St. James Elementary Honors Our Veterans
Join us as we show our appreciation for the veterans in Western North Carolina! We’re collecting items to donate to the Asheville VA Medical Center and Community Care Center. ❤️💙
📦 Please bring all donations to the front office by November 25, 2025.
Each grade level is collecting specific items:
🍫 Kindergarten: Hot chocolate or spiced cider (individual packets)
🍋 1st Grade: Powdered lemonade drinks (individual packets)
🍰 2nd Grade: Little Debbie–type snacks (individually wrapped)
🖍️ 3rd Grade: 10–12 count packs of colored pencils or sketchpads
🖊️ 4th Grade: Ink pens with nonremovable caps
📓 5th Grade: Composition books or journals (no spiral bound)
Let’s come together to honor those who’ve served our country!
Questions? Contact the Front Office
🚌💛 Safety never takes a back seat!
Our St. James bus gals showed students how to Sit, Grab, and Slide during today’s School Bus Safety Drill. Students practiced how to exit safely and what to do in an emergency because knowing what to do keeps everyone safe!
#BuildingBrighterFutures #SchoolBusSafetyWeek #SchoolBus #BusGals
Our 5th graders have LOVED spending time with our kindergarten book buddies. We look forward to this every month. It is such a great leadership role that our 5th graders have taken on. :)
📚✨ Books and Bedtime Stories at the SJES Book Fair! ✨📚
Wear your pajamas, cozy up for bedtime tales from our teachers, and be the first to shop the Book Fair!
📅 Tuesday, November 4
⏰ 5–8 PM
📍 SJES Media Center
Enjoy treats while you browse! ☕🍦
Carino’s Coffee and
Milo’s Olde Ways Ice Cream
will be available in the parking lot!
Come join us for a fun, family night celebrating books, stories, and a love of reading! 💙
🕸️ SJES PTO Annual Family BOO! Bash! 🕸️
Creep, crawl, and boogie down with us for a frightfully fun night!
📅 Friday, October 24th
⏰ 6–8 PM
📍 SJES (Under the Awning)
💲 $5 per person / $20 max per family
💰 Cash or Venmo accepted at the door
👻 Costume Contest with Prizes
🎶 DJ TK playing all the jams
🍩 Food Trucks: Donut NV & Kim Taste Sum
Bring the whole family for a night of fun, food, and spooky tunes — we can’t wait to see you there!
✨ This is not a drop-off event.
Please complete the Google Form by Friday, 11/7 if your family requests assistance this holiday season! If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Mrs. Ruble or Mrs. Bumgarner at 704-736-1958.
CLICK HERE for Form
Every day, our bus drivers and transportation staff work hard to make sure students get to and from school safely. 🚦💛 This week reminds us all how important it is to stay alert, follow safety rules, and show appreciation for the people who keep our Knights safe on the road!
👋 Reminders for students & families:
✔️ Be at the bus stop on time
✔️ Wait for the bus to stop completely before approaching
✔️ Always stay seated and listen to the driver
✔️ Look both ways before crossing the street
Let’s take a moment to THANK our amazing bus drivers for all they do! 🚌👏
#BusSafetyWeek #ThankYouBusDrivers #KnightsOnTheGo
Dear Veterans,
We are excited to invite the Veterans in our community to our Veterans Day Program on Monday, November 10th.
This event is a heartfelt opportunity to recognize and honor Veterans and military service members in our community.
We hope the many Veterans in our community can join us for this meaningful celebration.
To help us plan, please take a moment to RSVP by November 3rd by completing this form: CLICK HERE
Thank you for supporting our efforts to recognize those who have served our country.
(This event is for Veterans in our community who have students attending St. James Elementary)
Exciting News for the Villages of Denver!
The Villages of Denver neighborhood has a new school bus — Bus 142!
We’re excited for this addition to our fleet and appreciate everyone’s help in keeping it clean and well cared for. Please remind students to show pride in their new bus by treating it with respect and following all bus expectations.
On Thursday, October 31st, students can wear their fun, school-appropriate costumes to school. We’re excited to celebrate a safe and festive day full of creativity and smiles!
Please see the costume guidelines below.
Report cards will be going home Monday, October 20th! Take some time to celebrate your child’s hard work and growth this quarter. 💪💙
If you have any questions about your child’s progress, please reach out to their teacher. We love partnering with families to support student success!
#BuildingBrighterFutures #WeAreALincoln
PTO Needs Your Help! Duty-Free Lunch for Teachers is this Friday, October 17. Please click on the link to sign up.
Our sprinkles make us special, and each one of us is unique and important. 💙
At St. James Elementary, we celebrate differences, lift each other up, and choose kindness every day.
Together, we make the sweetest community! 🧡
#DonutBully #BeKind #SprinklesMakeUsSpecial #BullyPreventionMonth
This week we celebrate our amazing cafeteria team who work hard every day to serve our students healthy, tasty meals that fuel learning and fun! 🎉
School lunch is more than just food , it’s energy for growing minds, a chance to gather with friends, and a reminder of how much our staff care for every child. 💛
Let’s give a big THANK YOU to our cafeteria superheroes for keeping our Knights nourished and ready to shine! ✨👩🍳👨🍳
#SchoolLunchWeek #ThankYouCafeteriaTeam #FuelingOurFuture
Dear Parents and Guardians,
We are excited to invite you to our Veterans Day Program on Monday, November 10th. This event is a heartfelt opportunity to recognize and honor Veterans and military service members in our community.
We hope you can join us for this meaningful celebration. To help us plan, please take a moment to RSVP by November 3rd by completing this form: CLICK HERE
Thank you for supporting our efforts to recognize those who have served our country. We look forward to seeing you there!
Warm regards,
St. James Elementary
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🎃 DADS ON DUTY – HALLOWEEN EDITION! 🎃
Friday, October 31st | St. James Elementary
We’re calling all our awesome dads, granddads, uncles, and father figures to join us for a special Dads on Duty event on Halloween! 👻
Come dressed in your favorite costume (school-appropriate, of course!) and help us bring some spooky fun and excitement to the halls as students arrive for the day. Your energy and smiles help set the tone for a fun and festive morning!
🕓 When: Friday, October 31st – Please arrive by 7:15 AM and check in at the front office.
📍 Where: St. James Elementary
👔 What to wear: A Halloween costume or festive outfit
✅ RSVP: Please sign up using the Sign Up Genius link here: SIGN UP GENIUS
⚠️ If you do not have a cleared volunteer screening, you’ll need to complete one before attending.
📞 Questions? Call the school and ask for Mrs. Turner.
Let’s make this Halloween one to remember and show our kids that dads know how to bring the fun! 🎃👨👧👦
Our hallways are bursting with evidence of hard work, creativity, and growth! Students are diving deep into their learning, setting goals, taking risks, and showing just how much they’re growing every day.
Take a walk through our halls and see the incredible effort our students are putting into their work. It’s a true celebration of learning! 💪📚✨
#StJamesPride #GrowingGreatness #LearningInAction
