Entries by Saint James School

October Lunch Menu

September 26, 2018 in /by

The October Lunch Calendar will be coming home with students today or tomorrow.  An electronic copy is below and will be posted to our website on Friday. 2018 October Lunch Menu

From The Superintendent Regarding Tax Credits For Private K-12

September 24, 2018 in /by

The CT Department of Revenue Services has recently confirmed that 529 Education Savings Accounts, which can now be used for private K-12 school tuition, just as they are currently used for college tuition, will not be subjected to any state tax penalties under current state law. This means that parents, grandparents, and other family members can invest […]

Fall Into Reading

September 24, 2018 in /by

  Mrs. Carpenter, our school Librarian, is kicking off the Fall Into Reading contest this week for Kindergarten – 6th grade students. For every book a student reads during the contest period, they should fill out a paper leaf which will be put into the “leaf bag” for their grade. The grade with the most […]

Book & Art Club Update

September 24, 2018 in /by

The October Book & Art Club for students in grades 1 & 2 has reached capacity. The October Book & Art Club for students in grades 3 & 4 still has a few spaces left. Book Art Club Permission Slip Grades 3 & 4

Cross Country Invitational Results

September 24, 2018 in /by

  Congratulations to our  Middle School Cross Country Runners for a great performance this past Saturday at the Harry Geraghty Invitational at Nevers Park in South Windsor.  For the Girls’ race, 8th grader Abby Ray took 1st place overall out of the 60 runners competing, with Kaitlyn Nyberg (8th grade) and Maya Fisher (6th grade) […]

VIRTUS Tonight @ St. Chris

September 24, 2018 in /by

As a reminder, there is a VIRTUS class for volunteers tonight:  Monday, September 24, 2018 @ 6:00pm at Saint Christopher School in East Hartford. To participate in a VIRTUS session, you must Pre-Register on the VIRTUS Site.  To access the schedule of upcoming sessions and register to attend one, click HERE and select Hartford, CT […]

Pope Names Fr. Juan Miguel Betancourt Torres Auxiliary Bishop for Archdiocese of Hartford

September 24, 2018 in /by

Please review the following Press Release from the Archdiocese of Hartford.  HARTFORD, Conn. – (Sept. 18, 2018) It was announced today at the Vatican that His Holiness Pope Francis has appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Hartford the Reverend Juan Miguel Betancourt Torres, SEMV, assigning him the Titular See of Curzola. Archbishop Leonard P. Blair shared […]

XC Invitational Tomorrow

September 21, 2018 in /by

Our Middle School Cross Country runners will attend their first invitational at Never’s Park in South Windsor tomorrow, September 22nd.   Students should arrive at 8:00am to walk the course and stretch with Coach O’Neill.  For spectators that may wish to attend, the boys race kicks off 9:00am, Girls race at 9:25am.  Go Sabers!! The cross […]

Important: Grandparents’ & Special Persons’ Day

September 21, 2018 in /by

Mark your calendars for Grandparents’ and Special Persons’ Day!  We will host Grandparents and Special Persons of Kindergarten through Grade 5 students on October 26th from 10am-noon. As noted in the September Saber Stories Newsletter, Grandparents’ and Special Persons’ day will be for students in Kindergarten – 5th Grade only this year. Unfortunately, we need […]

Book Fair Update

September 21, 2018 in /by

  Saint James School would like to send a huge THANK YOU to everyone who shopped at our Scholastic Book Fair this week!  Our gross sales were $9362.13 – up about $1,000 from last year.  And, with some extra donations, our Scholastic Dollars to use for new books for classrooms and library totals $4841.71! Also, […]