Entries by Saint James School

6th Grade STREAM

Today during during their STEM/STREAM class, 6th grade students worked in small groups to plan and construct a tower from dried spaghetti, tape, and string.  In addition to standing on its own, the tower also had to be sturdy enough to hold a large Marshmallow on top without collapsing under the weight.

Journalism Club: Parent Volunteer Needed

We have the opportunity to have a journalism club here at Saint James School to work on publishing a school newspaper.  This will be open for 15 middle school students, information and details coming soon.  We have a coordinator, we just need an assistant.  The club will meet on Thursday afternoons.  Please contact Mrs. Zorger […]

Pre-K4 Fall Fun

This week our Pre-K4 program started their themed unit on Apples – reading stories about apples, talking about types of apples, learning about how apples grow, exploring with apples at the Science table, learning apple-related vocabulary words, and of course, lots of apple crafts. Here are a few pictures taken during the day today.

Reminder: Aftercare Policy Book

Hard copies of this information can be picked up from Ms. Jean this week if you would like a hard copy. For families using the SJS Extended Day program, please review the attached policy book and sign/return the form on the last page by September 30, 2019.  This document has also been posted in the […]

2nd Grade STREAM

For their first STREAM class of the year, our 2nd graders worked on programming the coding robots to sort matter into solids, “liquids,” and gases (tying in with what they are studying in science).

Discovering Christ

  SJS families and friends are invited to take part in a special 7-week program, hosted by Saint James Parish, designed to better connect us with the Catholic Faith. The program is open to everyone 18+ years of age (regardless of faith, home parish, or church attendance).  Please take a few moments to explore the […]

Last Call: Chromebook Insurance

As a reminder to Middle School Parents, Chromebook insurance forms were due to your child’s homeroom teacher by this Friday, September 6th.  Late forms will NOT be accepted after tomorrow. 2019 Chromebook Care and Insurance

HSA (Home & School Association) Meetings

The HSA will hold its first meeting of the new school year TONIGHT, Thursday  (9/12), from 7:00-8:00pm in the school cafeteria.  We strongly encourage parents to attend to learn about the HSA and to hear about what events are upcoming in the next few months. When you arrive at the school, please ring the buzzer […]

Ski Club Coordinator Needed

We are in need of a new Ski Club Coordinator for this school year. We just received the information from Mount Southington regarding the 2019-2020 ski season and need to start working on setting things up.   Unfortunately, without a volunteer coordinator we will not be able to have this much-loved winter program for our […]