of EXCELLENCE - St. James Episcopal School

Building a Foundation
of EXCELLENCE
December 18, 2014
www.sjes.org
Jaguar Spirit
THINK.
BELIEVE.
BECOME
Alec Adamson
Danielle & Forrest Albrecht
Liz & Clif Alexander
Sherri & Kevin Anderson
Calli Barber
Kelli Barnick
Mario Barraza
Maria Barrientos-Southard
Lanelle & John Barth
Tray & Jessica Bates
Cody & Tricia Bates
Roberta Bates
Jane Bayarena
Elizabeth & Milton Black
Leslie & Chip Blackshear
Maria Elena Blanco
Leslee & Mike Bourg
Amy & Reagan Brown
Faye & Lance Bruun
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Burkardt
Leslie & Jay Burkardt
Chimene & Scott Burnett
Nell & Lewis Bush
Jane & Lloyd Cage
Mary & Charles Campbell
Mary Ann Charba
Michelle & Randy Charba
Danielle Chavez
Cecil & Jennifer Childers
Stephanie & Joe Christina
Mary & Jimmy Clark
Erika & Nigh Clary
Ashley & Curtis Clawson
Dean & Susan Clower
Ashley & Will Cocke
Lorenzo Corpus
Steve & Cynthia Cox
Janet & Jack Cram
David Croft
Robert Daugherty
Misty & Nathan Davis
Vicki DeFratus
Trisha DelBosque
Traci & Miguel DeLeon
Jane & Mark Dodson
Kristen Dreyer
Amy & Tim Ehrman
Patricia Eisenhower
Russell Elliss
Amanda & Beckham Fields
Mr. & Mrs. Byron Fields
Kasey Fisher
Stefani & Curtis Fitzgerald
Tatiana & Geoffrey Flury
Staci & Toby Frerich
William & Frank Fuller III
Yadira Galindo
Our Christmas Blessings
Yvette Garcia
Carrie & Michael Gilley
Rosie & Richard Gingrich
Marty & Tom Godbout
Mary Carol Griffith and Mary Hobbs
Griffith Foundation
Janet & Robert Gross
Fran & Christopher Hall
Carol & Willard Hammonds
Dee & Dwayne Hargis
Elena & Robert Harms
Stephanie & Bryan Harrison
Nancy Harwell
Erin & Ken Haynes
Isabel Hemby
Janet & Duane Herbst
Nicole Hernandez
Brent Herndon
Galen & David Hoffstadt
Chase Hoffstadt
Shirley & Joe Holt
Christy Huebner
Diane & Stephen Huebner
Ashley Ivey
Betty & Howard Jackson
Tommi & Randy Jackson
Amy Jacobs
Michael & B.J. Kershaw
Carol & Alex Kirkland
Samantha Kraatz
Erika & Brian Locke
Catherine & Michael Lovoi
Julie & John Malouf
Kimberly Maroney
Irma & Leonard Martin
Whitney & Esteban Martinez
Liz Mathews
Sandra & Barry McBurnett
Sandy & Ward McCampbell
Teri & Cade McDowell
Karen McIntire
Jennifer & Scott Meares
Joy & Chris Miller
Oriana & Wayne Miller
Cathy & Michael Montgomery
Brucie & Andrew Moore
Rudy Morales
Velma & Robert Moreno
Ashlee Moss
Linda & David Moss
Gary Mott
Sherry & Robert Naismith
Jessica Neblett
Liz Nisbet
Keri Orrell
David Ortiz
Lynn & John Palmer
Stacy & Brian Patterson
Jennifer & Damon Perrin
Julius Petrus
Carol & Bill Pettus
James & Shawn Pettus
Laurelyn & Hoelt Pohlmeier
Melissa & David Portnoy
Esther & David Powell
Matilda & Lazaro Quintanilla
Ashley Ramirez
Cayce & Aaron Ranton
Frances & David Ray
Tommy Rios
Brandy Roberson
R & T Robertson
Pat & Bill Russell
Meredith & David Ryan
Kendrick & Marc Safley
Veronica & Ernesto Salinas
Laura & Trevor Shaver
Vonnie & Dudley Smith
Paula & Mark Smith
Sara & Nowery Smith
Darrylidrea Solomon
South Texas Building Partners
Ashley & Matt Steehler
Diane & Jeff Stone
Wynette & Steve Stone
Heather & Jason Stumpf
Nancy Sulik
Angela Sulik
Larken & Scott Sutherland
Cristina Tamayo
Helen & Les Tarrance
Rob & Molly Thomas
Shelley & Travis Thompson
Jennifer & Thomas Turner
Emily & Marcus Veazey
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Wagner
Michele & Jeremy Waldrop
Meredith Waterhouse
Suzie & John Watson
Rob & Allison Webster
Linda Weil
Sally & Nixon Welsh
Sandy Wheeler
Brantley White
Jenny & Tearle White
Rachel & Brad Williams
Mel & Rob Williams
Joshua Wilson
Veronica & David Wilson
Marge Zeppier
Chris & Eb Zey
Thank you, Annual Giving Donors!
