For families with a student in Grades 4 – 8, please note we have now turned on the Grades Online portion of our new FACTS Family Portal.  The directions to find this information are as follows:

1. Log into your FACTS Family Portal

2. Select Student Home then select the child you want to view from the drop down box on the left (if you have more than one student in grades 4 – 8).

3. Click on the grade for details and a breakdown of assignments.

IMPORTANT NOTE:  You will see the words Bonus, Curve, and Penalty next to assignments.  These items are for high school grading, and therefore will ALWAYS show up as a Zero for Saint James School students.  We have contacted FACTS but they are unable to turn this feature off.  Please know a Zero in these categories has no bearing on your child’s grade.

Also, as of today, only Parents/Guardians will have access to the grade portal.  Mrs Mitchell will be creating accounts for our students in Grades 6 through 8 to view their grade information on their Chromebooks using their Saint James School email address.  This allows for them to see only their grades and not the grades of a sibling AND gives them the independence and responsibility that comes along with preparing for high school.

Thank you for your patience as we continue rolling out features of our new FACTS system. Please reach out to Mrs. Mitchell (mmitchell@saintjamesschool.net) if you have any trouble accessing the grade portal or have questions about the information.

Please note that SJS 3rd – 8th grade students will take the Math MAP Adaptive Assessment first thing in the morning tomorrow – Tuesday, September 17th.  The final test (Language) will be on Thursday morning.

Please pay particular attention to ensuring your child/ren get to bed on time the evening before each testing day and that they have a nutritious breakfast each morning.  Also, it is important that students get to school on time each day as testing will begin right after morning announcements.

Any student coming in tardy on a testing day will have to wait in the office until the testing period is over and will have to make up that test at another time.

For middle school students – please make sure your child comes to school with their Chromebook fully charged tomorrow!!

As a reminder, individual student portraits will be taken this coming Monday, September 16th.  This is a dress down (or dress up!) day – please send your student to school on Monday in whatever attire you would like them to have their school picture taken in (must adhere to the school’s dress down guidelines on page number 11 in the 2024-2025 Parent Student Handbook**).

To order school pictures this year:

1) Send your picture order form (sent home with students last week) in to school with your child on picture day, or

2) Go ONLINE to mylifetouch.com and to set up your picture order (this must be done by Sunday evening).  Please use picture id: EVTDPD82H

Pre-K3 and Pre-K4 will also be taking their CLASS PICTURES on this day.

**Guidelines for dress down days include:

• Undergarments must not be visible above, below, or through the clothing.
• No makeup or hair color
• Clothing must not have indecent writing or pictures, inappropriate slogans or advertisements.
• Revealing clothing (including short shorts, halter tops, half shirts, tank tops, and see-through tops) is not allowed.
• Leggings are allowed provided a top is worn that falls to the top of the thighs or lower.
• Waistbands must not sag below the waist. Pants legs must not drag on the floor.
• High heels, platform shoes, flip-flops, open-toe sandals, and shoes with no backs are not allowed.