
Grade 1 #NorthsideStJ students examining the words remote and mobile when inferring how others get books around the world. These students are thankful for our school and local library. Connecting learning from the text "My Librarian is a Camel"


Grade 5 #NorthsideStJ students from Mrs. Johnson's class completing a Bridge Building Challenge in Mrs. Ommodt's STEM class.





#NorthsideStJ 4th Graders buddied up with their Kindergarten buddies this morning.



#NorthsideStJ 3rd Grade students in Mrs. Taylor's Class learned about the Eskimo Stick Pull for Indigenous People Day.
The game helps prepare native Eskimo culture to pull seals out of the water by building up strength in their grip and in their legs for pulling the seal.




Congratulations to this week's #NorthsideStJ Saints Power Winners! Way to go!



Some more #NorthsideStJ students used their Saints Power prizes this week to Read and Play basketball with Mr. Dawson the past few days. Go Saints!




It is national fire safety week and our #NorthsideStJ Kindergartners connected their learning about the Five Senses to fire safety. Thank you to the St. James Fire Department for also taking the Kindergarten classes for a ride on the fire truck.




#NorthsideStJ has some Grade 1 subtraction machines. 1st Graders in Ms. Schacht's class are busy working on writing subtraction number sentences. Way to go!





Some #NorthsideStJ students used their Saints Power prize and read with Mr. Dawson today. Way to go!





Congratulations to this week's #NorthsideStJ Saints Power winners! Way to go!



#NorthsideStJ 3rd graders are studying The Sea to explore the essential question: Why do people explore the sea?
These G3 students analyzed how the painting "The Gulf Stream" connects to the sea.
Look at this impressive 3rd grade writing!





#NorthsideStJ thanks Andrew Wenzel with Smithfield Foods and members of the St. James - Northside Elementary PTO for their support of Northside's supplemental math program, Reflex Math, that supports students in 2nd-5th Grade.


#NorthsideStJ had some Grade 4 and Kindergarten buddies this morning. Students from Mr. Kaus' class partnered up with Mrs. Romsdahl's class and 4th graders helped Kindergartners log-in to their chromebooks to get on Reading Eggs and Mathseeds.



Congratulations to this week's #NorthsideStJ Saints Power winners! Go Saints!



Thank you to Turnaround Arts and the Kennedy Center for helping to bring Angela Gladue to #NorthsideStJ this morning.





Congratulations to this week's #NorthsideStJ Saints Power winners! Way to go!


#NorthsideStJ 4th Graders attended Farm and Home Safety at the Watonwan County Fairgrounds today.
Thank you -
South Central Electric
CFS
St. James Fire Department
Farm Bureau & Total Lawn Care
St. James Ambulance




#NorthsideStJ Kindergartners participating in a Tableau, learning about their 5 senses. A tableau is where where students create a still picture, without talking, to capture and communicate the meaning of a concept




Correction to last message. The last day for purchasing insurance is this Friday 9-20-24. Not 10-20-24 as posted in the first message.

Final reminder. If you haven't done so already and would still like to purchase Chromebook insurance for your student's device, we will accept payments through this Friday 10-20-24.