
Today our staff received breakfast from the office staff and ice cream from the Cuneio family.
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Happy School Nurse's Day to one of the best! Thank you for taking care of our students Mrs. Maria!
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Thank you Strain Japan PTO for providing lunch from Planet Sub for our staff today!
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Our staff enjoyed a breakfast from our STUCO students today for Teacher Appreciation Week.
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We are Hiring! Come work with us at #bestlittleschoolever!


We have a few openings left for our preschool program for the 2025/26 school year. If your child is ready to become a little leopard, please contact the school as soon as possible at 573-677-1815. Your child must be 3 years of age by July 31, 2025 in order to attend.


Kicking off day two of our staff appreciation week with:
Starbucks-Provided by Strain Japan PTO
Muffins- Provided by People's Bank
Cookies/Brownies- Provided by Gus and Tommy Krone
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Today is "School Lunch Hero Day!"
We are so thankful for ALL Ms. Shelia does to keep our students and staff healthy and fed!
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Don't forget about MAP Spirit Week!


We still have a few beautiful plants for sale: tomatoes, peppers, cosmos, spider plants and pathos. If you are interested, please call the school office at 573-677-1815 to schedule a time to stop by.

The Strain-Japan R-XVI School District currently has a Board Director vacancy. This position will be held until the April 2026 election. Generally, the board meets once per month. Interested persons may fill out the Application for a Vacated Board Position, which can be found in the Documents folder on the school website at strainjapanschool.com, or you may call or email the school office to request a copy. Applications must be received in the school office by May 16th. The board will review applications and appoint a candidate at the regular May board meeting scheduled for May 20th at 6:30 p.m. For questions, please call 573-677-1815 or email mrskrone@strainjapan.com.

MAP Testing starts next week! What better way to kick it off than with a Spirit Week?


Thank you to Paige and Taylor from Compass Health Dental for coming out to SJS today to offer a Free Oral Health Review to our students as part of the Oral Health Program provided by Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Office of Dental Health.
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Don't forget to stop b y the SJS Plant Sale today from 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.. Our students have been working hard to start off some beautiful plants for you.
If you can't make it today, we will be open again tomorrow from 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. and Saturday from 8:00 - 11:30 a.m.
We look forward to seeing you!




This is the last week to purchase your gear!
Sports Image has teamed up with Strain Japan R-XVI to give you a fan gear apparel order form full of some amazing options! This is a fundraiser too, so what better way to add some apparel to your closet and support Strain Japan's 8th grade class! 👏 Sports Image will be taking orders until April 25th and will contact for pick up when all orders are done. If you have any questions regarding the order form, please contact Ciara at Sports Image. https://www.cognitoforms.com/SportsImage2/StrainJapanApparelOrderForm



Thank you Kathleen Boulay from Mr. Rif's Readers for stopping by today with a donation of books for our Pre-K - 3rd Grade students to keep them reading through summer break.


SJS Plant Sale starts today at 3:30 p.m.


Happy Administrative Professionals Day Mrs. Marie and Mrs. Amanda! We are so thankful for ALL you do!!
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Students enjoyed Bunny Grams this week and PreK had an Egg Hunt with the help of our 5th Grade students!🐣🐰





