Dear Saint James School Families,
On behalf of the Saint James School staff and faculty, I want to wish all of our families a blessed Thanksgiving. We are thankful for you and the support you give to our school community!
As we gather with family and friends this Thanksgiving, let us be especially mindful of our many blessings. Let us keep in our prayers those that may be facing hardship during this holiday and those who are serving our country and cannot be home with their families.
Enjoy the long holiday weekend with your family and friends and we will look forward to seeing you back at school on Monday, December 2nd.
Peace and blessings,
Mrs. Zorger
SJS Wins at Szopka Competition!
/in St. James Notices /by Saint James SchoolThis weekend, students that participated in the Polish Nativity Castle (“Szopka”) Club attended the 39th annual Szopka competition at the Polish Cultural Club in Hartford…
Grade 1&2 STEM Club Reschedule Date
/in Uncategorized /by Saint James SchoolToday’s after-school STEM Club for grades 1&2 has been rescheduled to Monday, December 16th. If your child was signed up to attend today and cannot make it on December 16th, please email Mrs. Poth at apoth@saintjamesschool.net. The website and app calendars have both been updated to reflect the new date.
Happy Thanksgiving!
/in Uncategorized /by Saint James SchoolDear Saint James School Families,
On behalf of the Saint James School staff and faculty, I want to wish all of our families a blessed Thanksgiving. We are thankful for you and the support you give to our school community!
As we gather with family and friends this Thanksgiving, let us be especially mindful of our many blessings. Let us keep in our prayers those that may be facing hardship during this holiday and those who are serving our country and cannot be home with their families.
Enjoy the long holiday weekend with your family and friends and we will look forward to seeing you back at school on Monday, December 2nd.
Peace and blessings,
Mrs. Zorger
Girls Varsity Beats St. John Paul
/in St. James Notices /by Saint James SchoolThe Saint James School Varsity Girls took the lead directly off the opening tip and never looked back soundly defeating St. John Paul of Middletown 35 to 14 in front of a full home court crowd last night.
The scoring was spread out as 8 players hit at least one hoop. Alyssa and Allie led the team with 6 per while Sammy, Aaliyah, Gabby and Bella hit for 4 each. Maggie gathered 3 followed by Sarah with 2. Charlotte and Sammy led the team with 3 assists each while Shreya, Angie, and Allie each added 1. Alyssa and Gabby led the team in rebounds pulling down 9 and 8 respectively. Charlotte contributed with 5. Great defense by Allie with 5 steals followed by Angie’s 4. Maggie, Brianna and Sammy each added 3 steals to bring home a strong victory.
Great job Sabers!
Our Varsity Girls play again next Thursday (12/5) at ST PAUL at 6pm.
December Lunch Calendar
/in Uncategorized /by Saint James SchoolThe December 2019 Lunch Calendar has been posted on our SJS App as well as on our school’s website. A copy can also be downloaded and printed HERE.
Good Luck to our Szopka Club!
/in Uncategorized /by Saint James SchoolThis weekend, students participating in the Polish Nativity Castle (“Szopka”) Club will have their creations judged at the 39th annual Szopka competition at the Polish Cultural Club in Hartford. The event will be held this coming Sunday and is open to the public if you would like to stop by. Students, with much guidance from middle school teacher Mrs. Grondin, have put a lot of time and effort into making these beautiful palaces depicting the Holy Family and Baby Jesus. We wish them the best of luck in the competition! For more information on the event, please click HERE.
Thanksgiving Mass
/in St. James Notices /by Saint James SchoolOur Kindergarten through 8th graders attended Mass at Saint James Church today in preparation for the Thanksgiving Holiday. Thank you to our 7th graders for hosting and to all our older students who served as “buddies” to the younger grades.
2nd Graders Make Butter
/in St. James Notices /by Saint James School12:05pm Dismissal Tomorrow & Bus
/in Uncategorized /by Saint James SchoolAs a reminder, tomorrow is a 12:05pm dismissal day. We are off on Thursday and Friday for the Thanksgiving Holiday.
As previously communicated, there is a change with the Manchester school bus schedule tomorrow (the bus will leave our school at 11:00am due to a conflict with the public school schedule).
If your child normally takes the school bus home, please make sure you remind them how they are getting home tomorrow (information submitted from parents through the Google form has already been passed along to the teachers).
If your child is going to AFTERCARE, please remember they will need a lunch from home.
2020 Soiree Planning – Volunteers needed
/in Uncategorized /by Saint James SchoolIt’s the most wonderful time of the year….Soiree planning time, the biggest fundraiser of the year! There will be a meeting on Monday, December 9th at 7:30pm at the home of Erin Daley, our parent volunteer event chair. Anyone interested in being a part of the planning is welcome to attend. Please email Erin at erindaley@pm.me for address information.