Uniform Cyber Monday Sales

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Dennis Uniform Company is offering a Cyber Monday sale of 20% regularly priced items + FREE SHIPPING when you spend more than $25.

Lands End is offering 50% off your purchase + FREE SHIPPING on orders over $50.

SJS Students Win 37th Annual Szopka Festival

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This past weekend, a number of Saint James School students entered the beautiful Polish Nativity Castles (“Szopka”) they have been working on after school into the 37th annual Szopka competition at the Polish Cultural Club in Hartford.  Students, with much guidance from middle school teacher Ms. Carol Oleasz, put a lot of time and effort into making these beautiful palaces depicting the Holy Family and Baby Jesus.

We are excited to announce that Saint James students won first, second, and third place as well as honorable mention!  The winners are as follows:

1st Place: 4th Graders Molly Melia & Alivia Roy

2nd Place: 6th Graders Ryan Chacaga & David LaMonica

3rd Place: 6th Graders Brendan Guenther & Carson Herr

Honorable Mention: Madeline Dube (5th Grade), Lilly Puzio (4th Grade), and Irene Milite (4th Grade)

 

NO AFTERCARE December 8th

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As a reminder, December 8th is a 12:05pm dismissal day and there is NO AFTERCARE that day.  All students must be picked up at 12:05pm that day.

 

From The Archdiocesan Director of Catechetical Education

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The National Conference for Catechetical Leadership (NCCL) and the Federation for Catechesis with Hispanics (FCH) have worked collaboratively with Sony to provide various faith sharing resources, inspired by the new movie  THE STAR. Attached please find the family curriculum of catechetical materials in both English and Spanish. This resource unpacks key themes of Advent and Christmas through Scripture readings, Catholic Tradition, and cultural traditions. Included are conversation starters to encourage families to engage in faith conversations as well as activities for families to participate in together.

The Star – Family Resource/Info Guide (English)

TheStar – Family Resource/Info Guide (Spanish)

 

Sixth Grade Plate Tectonics Lab

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Yesterday sixth graders enjoyed a fun science lab that used simple grocery items to illustrate what they have been learning about plate tectonics. Frosting, a fruit roll-up, and graham crackers represented the asthenosphere, oceanic plate, and continental plate. By manipulating the layers based on Mrs. Plante’s instructions, students were able to see how plate movements can create Earth’s major geological events, such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, and mountain building (click pictures to enlarge).

2nd Graders Make Butter

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After attending a prayer service in the school gym today (due to the weather, we did not go to Mass), the 2nd grade students made homemade butter – by shaking heavy cream – to enjoy on their cornbread muffins.  Even Principal Zorger stopped in to visit and share in the fun!  If you have a 2nd grader this year, perhaps a great treat on the Thanksgiving table would be for them to make the butter!

Amazon Smile

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Please help us spread the word!  Shoppers on retail website Amazon.com can support Saint James School (for free) each time they make a purchase.

To participate in Amazon Smile, Amazon’s charitable giving program, you must enter Amazon by going to smile.amazon.com.  The website experience is exactly the same, but you will be prompted to select a charity to support.  Search for “St. James Church Corp” (donations go to the school’s account…this is just the name in Amazon’s system for tax number purposes) or by clicking the “Get Started” button below.

Each time you make a purchase using Amazon through the smile.amazon.com link, Saint James School will receive 0.5% of the purchase price in our account.

Please share this information with your family and friends and remember to use the Smile.Amazon address each time you purchase from Amazon going forward.  If you have any questions, please e-mail our Director of Advancement, Amy Guenther, at aguenther@saintjamesschool.net.

 

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Reminder: 12:05pm dismissal tomorrow

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Tomorrow, Wednesday, November 22nd, is a 12:05pm dismissal day.  Aftercare will be in session but students going to aftercare will need to bring a lunch from home as there is no hot lunch served on early dismissal days.

There is no school on November 23rd and 24th in observance of Thanksgiving.

Important Note:  Friday, December 8th is a 12:05pm Dismissal – THERE WILL NOT BE AFTERCARE AVAILABLE ON THIS DAY so please plan accordingly.

As a reminder, there is the option to subscribe to our electronic SJS calendar for just days off and early dismissal days.  To do so, click HERE and choose “subscribe to filtered calendar” at the bottom.

No Choir Practice This Wednesday

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As a reminder, there is no choir practice this coming Wednesday.

Mass Wednesday

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As a reminder, on Wednesday, November 22nd, students in grades 1 – 8 will attend Mass at Saint James Church at 9:15am.  All SJS Parents/Guardians/Grandparents are welcome attend the mass – and any school masses that take place throughout the school year (please sit in the back few rows of pews).

Please note, you do not need to be a member of Saint James Church or even a member of the Catholic faith to attend any Saint James School Masses.  We would love to see you there!

The forecast tomorrow is calling for on and off showers in the morning, please make sure your child is dressed in a warm coat with a hood/hat if it looks like it may rain.