🎉 Congratulations to Paisley B., our first Book Blast Treasure Chest winner! 📚
There’s still time to join the fun! Register and invite friends and family to support our Book Blast.
👉 Sign up using this link- https://app.booksarefun.com/StrainJapanSD63080
💰 Our next drawing is tomorrow! Who will be our next lucky winner?
#Booksarefun
#Bestlittleschoolever!
#Let'sGrow
There’s still time to join the fun! Register and invite friends and family to support our Book Blast.
👉 Sign up using this link- https://app.booksarefun.com/StrainJapanSD63080
💰 Our next drawing is tomorrow! Who will be our next lucky winner?
#Booksarefun
#Bestlittleschoolever!
#Let'sGrow
Strain-Japan School invites our families, friends, and community members to join us as we honor the brave men and women who have served our country! ❤️🤍💙 Please join us Wednesday, November 11th, at 9:00 AM for a special Veterans Day Concert. Doors will open at 8:30 A.M. We look forward to celebrating our veterans, recognizing their sacrifices, and thanking them for the freedoms we enjoy every day. 🇺🇸 #BestLittleSchoolEver! #VeteransDay2026
🏴☠️📚 Ahoy, families! Our FIRST Book Blast Treasure Chest drawing is Monday! 🎉
Invite 10+ friends and family members THIS WEEKEND to support our Book Blast and give your student a chance to win! 💎
Entries are already coming in—don’t miss your chance to join the adventure!
👉 Haven’t registered yet? Get started here: https://app.booksarefun.com/StrainJapanSD63080
#BookBlast #UnlockTheTreasure #BookBlastAdventures #BooksAreFun #Bestlittleschoolever! #Let'sGrow
Invite 10+ friends and family members THIS WEEKEND to support our Book Blast and give your student a chance to win! 💎
Entries are already coming in—don’t miss your chance to join the adventure!
👉 Haven’t registered yet? Get started here: https://app.booksarefun.com/StrainJapanSD63080
#BookBlast #UnlockTheTreasure #BookBlastAdventures #BooksAreFun #Bestlittleschoolever! #Let'sGrow
📚🏴☠️ Book Blast begins TODAY! Let’s unlock the treasure!
Take just 7 minutes TONIGHT to register and invite 10+ friends and family members to help support our students’ reading adventures. Students can earn awesome prizes and a chance to win one of our Treasure Chests! 🎉💎
🗺️ The first 36 students to register and send 10+ invitations will receive their treasure map prizes the very next day! Students who qualify afterward will still receive their prizes with the book delivery.
🔗 Get started here: https://app.booksarefun.com/StrainJapanSD63080
#BookBlast #UnlockTheTreasure #BookBlastAdventures #BooksAreFun
Take just 7 minutes TONIGHT to register and invite 10+ friends and family members to help support our students’ reading adventures. Students can earn awesome prizes and a chance to win one of our Treasure Chests! 🎉💎
🗺️ The first 36 students to register and send 10+ invitations will receive their treasure map prizes the very next day! Students who qualify afterward will still receive their prizes with the book delivery.
🔗 Get started here: https://app.booksarefun.com/StrainJapanSD63080
#BookBlast #UnlockTheTreasure #BookBlastAdventures #BooksAreFun
🏀📣 Attention Basketball and Cheer Families!
Please join us for a Basketball and Cheer Parent Meeting on November 9 at 6:00 p.m.
Parents and guardians of students participating in basketball or cheer are strongly encouraged to attend.
💛🖤 Go Leopards!
#Bestlittleschoolever!
#Let'sGrow
Please join us for a Basketball and Cheer Parent Meeting on November 9 at 6:00 p.m.
Parents and guardians of students participating in basketball or cheer are strongly encouraged to attend.
💛🖤 Go Leopards!
#Bestlittleschoolever!
#Let'sGrow
🎪🎟️ Get ready for some FUN at SJS! 🎟️🎪
Our Book Blast Dress-Up Days are coming, and we're bringing the excitement with a little carnival fun, game-day spirit, and plenty of school pride! ❤️🤍💙
Check out our special dress-up days and join in on the fun!
🎪 November 5th – Kickoff Day: Red & White
🎮 November 6th – Game Day: Dress up like a character from your favorite video game!
📚 November 11th – Ticket to Read: Wear a shirt with words or from your favorite book!
🎩 November 10th – Day at the Carnival: Hats & Sunglasses
🇺🇸 November 11th – Veterans Day: Wear Red, White & Blue!
We can't wait to see everyone participate and show their spirit! Let's make it a week full of fun, creativity, and school pride!
❤️🤍💙 #bestlittleschoolever #SJSLeopards #Booksarefun #Let'sGrow
Thanks Ms. Shepard for organizing this fundraising event! Great work SJS students and families!
#Bestlittleschoolever
🐆🖤💛 Show your Leopard pride and support SJS Athletics!
Order a Leopards Pep Club T-shirt! Funds raised will help purchase pom-poms and support an end-of-season party for basketball and cheer.
👕 Adult sizes: $20
👕 Youth sizes: $17
📅 Orders due to the office by November 16, 2026
✏️ Please make checks payable to Strain-Japan R16
📋 Click here for the order form: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XHrp6Yn5RWUsUx1fFHULyMLei7npnSBf/view?usp=sharing
Thank you for supporting our Leopards! 🏀📣
👻 Send a little Halloween cheer!
Our 8th graders will be selling Boo Grams October 26–30, 2026, for just 50¢ each! 🎃🍬
Join the fun and support our 8th-grade students!
Our 8th graders will be selling Boo Grams October 26–30, 2026, for just 50¢ each! 🎃🍬
Join the fun and support our 8th-grade students!
