We had visits from a turtle, cat, kittens, baby chicks, and two show horses named Jasmine and Holly. A special thank you to the parents for taking time out of your day to share your pets with us!

What a great morning we had celebrating all the special loved ones in our lives. A special thank you to everyone who brought food, and to our room moms for making everything beautiful!

Learning to cut with scissors helps to build hand strength, develop hand-eye coordination, improve bilateral coordination, and improve attention to tasks.

With weekly journals, children learn to find their voice, communicate openly, gain confidence, and become more comfortable expressing themselves.

Puzzles are a great way to create a fun learning opportunity for children. Puzzles help children develop finger strength, perseverance and problem-solving skills. Puzzles also develop memory skills, as well as an ability to plan and test ideas.

Center Fun

Proverbs 31:28-29 - "Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: 'Many women have done excellently, but you surpass them all.'" We had a great time enjoying lunch together for Mother's Day.

What a wonderful talent show! We realize that any good performance takes time and a great amount of effort and flexibility. Rest assured that this has not been wasted time, rather time well spent. This is how St. James stands out from all the rest. Some of our curriculum objectives that your child has learned through this experience are: following limits and expectations, traveling skills, gross-motor skills, speaking clearly, following directions, attends and engages, and persists.

They also gain a tremendous amount of self-confidence and self-control. It’s not easy at the age of 4 and 5 to perform in front of an audience. We think these children did a remarkable job.

All of this would not have been possible without help from our parents, Mrs. Denise and her middle/lower school helpers, and Mrs. Wright. A big thank you to all of these special people.