Happy Friday All! Below are the dates and times of our SJS fun happenings for our last week together before summer break. 

Reminder: Pool Day is on Tuesday, May 29th! 

Please have your child come in their pool clothe UNDER their comfy school clothes. Students must also bring a small bag to hold their towel, sunscreen, goggles, and dry undergarments (for after swimming). Boys may wear their trunks to school and do not have to have dry shorts or undergarments for afterwards. 

Monday, May 28th- Memorial Day (NO SCHOOL)

Tuesday, May 29th- Walk to the park at 11:30 Lunch/Recess at New Dawn from 11:45-12:45 Swimming from 1-2:30 

Wednesday, May 30th- Mass Family Day (Activities include a school-wide chalk the walk, all family recess, faculty game show in Tobin Hall, lunch in families, end of the year PBIS shield celebration and an all school carnival!) 

Thursday, May 31st (Please join us!)- Mass at 8:30 

Awards Celebration at 10:00 

Lunch on the Lawn 11:30 

Dismissal at 12:55

Lastly, as some of you may have heard, I have accepted a position to teach 1st grade at Mid-Prairie East Elementary in Kalona this next school year. I have struggled to send out this message regarding my change in teaching positions. Also, telling my kiddos on Wednesday morning broke my heart. (I was a mess of tears... to say the least.) Please know that this decision was one that had a LOT of prayer and family focus behind it. I have truly been so blessed to get to know each of your children as second graders this year and have equally enjoyed getting to know and work with each of you as parents. Teaching at St. James has always been a dream of mine ever since I knew teaching was my passion and wanted to go to school for it. What an experience it has been to be a student at St. James and to also change roles and become one of it's teachers. Again, with my family at the for front of my focus in life, the change of teaching positions and schools was the best choice for us at this time in our lives.
Thank you for your continued support of myself and your children this school year! It is crazy to see it come to an end. I am trying my very best to soak up these last few days and moments together as they are so precious to me.

God Bless and Happy Summer Break to you!

Mrs. Eichelberger