🎃👻 Join our 8th graders for Trunk or Treat!
📅 Friday, October 30
⏰ 5:00–7:00 p.m.
🎟️ Free admission
Bring the family for a bounce house, games, food, and a costume contest! Donations are appreciated.
🕷️🕸️If you plan to set a trunk up please arrive by 4:30pm.
We hope to see our SJS families there! 🧡🖤
#Bestlittleschoolever! #Let'sGrow
⚠️ Attention
There will be NO LLC on Thursday, October 22, due to Parent/Teacher Conferences. Please plan accordingly for your child’s after-school arrangements.
There will be NO LLC on Thursday, October 22, due to Parent/Teacher Conferences. Please plan accordingly for your child’s after-school arrangements.
Parent/Teacher Conferences are NEXT WEEK!
🖤🐾 💛Get ready for Red Ribbon Spirit Week at Strain-Japan, October 19–22! Join us as we celebrate healthy choices and being drug free!
📅 Monday, October 19: Pajama Day — “Don’t Sleep on Being Drug Free!”
📅 Tuesday, October 20: Sports Gear — “Team Up Against Drugs!”
📅 Wednesday, October 21: Superhero Day — “Be Your Own Superhero and Say No to Drugs!”
📅 Thursday, October 22: Camo Day — “Drugs Can’t Find Me!”
📅 Friday, October 23: NO SCHOOL
Let’s show our Leopard pride and make it a great week!
#BestLittleSchoolEver! #Let'sGrow
📅 Monday, October 19: Pajama Day — “Don’t Sleep on Being Drug Free!”
📅 Tuesday, October 20: Sports Gear — “Team Up Against Drugs!”
📅 Wednesday, October 21: Superhero Day — “Be Your Own Superhero and Say No to Drugs!”
📅 Thursday, October 22: Camo Day — “Drugs Can’t Find Me!”
📅 Friday, October 23: NO SCHOOL
Let’s show our Leopard pride and make it a great week!
#BestLittleSchoolEver! #Let'sGrow
💕 Let’s PINK OUT, SJS! 💕
Wear pink on Friday, October 16, 2026, to show support for those affected by breast cancer!
🎀 Student Council will sell pink ribbons all week for $.50 cents each.
💕 All proceeds will go toward breast cancer research.
Together, we can make a difference!
#SJSPinkOut #BreastCancerAwareness #BestLittleSchoolEver! #Let'sGrow
Wear pink on Friday, October 16, 2026, to show support for those affected by breast cancer!
🎀 Student Council will sell pink ribbons all week for $.50 cents each.
💕 All proceeds will go toward breast cancer research.
Together, we can make a difference!
#SJSPinkOut #BreastCancerAwareness #BestLittleSchoolEver! #Let'sGrow
September 2026 Student Of The Month!
Thank you, Sinks Pharmacy, for holding a flu vaccine clinic at Strain-Japan R-XVI School.
Thank you to Taylor and Heather for performing oral health exams on some of our students this week as part of the free program provided by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services' Office of Dental Health to prevent cavities. Keep up the good work, kids. Keep brushing those teeth.
🎃👻 Join our 8th graders for Trunk or Treat!
📅 Friday, October 30
⏰ 5:00–7:00 p.m.
🎟️ Free admission
Bring the family for a bounce house, games, food, and a costume contest! Donations are appreciated. We hope to see our SJS families there! 🧡🖤
#Bestlittleschoolever! #Let'sGrow
📅 Friday, October 30
⏰ 5:00–7:00 p.m.
🎟️ Free admission
Bring the family for a bounce house, games, food, and a costume contest! Donations are appreciated. We hope to see our SJS families there! 🧡🖤
#Bestlittleschoolever! #Let'sGrow
🪙 Quarters for a Cause is underway at SJS!
Send in quarters with your student through October 16, 2026. The class that collects the most quarters will win an ice cream party! 🍦
The quarters collected will be offered at the laundromat to help people who need laundry services. Thank you for helping our community, one quarter at a time! 💙
Questions? Please contact Ms. Shepard.
#BestLittleSchoolEver
#Let'sGrow
Send in quarters with your student through October 16, 2026. The class that collects the most quarters will win an ice cream party! 🍦
The quarters collected will be offered at the laundromat to help people who need laundry services. Thank you for helping our community, one quarter at a time! 💙
Questions? Please contact Ms. Shepard.
#BestLittleSchoolEver
#Let'sGrow
🔵🟠 READY… AIM… FUN! NERF NIGHT IS COMING TO SJS! 🟠🔵
SJS families, grab your Nerf gear and get ready for an action-packed evening! STUCO is hosting Nerf Night, and we hope to see you there!
📅 Friday, October 2, 2026
⏰ 5:30–7:00 PM
💲 $5 per person
👨👩👧👦 Strain Japan families only
🥽 Eye protection is REQUIRED!
Don’t have any? Eye protection will be available to rent for $1.00.
🍕 Pizza – $2 per slice
🥤 Snacks and drinks will also be available!
Bring your Nerf blasters, your family, and your best aim for a fun night at SJS! 🎯💥
Sponsored by SJS STUCO
SJS families, grab your Nerf gear and get ready for an action-packed evening! STUCO is hosting Nerf Night, and we hope to see you there!
📅 Friday, October 2, 2026
⏰ 5:30–7:00 PM
💲 $5 per person
👨👩👧👦 Strain Japan families only
🥽 Eye protection is REQUIRED!
Don’t have any? Eye protection will be available to rent for $1.00.
🍕 Pizza – $2 per slice
🥤 Snacks and drinks will also be available!
Bring your Nerf blasters, your family, and your best aim for a fun night at SJS! 🎯💥
Sponsored by SJS STUCO