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JAGUAR SPIRIT —DECEMBER 18, 2014
SHARE YOUR PHOTOS
JANUARY 2015
Mark Your Calendars
Jan. 6
Jan. 13
Jan. 19
CLASSES RESUME
Friends of St. James Meeting
MLK Holiday—NO SCHOOL
Make sure your scholar is seen
throughout the 2014-2015 Yearbook!
Bring your personal photos on a CD,
or check out a USB from the office to
upload your photos and our Yearbook
chair will have the photos readily
available to place them in the 20142015 Yearbook. Call or come by the
office if you have any questions.
THANK YOU
Thank you for making the Student Council Castle Contest food drive a huge success. The school donated over
1500 pounds of food to the less fortunate. The Middle School scholars helped dismantle the castles and gather the
food items to the Middle School. The 7th grade won “The Largest Castle” with the most cans. The 8th grade was
the “Most Decorative” and the 5th grade was the “Most Magical.”
CHRISTMAS PAGEANT
Thanks to the hard work from our scholars, faculty, and staff for putting on a beautiful
Christmas Pageant this morning! Merry Christmas!
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PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWS
Pre-K scholars say, “Happy Birthday, Jesus!” We have worked with our fifth grade friends and
learned the song for the pageant. We have enjoyed guest readers, and learned all about Advent.
~ Mrs. Dreyer and Mrs. Stumpf ~
LOWER SCHOOL NEWS
Kindergarten is keeping the spirit of giving by donating blankets made with 6th grade buddies to the Women's Shelter. We
have also made gifts to give to family and friends. Of course, the highlight of December is the Christmas pageant! We
wish all of you a Merry Christmas!
~ Mrs. Blackshear and Mrs. Harms ~
Lower School has been busy with holiday excitement and learning! On December 3rd our First through Fourth Graders created
beautiful holiday t-shirts featuring trees, wreaths, snowmen, reindeer
and angels, which they have enjoyed wearing on Fridays in December. Kinder through Fourth Grade scholars developed their
knowledge of geography and cultural identity as they explored
“Christmas Around the World”. On December 10th the teachers
hosted different countries and activities, with scholars rotating
through each class. Scholars “toured” Mexico, France, Sweden,
Germany, Spain, Italy and Japan, and created many beautiful crafts
inspired by the traditions of those countries. Lower School teachers
and scholars wish all of you a blessed and wonderful Christmas season, filled with the peace and love of Christ!
~ Mrs. McIntire ~
Mrs. Moreno's 2nd Grade Scholars are ready for Christmas!
The 1st grade class went Christmas Caroling in the school office!
The 8th Grade class enjoyed their Christmas party!
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JAGUAR SPIRIT —DECEMBER 18, 2014
LIBRARY CORNER
Birthday Book Club
December 2, 2014
The Birthday Book Club was a great success. Thank you to all parents and grandparents who donated books in honor
of their scholars. Our second Birthday Book Club will be at the end of April—there is still plenty time to sign up.
Scholastic Book Fair 2014
Thank you to everyone who volunteered to help with the Scholastic Book Fair. We sold over $11,500 worth of books
and received about $6,900 in Scholastic dollars, which will be used to buy Scholastic magazines for all teachers, classroom materials, and books for the library.
Parent Readers
Thank you to all parents who were able to come and read during story time in the library.
If you would like to come and read in the spring, I will be sending out a signup genius in mid-January.
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ATHLETIC NEWS
Congrats to the seventh grade girls basketball team for winning first place in the Saint James
tournament and second place in the IWA tournament. Congrats to the seventh grade boys
basketball team for winning first place in the Saint James tournament and third place in the
IWA tournament. Congrats to the eighth grade girls basketball team for winning first place
in the Saint James tournament and fourth place in the IWA tournament. Congrats to the
eighth grade boys basketball team for winning second place in the Saint James tournament.
Thanks to the parents who have helped coach the scholars: Christy Jones, Molly Thomas,
and Luke’s grandfather.
~ Coach Rios ~
FRIENDS OF ST. JAMES
Breakfast with Santa was a blast! Thank you to Carrie Gilley, the BWS committee, and the Church of the Good
Shepherd for putting together a wonderful Saturday morning event.
A HUGE thank you to Christmas Wishlist Chairs (Stephanie Christina, Patty Clarke and Judy Herndon), all donors
and shoppers! Around $8000 was gifted to the teachers in needed supplies to enhance the education at our school.
Thank you to everyone who volunteered!
Thank you to Molly Thomas and the Teacher Appreciation volunteers for hosting a very nice holiday luncheon.
We LOVE our faculty and staff!
Thank you to all the volunteers who helped watch over the classes so the teachers could enjoy a well deserved
break.
Next Friends General Meeting: Tuesday, January 13 @ 8:10 a.m. in the Middle School Assembly Hall.
Hope to see you all there!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
With love,
The Friends Board
JAGUAR SPIRIT —DECEMBER 18, 2014
CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD
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CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD
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