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St. James Elementary – Crete NE
✨ Honoring Our May Crowners ✨ We are so proud to announce our 6th and 2nd grade May Crowners! 🌸 These students were chosen by
St. James Elementary – Crete NE
📢 Two Ways to Support St. James! 📢 We have two wonderful opportunities to get involved and support our community this month. Whether you’re looking
(Español abajo) During the month of May, we invite all families to sign up for a day to pray the Rosary together after the 5:30 p.m. Mass. Mass generally concludes around 6:00 p.m. We would love to have both parents and children participate each weekday. Families are welcome to sign up for as many …
St. James Elementary – Crete NE
First Grade + Children’s Museum = The Best Day Ever! 🎈✨ So much curiosity and energy under one roof. Check out some highlights from our
St. James Elementary – Crete NE
🎉 Another Winner & Dilly Bar Joy! 🎉 We have another lucky raffle winner in the books, and the celebration was as sweet as it
St. James Elementary – Crete NE
WE DID IT! 🎉 The calendar lottery is officially coming to a close, and the results are incredible. We sold 1,038 tickets, shattering our original
St. James Elementary – Crete NE
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St. James Elementary – Crete NE
Science in action! 🐟 Our 5th graders took a deep dive into biology today by dissecting trout as part of our "Trout in the Classroom"
St. James Elementary – Crete NE
🎟️ WE ARE OVER HALFWAY THERE! We have officially hit 451 tickets sold—that’s 58% of our goal! A massive thank you to everyone for your
St. James Elementary – Crete NE
🎟️ We are 40% of the way there! We’ve already sold 306 tickets, and the momentum is building! A huge thank you to everyone who
St. James Elementary – Crete NE
🎰 Support St. James Students! 🎰 Looking for a chance to win big while supporting our local kids? The St. James Lottery is officially here!
St. James Elementary – Crete NE
✨ Honoring Our May Crowners ✨ We are so proud to announce our 6th and 2nd grade May Crowners! 🌸 These students were chosen by
St. James Elementary – Crete NE
📢 Two Ways to Support St. James! 📢 We have two wonderful opportunities to get involved and support our community this month. Whether you’re looking
(Español abajo) During the month of May, we invite all families to sign up for a day to pray the Rosary together after the 5:30 p.m. Mass. Mass generally concludes around 6:00 p.m. We would love to have both parents and children participate each weekday. Families are welcome to sign up for as many …
St. James Elementary – Crete NE
First Grade + Children’s Museum = The Best Day Ever! 🎈✨ So much curiosity and energy under one roof. Check out some highlights from our
Faith Dimension: The K-6th grade students have the privilege of attending daily Mass and daily religion classes; the parish priest visits each classroom; the students are well prepared for receiving the sacraments; Catholic customs and traditions are emphasized throughout the liturgical year; and our Catholic faith is integrated in regular subjects.
Academic Excellence: We expect our students to do their best and beyond. The curriculum includes: Religion, Reading, Phonics, Math, Handwriting, Science, Social Studies, Health, Art, Vocal Music, P.E., Library, and Computer. Students receive letter grades in all subjects and participate in the Terra Nova standardized test in grades 3rd-6th. Homework is given to 1st-6th grades.
Importance of Catholic Education: “Catholic education is an expression of the mission entrusted by Jesus to the Church He founded. Through education the Church seeks to prepare its members to proclaim the Good News and to translate this proclamation into action. Since the Christian vocation is a call to transform oneself and society with God’s help, the educational efforts of the Church must encompass the twin purposes of personal sanctification and social reform in light of Christian values.” To Teach as Jesus Did , #7
Role of Catholic Educators: “In the Catholic School, ‘prime responsibility for creating this unique Christian climate rests with the teachers, as individuals and as a community.’ Teaching has an extraordinary moral depth and is one of man’s most excellent and creative activities, for the teacher does not write on inanimate material, but on the very spirits of human beings. The personal relations between the teacher and the students, therefore, assume an enormous importance and are not limited simply to giving and taking. Moreover, we must remember that teachers and educators fulfill a specific Christian vocation and share an equally specific participation in the mission of the Church, to the extent that it depends chiefly on them where the Catholic school achieves its purpose.” The Catholic School on the Threshold of the third Millennium p. 20