Middle School Calendar
Thursday, November 20	"Twilight" Book Club Meeting - 3:30 to 5:00 in the Commons
Monday, November 24	Hat Day - proceeds go to Veteran's Services
Monday, November 24	Boys Basketball @ Steelville, bus leaves @ 4:15
Tuesday, November 25	Middle School Field Trip to Leach Theatre to see "Jason and the Argonauts"
Tuesday, November 25	Schoolwide writer's workshop after the field trip
November 26-28	NO SCHOOL - THANKSGIVING BREAK
December 1 - 4	Middle School Book Fair
December 1-4	St. James 7th Grade Boys Basketball Tournament
December 1-4	Union 8th Grade Boys Basketball Tournament
Monday, December 8	Boys Basketball @ Cuba, bus leaves @ 4:15
Tuesday, December 9	Boys Basketball vs Hermann, home game @ 5:30
Friday, December 12	Boys Basketball vs Bourbon, home game @ 5:30
Tuesday, December 16	Boys Basketball vs St. Clair, home game @ 5:30
Wednesday, December 17	Boys Basketball @ Owensville, bus leaves @ 11:15 am
Wednesday, December 17	"Uniquely Me" for 6,7,8 grade girls
Thursday, December 18	"Uniquely Me" for 6,7,8 grade girls
Thursday, December 18	Middle School Band & Choir Concert, 6:00 p.m.
Friday, December 19	Kiwanis Boys Basketball Championship - 9:00 a.m.
Friday, December 19	Early Dismissal for Christmas Break, End of Semester
Friday, December 19 - January 2	CHRISTMAS BREAK

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.

November 10-14

Homework:  Essential Elements Book 2   Page 18-19

Objectives:  Students need to develop dotted 8th-16th note articulations and counting as well as learn the Ab, F, Eb, and Bb Scales in the 8th note pattern.  Page 18 in the yellow box deals with flexibility and technical passages.

Upcoming events:

Winter Concert in December Decamber 18th at 6:00pm in the Middle School Gymatorium

Silver Dollar City trip in May TBA

Weekly Trivia Question (First student to bring the correct answer written down gets a prize):

Name three Baroque period composers.

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.

November 10-14

Homework:  Essential Elements Book 2  Page 8-9.

Test will be a chair challenge this week over page 6-8

Objectives:  Students need to develop register changes (high to low and low to high)  Students are working on style changes and dynamics. Students are learning how to play in cut time and use syncopation.

Upcoming events:

Winter Concert in December Date and time TBA

Silver Dollar City trip in May TBA

Weekly Trivia Question (First student to bring the correct answer written down gets a prize):

Name three Baroque period composers.

Welcome to the 6th Grade Band Corner.  In this article, you will find information about what the 6th graders are doing, upcoming events, information about instruments and other music topics, and the students homework for the week.  I will do my best to update this site every week.  Just check the date below to see if it is current.  November 3-9:

Homework:  Essential Elements Book 1  Page 6-8.

Test on anything from page 6-8 next week.  Students will not be told which excersize to know, so know them all!

Objectives:  Students need to develope their basic sound and articulations as well as learn how to hold and finger their first five notes.  Students will play songs using the first five notes mostly at the quarter note level.

Upcoming events: 

Winter Concert on December 18th at 6:00pm in the Middle School Gymatorium

Weekly Trivia Question (First student to bring the correct answer written down gets a prize):  

Name three Baroque period composers.

Chess Club

Sponsor:  Mrs. Walters                

 

v                 This club is open to any student that attends the St. James Middle School.

 

v                 The meetings will be held every week on Wednesday after school from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. unless cancelled via school announcements.  (Rides must be here by 4:40 p.m., otherwise, you will not be allowed to participate.)

 

 

What to expect:

Chess

 

This is a formal group that meets once a week to play chess against others.  The student learns strategies to help his/her game.  An in house tournament is held and trophies and/or medals are given to the top three players at the end of the year assembly.  This group also attends the state competition held in Jefferson City, usually in March on a Saturday.  Sometimes, if we have enough interest/funding the group may try to attend a competition held in St. Louis, I believe in February on a Saturday. Sometimes, I am able to schedule another school to come play an informal meet after school during our regular practice times. You must attend at least 10 times to be considered a member of chess club.  If a student can’t make it to a meeting, they should let me know.  Attendance is important especially when determining who will participate in the away tournaments for the school.  To participate in this club, you must have acceptable grades and behavior as discussed in the Student Handbook under the heading Extracurricular Activities.

Quiz Bowl

Sponsor: Mrs. Walters

 

v                 Open to any student that attends the St. James Middle School.

 

v                 The meetings will be held every week on Monday after school from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. unless cancelled via school announcements.  (Rides must be here by 4:40 p.m., otherwise, you will not be allowed to participate.)

What to expect:

This is a formal group that meets once a week to practice answering questions by using a buzzer set like in a game show.  Students will sometimes answer questions on paper or on a computer as well.   

The St. James Middle School hosts a tournament in March or April that four to eight schools attend.  (I can definitely use parent volunteers to make this possible.)

 

I am hoping that other schools will hold a tournament this year. 

 

In the past I have been able to schedule another school to come play an informal meet during our regular practice time (this depends a lot on the school’s funding for the year and gas prices). 

 

You must attend at least 10 times to be considered a member of Quiz Bowl.  If a student can’t make it to a meeting, they should let me know.  Attendance is important!  To participate in this club, you must have acceptable grades and behavior as discussed in the Student Handbook under the heading Extracurricular Activities.

 

Welcome to the Middle School Choir webpage!  Watch here fore more information on choir concerts.

Math club will this afternoon, November 18, 3:30:4:30.  This is our first Olympiad.  Come vie for the trophy!