I’m Carol Spears, the second grade teacher at St. James. I have two grown children, Alex and Janie, and 6 grandchildren. I have two cats, Brownie and Louise, we would have a dog too, but my daughter is allergic to them. When I moved to Washington in 1994, I was hoping to eventually teach preschool when my daughter was old enough. I had just gotten an Associate in Early Childhood Development from Carl Sandburg College, right before we moved here. I eventually ended up teaching preschool at the Y daycare. I enjoyed teaching so much that I decided to finish my 4 year degree at Iowa Wesleyan. I received a reading endorsement in addition to an Elementary Ed.degree. After graduating I applied for a job at St. James School in 2005. I was hired as the Title I teacher; I moved from that to eventually teaching 3rd grade. I left briefly in 2016, thinking we would be moving. This didn’t work out and another opportunity came along for me to work here. I was overwhelmed with joy to be able to come back to St. James and teach 2nd grade. I am so thankful to be able to work with children, families, and staff that know and love God.
10/15/21 We will have a full week next week. We wished Ty a Happy Birthday this week and enjoyed all kinds of cookies. Thank You Hamiltons! The sign up sheets for conferences will soon go home...
10/8/21 Thanks so much for all of the input on the math app! We'll start using it Monday. I'm including a picture from Fire Prevention Week. Now that I look back, I should have gotten one of our...
10/1/21 Next week we have another early dismissal on Friday at 12:55 for Homecoming. Please look at the flyer sent home today about the special clothes they can wear to celebrate WHS homecoming. The...
September 27, 2021 Dear 2 nd Grade Parents, This note is to inform you that there has been a confirmed case of Covid-19 in your child’s classroom. We will continue the following best practices at St...
9/24/21 Happy Birthday to Manny!!! He celebrated a birthday Sept. 19th! I am so sorry, I completely forgot to send those midterms home today. I have already emailed them to each of you that I have an...
9/17/21 Our plants really are growing amazingly fast! This week we observed how quickly our painted lady caterpillars have been growing too. Last Friday, they were a half inch long and now they're...
9/10/21 Fall Fest is this Sunday with food, fun, and games for everyone! Friday, September 17th will be an early dismissal. If you have an old shirt that could be used as a paint shirt for your child,