner! We had a contest and measured the distances of the flying marshmallows. Dominic was the winner whose marshmallow flew with 20 feet!

STEM club

The St. James STEM club made DIY lava lamps during its March meeting!

Our STEM Club is made up of students from grades 3-5. Each month we do a project to explore a different topic in science. In March, we made DIY lava lamps. Each student took a new water bottle and drank half the water. Then they decorated the outside and added food coloring to the water.

We filled the rest of the bottle with oil and made two layers. The color stayed in the water layer.

 When we shook the bottles hard enough, the layers mixed together for a little while.

 Alka-seltzer tablets made the water bubble up into the oil. Just like a lava lamp!

 Putting a light underneath made it look even better!

Student Council

Saint Anthony of Padua Easter Meals

Saint James School has a long relationship with Saint Anthony of Padua Church. We are always happy to support the many great works that they do to help the community. This year, our Student Council held a hot chocolate sale and donated all of the proceeds to Saint Anthony’s to purchase items for their Easter Meal project. The parishioners of Saint Anthony’s, along with many volunteers, provide complete Easter dinners for members of our community who are homebound or who struggle to make ends meet. Families with children also get Easter baskets for each child.


Some of our students wanted to do more than just raise funds, however. They wanted to put their faith into action. On the Saturday morning before Easter, Kristen, Juliana, Akshaya and Brittany joined many volunteers in assembling and packing 375 meals for residents in our community. These young women truly live the Gospel message and made Easter much happier for families that need help.

Hot Chocolate Sale

Student Council

.  Student Council Leadership Luncheon

On Wednesday, January 17, our student council executive board and eighth grade members had lunch with Mrs. Nancy Drumm.  Mrs. Drumm is a member of the Woodbridge Township Council, the membership director for our local Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Saint James School Advisory Council, and a proud graduate of Saint James School.  The topic of Mrs. Drumm’s visit was leadership and what it means to be a good leader.  Her message was that leadership requires organization, patience, and empathy.  She spoke about how rewarding it is to serve her community in a position of leadership, and about the great responsibility that goes with it.  

The students were very receptive to Mrs. Drumm’s message.  The student council members are the peer leaders in the school, and have the opportunity to take their leadership skills beyond our doors when they graduate.  Mrs. Drumm is an excellent role model for them, We appreciate her taking time out of her busy schedule to share her experience and knowledge with the students.

K-2 Craft Club

We Are Artist!

Today we painted a snowman face. While painting we discussed shapes such as circles and triangles. Our Artist's did a GREAT job,  and we had a lot of fun.  Paintings will be on display in the cafeteria for the Catholic Schools Week Open House.