Mrs. Lacey Bons, ‘96, has been teaching Kindergarten at SSJ for the past three years.  Her favorite part of teaching at SSJ is when past students keep coming back to say “HI!”  “Knowing that they felt safe and loved in my classroom is very important.”

Mrs. Stacia Statt, ‘85, has been teaching at SSJ since 1999.  She says, “I am honored to work with Sister Raphael.  It is special to me to continue to have her spiritual and educational influence in my life as a teacher.”

Our classrooms are faith based and everyday teachings revolve around our Catholic beliefs. I teach through science units with a strong reading and writing program. The following are highlights of our year:

August: All About Me Unit

Transitioning into K (including the parents!)

September: 5 Senses Unit

We learn by touching, seeing, etc.

We practice and get ready to attend Mass

October: End of 1st Quarter & Parent-Teacher Conferences Fish/Animal Unit

We take our first field trip to Petco. We are the Caretakes of God’s Creations We celebrate Halloween & All-Saints with a Parade in costumes

November: K1 & K2 come together and give Thanks for the many blessings in our lives. We celebrate our hard work and accomplishments in kindergarten with a

Mini-Feast.

December: Advent begins, K1 recites an ABC Xmas Poem at Mass -we dress as angels for the performance, we also put on a singing show for parents, End of 2nd Quarter. Advent Service Project -we take a walking field trip to St. Vincent de Paul with canned food.

January: We celebrate Catholic Schools. We take a field trip, K1 & amp; K2 together to the Firefighter Museum and learn about our heroes.

February: Jets Vs. Bombers Game, K1 & K2 play t-ball against each other with the whole school cheering us on!

March: Gesell Testing for Incoming Kinder. We celebrate St. Patrick’s with the best Carnival ever with proceeds given to the Loreto Missions -Gotta love this! End of 3rd Quarter

April: Lent and Easter preparation, Egg & Chick Unit -New Life, Springtime we take a fieldtrip to the Science Center with our 6th Grade Buddies -very cool!

May: We finish our year with a Kindergarten Prayer Service. Students practice and sing in celebration for completing their first year at Ss. Simon & Jude. Thank you parents for your commitment to a Catholic Education.

Guess which student below is Stacia’s husband Steve (’84)?  In Steve’s era there was an annual tee ball game with the kindergarten classes.  Stacia brought back the annual game between the “Jets” and “Bombers” and the game is once again a big event for the whole school.

“Miss Katie”