Entries by Saint James School

State Budget Cuts To Impact Busing?

As you are aware, Connecticut faces some drastic budget cuts.  The budgets proposed by both Governor Malloy and the Democratic Legislative Leadership would cut all funds, approximately $28 million, that towns receive to defray the cost of transporting both public and private school students within their boundaries.  These cuts will eventually necessitate higher property taxes, […]

2016 Spring Concert

Congratulations to all our instrumental music students and 3rd graders on a wonderful performance at the Spring Concert yesterday.  Special thanks to Mr. Corcoran and Mrs. Archangeli for helping our students become such wonderful musicians and encouraging them to truly appreciate all aspects of music.  Below are a few pictures from the daytime concert (click […]

HSA Meeting Reminder

The next HSA meeting will be held this evening (Tuesday, May 3rd) at 7:00pm in the SJS Cafeteria.  Please come share your ideas on upcoming HSA events and planning for the end of the school year.  (Please note, there will not be childcare available this meeting).  We look forward to seeing you there!

Box Tops Winner For April/May

Congratulations to Mrs. Devanney’s class for winning the April/May Box Tops contest with over 1,000 Box Tops submitted.  Mrs. Dufresne and the student volunteers counted over 4,500 Box Tops yesterday – which equated over $450 for our school!  Mrs. Devanney will let the students know when their dress down day will occur. Thank you again […]

Instrumental Music

This Wednesday,  May 4th, Saint James band students will perform in the school’s annual Spring Concert.  The concert for families and friends begins at 6:00pm (please note time change).  Instrumental music students should arrive at 5:30pm. For the evening concert, students are reminded to dress in white shirts and black pants for the boys and […]

5th Graders Win at State Competition

Congratulations to Saint James School 5th grade students Lauren, Jillian, and Abby on winning 1st place in the State Competition (5th grade category) for the video they created and submitted to the Elk Lodge’s Drug Awareness Contest.  The trio also won 2nd place in the pre-high school division for all of Connecticut!!  Their video will […]

Last Call For RSVPs: Mother/Daughter Tea

Grab a teacup and lift those pinkies!  The Saint James School HSA is hosting a Mother/Daughter Tea on Saturday, May 14, from 11:00am – 1:00pm in the school cafeteria.  All girls in Pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade should have received an invitation home in their child’s school folder.  If you need another invitation, please stop by […]

Box Tops Counted On Monday

Box tops will be counted for the next dress down contest this coming Monday, May 2nd, right after school.  Please be sure to send in your box tops by the end of the school day (2:05pm) on Monday.  This will be the last Box Tops contest for the year.

8th Grade Peabody Museum Trip

Saint James School 8th graders recently enjoyed a field trip to the Peabody Museum of Natural History. Below you will find a picture of the SJS class of 2016 in front of the museum (along with the 8th grade homeroom teachers, Mrs. Plourd and Mrs. Gordon, and middle school science teacher, Mrs. Plante) along with […]

Saturday’s Soccer Schedule

Below please find the full Saint James Soccer Schedule for tomorrow’s games.  The 11:30am game for Saint James Blue was inadvertently left off the original e-mail sent on Wednesday. VARSITY: 08:00am MCC-2 Corpus Christi-Blue vs St. James-Yellow 09:30am MCC-2 Cornerstone CA vs St. James-Royal 09:30am COAK-3 St. James-Blue vs St. Edward 11:30am  COAK-3 St. James-Blue vs St. […]