James Elementary School News

The Ottumwa Board of Education recently approved the recommendation to increase schoo...

  Ottumwa Community Schools will have the first day of Kindergarten over a two...

The district's Summer Reading Program starts Monday, July 27 for students in grad...

Third graders at James Elementary School wear many different hats when they are ...

Camden Cormeny might look like your typical kid, he is smart, loves sports and riding f...

Liberty, Wilson, Douma, and James Elementary Schools have been awarded the Fresh Frui...

5th Grade Career Day

June 1, 2015

On Friday May 29th students got a chance to met some outstanding community members! W...

It's Honey Time!

May 22, 2015

Mark Van Essen, a local bee keeper, came to the two first grade classes and taught st...

Red Nose Day

May 21, 2015

Red Nose Day is a campaign dedicated to raising money for children and young people l...

Students got a chance to share technology projects with peers, teachers, and the comm...

Three members of the technology club, led by Erin Adams, were selected to participate...

Aiden Anderson, Ella Green and Rhianna Mims are members of the Technology Club ran by...

ISU Extension and the Ottumwa Community School District are partnering to provide STE...

The Young Artist’s Showcase will be on display at the Quincy Place Mall from Fr...

Say Cheese!

April 28, 2015

Students in Mrs. Demuth's class received a special thank you from Ms. Adams this ...

Students from James enjoyed the OHS Orchestra! The OHS students played instruments, s...

It's Yoga Time!

April 24, 2015

Yoga has many health benefits! Some students in Mrs. Gardner's class have been st...

Essay Winners

April 24, 2015

Students at James Elementary competed in a school wide writing competition. They had to...

New Shoes for Everyone!

April 17, 2015

Today, every student at James Elementary is wearing a new pair of shoes. Thanks to ...

Bulldog Book Bowl

April 13, 2015

The 13th annual Bulldog Book Bowl will be held: Tuesday, April 14th, 2015 at 4:00pm a...

Bubble Gum Friday

April 10, 2015

On Friday, April 10th, everyone who donated $1.00 or more at the office got a piece o...

Members of the tech club got a chance to create their own website. They also had a fu...

Literature Night

April 1, 2015

Literature Night was from 6-7pm on March 31st. Literature Night gave parents/guardian...

Readers Theather Practice

March 30, 2015

Students are practicing their Readers Theater for the upcoming Literature Night. Lite...

Evans Middle School will host a 5th grade Parent Orientation Meeting on Tuesday, May ...