Blue & Gold/SJS Spiritwear Dress Down Tomorrow (2/2)

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Tomorrow, February 2nd, is our annual Blue & Gold/Spiritwear dress down day and SJS Pep Rally.  Students may come to school dressed down in blue & gold (the school colors) or wear any of their Saint James School spiritwear.  Standard dress down guidelines apply.

4th & 5th Grade Basketball Update

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Snow makeup games this Friday Feb 2nd :  

  • 5:30 pm Chomick(Black)  vs Kincheloe  (White)
  • 6:30 pm Chomick(Black)  vs Carroll (Red)

 

Saturday Feb 3rd – First Round of playoffs:

  • Seeding for playoffs will be determined after Friday night’s games
  • 9:00 am  Seed 2 vs   Seed 3
  • 10:15 am   Winner of 9 am game vs  1 seed

Tonight’s Boys Varsity Blue Basketball Location Change

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Tonight’s Boys Varsity Blue game vs. St. Gabriel’s, at St. Bridget’s, has been changed to a 7:00 game vs. St. Chris, at St. Chris in East Hartford.  All players need to arrive at St. Chris by 6:30PM.

K – 8 Open House Tomorrow

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Our First Prospective Family Open House of the year will be tomorrow – Thursday, February 1st – 8:30am.  Please pass along the word if you knew someone attending.

Our First Pre-Kindergarten Open House will be this coming Monday, February 5th from 5:30pm – 7:00pm.

Volunteer Mass & Reception

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As a reminder, tomorrow we will be hosting a school-wide Mass at 9:15am at Saint James Church, followed by a short reception, in honor of our parent/grandparent/community volunteers.

National Day of Giving

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Happy National Catholic Schools Week! January 30, 2018 marks the inaugural Many Gifts, One Nation: A Day of Giving to Catholic Schools. This online giving campaign, sponsored by the National Catholic Educators Association, kicked off earlier today and runs through 9:00am tomorrow.  Please visit https://saintjameschurch.giving.factsmgt.com if you would like to support Saint James School during this special event. All donations will go towards SJS classroom materials.

Please like our Facebook post HERE.

Grant & Aid Applications

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Registration for returning families for the 2018-2019 school year will begin shortly.  If you will be applying for grant & aid (tuition assistance) for the 2018-2019 school year, you may begin applying as soon as you have turned in your completed/signed 2018-2019 registration and $100 deposit.  If you have already submitted an application through FACTS for grant & aid for the 2018-2019 school year, we will be placing that on hold for you until we receive your registration and deposit.

7th Grade TV Mass

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Below is the link from the Mass that aired on Sunday with Father Carlson and the Saint James School 7th Grade.

https://dv2.discovervideo.com/play/?vod=50824

Regular Uniforms Tomorrow

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This week Saint James School is celebrating Catholic Schools’ Week with many exciting events and activities.  At the top of that list, Saint James School has been awarded the distinguished honor of receiving a visit from:

**The Most Reverend Leonard P. Blair, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Hartford
**Dr. Michael S. Griffin, Superintendent of Catholic Schools
**Reverend Ryan M. Lerner, Secretary to the Archbishop (and Saint James School Alum)

This visit will take place during the school day on Tuesday, January 30th.  All students must wear their regular school uniform to school on Tuesday (no gym uniforms).

The Archbishop, Superintendent, and Father Lerner will be vising several classes and interacting with students in various ways throughout the day.

Tomorrow: Prospective Family Open House

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Saint James School will host an Open House for families looking at our Kindergarten through 8th Grade program for the 2018-2019 school year tomorrow, Tuesday, January 30th, at 8:30am.

Our first Open House of the year for the SJS Pre-Kindergarten Program will be held on February 5th from 5:30pm – 7:00pm.

Please help us spread the word by:

**Liking/Sharing our Facebook Post (Click HERE to Open)

**Picking up An Open House Postcard in the Main Office to hand-deliver to a friend

**Contacting our Advancement Director, Amy Guenther, about a friend/acquaintance that may be interested

Questions on NEW STUDENT admissions for next year may be directed to our Advancement Director, Amy Guenther (aguenther@saintjamesschool.net).

Returning student registration will be sent out at the end of this week.