Union Middle School Festival
Saturday March 6
Times: To Be Announced
The time is fast approaching for the 7th and 8th grade bands to go to the Union Middle School Music Festival. This is a great opportunity for our students to perform in a nice auditorium for a panel of quality judges. Last year our 7th grade band earned a II rating and the 8th grade earned a I rating. That was a historical event for St. James as it was the first time we have ever gone to contest and we came home with two trophies!
Parents are welcome to come chaperone or just to go watch. I believe the festival is free to the public so come out and watch our students perform under pressure! The festival site is Union HS located in Union Missouri. It is less than an hour’s drive and the performances are not very long, so it won’t take up an entire day.
Students need to have nice pants, shoes, and the middle school music shirt. This is REQUIRED for this performance. Let’s all did up our shirts soon so we are not filing through the laundry the night before.
The event is a graded event. It is worth 400 points in the 3rd quarter grade. Attendance is required. If you have a conflict that you know of, please let me know ASAP so I can find a way to work it out. Only school events or family emergencies are reasons for an excused absence. Please clear this date!
I do need a few parents to ride the bus or haul the trailer to the event. If you are interested, please contact me.
I hope that we can get a large crowd in the audience. It will help settle the students down if there are friendly faces in the audience, not to mention, we need to support our students efforts in band and choir. The more you encourage them in these areas, the more likely they are to stick with them.
Derek Limback
dlimback@stjschools.org
Cell: 263-3359
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Middle Years
We have a new resource for parents on this website. It is called Middle Years and is a way "to provide busy parents with practical ideas that promote school success, parent involvement and more effective parenting".
Middle School children go through dramatic changes and desperately need their parents' support. Many parents want to help, but aren't sure what to do. With Middle Years, you can get the help you need. Every issue offers practical ideas to:
* Improve school success.
* Strengthen the home and school partnership.
* Enhance parenting skills
* Strenghten family life.
* Understand middle schooler's behavior.
* Build positive character traits.
Click on the link below to go to this resource:
http://stjschools.org/dgrotha/Middle%20Years.html
Trivia Question
I will try to post a trivia question every week. The winner will picked from everyone who can write down the question and correct answer on a piece of paper and return in the first day after the question is posted. I will draw a winner from a hat. To get in the hat you must have the correct answer.
Posted: December 2
What is dodecophony?
After School Tutoring
We are very excited to have Missouri S&T students that are willing to come to the Middle School to tutor our students on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings from 3:30 - 4:30 pm for any student that needs extra help with their school work. This is open to all Middle School students, so if you are interested, please contact Mrs. Turrentine.
MSHSAA Mandatory Dead Period
MSHSAA MANDATORY DEAD PERIOD
In accordance with Missouri State High School Activities Association the St. James School District has set a 9 day mandatory dead period for all MSHSAA sponsored extra-curricular and co-curricular activities. The dead period will begin on July 3rd 2010 and run through July 11th 2010. During this time frame there will be no contact with school coaches/sponsors and student/athletes at the High School and Middle School levels.
The St. James School District is posting the Dead Period to better allow students and families the opportunity to make plans for the summer. If you have any questions regarding the Dead Period please feel free to contact Activities Director Phil West at 265-2300 ext. 3236.
This is a plea to all Alumni!
This is a plea to all Alumni! Think back to those wonderful years you had in school. All the sports you played in, the clubs you joined, maybe you were a cheerleader! Wasn't it great being a part of that group! What about Band? Marching in parades, playing at football games, going to contest! WOW! But, it was expensive wasn't it? That is a problem. One that more kids are facing every year. Is your old instrument just sitting around collecting dust? Would you like to donate it to the school so that the kids who can't afford the cost of an instrument can be a part of the band? We are especially in need of a Saxophone. So, if you are moved to help, you could make a great difference in a child's life.
Middle School Calendar
| Wednesday, March 10 | Girls Volleyball vs. Bourbon, home game, 5:30 pm |
| Thursday, March 11 | Girls Volleyball @ Cuba, bus leaves @ 4:30 pm |
| Saturday, March 13 | Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast, 6:30 am to 1 pm |
| Saturday, March 13 | Owensville 8th Grade Girls Volleyball, TBA |
| Saturday, March 13 | Bourbon 7th Grade Girls Volleyball, TBA |
| Monday, March 15 | Middle School Quiz Bowl Tournament, 3:30 - 9:00 |
| Tuesday, March 16 | Girls Volleyball @ Hermann, bus leaves @ 3:40 pm |
| Thursday, March 18 | Girls Volleyball vs. Union, home game, 5:30 pm |
| Saturday, March 20 | St. James 8th Grade Girls Volleyball Tournament |
| Saturday, March 20 | Washington Quiz Bowl Tournament, TBA |
| Tuesday, March 23 | Girls Volleyball vs. Owensville, home game, 5:30 pm |
| Friday, March 26 | Spring Pictures |
| Friday, March 26 | Girls Volleyball vs. Sullivan, home game, 5:30 pm |
| Saturday, March 27 | Richard Quiz Bowl Tournament, TBA |
| Saturday, March 27 | Steelville 7th Grade Girls Volleyball Tournament, TBA |
| March 29 - April 2 |
Spring Break |
8th Grade Band Corner
Welcome to the 8th Grade Band Site! In this article you will find information about the 8th grade band including, homework, tests, upcoming events, and the weekly trivia question. I will do my best to update this site weekly, but check the date below just to make sure it is current.
March, 1
Please check the Union information and try to encourage your student to keep practicing. They are working hard, but still need more work. Please come with us and either help supervise or watch! I think you will be impressed with what they have done.
7th Grade Band Corner
Welcome to the 7th Grade Band Site! In this article you will find information about the 7th grade band including, homework, tests, upcoming events, and the weekly trivia question. I will do my best to update this site weekly, but check the date below just to make sure it is current.
March, 1
Please check the Union information and try to encourage your student to keep practicing. They are working hard, but still need more work. Please come with us and either help supervise or watch! I think you will be impressed with what they have done.
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