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IMPORTANT: 2018-2019 Calendar Change

Reminder from last week: Last Monday, the Manchester Board of Education made the decision to amend their originally published 2018-2019 school calendar and change the week of April vacation.  Since we follow the Manchester public school calendar, we need to change our week for April break as well.  The attached calendar reflects the change.  April […]

Field Day Tomorrow

Field Day will be held tomorrow – Tuesday, June 19th.  Students should wear their SJS navy gym shorts, sneakers, and a T-shirt in the color designated below for their grade: KINDERGARTEN-WHITE FIRST GRADE-PURPLE (OR SOMETHING CLOSE) SECOND GRADE-BLUE THIRD GRADE-GREEN FOURTH GRADE-YELLOW FIFTH GRADE-ORANGE SIXTH GRADE-RED SEVENTH GRADE-TIE DYE OR NAVY

Lunch Tomorrow

As a reminder, hot lunch tomorrow will be pizza (instead of the pasta and meatballs listed on the hot lunch menu).  Students will have a choice of buffalo chicken, pepperoni, or cheese pizza.

This Week

As a reminder, this week is our last week of school for the 2018-2019 school year.  Here are some important notes: *Wednesday (6/20) is a 12:05pm dismissal day.  Kindergarten students will arrive at school for 9:30am and have their graduation ceremony.  Walkers’ dismissal will be OUTSIDE in the lot between the main school and the […]

Gym Uniforms on Monday

Due to the anticipated 90+ degree weather this coming Monday, all students (with the exception of 5th grade, who will be down at the church in the afternoon) may wear their GYM uniform to school on Monday.

School Bus Clarification

There may be some confusion as to what was printed in the recent Saber Stories about school bus transportation that we wanted to clear up: 1) If your child currently utilizes the school bus to and from home and you are still at the same address, you DO NOT need to do anything for the […]

WSJ Article – “The Catholic School Difference”

Here is an article from the Fordham Institute regarding the research and findings June 2018: Last week, there was an article in the Wall Street Journal – called “The Catholic School Difference” – discussing a study about the lasting, positive benefits of structure and self-discipline in our Nation’s Catholic schools.  Here are some of the […]

2017-2018 Yearbooks For Sale

Yearbooks are on their way! If you did not order a yearbook, but would like to purchase one now, we will have a limited amount of yearbooks that can still be purchased.  They will be sold on a first come, first serve basis.  Please send $25 cash or check (payable to Saint James School) in […]