Entries by Saint James School

Grade 3 Reading Café

This morning, third grade students were surprised (and excited!) find their classrooms transformed into “Reading Cafés” – each with a roaring fireplace (on the viewboard), decorated tables, and their teacher dressed as a maître d’. This special lesson was to teach the 3rd graders about different genres of books and to encourage them to broaden their reading horizons.

Last Call: Thanksgiving Food Donations

Any last-minute donations to our Thanksgiving food collection should be brought in tomorrow (Friday 11/22) at arrival.  All items are being picked up for delivery tomorrow morning.  Thank you to everyone who joined us in this important mission to support our local food pantry.

Last Call: Poinsettia Fundraiser

Saint James School has teamed up with Woodland Gardens for a Christmas Poinsettia Fundraiser for our school!  Plants are purchased at a slightly discounted price, PLUS a portion of each sale goes to SJS. If you would like to participate, please send THIS ORDER FORM (<— click link to open) into the SJS main office […]

Attn: Aftercare Families

Aftercare will NOT be available on Friday, December 13th – which is a 12:05pm dismissal day.  The office will also be closing at 12:05pm as faculty and staff will be heading offsite for our annual Christmas party.  Please be sure you have arrangements to pick up your child/ren at 12:05pm.  Thank you! (For families that […]

Last Call: Thanksgiving Food Collection

Thank you to everyone who has brought in items so far!  Our collection will end on Wednesday of this coming week. From November 12th – 20th Saint James School will be collecting food to help local families in need have a blessed Thanksgiving.  If you are able, families are asked to contribute a food item […]

Buses 134 & 5 Combined Today

We just received notice from the bus company that buses 134 and 5 needed to combine today due to a driver shortage.  If this impacts your family, you should have received an email directly from the school shortly after 1pm. If you missed that email, please note this is the same combination as the Wednesday […]

SJS Christmas Store – Volunteers Needed

Our Home & School Association will host the annual Saint James School Christmas Store on Wednesday, December 4th, where students in Pre-K3 through 8th grade will have an opportunity to shop for holiday gifts for their loved ones. Parent volunteers are needed for set-up on Tuesday, December 3rd and to assist the younger students with […]

SJS Inclement Weather Policy

Below please find a link to our 2024-2025 Inclement Weather Policy.  For families that were with us last year, there are a few changes this year: 1) Please look for St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish on the television instead of Saint James School.  This will indicate that both our parish schools are closed, delayed, or […]

A Powerful Reminder from the Archdiocese

A powerful video from the Archdiocese of Hartford about the importance of making faith a priority in our increasingly busy lives.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEwaUW9Iqd8 We hope that your family will join us for our next Parish School Family Mass at St. Bart Church on Sunday, November 24th at 5:00pm!