William S. James Elementary School

09/22/2026

✨ We’re Celebrating 50 Years of Lead, Live, and Loving the Learning! ✨

It’s our GOLDEN Anniversary, and we’re celebrating in style! 💛

To mark this special milestone, we have special-edition WJES shirts available for our school community to purchase. Show your WJES pride and help us celebrate 50 years together!

Golden Ours — Celebrating 50 Years of Learning! 💛✨

https://stores.inksoft.com/Jam07250th

09/18/2026

🎉James the Jaguar made a special guest appearance at our PBIS assembly this morning! Thank you to our wonderful PTA who purchased our new mascot costume! Funds from the Jag Jungle Walk fundraiser helped to support this purchase!

Everyone loves James🐾 💛 🖤 💛

09/17/2026

Today our Jaguars had fun celebrating Constitution Day and learning a little more about the history of our country! Future leaders in the making! 🇺🇸✨

09/17/2026

We are 76% towards our goal. Only 12 more need to be purchased to reach our goal! Thank you for supporting OUR GOLDEN Educators at WJES!

Introducing ✨ Critter Mania ✨ a Hammer & Friends Kit Fundraiser! 🧸 Craft a Critter all while raising funds for your school! 🗓️September 7th - September 18th THIS IS A TAKE HOME KIT. NOT AN IN PERSON EVENT. WE WILL BE DELIVERING THEM TO WJES TWO WEEKS FOLLOWING THE END OF THE FUNDRAIS...

09/15/2026

Happy International Dot Day! We loved seeing all of our creative Jaguars showing off their dots! ✨

09/15/2026

🐾 CRITTER MANIA COUNTDOWN! 🐾

We are 58% of the way to our Critter Mania goal! 🎉 The fundraiser ends on 9/18. All funds raised will go directly back to WJES Educators.

But there’s no time to slow down… ONLY 3 DAYS REMAINING! ⏰

The kits will be delivered directly to school and brought home with your student to build their very own stuffed Jaguar at home!

Introducing ✨ Critter Mania ✨ a Hammer & Friends Kit Fundraiser! 🧸 Craft a Critter all while raising funds for your school! 🗓️September 7th - September 18th THIS IS A TAKE HOME KIT. NOT AN IN PERSON EVENT. WE WILL BE DELIVERING THEM TO WJES TWO WEEKS FOLLOWING THE END OF THE FUNDRAIS...

09/12/2026

🎨 Our Jaguars are artists! Look at the wonderful work our third graders created last year with Mrs. Henderson! Way to shine! 🎨

These watercolor robot journals were created by WJES’s 3rd grade artists — and they’re headed to a very lucky donor’s gift bag at the HCEF’s Excellence in Education event! We can only imagine how excited someone will be to find this one-of-a-kind piece of HCPS creativity waiting inside. Thank you to WJES for bringing such imagination to these journals!

Harford County Education Foundation — thank you for everything you do to support our students and teachers! Harford County Public Schools William S. James Elementary School

09/10/2026

🧊🧊Brrrrrrrr! 🧊🧊Yesterday, our Jaguars watched several brave teachers get dunked with ice water! Last year, our top PRIDE ticket earners won the chance to participate in our ice bucket challenge! What a great way to kick off the school year! Way to go Jaguars! Who will be our top ROAR ticket earners this year?!

09/08/2026

🐆 Our Critter Mania Sale kicked off yesterday! 🐾
Be sure to click the link below to purchase your very own Build a Jaguar Kit to create at home! Don’t miss out on this fun opportunity to bring a little Jaguar spirit home with you!
https://hammerandstainshrewsbury.com/products/william-s-james-elementary-critter-mania-fundraiser?fbclid=IwY2xjawUM3DVwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMWdmcVJVTnlNUjN3dFo0OWxzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe_IQDbPuVGzLdMHsiFoS_-bzBAjoFsCwGXfLuI2LH7HYcbVZae4xd-I8FnLc_aem_l5iKCgXACzOKnQoctM1aVA

WJES Families!
Coming home today in your child's Thursday folder: Our first-ever Critter Mania Fundraiser! 🐆
For this special fundraiser, you can order your very own kit to Build Your Jaguar at Home! Choose your Jaguar’s size, bring it to life, and get ready to welcome a new furry friend into your family!
All funds raised will go directly back to our amazing educators to support our students and classrooms! Link to order will be open on Monday, September 7th. https://hammerandstainshrewsbury.com/products/william-s-james-elementary-critter-mania-fundraiser

💛 Let’s build our Jaguars, support our teachers, and make this school year GOLDEN! 💛

09/03/2026

Our Kindergarten Jaguars are having an amazing first full day! We just finished lunch, and they did a fantastic job in the Jaguar Cafe eating with their friends and showing their ROAR expectations! We are so proud of our newest Jaguars! Stay tuned families for more Kindergarten updates! 💛