School Mass TOMORROW

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On Friday, 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).  Students who have GYM on Friday will need to wear their regular uniform to school (teachers will instruct students about bringing their gym uniform and changing after Mass).

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.

October HSA Newletter

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Please take a few minutes to look at this month’s HSA Newsletter (click here to open) which highlights upcoming events, summaries past fundraisers, and explains where volunteer help is needed.

SJS Girls Sweep XC Meet

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For their second meet of the season the SJS Girls XC team once again dominated, taking all top 5 spots and scoring 1st place over Timothy Edwards Middle School (South Windsor) and East Hartford Middle School.  Lindsay O’Neill (8th grade) came in first with a time of 14:15, followed by Abby Ray (7th grade), Kaitlyn Nyberg(7th grade), Shea Boyle (6th grade), and Sarah Christina (6th grade).

The boys team also had a strong performance, taking second place overall.  8th grader AJ Bushnell came in 2nd place with a time of 13:15, followed by 5th grader Jack Christina with a time of 13:57.

Special thanks to volunteer Coach Jen O’Neill for all the time and effort she puts into making Cross Country a fun and exciting extra curricular activity for our school!!

Location of Today’s Cross Country Meet

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Please note, the location of today’s cross country meet vs. Timothy Edwards is at Nevers Park in South Windsor.  This is TE’s new home course.  The website calendar for XC has been updated to reflect this.

Location of Today's Cross Country Meet

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Please note, the location of today’s cross country meet vs. Timothy Edwards is at Nevers Park in South Windsor.  This is TE’s new home course.  The website calendar for XC has been updated to reflect this.

No School Tomorrow – 10/4

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As a reminder, there is NO SCHOOL tomorrow  — Wednesday, October 4th — as the teachers will be at the second Catholic Educator’s Curriculum Conference.  There is also no school this coming Monday — October 9th — for Columbus Day.

If you would like to subscribe to an electronic calendar of just days off/early dismissal days, you can do so HERE (at the bottom of the page is an option to subscribe to the “filtered” calendar).

Main Street Scarecrow Helpers

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This year, Saint James School is again entering the annual Downtown Scarecrow Festival. We are looking for volunteers to help create a worthy family-friendly SJS scarecrow which will be on display lining Main St. from October 14th through October 28th.
First, Second and Third Place prizes will be awarded in both the People’s Choice and Facebook Favorites categories. Each year between 30 and 35 scarecrows are on display. This is a great way to show our SJS spirit!
Scarecrows are to be installed by the artists in an assigned location between October 11th and October 14th. If you are willing to lend a hand, some supplies or an idea, please contact Andrea Piotrowski at ampiotrowski@yahoo.com.  We may have a short meeting once we get everyone’s availability. Thank you!

Congratulations SJS XC!

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Congratulations to all our students who ran in the 6th Annual Harry Geraghty XC Invitational this past Friday.

The SJS girls did exceptionally well taking 1st place by a wide margin out of the 5 schools competing – with top SJS students as follows:

1st place – Lindsay O’Neill
3rd place – Kaitlyn Nyberg
6th place – Abby Ray
8th place – Sarah Christina
9th place – Shea Boyle
(out of  69 student runners)

The Saint James Boys also did well with the top SJS runners being: Jack Green, Evan Ansaldi, AJ Bushnell, Erik Ansaldi, and Killian Boyle.

Bagpipe Lessons Info Session

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As an informational FYI, the Manchester Pipe Band is hosting an open house on Friday October 13th at 6PM at the Lutz Children’s Museum, 247 S Main Street, Manchester.  Come learn about tuition-free lessons provided on a weekly basis in traditional bagpiping and drumming.

Piping and drumming has been taught in Manchester for generations, and is a highly worthwhile activity for children who are looking to apply artistic ambitions, develop individual expression, and work as a team-member – all while being involved in the community. The Manchester Pipe Band’s team of instructors is among the best in the country, and features local, national, and international prizewinners.

Here’s what to expect at the open house for the Kids:  Introductory Activities, Give the Instruments a try, Try on a Kilt

Here’s what to expect at the open house for the Parents:  Program introduction by instructors, Frequently Asked Questions, Parent Testimonials, and Sign-up, light refreshments

For further information or questions, please contact: learn@manchesterpb.org or 860-327-5685

Student Helpers Needed – SJS Children’s Masses

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Thank you to everyone who responded to our request a few weeks ago for students in Grades 3 – 8 to participate in Sunday Mass at St. James Church.  This is a great chance for our church parishioners – many of whom very generously support our school – to see the some of the wonderful students they are investing in.

We have our student readers all scheduled, but are still in need of Gift Bearers & Greeters for many of the masses.  Please take a look at the dates below and let us know if your child is able to help out in either capacity (you do not need to be a parishioner at St. James Church to have your child help/attend). 

All Children’s Masses are at 9:00 am the 2nd Sunday of each month through June and are listed below:

September 10, 2017
October 8, 2017
November 12, 2017
December 10, 2017
January 14, 2018
February 11, 2018
March 11, 2017
April 8, 2018
May 13, 2018
June 10, 2018

If you are interested, please send an email to Cindy Herr at cndherr@cox.net listing the parent’s name, student’s name, participation preference, and Mass dates that you are available to attend.

Thank you for your consideration!