FAMILY NIGHT AT JUMP OFF
Friday, March 8 is a day off from school so come out and have some fun on Thursday evening, March 7 at JumpOff! The HSA is hosting a Family Night on 3/7 from 5:00pm-9:00pm for all SJS families at JumpOff in Manchester. Please see this flyer for details. We hope to see you there!
MIDDLE SCHOOL BOWLING
The HSA is hosting a bowling event for all middle school students on Friday, March 22 from 4:30-6:30pm at SpareTime in Vernon. Please see this flyer for info and to sign up. RSVPs are due by March 13 and space is limited.
FAMILY PAINT NIGHT
The HSA is hosting a Family Paint Night on March 29 at 6:30pm in the cafeteria. An artist from Artful Soul will be leading us in painting an Easter painting. This is the perfect opportunity to try out a paint night with your family at the very reasonable cost of $20/canvas. Everyone (children and adults) is welcome to make a painting! For the younger children in your family, there will be an option for a smaller $5 canvas and also some coloring activities to keep the little ones busy. For more info and to sign up, please see this flyer. The deadline to sign up is March 15 and space is limited so don’t wait!
FATHER/SON EVENT AT DAVE & BUSTERS
On Saturday, March 30th from 11am-1pm join fellow Saint James School Fathers, Sons and Special People (male) at Dave & Buster’s in Manchester for a fun day of games! RSVP and order forms will be sent home with students this week and can also be found here: RSVP form & order form. All attendees will receive complimentary coffee, tea, juice and soda courtesy of the HSA. All responses are due by Friday (3/15). Any questions or concerns, please contact Christine Strickland at christinepesola@hotmail.com or call/text 914-582-7869.
POWER CARD FUNDRAISER
Do you love Dave & Busters and want to stock up on Power Cards? Have you never been but would like to try it out? Do you need some creative ideas for birthday and Easter gifts? We’ve got you covered! The HSA is selling Dave & Busters Power Cards and 50% of each purchase will be donated to our school. Power cards are used to pay for games played at any Dave & Busters location. Additional info and an order form can be found here. All orders are due by Friday (3/15). Thank you for your support of our school!
Congratulations JV Girls!
/in St. James Notices /by Saint James SchoolCongratulations to the SJS JV Girls on a fantastic 2 point win (in overtime!) over St. Tim’s last night during the first round of playoffs. Despite an overall losing record this season, these girls have continued to practice hard and play their best, and it showed during last night’s game. Congratulations to Anya T. for scoring the majority of the team’s points with 6 baskets. Ayden R. and Ayva S. also scored during the game, with numerous assists and solid defense from the entire team to pull it all together.
Reminder: This Friday – $1.00 Dress Down & Books
/in St. James Notices /by Saint James SchoolSaint James School will join schools across the country in honoring Dr. Seuss’ birthday and the Read Across America initiative THIS Friday, March 1st. In addition to some special reading activities that day, March 1st will also be $1.00 Dress Down for students and staff. Students are encouraged to dress Dr. Seuss style (i.e. Thing 1/Thing 2, Fox in Socks, Cat in the Hat, etc). All students should also bring in a Dr. Seuss book as there will be school-wide book buddy activities that day. Students that don’t have a Dr. Seuss book or Dr. Seuss-type book to bring in will be able to borrow one from the library.
Proceeds from the dress down will benefit Catholic Charities’ Family Literacy Program which promotes reading and literacy education among impoverished families.
Info and Flyers for Upcoming Events
/in St. James Notices /by Saint James SchoolFAMILY NIGHT AT JUMP OFF
Friday, March 8 is a day off from school so come out and have some fun on Thursday evening, March 7 at JumpOff! The HSA is hosting a Family Night on 3/7 from 5:00pm-9:00pm for all SJS families at JumpOff in Manchester. Please see this flyer for details. We hope to see you there!
MIDDLE SCHOOL BOWLING
The HSA is hosting a bowling event for all middle school students on Friday, March 22 from 4:30-6:30pm at SpareTime in Vernon. Please see this flyer for info and to sign up. RSVPs are due by March 13 and space is limited.
