Sunday Mass – Student Helpers Still Needed

Saint James School will join other Catholic schools throughout New England in celebration of Catholic School’s week during the last week of January.

We will kick-of our celebration with special Saint James School Masses the weekend of January 25th/26th and are looking for Saint James School students to serve as greeters and gift bearers at all 4 Masses at Saint James Church that weekend (4:00pm on Saturday; 7:30am, 9:00am, 11:00am on Sunday).

If your student/s are interested in participating as a greeter/gift bearer at one of these Masses, please email Amy Guenther at aguenther@saintjamesschool.net and provide 1st and 2nd choice for Mass times.

Thank you to those who have already responded.  We will be reaching out to you by the end of the week with more information.

STEM Club Update

The January sessions of STEM club are full for both Grades 1 & 2 and Grades 3 & 4.  You will be receiving a note home shortly letting you know whether or not your child will be able to attend.  Thank you!

January STEM Club Sessions

It is time to sign up for STEM Club for the month of January.  Grades 1 & 2 will meet January 13th and grades 3 & 4 will meet January 27th.  If your child would like to participate, please complete and return the permission slip below.  Space is limited and students are chosen on a first come, first serve basis.

January STEM Club Permission Slip

SJS to be Featured On Better Connecticut!

 

On Tuesday, January 7th, Scot Haney from Channel 3 and a camera crew from the show “Better Connecticut” will be at Saint James School to tape a segment highlighting our school to air in late January!  We are very excited to have this opportunity to showcase all the wonderful and unique things about SJS to a wider audience.

Footage taken during the January 7th visit will also be used to produce television commercials that will air on Channel 3 and possibly select cable stations and online advertising as we promote our January 26th Prospective Family Open House and other Fall 2020 enrollment events.

If you do not want your child to be in any of the video footage taken, please complete THIS FORM and we will ensure they are not in any classrooms or areas where filming is occurring (please note, student names will NOT be used unless we specifically ask your permission).  Anyone that indicated “NO PHOTOS” for their child/ren on our school’s standard Photo Permissions form (completed when you registered for this school year) will automatically be excluded from the video footage.  Please reach out to our Advancement Director, Amy Guenther, at aguenther@saintjamesschool.net, with any questions.

Saber Stories & Lunch Calendar

Below please find the January 2020 Saber Stories Newsletter from Mrs. Zorger and the January 2020 Lunch Calendar:

January 2020 Saber Stories

St. James Menu – January 2020

Instrumental Music Reminder

Mr. Corcoran would like to remind parents that students in 4th & 5th grade will have instrumental music on this Thursday (January 2nd) when we return from break.

Gym Doors & Windows Replaced

2019 Annual Fund Update & Thank You

 

As the calendar year draws to a close, we wish to extend a special Thank You to all the members of the Saint James community who have generously supported our 2019 Annual Fund Campaign! To date, we have raised $37,802 thanks to strong participation from our SJS parents, grandparents, alumni, parishioners, and other friends of the school.

As previously noted, this year’s donations are helping offset the substantial cost of replacing the roof on the school’s Pre-Kindergarten building, (pictured), which is over 50 years old!

Annual fund donations, which come directly to our school, have helped us make many critical improvements in recent years such as bright, energy-efficient windows in the majority of our school and new energy-efficient roofs over our classrooms, breezeway, gymnasium/cafeteria wing, and now the Pre-Kindergarten roof this coming summer. The impact of these improvements on our school facility has been significant and we thank you for your support.

If you have not yet made a (tax-deductible) donation to the Saint James School 2019 Annual Fund Campaign, we hope that you will consider helping Saint James School stay strong for the future by making a contribution today. Every donation makes a difference!

Please visit www.saintjamesschool.net/annualfund for more information and to make an on-line donation.  Or, look for the donation card and reply envelope sent home with our Fall 2019 Community Newsletter.

Thank you again for all you do to support our great school!

Christmas Anticipation Mass & Holiday Bowl

Christmas Anticipation Mass today, followed by candy canes from Santa (with help from a few SJS elves), classroom Christmas parties, and the middle school Holiday Bowl = A GREAT way to head into Christmas break! Merry Christmas!

Mass Tomorrow – Reminder to bring Warm Coats, Hats

Students in Kindergarten through 8th grade will attend Mass at Saint James Church tomorrow, Friday, December 20th.  All students must come to school dressed in their Winter Uniform tomorrow (Friday).  It is going to be very chilly again tomorrow so please make sure your child/ren have warm coats, hats, and gloves to wear on the walk down.

Middle School students should bring their assigned color shirt, sweatpants, and sneakers to change into after Mass, as they will be participating in the Holiday bowl on Friday afternoon.