Elks Americana Workshop & Essay Contest

On October 5th from the Elks Club in Manchester is once again sponsoring an Americana Workshop for children in grades 2 – 6.  The program is free with lunch included.  If you are interested in having your child/ren participate, please refer to THIS LINK and the flyer below.

In addition, SJS students are once again encouraged to participate in the Elks Americanism Essay Contest for students in grade 5 – 8.  This year the topic is “What Patriotism Means to Me.”

The Essay Deadline is December 15, 2024.  All the Details are available HERE  (refer to page two for the contest form).

SJS Student Earns National Recognition

Tonight: Grade 6 and NEW Middle School Family Orientation

Attention all Grade 6 parents and any families new to SJS this year in Grades 7 & 8:

Please join us on Thursday, September 5th at 6:00pm in the school gymnasium as we review important items to assist with your child’s transition to middle school.  You will get information about Google Classrooms, Schedules, Communication, the Grading System, Chromebook Usage, and more.

Please note, grade 6 and new Grade 7/8 students are should attend this information session along with their parent(s)/guardian(s) when possible.

We look forward to seeing you tonight (September 5th) at 6:00pm in the school gym!

SJS Foundation Golf Outing

Thank You to everyone who came out to support the Saint James School Foundation’s 30th Annual Golf Event last night!!  We are extremely fortunate to have such a supportive community…

Hot Lunch Reminder

If your student (K-8) is buying hot lunch at school, please be sure you are funding their lunch account.  You can do this through the EZSchoolPay App or by sending in cash or a check (checks for hot lunch must be made out to Manchester Public Schools).  Please be sure any envelopes sent with money are labeled with your child’s name.

Cross Country Tomorrow

As a reminder, fully-registered Cross Country team members will have practice again tomorrow after school.  Athletic Character Contracts should be turned in tomorrow if they were not handed in today.

Fundraiser Ticket Turn-In Friday

Attention Pre-K3 through Grade 8 families: 

Thank you to everyone who has helped get our fundraiser off to a strong start by registering their student and sending support invitations to friends & family around the country!!  This Friday is our first WILD THINGZ Turn in day!

If you have not already done so, we hope you will sign up to participate in our fundraiser by registering your student(s) here:  https://www.shopfund.com/parentregister.  Once you sign up, complete the DUNK Collectible Coupon on the fundraiser packet envelope and send that in with your student on Friday.  Each student that gets registered will be entered to win from over 1,000 different prizes including Apple Air Pods, MacBook Pros, Visa Gift Card, a Disney Vacation and more. 

Additionally, if your student has sold 2 or more fundraiser items so far, clip the appropriate tickets from THIS PAGE in the Cherrydale packet and send it in with your student on Friday morning (please put it in a baggie or envelope labeled with their name).

All sales are done online at ShopFund.com. 

A fun video with all the Jungle friends can be viewed HERE.

While all our school fundraisers are optional, our Cherrydale fundraiser is typically one of our most successful with a large percentage of sales coming back to our school.  We certainly appreciate your participation when possible!  If you have any questions, please contact the school office or email our parent volunteer coordinator for this fundraiser, Kate Davis, at 70greenbean@sbcglobal.net.

Attention: Aftercare Families

For families using the SJS Aftercare program, please be sure you write the TIME you are checking your student out on the paper sign-out form (in addition to signing out on the iPad).  Thank you!

Parking Reminder for Pre-K3 – Grade 8

Please remember that families are able to pull into the big parking lot (between the big school and the Pre-K building) this year at MORNING ARRIVAL (only).  If you opt to park on the street, please do not block that parking lot with your car.

For dismissal, all families will need to park on the street in a permitted spot.  Please take care not to block any of our neighbors’ driveways with your car.

Thank you!!

From the Bookkeeper

Please note that going forward, all checks coming to the school should be made out to Saint Teresa of Calcutta Parish.  Please write “Saint James School” in the memo field.