FAMILY PAINT NIGHT
The HSA is hosting a Family Paint Night on March 29 at 6:30pm in the cafeteria. An artist from Artful Soul will be leading us in painting an Easter painting. This is the perfect opportunity to try out a paint night with your family at the very reasonable cost of $20/canvas. Everyone (children and adults) is welcome to make a painting! For the younger children in your family, there will be an option for a smaller $5 canvas and also some coloring activities to keep the little ones busy. For more info and to sign up, please see this flyer. The deadline to sign up is March 15 and space is limited so don’t wait!
FATHER/SON EVENT AT DAVE & BUSTERS
On Saturday, March 30th from 11am-1pm join fellow Saint James School Fathers, Sons and Special People (male) at Dave & Buster’s in Manchester for a fun day of games! RSVP and order forms will be sent home with students this week and can also be found here: RSVP form & order form. All attendees will receive complimentary coffee, tea, juice and soda courtesy of the HSA. All responses are due by Friday (3/15). Any questions or concerns, please contact Christine Strickland at christinepesola@hotmail.com or call/text 914-582-7869.
POWER CARD FUNDRAISER
Do you love Dave & Busters and want to stock up on Power Cards? Have you never been but would like to try it out? Do you need some creative ideas for birthday and Easter gifts? We’ve got you covered! The HSA is selling Dave & Busters Power Cards and 50% of each purchase will be donated to our school. Power cards are used to pay for games played at any Dave & Busters location. Additional info and an order form can be found here. All orders are due by Friday (3/15). Thank you for your support of our school!
4th Grade Presidents’ Day
/in St. James Notices /by Saint James School5th & 6th Grade STEM Club
/in St. James Notices /by Saint James SchoolSJS 5th & 6th grade students participating in yesterday’s after-school STEM Club had an opportunity to try out our new Cue robots. Cue is a more advanced version of the Dot & Dash coding robots that our younger students use throughout the year. Middle school students will be using the Cue robots during their STREAM (STEM + Religion + Art) classes.
No School Friday March 8th
/in Uncategorized /by Saint James SchoolAs a reminder, there is no school on Friday, March 8th as all teachers will be at an offsite conference for the day.
There will also be two 12:05pm dismissal days on March 20th and 21st for Spring parent/teacher conferences (aftercare will be in session).
4th & 5th Grade Basketball
/in Uncategorized /by Saint James SchoolA huge Thank You to all the coaches and other volunteers who helped make our Saturday League program a success! The 4th & 5th grade boys concluded their season this past weekend with an award ceremony and fun celebration.
Reminder: This Friday – Munson’s Orders Due
/in Uncategorized /by Saint James SchoolAll families should have received a Munson’s Order Form and a Munson’s Tally Form for the fundraiser. The Tally Form is where you will write down only the final total of each product sold, along with the final amount due. If you do not receive the forms or have questions, please contact parent volunteer Megan Hunt at meganhunt727@gmail.com.
Tally forms and payments are due to the school office by this Friday, March 1st. Please make checks payable to Saint James School and remember to write your child’s name & grade on ALL forms and checks. If possible, please submit just one check per order form as this greatly helps the volunteers who tally the orders for submission.
Orders will arrive in plenty of time for Easter and an e-mail will be sent in March notifying parents of the pickup date(s).
Reminder: This Friday – Soirée Class Basket Donations Due
/in Uncategorized /by Saint James SchoolAs a reminder Class Basket Donations are due this Friday:
Themes are as follows:
Pre-K… Barbie
K….Legos
1st grade…Movie Night
2nd grade …Cozy Book Time
3rd grade…CT Fun
4th grade…Family Game Night
5th grade…Chocolate
6th grade…Spa
7th grade…Gift Cards
8th grade…Scratch Tickets
As always, we are very grateful for any support you can provide. These baskets bring in a lot of money for our school during our annual Soiree/Gala event.
If you have any questions on the baskets, please contact your child’s classroom parent.
Varsity Girls Update
/in St. James Notices /by Saint James SchoolOur Saint James Varsity girls basketball team ended their regular season on a winning note on Friday, finishing the season at 10-2 in league play, which puts them in first place in Central CT East division and rank overall 3rd in the conference. The team’s first playoff game is this Thursday vs St. Bridget at 6:30pm at the Northwest Catholic High School gym in West Hartford. Go Sabers!