Last night, leaders and volunteers from across the Archdiocese of Hartford came together at the 2019 HOPES Awards dinner, to recognize selected volunteers who support our students, teachers, and faculty in making Catholic schools, like SJS, such exceptional institutions.
We are very excited to announce, at last night’s event, our Pastor, Father Cavanaugh, was presented with the 2019-2020 Distinguished Catholic Elementary School Pastor of the Year award! For those of us that work with Father Cavanaugh, this award comes as no surprise. He is exceptionally passionate about Catholic education and we are truly blessed with his unyielding support when it comes to making Saint James School an wonderful place for our students to grow and learn.
Also recognized last night were some amazing Saint James School volunteers: Mrs. Carol O’Neill, who has been a volunteer at our school for 43 years; Mrs. Jennifer O’Neill, who instituted and continues to spearhead our Cross Country Program; and Mrs. Alicia Poth, who served as our school’s HSA President for many years (as well as starting and running our STEM club for younger students).
Please join us in congratulating all our award winners next time you see them!
2019-2020 Basketball and Cheerleading
/in Uncategorized /by Saint James SchoolThe Saint James School 2019-2020 Basketball and Cheer season will begin in early October. Below is some important information for students in grades 4-8 wishing to participate:
Basketball
The following basketball Open Gym sessions have already been scheduled (additional Open Gyms will be communicated shortly):
GIRLS in grades 5 – 8: October 8th from 5:00pm – 7:00pm
BOYS in grades 7 & 8: October 8th from 7:00pm – 8:30pm
In order to participate, students must have their 2019-2020 Athletics Health Permission Form (signed by their doctor) on file with the school. No students will be able to participate in any Open Gyms or tryouts/practices without this form on file. (Students running Cross Country do not need to submit a new form).
The SJS Basketball Permission Slip and SJS Athlete Character Contract are due to the school by October 18th.
Basketball Parent Meetings will be held in the cafeteria on October 21st as follows:
Girls – 6:00pm
Boys – 7:00pm
Cheerleading
Cheerleading is open to girls in grades 4 – 8. The first practice will be Wednesday, October 16th from 5:45pm – 6:45pm in the school cafeteria. Practices will be on Wednesday evenings (5:45pm – 6:45pm) through early March. Cheerleaders will cheer at selected JV and Varsity games throughout the season (home and away).
In order to participate, students must submit the following to the school by October 15th:
2019-2020 Athletics Health Permission Form (signed by their doctor)
Cheerleading Permission Slip
SJS Athlete Character Contract
1st Grade Science
/in St. James Notices /by Saint James SchoolOur 1st graders completed their science lesson on apples (seeds/roots/trees) today by making applesauce to share. This also ties in with their recent science lessons on the 5 senses, as they talked about taste, touch, smell, and sight with respect to apples.
Pre-K Fun!
/in St. James Notices /by Saint James SchoolWriting fall words, making cinnamon stick birthday cake in the sensory table, building TALL structures, and celebrating September birthdays! It’s been a great week in Pre-K!
Trunk or Treat Coordinator Still Needed
/in Uncategorized /by Saint James SchoolTrunk or Treat will be here before you know it! The HSA is still in need of someone to Chair this event for our school (you will have plenty of helpers and guidance throughout the process).
Please email HSA president Jodi Talaga at jtalaga94@gmail.com if you are interested/able to help.
Book Fair Update
/in St. James Notices /by Saint James SchoolThank you to all our families who purchased books at our Scholastic Book Fair! So far we have earned approximately $4,500 in book credits that will be used to purchase new books for our school library and classroom libraries! (total sales of over $9,000!!)
If there are still purchases you wish to make, our ONLINE book fair will run through 9/28: https://shop.scholastic.com/parent-ecommerce/parent-store-2.html?fairId=3978858. Saint James School will receive 25% of all online purchases.
All books ordered online will be shipped directly to your home and any book-only orders of $25 or more will ship for free.
Also, congratulations to all our Golden Ticket winners, including these three below, who had the opportunity to pick out a free book this morning! And, to 4th grade for winning the Dress Down Day (date will be announced by the teachers).
And, of course, a very special thank you to our amazing book-fair coordinators: Alicia Poth, Heather Meyer, and Mary-Cristin King, and to all the parent volunteers who helped throughout the past week. This is such a special event for our school and we are very grateful for all the time and effort you put into making it run so smoothly!
Early Dismissal Tomorrow
/in Uncategorized /by Saint James SchoolAs a reminder, tomorrow – Thursday (9/26) – is a 12:05pm dismissal day. In addition, there is no school next Tuesday, October 1st, as all teachers will be at a Diocesan-wide professional learning conference.
NO Hot Lunch is served on 12:05pm dismissal days. If your child is going to aftercare tomorrow, they will need to bring a lunch from home.
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Congratulations to Father Cavanaugh & Our 2019 HOPES Award Winners
/in St. James Notices /by Saint James SchoolLast night, leaders and volunteers from across the Archdiocese of Hartford came together at the 2019 HOPES Awards dinner, to recognize selected volunteers who support our students, teachers, and faculty in making Catholic schools, like SJS, such exceptional institutions.
We are very excited to announce, at last night’s event, our Pastor, Father Cavanaugh, was presented with the 2019-2020 Distinguished Catholic Elementary School Pastor of the Year award! For those of us that work with Father Cavanaugh, this award comes as no surprise. He is exceptionally passionate about Catholic education and we are truly blessed with his unyielding support when it comes to making Saint James School an wonderful place for our students to grow and learn.
Also recognized last night were some amazing Saint James School volunteers: Mrs. Carol O’Neill, who has been a volunteer at our school for 43 years; Mrs. Jennifer O’Neill, who instituted and continues to spearhead our Cross Country Program; and Mrs. Alicia Poth, who served as our school’s HSA President for many years (as well as starting and running our STEM club for younger students).
Please join us in congratulating all our award winners next time you see them!
Tonight: Meet the Teachers Pre-K – 5th Grade
/in Uncategorized /by Saint James SchoolGrades Pre-K through 5th
This evening, Wednesday, September 25th, we will host our annual Meet the Teachers Night for Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade families. Families with students in these grades are invited to drop in between the hours of 6:00pm and 7:30pm to chat with the teachers, check out the classroom, etc. Students (and siblings) are welcome to attend this event with their parents.
Please remember the Scholastic Book Fair opens in the “big school” gym for shopping at 6:00pm on this evening and will be open until 8:00pm.
Please note, 50% of book fair proceeds go towards purchasing new books for our school library and classrooms!
We look forward to seeing you!
Instrumental Music Changes For This Week
/in Uncategorized /by Saint James SchoolStudents in grades 6-8 will have band and lessons on THURSDAY this week, and Mr. Corcoran will see students in grades 4 & 5 on Friday.
Last Call: Scholastic Book Fair
/in Uncategorized /by Saint James SchoolAs a reminder, tomorrow is the last day for the Scholastic book fair. Students may make last minute purchases first thing in the morning, then volunteers will be breaking everything down.
Our book fair will also be available ONLINE through 9/28: https://shop.scholastic.com/parent-ecommerce/parent-store-2.html?fairId=3978858.
All books ordered online will be shipped directly to your home and any book-only orders of $25 or more will ship for free. Please do keep in mind that online orders only earn 25% profit for the school, not the same 50% as purchases made in-person at our fair.