Congratulations “Hats Off” Contest Winners

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Congratulations to our 2nd graders and our 4th graders for winning the “Hats Off To Reading” contest (in honor of Dr. Seuss) that ended yesterday.  Our 2nd graders logged 251 books and our 4th graders logged 162 books!  Here are some of our 4th & 2nd graders who love reading! Nice job Sabers!

 

Egg-cellent Kindergarten Coding

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Today: Munson’s Order Pick Up

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Thank you to everyone who participated in the Munson’s fundraiser.  We sold nearly 1500 items and raised $2875.00!

Orders will be available this afternoon Wednesday, April 3 during afternoon pick-up on the stage in the school gym. 

If your child attends aftercare, you can pick up your order in the cafeteria this afternoon.

SJS Soccer Practice Starts Tonight & Games This Weekend

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Soccer Practice will start tonight for select grades of students who are FULLY REGISTERED to participate (sports fee paid, paperwork completed, and doctor-completed sports form on file with the school).  Please check with the coach to make sure your student is not missing anything when arriving at the field tonight.

Practice is at Charter Oak Park Soccer Fields (corner of Main Street and Charter Oak Streets in Manchester).

Grades 3 – 5:  5:00pm – 6:30pm
Grades 6 & 8: 6:00pm – 7:30pm

There will be no practice for the 7th grade this evening.

Please note, we are still in need of coaches and assistant coaches for the 3rd/4th & 5th grade teams.  If you are able to help, please reach out to our volunteer coordinator (and parent of two SJS graduates) Jon Sargent at sjssoccer@charter.net or Mr. Green at cgreen@saintjamesschool.net.  Previous soccer experience is not needed to be a coach but you will need to complete the background check and VIRTUS training.

 

VARSITY GAMES (Saturday, April 6th)

St. James Gold (8th grade) vs. St. Paul Maroon @ 8:00am (Charter Oak Park, Field 3)
St. John Paul II Blue vs. St. James Gold (8th Grade) @ 9:00am (Charter Oak Park, Field 2)
St. Bridget vs. St. James Cobalt (7th Grade) @ 10:00am (Charter Oak Park, Field 2)
St. James Pearl (6th Grade) vs. St. Bernard @ 11:30am (Charter Oak Park, Field 3)

JV GAMES (Saturday, April 6th)

St. James Blue (Grade 3) vs. St. Bridget @ 9:30am (Charter Oak Park, Field 4)
St. Gabriel vs. St. James Blue (3rd Grade) @ 10:15am (Charter Oak Park, Field 1)
St. Paul vs. St. James White (4th & 5th Grade) @ 11:30am (Charter Oak Park, Field 1)
St. James White (4th & 5th Grade) vs Corpus Christi @ 12:15pm (Charter Oak Park, Field 1)

Team Colors are used for reading the schedule only, all SJS teams wear gold jerseys.

Gold    Grade 8
Cobalt    Grade 7
Pearl     Grade 6
White    Grades 5 and 4
Blue      Grade 3

The schedule is presently week by week but can always be viewed at:

http://www.hometeamsonline.com/teams/default.asp?u=NORCONNPSL&s=soccer&p=schedule&d=20160404

STEM Club – Grades 3 & 4

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A few spots still remain if your child would like to participate!

An afternoon STEM Club has been scheduled for Monday, April 8 for students in 3rd and 4th grade.  During this session, the robots will be getting ready for Easter!  Please see the attached form for details and sign-up information.

STEM Club Permission Slip Grades 3&4

Canceled: Game Night

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The Family Game Night scheduled for Friday evening has been canceled.  We apologize to the families that had signed up to attend.

Hat’s Off To Reading Contest Ends Tomorrow!

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As a reminder, the Hat’s Off To Reading Contest (for Kindergarten – 6th grade) ends tomorrow!  Please be sure all completed reading logs have been submitted to Mrs. Carpenter by tomorrow.

 

Living Lent: Family Prayer

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During this Lenten season, we would like to take the opportunity to offer our families some ideas that can help spark conversations and strengthen the spirituality of your household.

Each week of Lent, we are offering a Scripture passage, Lenten quotation, or prayer activity for your family to share together. We hope these suggestions will enrich your family’s journey through Lent, ending in a more blessed and joyful Easter.

FAMILY PRAYER

Here is a Lenten Prayer from Pope Francis: http://www.allsaintspress.com/images/products/3051.jpg

For a Living Lent activity this week, work together to write a Lenten prayer that is meaningful to your family.  Try to pray it together each day this week, or even for the remainder of Lent.  You could decorate and hang it on your fridge!

Thank You From Catholic Charities Family Literacy Program

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Below please find a copy of the letter from Catholic Charities thanking our school for the money raised from our Dr. Seuss/Read Across America Dress Down Day:

Catholic Charities Letter

Snack Reminder

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Mrs. Zorger would like to remind parents that all SJS students, including our Middle School students, do have a defined time to have a healthy snack and drink each morning.  For students in grades 1 – 8, snack must consist of fruits or veggies and a water bottle.