Saint James School is excited to announce that we will be hosting a special Online Auction and Raffle in early May! This auction/raffle will take the place of our annual Gala/Soirée, which we hope to bring back in its traditional format next year.  All funds raised from our Spring Auction and Raffle will go directly towards supporting classroom materials, teacher salaries, and special initiatives at our awesome school.

Part 1: Class Baskets Raffle

Each grade will contribute to this important fundraising initiative by creating a basket to be raffled off within our school community.  There are themes assigned to each grade for their basket, which room parents will be coordinating on behalf of the grade.  Please look for an upcoming notice from your child’s room parent(s) for basket details. Basket themes by grade are as follows:

Pre-K: Barbie
Kindergarten: LEGO
First: Game Night
Second: Book Nook
Third: Movie/Pizza
Forth: Chocolate, Smores and More
Fifth: Spa Package
Sixth: Connecticut Basket
Seventh: Gift Cards
Eighth: Scratch Tickets
Raffle ticket sales will take place in early May, once the baskets are complete.

Part 2:  Online Auction

Our online auction will open on Wednesday, May 11th and close on Thursday, May 12th.  We already have some great auction items on tap (i.e., Principal for a Day, Front Row Seating for Graduation, Special STEM Club session, etc.) and are looking for families that might like to donate an item/experience, etc.  To donate an item (or if you have a connection to items that we could auction off and would like a copy of our 2022 Auction Item Request letter), please reach out to Amy Guenther at aguenther@saintjamesschool.net.  Sponsorships will also be available.  You can find those details HERE:  2022 Auction Sponsorships

Please be on the lookout for additional information in the weeks ahead!

 

 

Please note that due to tomorrow being an early dismissal day for us, we WILL have all of our buses tomorrow (no consolidated routes).   If you normally pick your student(s) up on Wednesday afternoons due to the consolidated bus schedule, please be sure to let them know exactly how they are getting home tomorrow.

Another round of Covid test kits will be coming home with students today.   Please be sure to grab it from your student’s backpack when they get home.   Additional kits are available in the nurse’s office should you find yourself in need of a test for yourself/your children.

Also, Mrs. Vignati would like to remind families to please email or send in a picture of updated student Covid Vaccine Cards if/when students receive a booster or if/when they get the first two shots in the series.

As a reminder, there is NO SCHOOL tomorrow – Friday, March 18th – as our teachers will be at an offsite conference, hosted by the Archdiocese of Hartford.