Check the flocknotes below for the most up to date information on our return to school in the fall. Our formal Return to Learn Assurances for the Iowa Department of Education can be found on our homepage under COVID 19 or by clicking HERE.

Return to Learn Update

August 4, 2020

To follow up with what Washington Community School District released regarding face coverings and our decision at St. James to do so as well, please note the following: 

Social Distancing and Close Contact Guidelines:
Additionally, guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control address social distancing and close contact from the perspective of the risk being increased when people are within six feet of one another for fifteen minutes or more. These guidelines are being factored in when developing the District’s plan. The following guidance will be in place for the various grade spans: 

•  Adults in the program will wear face coverings and maintain appropriate physical distancing from one another as much as possible. 
•  The teachers and paraprofessionals will work with students and families on infectious disease control measures including the washing of hands on a regular basis. 
• The teachers and paraprofessionals will work with the students on becoming comfortable with wearing a face covering by wearing a mask for brief periods of time, but wearing a face-covering throughout the entirety of the school day will not be require

• Adults in the K-5 classrooms will wear face coverings and maintain appropriate physical distancing from one another as much as possible.  
• In grades K-2, students will be taught how to appropriately wear a face covering as part of instructional lessons focused on proper hygiene. Students at this age will not be required to wear a face-covering throughout the entire school day but will practice wearing them throughout the day. Students will be instructed to wear face coverings when transitioning throughout the building as well as when social distancing is not possible. 
• In grades 3-5, students will be taught how to appropriately wear a face covering as part of instructional lessons focused on proper hygiene. They will also be expected to wear a face-covering throughout the school day, being provided periodic breaks of no more than ten minutes at a time. Students will be expected to wear face coverings when it is more difficult to social distance from one another. 
• Student learning spaces will be placed with social distancing in mind in K-5 classrooms. 
• Students will not be required to wear face coverings during physical education, outdoor recess, and lunch. Guidelines for appropriate physical distancing will be put into place during these times. 

SJS Registration Day

We are excited to welcome all of our students and families back to St. James! 

Tuesday, August 4th in Tobin Hall 

10am-6pm 

If you are unable to attend registration, please contact the office for an appointment 319-653-3631. 

Please enter through Tobin Hall doors only. 

First stop is your child’s tuition in Gen’s office with Mary Sue Marek or with Rachel Berdo in Lori’s office.

Go through the conference room to Tobin Hall for your final registration and lunch account details. 

Please exit through front school doors only. 

Masks are optional.  

Please maintain social distancing with six feet apart. 

Please limit one adult member per family. 

Please limit your time at registration.

St. James provides high quality and effective instruction aligned with the Common Core Standards, while guiding students in grades preschool through fifth as they develop into life-long learners of their Christian Faith.