Entries by Saint James School

Middle School Dance Chaperones Still Needed

SJS will be hosting a “dressy” dance for Saint James and Saint Bridget 7th and 8th grade students on Friday December 16th from 7:00pm-9:30pm.  We are still in need volunteers to help chaperone the dance.  If you are able to help out, please contact Sean & Patricia McCarthy via call/text at 860-614-6870.  Permissions slips and […]

Pizza With Santa

Our local Knights of Columbus will be holding their 9th annual Pizza with Santa event on Sunday, December 11th from 1:30pm to 4:00pm in the Saint James Church hall.  Please check out the attached flyer for details and RSVP information.    Pizza with Santa

11:00 Dismissal Tomorrow

As a reminder, we will be dismissing all students at 11:00am tomorrow – (Wednesday, 11/23) and the school will be closed for Thanksgiving Recess on Thursday and Friday. Please note, aftercare will be in session tomorrow beginning at 11:00am and running as usual.  Students going to aftercare will need a lunch from home. Also, due […]

Student Volunteer Opportunities?

Saint James School 7th & 8th grade students are required to fulfill service hour requirements each trimester so we are always on the lookout for local opportunities for them to participate in.  If you are aware of organizations looking for student volunteers within our community, please reach out to Mrs. Gordon at jgordon@saintjamesschool.net.  Thank you!

Instrumental Music Notes

All three bands will meet for practice on Tuesday November 22nd. For the evening Christmas Concert on December 14th, please note band students should arrive at the school cafeteria between 6:00pm-6:15pm.  Evening concert attire for band students is a white dress shirt and black dress pants (or black skirt for girls – skirts must be […]

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.

Food Drive THANK YOU!

A huge Thank You to all of our Pre-K through Grade 8 families that supported this week’s Thanksgiving Food Drive for MACC Charities!  The amount of food donated was exceptionally generous and will undoubtedly make a huge difference in our community this Thanksgiving!  

4th & 5th Grade Boys Basketball

4th Grade Boys Basketball practice will take place tomorrow (Saturday) from 9:00am – 10:00am, 5th Grade Boys from 10:00am – 11:00am. We still need a third coach for our boys 4th & 5th league – Please reach out to Mr. Green if you could possibly help.

Last Call: Jesse Tree Kits

We all know what a family tree is, and the Jesse Tree is a symbol that helps us trace the ancestry of Jesus.  For each of the first twenty five days of December, we choose a Scriptural passage highlighting one of the major events or figures of the Old Testament.  The family comes together to […]