Entries by Saint James School

New Testing Program for Grades 3 – 8

Please review the following information from the Archdiocese of Hartford in regards to the new, adaptive assessments our grade 3 – 8 students will participate in this school year.  The testing will provide teachers with a detailed baseline assessment of each student in their class to help them better customize lessons throughout the school year. […]

Morning Arrival Reminders

Two quick reminders about morning arrival for our Kindergarten – 8th Grade families: 1) If you arrive after the breezeway doors have closed at 7:50am – you must park your car and accompany your child/ren to the SJS main office to sign them in. 2) If you are using the drop-and-go option and you are […]

Fall Festival Wrist Bands & Centennial Calendars

As a reminder, Mrs. Tierney and Mrs. Fiereck will be selling Fall Festival Wrist Bands and special SJS 22-23 School Year Centennial Calendars tomorrow afternoon at pick-up.  If your child takes the bus or goes to aftercare on Friday afternoons, you can purchase either of these items via “kid mail.”  See below for information: Calendar […]

Cross Country

A reminder for families with a student participating in the first Cross Country Practice today, pick-up for students not going to aftercare is 3:30pm outside the SJS gymnasium.  Please wait outside and runners will be dismissed to you there.

Foundation Golf Tournament THANK YOU!

A HUGE Thank You to everyone who came out to support the Saint James School Foundation’s 28th Annual Golf Event last night!  We are extremely fortunate to have such a supportive community here at Saint James School – with numerous SJS parents, alumni, and alumni families all coming together for a day of golf, a delicious dinner, and lots of fun while raising money for the Foundation.

SJS Centennial Fall Festival Wrist Bands

As a reminder, Saint James School’s Fall Festival commemorating our Centennial Anniversary will take place on Saturday, September 17th on our school campus.  There will be inflatables, food trucks, games, a dunk tank, fun contests, and more!   We are hoping all our SJS families will come out to enjoy the fun and commemorate this milestone […]

Middle School Teacher Update

Saint James School is pleased to share a couple of changes to the middle school teaching team/schedule: First, we are happy to report that Mr. Adams will be returning to SJS in the role of 6th grade Social Studies and 7th & 8th grade History/Geography teacher.  With this change, Mr. Adams will become a homeroom […]

SJS Hot Lunch Program

​This morning all NEW SJS K – 8 families should have received an email with information on setting up their EZSchoolPay account for tracking funds in their child’s hot lunch account.  While Hot Lunch is FREE through approximately December 1st, if your child purchases just milk or extra food, there will be a charge to […]

Advanced Band Begins Tomorrow & Program Info

Mr. Corcoran is pleased to announce that the Advanced Band will be performing at the Open House for Saint James School’s 100th Anniversary Celebration on Sunday, September 18th.  On September 7th, music students in grades 6 – 8 will have lessons and band rehearsal to prepare all members for this important event. On Monday, September […]

HSA Meeting Thursday

The SJS Home & School Association (similar to a PTA/PTO) will hold its first meeting of the new school year this coming Thursday, September 8th from 7:00-8:00pm in the school cafeteria. We strongly encourage all Pre-K through Grade 8 parents to attend to learn about ways to get involved in our school community and get […]