K-5 students at #NorthsideStJ are gearing up for Bike-Walk to school day on May 7th. Grades K-2 students are learning pedestrian safety in Phy Ed, while Grades 3-5 students are learning about Bike Safety.
#NorthsideStJ 4th Graders in Mr. Kaus' class held a socratic seminar today on the essential question: "How does a challenging setting or physical environment change a person?" Way to go!
Last week, to wrap up Module 2 learning in Wit & Wisdom, #NorthsideStJ 3rd graders were had a visit from the Exploradome from the Bell Museum to explore constellations and space.
Today is National "Schwa Day." #NorthsideStJ Staff were "unstressed" like a Schwa today, and the cafe cart was out for everyone to enjoy lemonade, which has a schwa in its pronunciation. Thank you to SUN Room, Taher, and staff for a great day celebrating Schwa.
Reminder: There is a community policy and athletic conference meeting tonight, April 6, at 6:30 PM in the High School Cafeteria.
Congratulations to the St.James Girls Basketball team for their incredible work in the classroom. Recognized as a "Gold" academic award winning school by the MGBCA.
We are ready at #NorthsideStJ to welcome our incoming Kindergarten class for the 2025-2026 school year to Kindergarten Round-Up today! Go Saints!
Congratulations to this week's #NorthsideStJ Saints Power winners! Way to go!
It was a great morning having "Muttnik" visit, and our #NorthsideStJ students are excited to kick off the Muttnik Reading Challenge.
#NorthsideStJ grade 5 students are beginning Module 3 to explore "What factors led to the start of the Civil War?"
Today, they explored the prefix anti- to determine the meanings of the words: antiflu, antibody, anti-aging, and antifreeze.
#NorthsideStJ KA Students are kicking off Module 3: Then and Now with a book walk" and determining if the text is literary or informational. Way to go! Students were blown away that in the "past" kids had to WALK to school.
Grade 3 #NorthsideStJ students are planning for their EOM task examining the question, "How do people learn about space?"
Students are active using their graphic organizers and sentence frames to support their writing.
Anchor Charts to support student learning as well.
Grade 2 #NorthsideStJ students are exploring what life was like in the West for early American and today they completed a notice and wonder about John Henry: An American Legend by Keats
Grade 1 #NorthsideStJ students are beginning Module 3 today, where they will explore the essential question: "How do people respond to the powerful force of the wind?
They began today reading the story, "Feel the Wind"
"Wind is created when hot air and cold air switch places"
Thank you, @bellmuseum, for helping provide items for #NorthsideStJ STEM Night that explored the theme of space. It was a great night for families. Thank you, Northside Staff: Lydia, Shawnna, Brodderic, Olivia, Liam, and the Northside PTO, for helping assist this evening.
St. James Public Schools is hiring for the 2025-2026 school year. See open positions here:
bit.ly/3DBcgnB
#NorthsideStJ G2 students have been exploring the essential question: "What was life like in the West for early Americans?"
This week, they determined the life lessons they can take from the story of Johnny Appleseed.
Great job, 2nd graders. @greatmindsed @witwisdomELA
SJPS Staff just wrapped up Unit 4, Part 1 of their LETRS Journey. LETRS is a 2yr, 8-unit, 144-hr professional development journey. SJPS Local Facilitators: Liam, Nicole, Lydia, and Michele were "unstressed" as today's lesson focused on the six-syllable types and the schwa.
St. James Public Schools is hiring for the 2025-2026 school year.
-K-5 Visual Arts
-K-5 ELD (multiple positions)
-MSHS Social Worker
-MS SPED Teacher
Opportunities Found Here: https://bit.ly/3DBcgnB
Go Saints!
Kindergarten Round-Up is next week! Northside Elementary invites families to join us on Thursday, April 3rd. Call the Northside Office to schedule a conference: 507-375-3325.
