Entries by Saint James School

MAP Assessments This Week

Please note that students in Grades 3 – 8 will take the preliminary MAP assessments on Tuesday – Thursday of this week.   You may reference information about the MAP assessments HERE, in case you missed it in a prior email.

Morning Bus Route Time Change

For students that take the school bus TO school in the mornings: The town has notified us that morning stops will be 20 minutes EARLIER beginning Monday (9/19).  Unfortunately, the buses are having trouble getting to their next route and need to adjust our schedule accordingly since we are the first pickup each day. This […]

Individual Portraits – Monday (9/19)

As a reminder, individual student portraits will be taken this coming Monday, September 19th.  This is a dress down (or dress up!) day – please send your student to school on Monday in whatever attire you would like them to have their school picture taken in (must adhere to the dress down guidelines on page […]

Cherrydale Ticket Turn-In Tomorrow

Tomorrow is our second Cherrydale GOATz ticket turn in day!  If your child has completed any additional tickets since last week, please send them in to school with your child tomorrow.  There will be one more “turn-in” day on Friday, September 23rd (which is also the last day for orders).

Fall Festival Just 2 Days Away!!

Only 2 days left until the Fall Festival, which will help kick off our school’s Centennial celebration.  We hope that your family will join us for this day of fun, food, games and friendship! Here is everything you need to know for Saturday: What:   SJS Fall Festival When: Saturday, September 17 Time:  11am to 2pm […]

Centennial Kickoff Weekend A Success!

Thank you to all the volunteers, families, students, staff, clergy, grandparents, and other community members who helped make this weekend such a successful commemoration of our Centennial anniversary. Please read on for a full recap as well as pictures from the events.

Today’s Rosary

Today we enjoyed our first school-wide Rosary of the new year.  It is always a treat to see and hear everyone praying in unison throughout the school building on these special mornings.

Updated to Covid/Health Protocol

Thank you again to all of our families for adhering to our published health protocol and conducting those important health checks with your student(s) each day before school. We are seeing a strong uptick in Covid cases here at school as the year is progressing and, as such, we are amending our Health protocol slightly. […]

SJS 9/11 Memorial In the News

In case you missed it, two of our 5th grade students made the front page of the Journal Inquirer on Sunday (9/11) for their contributions to our September 11th memorial.  Special thanks to Luke Szupryczynski and Quinn D’Agostino (with help from their parents) for looking after our 9/11 memorial.  The article can be read…