Entries by Saint James School

Red, White, & Blue Day

Tomorrow (Wednesday, April 29th) we are hosting a Distance Learning Dress Down (or Dress Up) Day and asking students to wear red, white, and blue to honor all the heroes in our community.  And, of course, we would love to see pictures of your students at their “work station” in their patriotic attire.  Please send […]

Last Call: Distance Learning Survey

Thank you to everyone who took the time to complete our distance learning survey thus far.  We appreciate your time and input.  If you have yet to complete the survey and would like to do so, please take a moment to share your feedback before 2:00pm tomorrow (Wednesday, April 29th).   Please complete a separate […]

1st Communion Letter

If your student(s) will be making their first communion this year, please see the attached letter from Macy Jordan, Religious Education Coordinator for Saint James Parish: 1st Communion Letter from Macy    

It’s Allergy Season

As nature continues to bloom and blossom, many of our children develop symptoms related to allergies. During this time of COVID-19, adults may be questioning their children’s symptoms. This information below was compiled by Marney Reardon MSN, RN Coordinator of Health Services for the Manchester School to help parents with figuring out if the symptoms […]

From Mrs. Carpenter

Hello SJS Families, I know we have so many students that love the Magic Tree House Series and thought I would share this fun info with you. Here is their link http://magictreehouse.com/go and info. Each week, Magic Tree House Home Adventures will feature videos from Mary Pope Osborne, activities, craft ideas, themed recipes, reading challenges, cross-curricular […]

Reminder: Spring Into Fitness!

Mr. Green, our K-8 Gym teacher, has put together these fun daily activities to encourage our students to get plenty of exercise throughout their day.  Enjoy! Spring Fitness Calendar Grades K-3 Spring Fitness Calendar Grades 4-8

Ideas For Celebrating Mass At Home

As we once again celebrate Mass from our homes this weekend, the below link has some ideas from the Archdiocese of Hartford’s Office of Education, Evangelization, and Catechesis regarding your family’s celebration: Celebrating Mass at Home —————————– Watch live-streamed Masses celebrated by SJS graduate (and Mrs. Rafferty’s twin brother) Father Lerner https://stm.yale.edu/ Watch Live-streamed or […]

Rice Bowls

As a reminder, Lenten Rice Bowls (Catholic Relief Services) that were sent home with your child/ren at the start of Lent.  Here was the information originally sent out regarding this collection: https://saintjamesschool.net/lenten-collections-at-sjs/ Since we were not together when the money was due back, there are a few options we would like to suggest if your […]

Food Drive For MACC

As you might imagine, there has been an huge increase in demand at our local food pantry, at a time when less people are going out and giving.  If you are in a position to donate and would like to do so, please note the following collections for MACC: Friday, April 24th at St. Mary’s […]