Button Battery Awareness

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Basketball Help & Meeting

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Coaches are still needed for:
*Boys Varsity
*Gr. 4 & 5 Boys Program  (2 needed!)

If you would like to learn more, please reach out Chris Green at cgreen@saintjamesschool.net.

Tonight – SJS Basketball Coaches Meeting:
Tuesday, October 29th
5:00pm in the gym

Basketball practices start next week:
Please refer to This Schedule for details.

 

 

3rd Grade STEM Club

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A session of STEM Club will be held on Monday, November 4 for students in Grade 3.  If your child would like to attend, please complete and return the permission form.

STEM Club Permission Form 110424

Basketball & Cheer Practice Begins Next Week

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For students signed up to play basketball AND have their Athletics Health Form turned in, practices will begin next week.

Practice times for next week are as follows:

Monday, November 4th
Girls JV (4th & 5th Gr.):  4:30 – 6:00pm
Girls Varsity (7th & 8th Gr.) :  6:00 – 7:30pm

Tuesday, November 5th
Boys JV (6th Gr.): 4:30pm-6:00pm
Boys Varsity (7th & 8th Gr.): 6:00pm – 7:30pm
*Any 6th grade boys wanting to try out for Varsity should attend both*

Wednesday, November 6th
Boys JV (Gr. 6): 4:30 – 6:00pm
Boys Varsity (7th & 8th Gr.): 6:00pm – 7:30pm

Thursday, November 7th
Cheer Team: 4:15pm – 5:15pm
Girls JV (4th & 5th Gr.):  5:30pm – 6:30pm
Girls Varsity (Gr. 7&8): 6:30pm – 8:00pm

Friday, November 8th
All 4th & 5th Grade Boys:   4:00pm – 5:30pm

 

Please note, the schedule above will most likely be the practice schedule for a few weeks until games start up.  After that Varsity practice times may vary around weeknight games.  All JV teams (and the 4th & 5th grade boys teams) will play on Saturdays during the season.

 

Parish School Mass

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Trunk or Treat/Fall Festival Pics

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A great big Thank You to Mrs. McCarthy and the SJS HSA for organizing a wonderful Halloween event for our school community this past weekend!  We appreciate all the parents who signed up to decorate their trunks and hand out candy, and all the middle school students who helped run the games in courtyard. Also, a special thank you…

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Tomorrow! Trunk or Treat/Fall Festival

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Here are a few notes for Saturday’s event:

* For families decorating a trunk, THANK YOU!!  Please be sure to arrive between 12:30pm and 12:45pm (an event volunteer will show you where to park).  Please bring candy for approximately 200 children.

* All other attendees (must have RSVP’d, no walk-ins please), please check in at the table in front of the school NO EARLIER thank 1:00pm.  All students will get a stamp on their hand when they enter to be able to participate in the activities.

* Please remember to bring cash for other items not included in your pre-paid admission fee that you may wish to enjoy:  Coffee Truck, Kona Ice truck, Highland Park Market food truck.

Any questions? Contact parent volunteer coordinator Patricia McCarthy at HSA@SaintJamesSchool.net.

Campus Ministry News

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Let’s celebrate Sunday Mass together! The Saint Bridget and Saint James school communities are encouraged to attend the 5pm Sunday Mass at St. Bartholomew’s Church this Sunday 10/27 to unite with our larger parish community. Students who attend are asked to wear their school uniforms to Mass. 

 

Our next School Choir Practice is scheduled for Wednesday 10/30 from 2p-3p. I’ve had a number of students ask me how they can be in the choir and I’ve told each of them they need parental permission. You can do that by signing them up via this Google form or emailing me directly at campusminister@saintteresacatholic.org. If you’ve already signed up your child, you do not need to do so again.

 

 

Reminder: CHET Dream Big Scholarships

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For anyone interested, below is a scholarship opportunity from CHET – The Connecticut Higher Education Trust 529 College Savings Program.  This contest has had a few different student winners from SJS over the past couple of years (including a $20k winner!) AND our school has been selected in the past to receive the technology prize package!

Here is a link to the contest information:  https://www.fidelity.com/about-chet/dream-big-competition

Or, see THIS FLYER

Participants are asked to submit an entry based on specific grade-level topics. Students can submit an original essay, video or artwork (painting/drawing or illustration):

K-4th grade: When you grow up, what would you like to be and why?

5th-8th grade: What is a lesson you’ve learned and how will it influence your future?

3 Grand Prize winners will receive $20,000 (one student from each age group), 24 winners will receive $5,000 (eight students per age group), and 239 winners will receive $500 (at least 53 students per age group).  Additionally, 10 randomly selected participating schools will win $5,000 in tech equipment.

Robotics Fun Night

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A huge thank you to Mrs. Cha and the entire Aetos Dios FIRST Robotics Team for hosting a fun evening last night for our 3rd – 5th grade students!!  It was also great to see back on our campus so many SJS alumni who are continuing to participate in Robotics in High School!

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