WEDNESDAY
* In honor of Valentine’s Day Saint James School students and staff may dress down for a $1.00+ donation to the American Heart Association. Dollars should be brought in to school on WEDNESDAY and given to the homeroom teacher. Dress down tops must have red, white, pink, or purple to match the theme. Bottoms may be (non-ripped) jeans or sweatpants. Please remember all standard dress down guidelines from the handbook apply.
* Students will attend a prayer service and receive ashes for Ash Wednesday. If you do not want your child to receive ashes, please email their homeroom teacher.
THURSDAY
* Items/donations for the 2024 Class Baskets are due by this coming Thursday (2/15). Room parents and volunteers will assemble baskets by 2/22 at the latest and ticket sales will begin on 2/26 for those that are not attending the Jingle Bell Ball/Gala on 3/9. Please reach out to your child’s class parent with questions.
* Gala Auction Item donations are due should you wish to donate to our Live/Silent Auction: Jingle Bell Ball Auction Donation. The silent auction (online) will be open for bidding the day before the Jingle Bell Ball for those that wish to bid early or will not be attending the event.
FRIDAY
No School – Midwinter Recess begins and runs through Tuesday, 2/20. We return to school on 2/21.
RSVPs Due Friday – Jingle Bell Ball
/in Uncategorized /by Saint James SchoolMidwinter Recess Begins Tomorrow
/in Uncategorized /by Saint James SchoolAs a reminder, there is no school tomorrow (Friday, 2/16) as we begin our midwinter recess. We will return to school on Wednesday, February 21st. Enjoy the break!!
Tomorrow’s Clubs
/in Uncategorized /by Saint James SchoolPlease note that Art Club, Passport Club, Mad Science, and Crazy 8s WILL all meet tomorrow.
Gala Basket Items Due Tomorrow!
/in Uncategorized /by Saint James SchoolTomorrow is the last day to send in items/money for our 2024 class baskets, which will be raffled off as part of our Gala. If you are not familiar with this portion of the Gala, feel free to click HERE to see some of the final baskets we were able to raffle off last year.
Raffle tickets for the baskets will also be available for sale in advance of the Gala—please watch the email blast for details! Basket items/money should be submitted to the classroom parent(s) by Thursday, February 15th so they may begin assembling the final product. Please reach out to your child’s class parent or parent volunteer coordinator with questions.
Basket themes are as follows:
Pre-K: Barbie
K: LEGOs
Grade 1: Foodie Basket
Grade 2: Book Nook
Grade 3: Pokemon & Gaming
Grade 4: Family Game Night
Grade 5: Teen Dream
Grade 6: Spa Time
Grade 7: Gift Cards
Grade 8: Lottery/Scratch Tickets
Our Annual Gala & Auction is always our largest fundraiser of the year. We thank you for any support you can provide!!
1st Grade STEM Club
/in Uncategorized /by Saint James SchoolThere will be a session of STEM Club on Thursday, February 22 for students in Grade 1. If your child would like to attend, please complete the permission form.
STEM Club Permission Slip 022224
Attention Ski Club Families
/in Uncategorized /by Saint James SchoolObserving Ash Wednesday
/in St. James Notices /by Saint James SchoolToday our K-8 students observed Ash Wednesday with a prayer service with Father Marcin and Deacon Ramon, with Pre-K3 through Grade 8 students having the opportunity to receive ashes. Since today is also Valentine’s Day, our students/staff also participated in a $1.00+ dress down day in support of The American Heart Association.
Instrumental Music Note
/in Uncategorized /by Saint James SchoolIf we have school tomorrow (Tuesday), all Wednesday lessons will meet tomorrow. If we have a snow day tomorrow, students should bring their instruments on Wednesday as usual.
Reminders for This Week
/in Uncategorized /by Saint James SchoolWEDNESDAY
* In honor of Valentine’s Day Saint James School students and staff may dress down for a $1.00+ donation to the American Heart Association. Dollars should be brought in to school on WEDNESDAY and given to the homeroom teacher. Dress down tops must have red, white, pink, or purple to match the theme. Bottoms may be (non-ripped) jeans or sweatpants. Please remember all standard dress down guidelines from the handbook apply.
* Students will attend a prayer service and receive ashes for Ash Wednesday. If you do not want your child to receive ashes, please email their homeroom teacher.
THURSDAY
* Items/donations for the 2024 Class Baskets are due by this coming Thursday (2/15). Room parents and volunteers will assemble baskets by 2/22 at the latest and ticket sales will begin on 2/26 for those that are not attending the Jingle Bell Ball/Gala on 3/9. Please reach out to your child’s class parent with questions.
* Gala Auction Item donations are due should you wish to donate to our Live/Silent Auction: Jingle Bell Ball Auction Donation. The silent auction (online) will be open for bidding the day before the Jingle Bell Ball for those that wish to bid early or will not be attending the event.
FRIDAY
No School – Midwinter Recess begins and runs through Tuesday, 2/20. We return to school on 2/21.
Lenten Rice Bowls
/in Uncategorized /by Saint James SchoolLent is a time for us to make self-sacrifices in order to aid others. Our faith calls on us to make this a priority and, as such, we are once again participating in the Lenten Rice Bowl program through Catholic Relief Services.
On Ash Wednesday our Pre-K through Grade 8 students will receive their “Rice Bowls” from their homeroom teacher. The goal is for students to earn change (for acts of kindness or other tasks performed at home) to put into the rice bowl. Money collected will then be donated to Catholic Relief Services to help fight hunger and malnutrition around the globe. You can visit crsricebowl.org to watch videos and learn more.
If your family will be participating, please note that Rice Bowls are due back to homeroom teachers the last week of March.