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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 2004-2005 school year Karen Loewensen is our nurse on Tuesday mornings, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Homework Hotline:
Help is available for questons 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. |
| Building Hours | | The building is open from 6:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. |
| ECSE | 10:10 a.m.- 12:20 p.m.
Morning Session
1:10 p.m.- 4:15 p.m.
Afternoon Sesson |
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