This evening (Tuesday, December 7th) at 7:00pm, SJS families are invited to join in NATIONAL FAMILY CODE NIGHT. This event is a virtual event geared toward families with children in Kindergarten to Grade 5 and hosted by CS is Elementary. It is a one-hour live stream where parents and children can learn to code together! No coding experience is necessary to participate.
Please see this short video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOQrrVvjBQI) and flyer (Family Code Night Flyer) for more information. One lucky family will win a special prize drawing for Dash’s Neighborhood, a robotics virtual playground from Wonder Workshop, makers of Dash the Robot. And everyone gets a Code@Home Guide, full of free coding games and activities.
We hope your family will join in the fun with other families from our school and across the nation!
*If you would like to send Mrs. Poth (apoth@saintjamesschool.net) a picture of your family participating this evening, we would love to share it with the school community!
Hour of Code 2021
/in St. James Notices /by Saint James SchoolAll last week, Saint James School K – 8th grade students participated in the worldwide initiative #HourOfCode2021, in honor of Computer Science Education Week.
Reminder: Carols & Cocoa Moved To Sunday
/in Uncategorized /by Saint James SchoolDue to the rainy forecast for Saturday, the Carols & Cocoa event has been moved to SUNDAY, December 12th from 2-3pm in the school courtyard. If you are able to attend on Sunday, please complete the form below so we have an accurate headcount for the new date.
https://docs.google.com/forms/
PJ Day For The Kids
/in St. James Notices /by Saint James SchoolThank you to everyone who supported our $1.00 PJ/Comfy Clothes dress down today. Together we raised over $900 for the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center.
Tomorrow: 12:05pm Dismissal (No aftercare)
/in Uncategorized /by Saint James SchoolAs a reminder, this Friday – December 10th – is a 12:05pm dismissal day. All students need to be picked up at 12:05pm as there is NO After School Care available that day.
Tonight: HSA Meeting
/in Uncategorized /by Saint James SchoolThe Saint James School HSA (Home & School Association) will hold their monthly meeting this Thursday – December 9th – from 7:00-8:00pm in the school cafeteria. We welcome all of our SJS parents/grandparents to attend to learn about the many fun (and fundraising!) events that will be happening here at school over the next few months and throughout the year.
When you arrive at the school, please ring the buzzer at the breezeway doors and then head downstairs to the cafeteria.
If you would prefer to attend the meeting via Zoom, please use this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/
Meeting ID: 826 2154 6990
Passcode: 620303
Please review a copy of the meeting agenda HERE.
Snow Much Fun in Pre-K4
/in Uncategorized /by Saint James SchoolBasketball Return to Competition
/in Uncategorized /by Saint James SchoolTonight: Hour of Code
/in Uncategorized /by Saint James SchoolPlease see this short video (https://www.youtube.com/
We hope your family will join in the fun with other families from our school and across the nation!
*If you would like to send Mrs. Poth (apoth@saintjamesschool.net) a picture of your family participating this evening, we would love to share it with the school community!
Hour of Code and National Family Code Night
/in St. James Notices /by Saint James SchoolThis week, all K-8 students will again be participating in the worldwide initiative #HourofCode2021 during their STREAM classes in honor of Computer Science Education Week.
In addition, this year SJS families also are invited to participate in the fun of coding at home by attending a special NATIONAL FAMILY CODE NIGHT on Tues, Dec 7 at 7:00pm. This event is a virtual event geared toward families with children in Kindergarten to Grade 5 and hosted by CS is Elementary. It is a one-hour live stream where parents and children can learn to code together! No coding experience is necessary to participate. Please see this short video (https://www.youtube.com/
We hope your family will join in the fun with other families from our school and across the nation!
Celebrating St. Nicholas Day
/in St. James Notices /by Saint James SchoolIn keeping with tradition, our Pre-Kindergarten through 3rd Grade students left one shoe outside their classroom this morning in celebration of St. Nicholas Day (Feast Day of St. Nicholas). More commonly observed in Northern Europe, St. Nicholas Day is…