Northside Families: Hear a message from Mr. Dawson and translation from Juan Solorzano about next week's "spirit week" to celebrate the teachers and staff at #NorthsideStJ, May 5th - May 9th
https://bit.ly/3EOp1f2
May 1st is National School Principal's Day. Thank you for supporting SJPS.
SJPS Teaching staff engaged in LETRS are officially "halfway there" of their 144-hour LETRS journey! Thank you staff and facilitators for your dedication to our students and literacy. #NorthsideStJ
Walk-Bike-Roll to School Day is officially one week away on Wednesday, May 7th. Northside Families see an update here from Principal Dawson: https://bit.ly/4jULlm7 regarding the event.
#NorthsideStJ 4th graders visited the Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum in Walnut Grove this morning. It was a great day of learning and fun.
Happy Administrative Professionals Day to St. James Public Schools Secretarial staff. Thank you for all you do.
Muffins in the Morning will be held Friday, May 9th from 7:30-8:15 at Northside Elementary.
Muffins in the Morning (pastelillos en la mañana) se llevará a cabo el viernes 9 de mayo de 7:30 a 8:15 en Northside Elementary.
The Bike Fleet has arrived at #NorthsideStJ. Students in Grades 3-5 in partnership with the City of St. James and SHIP are getting the opportunity to ride bikes at school.
Students in K-2 are receiving lessons in pedestrian safety during phy ed classes.
The Minnesota Elementary School Principals' Association (MESPA) recently highlighted the community art project #NorthsideStJ has completed the past four years
Creating Connections Through Community Art: A Schoolwide Kickoff Project: https://www.mespa.net/II-Art
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.
