This evening, Wednesday, May 7th, the HSA is hosting a Dine-Out at the Frank Pepe Pizzeria on Buckland Street in Manchester.  Dine-in or take-our between the hours of 11:00am – 10:00pm and mention Saint James School when you place your order and 25% of your total will be donated back to SJS!  We hope you can join us! This will be the last dine out activity for this school year.

This year for our annual “sons” event, the Saint James School HSA invites all of our male students to grab a special guest or two (parents, grandparents, aunt/uncle, etc.) and join us for an exciting day of soccer at a Hartford Athletics game in Hartford. The game will be held on Saturday, May 17th at 7:00pm. Please use this link to purchase your tickets: www.hartfordathletic.group/saintjames25

 

First Student has launched a new app that families using the school buses to and from SJS will need to download and register with in order to continue to have access to the GPS tracking system.

Step 1: Download* the free mobile app, which is available on both iOS and Android devices. Search for app name: FirstView 1.0 and register for a new account.

*Not all devices are compatible and must meet the minimum operating system requirements. Users from previous versions of FirstView will not migrate over and all users must create a new account.

Step 2: Set up your FirstView 1.0 mobile app profile. You’ll be asked to provide:

• The 5-character District Code: W9A5G
• Your student’s first and last name
• Your student’s school of attendance
• Your student’s assigned trips

Step 3: Add distance notifications to be alerted in the app or via push notification when the vehicle is close to your student’s stop location. To set this up in the app, click on Set Distance Notifications. You can edit or add additional distance notifications by clicking on the notification bell and selecting Notifications Settings.

Optional: Add yourself and/or other family members and caregivers as a notification recipient to receive email alerts. To set this up in the app, click on the notification bell and select Manage Recipients.

Step 4: Once you have added your student(s), set-up distance notifications, and signed up for email alerts, begin tracking your student’s daily trips on the map!

Support for assistance with app-related questions or concerns:
Monday – Friday from 7:00 am – 5:00 pm EST
In App: Click Contact Support
Email: support@myfirstview.com
Phone: (888) 889-8920 Toll Free / (513) 419-2921 Local

As of May 9, 2025, registration will be disabled for FirstView Classic.

While we are very happy to provide a space for students to socialize and play before heading home, if your family chooses to remain on school grounds after dismissal for students to play in the grassy area or on the blacktop, the person who picks up the child from the teacher needs to be responsible for monitoring their child’s behavior.

Any behavior that would not be acceptable during school recess (climbing on trees, aggressive play, disrupting the 9/11 memorial, etc.), should not be occurring during this time.

Thank you for your attention to this.  Please share with anyone that picks up your child if this is something that impacts your family.