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Reminder: First Penance, First Communion Meetings This Week

Please read the attached letter from the Religious Education Coordinator for Saint James Church.  If your child will receive the sacraments of First Penance/First Communion this year (2nd grade and up), this letter contains important information about the mandatory parent’s meeting and other important dates.  If your child has not been baptized yet and you […]

February Break

As a reminder, school will not be in session next week for our February Break.  We wish everyone a relaxing, enjoyable vacation and we will see you back at school on Monday, February 22nd.

Jumpin Jonnies Event Over February Break

The Saint James School HSA is sponsoring a fun event for the kids to play and moms to socialize over February Vacation at Jumpin Jonnies (234 Talcottville Road, Vernon).  Join your Saint James friends on Wednesday, February 17 from 10am – noon for two hours of private bouncing just for SJS families.  The cost is […]

1st Grade Valentine’s Math

Today, the 1st graders had a special math lesson involving Valentine “conversation hearts” candy.  Students had to sort their hearts into colors and then count the totals.  They then had a worksheet where they had to add select colors together and come up with the total.  Students also graphed their results and took turns reading […]

SJS Fifth Graders Enjoy “Ship Day”

To immerse their students in an important aspect of early American History, today the 5th Grade teachers transformed one of their classrooms into an emigrant ship for a day. This unique learning experience was designed to help students appreciate the hardships that our forefathers experienced as they set sail for the “new world.” The morning […]

Special Notice

The Saint James School community mourns the loss of Mr. Edward DelSingore, husband of our school secretary, Eileen DelSignore.  The DelSingore family appreciates the prayers and kindness the the Saint James community has shown them during this difficult time.  We ask that you please continue to keep them in your thoughts and prayers.

Attire for Tomorrow

In celebration of Valentine’s Day, Mrs. Kanute is allowing students to wear red/pink or Valentine’s-themed shirts to school tomorrow (Friday).  Students should still wear their SJS uniform pants/skort and shoes.  Please note, however, the 6th grade has a full dress down day tomorrow for winning last month’s box tops contest and 5th grade should wear […]

Reminder: 2016 Gala

>REMINDER: Auction Items are due TOMORROW. RSVPS are due by February 29th. The St. James School annual Gala is March 5th at Georgina’s in Bolton.  You should have received the invitation via kid mail along with how you can contribute for the raffled off class baskets or silent and live auction items along with advertising […]

Drama Club Auditions Tomorrow

As a reminder, drama club auditions have been rescheduled to tomorrow (Wednesday) from 2:05pm-4:00pm.  This is for students who sent in their registration for speaking parts only.  Students will meet in Mrs. Zorger’s and Mrs. St. Jean’s classrooms.  Students being picked up at 4:00pm after auditions will be walked down to the breezeway for pickup.

Saint James Testimonials on WJMJ

Several weeks ago, a few parents and students volunteered to travel to Prospect, Connecticut to record commercials/testimonials on behalf of Saint James School for the Archdiocese of Hartford’s radio station WJMJ.  Many thanks to Brian Nyberg and his daughter Kaitlyn and Kathy Reilly and her boys Michael and Will for volunteering to record testimonials (Unfortunately, […]