Entries by Saint James School

Return to In-Person Learning Q&A and Webpage

With just over a month to go until the start of the 2020-2021 school year, we thought it would be helpful to have a page on our website where everything is posted regarding the protocol for this upcoming school year.  In addition to our two published plans (K-8 and Pre-K) you will also find a […]

Helpful Tips For Student Mask-Wearing

With just over a month until the first day of school, this would be the time to begin positive reinforcement with your child/ren (if you have not already done so) about the importance of wearing masks in school. “This is how we keep each other safe,” will be the message that we use here at […]

Return to In-Person Learning Update

Last evening, Manchester Public Schools announced their intention to present to the school board a hybrid learning model for when schools reopen in September. To avoid confusion, we wanted to clarify that Saint James School is still on track to fully implement our published Return to In-Person Learning Plan, which calls for 5 days a […]

First Day Update

In light of the recent announcement from the town of Manchester regarding the first day of school, please note that Saint James School will likely be pushing our start date to September 8th as well, to ensure we have our bus and lunch service (which is run through the town).  Additional communication will be sent […]

Staff Updates

Saint James School is pleased to welcome Mrs. Peggy Paradis to our school staff in the role of Teachers’ Aide.  Mrs. Paradis comes to us from St. Christopher School in East Hartford and has many years of experience working with students/teachers in this capacity. In addition, we are excited to announce that 1st grade teacher […]

Support For the School Choice Now Act

The Alexander-Scott School Choice Now Act legislation would provide states with grants for scholarships to families in non-public schools. These scholarships would be distributed through scholarship granting organizations (SGOs), and the scholarships could be means-tested to support families who need it the most. Furthermore, the act states that any additional K-12 education funding provided by […]

Questionnaire Due Tuesday by 2pm

Thank you to everyone who has completed our Return to In-Person Learning Intentions Questionnaire for the K-8 program.  If you have yet to fill it out, please do so by Tuesday, July 28th at 2:00pm to tell us how your child/ren will be attending school this Fall (in-person or remotely).  This information will help us […]

Grab & Go Meals Available All Summer

As a reminder, the town’s Grab-and-Go Meal program will be available throughout the entire summer, and SJS families are welcome to participate!  Here are the Grab-and-Go Menus, locations, and times for next week: Grab & Go Menu – July 27-31  

Return to In-Person learning Plan for 2020-2021 (K-8)

Please take some time to review the attached documentation regarding the 2020-2021 school year.  In addition to detailed information about what in-person learning will look like this year, there is an option (see last page) for Distance Learning where students would participate in instruction each day from their home.  Once you have read through the […]