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School Office:
8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.
The Office is
very busy before classes are in session and just before classes are
dismissed at the end of the day. If possible, please minimize your
general inquiries during these designated hours.
There are
limited phone lines in the school office. When they are all busy, it
rings as if the office is unoccupied. Please try to call again in a few
minutes. Your calls are important. We appreciate your patience and
understanding.
Nurse's Office:
The nurse's hours are
set by the School District and can change from year to year. For the
2008-2009 school year MaiKo Xiong is our nurse on Tuesday
mornings, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Homework Hotline:
Help is available for questions on elementary school homework at 224-1111 Monday through Thursday, 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.
Multi-Age Groupings
Students
at J.J. Hill are grouped into classrooms by age group: 4-5 year olds,
6-9 year olds, and 9-12 year olds. Montessori teachers (also referred
to as guides) are trained to handle three separate curriculums.
Multi-age groupings enhance academics (students see and hear parts of
lessons one to two years before they are taught the material); and
socialization (older students help younger students).
Children's House (CH)
- These children are ages 4 and 5. They attend one of the following
sessions: full day kindergarten or half day 4 year old program.
Elementary I (EI) — These are the whole day classes for children ages 6-9. These children are in multi-age classrooms, grades 1-3
Elementary II (EII) — These are the whole day classes for children ages 10-12. These children are in multi-age classrooms grades 4-6.
International Peace Site
J.J
Hill is proud of its designation as an international peace site. We
originally became a peace site in October, 1992. We celebrate peace
with a special day each year. Each classroom develops an activity, a
presentation, or a play to illustrate a specific theme for that year.
The theme relates in some way to the overarching goal of peace. It's a
delightful and beautiful time in our yearly calendar,
a time of joy and creativity.
Peace
means that, on the classroom level, we involve children in making peace
and building community. Students are taught responsibilities such as
facilitating a class meeting, peer mediation, and mentorship of younger
students. Community service is an important part of what we do. It can
involve care of the classroom environment, service on the student
patrol, or student council, listening to younger students read in
another classroom, or social problem solving skills that emphasize
listening and talking rather than fighting and arguing.
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| | | | | Location | 998 Selby Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55104
Phone: (651) 293-8720
Fax: (651) 293-1589 |
| School Hours | 8:40 a.m.- 9:10 a.m.
Students eating breakfast may enter the school.
9:10 a.m.- 3:40 p.m.
All Day Kindergarten -Grade 6
9:10 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.
Pre-Kindergarten
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| SCIP Plan | Click here to see our School-wide Comprehensive Improvement Plan.
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| Discovery Club | | The Discovery Club is open from 6:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. |
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