Kindergarten Visits Hurst Farm Today

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Our Kindergarten students enjoyed a fun morning at Hurst Farm today! Special thanks to the Kindergarten teachers for sending in some cute pictures for us to share with you.

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October Saber Stories & Lunch Menu

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Attached please find the October 2019 Saber Stories Newsletter and the October Lunch Menu.

The Lunch Calendar has been updated on our SJS Website and our SJS App for future reference.

October 2019 Saber Stories

October 2019 Lunch Menu SJS

No School Tomorrow Tuesday, 10/1

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As a reminder, there is no school tomorrow, Tuesday, October 1st, for Pre-K through 8th Grade.  All teachers will be at a Diocesan-wide professional learning conference.

Also coming up in October for Pre-K – 8th Grade:
October 14th:  No School (Columbus Day)
October 23rd: 12:05pm Dismissal (Parent/Teacher Conferences)
October 24th: 12:05pm Dismissal (Parent/Teacher Conferences)
October 25th: 12:05pm Dismissal (Grandparent’s Day grades K-5)

Aftercare is in session on the early dismissal days of October 23rd – 25th.

If you would like to view and/or subscribe to just our days off (on your mobile device or desktop calendar) you can do so HERE. (See the bottom right corner for the subscribe button).

Congrats SJS XC & The Week Ahead

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Congratulations to our Saint James School Cross Country team on another great performance at this weekend’s Harry Geraghty Cross Country Invitational.  Leading the pack for the boys was Evan Ansaldi (8th) followed closely by Erik Ansaldi (10th).  Bradley Bushnell also scored in the top 25 and Jameson Fisher came in 34th.  The boys team took home 4 medals and a 2nd place trophy.

For the girls, Maya Fisher came in 4th overall, followed by Sarah Christina in 15th, Sammy Creamer in 22nd, and Cora Tierney in 36th.  The girls took home 3 medals and wold have earned a 2nd place trophy if they had had the required 5+ runners competing this weekend (unfortunately due to conflicts, a couple of girls were unable to attend).

 

XC Schedule For This Week
This week there will be no after-school practices this week as runners will be competing on both Tuesday and Thursday.  (Please remember tomorrow we don’t have school but our runners will still be competing).  Parents are responsible for transporting runners to and from all meets.

Tuesday (October 1):
Vernon Center Middle School (vs. VCMS)
777 Hartford Turnpike, Vernon, CT 06066
Arrive at 3:30pm to walk the course and stretch
Race begins at 4:00pm

Thursday (October 3):
Nevers Park (vs. Timothy Edwards and Sage Park)
150 Nevers Road, South Windsor, CT 06074
Arrive at 3:00pm
Race begins at 3:45pm

Save the Date: Trunk or Treat

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Halloween Trunk or Treat will be held on Saturday, Oct 26 at from 2-3pm.  Additional details will be coming out shortly.

VIRTUS Reminder – This Saturday

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Volunteer/VIRTUS Training

In order to volunteer at Saint James School in ANY capacity, volunteers are required to have completed:

  1. A background check, and
    2. Attended a VIRTUS Training Session

(please note, you only need to do this once – not every year).

If you would like to volunteer at SJS this year and have not completed these requirements please remember that there will be a VIRTUS session on Saturday, September 28th @ 9:00am at Saint James Church.

To participate in a VIRTUS session, you must Pre-Register on the VIRTUS Site.  To access the schedule of upcoming sessions and register to attend one, click HERE and select Hartford, CT (Archdiocese).  Space is LIMITED so we suggest registering as soon as possible.  There are also upcoming sessions in Glastonbury and Windsor if the one at Saint James Church does not fit your schedule.

The background check form can be downloaded HERE or picked up at the SJS Main Office.  Completed forms should be submitted to the SJS main office for processing.

Journalism Club

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This year, students in grades 6-8 will have the opportunity to learn about journalism and all things related to publishing a newspaper.  The club will meet after school on Thursdays from 2:05pm – 3:15pm, with the first session on 10/10/19.

Please note, there are a very limited number of spots available for this club and students will be selected based on their written statement if we have more students than spots.

Please use the attached form to sign up your child.  The back of the sheet may be used for written statements or students may use their Chromebooks.

Due date for this form is Monday, September 30th.

Journalism Club Flyer

Reminder: Extended Day Policy Book Forms Due Monday

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For families using the SJS Extended Day program, please review the attached policy book and sign/return the form on the last page by September 30, 2019.  This document has also been posted in the Forms/Docs page of our school website for future reference.

Extended Day Policy Book 2019-2020

Reminder: Student Council Informational Meeting

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There will be an informational meeting for Grade 6-8 students interested in learning more about Student Council on Monday, September 30th.  Please send a note from home on 9/30 if your student will be staying after school for this meeting.  The meeting will conclude at 2:45pm.

Book & Art Club

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Mrs. Carpenter and Mrs. Rafferty have announced our first Book & Art Club of the new school year for 1st and 2nd grade will be held on Tuesday, October 29th.  If your child is interested in participating, please return the permission slip below by October 2nd (please note, space is limited and spots will be filled on a first come, first serve basis).

October 2019 Book & Art Club Permission Slip Grades 1&2

Book & Art Club for grades 3 and 4 will start in November. Dates will be announced shortly.