Soccer Coaches Needed for 2014 Season

The Saint James School soccer program (grades 3 through 8) will begin in a little more than two months and we are looking to line up coaches for the 2014 season. If you would like to help coach this year please contact Jon Sargent via email at sjssoccer@charter.net or phone (860) 742-6659.  Please note, you do not have to have a child playing in the soccer program to be a coach.  Coaches will need to complete a background check and VIRTUS training prior to the start of the season if they have not already done so this year or in a prior year.

 

 

Save The Date: Annual Saint James School Gala & Auction Fundraiser

This year, the annual Saint James School Gala & Auction will be at Georgina’s Restaurant in Bolton, CT on Saturday, March 15th, from 6pm to 11pm.  The cost is $40 per person which includes a buffet dinner (Chicken Francaise, Beef with mushroom sauce, and Baked Scrod).  This year’s celebrity auctioneer will be Joe Furey, weatherman for Channel 61 news! There will be a DJ and dancing following the auction.

 

There will be many silent and live auction items, including reserved seating at many school events, reserved front pew seating at the St. James Church Christmas Eve mass, 4 one day hopper passes for Disney World, personalized items from school classes and teachers, and many more!!

 

There will also be the very popular raffle of large baskets from each class filled with great merchandise.  Come join the fun while we raise funds for our school and students in our biggest fundraiser of the year!  Invitations will be sent home with Saint James Students in the next couple of weeks.   For extra invitations for family or friends, or for questions, please contact Gala Chair Paul Munns at paulrmunns@yahoo.com or 860-214-4249.

Save The Date: Annual Saint James School Gala & Auction Fundraiser

This year, the annual Saint James School Gala & Auction will be at Georgina’s Restaurant in Bolton, CT on Saturday, March 15th, from 6pm to 11pm.  The cost is $40 per person which includes a buffet dinner (Chicken Francaise, Beef with mushroom sauce, and Baked Scrod).  This year’s celebrity auctioneer will be Joe Furey, weatherman for Channel 61 news! There will be a DJ and dancing following the auction.

 

There will be many silent and live auction items, including reserved seating at many school events, reserved front pew seating at the St. James Church Christmas Eve mass, 4 one day hopper passes for Disney World, personalized items from school classes and teachers, and many more!!

 

There will also be the very popular raffle of large baskets from each class filled with great merchandise.  Come join the fun while we raise funds for our school and students in our biggest fundraiser of the year!  Invitations will be sent home with Saint James Students in the next couple of weeks.   For extra invitations for family or friends, or for questions, please contact Gala Chair Paul Munns at paulrmunns@yahoo.com or 860-214-4249.

Congratulations to the SJS Varsity Gold Teams

Congratulations to the Saint James Varsity Boys Gold team, which placed FIRST in the annual Martin Luther King tournament this weekend defeating Holy Trinity in overtime. The Boys went undefeated in the tournament capturing their first MLK championship.

Congratulations also go out to the Saint James Varsity Girls Gold team, for placing second in the girl’s MLK tournament. St Paul’s defeated SJS in the finals to take the championship trophy in a hard fought game.

 

 

Reminder: DQ Dine Out Night in Support of SJS: January 20th 6-9pm

Just a reminder that this coming Monday, January 20th (MLK Day)  Dairy Queen on Hartford Road in Manchester will be hosting Saint James School night from 6:00pm to 9:00pm.

DQ will donate 10% of all sales (take out, drive through, or dine-in) made during the 6:00pm to 9:00pm time frame to Saint James School.  All proceeds from the night will go directly to Mrs. Kanute to use for classroom supplies, etc.

Please spread the word to family and friends as well!  No special flyer is needed – all purchases during the 6:00pm to 9:00pm time frame count toward the 10% for our school!

A huge Thank You to David Baum, store manger at DQ for his support of Saint James!

 

Dairy Queen is located at 684 Hartford Road in Manchester.

 

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Middle School Dance Chaperones Needed

Chaperones are needed for February 7th Middle School Dance at Saint James School. To volunteer, please contact Jen Melia at melia_thomas_p@sbcglobal.net.

 

 

 

 

Read To Achieve Begins Monday

The Read to Achieve (Saint James School Read-a-Thon) paperwork will be coming home with students today or tomorrow.  The goal of the program is for students to read at least 20 minutes a day for at least 5 days a week.  At the conclusion of each week, students meeting or exceeding the goal will receive a prize.  The grand prize for students that complete the program is a free ticket to the Springfield Armor basketball game on Friday, March 21st at 7:00pm in Springfield, MA.

The parent letter and reading log can be found below.  Please also look for these documents to come home with your student(s) today or tomorrow.

Read to Achieve Letter

Read to Achieve Reading Log

 

 

Morning Dropoff Prior to 7:30am

Mrs. Kanute would like to remind parents that, unless your family is registered with the extended day program, students are not to be dropped off at the school prior to 7:30am.  Thank you.

Knights of Columbus Free Throw Contest This Saturday

Just a reminder that the Knights of Columbus will be hosting their annual Free Throw Contest at the Saint James School gym THIS Saturday, January 18th from 2:30pm to 4:30pm.  This event is open to boys and girls, Ages 10 to 14, from all area schools.  Please note, all attendees must be accompanied by an adult (no drop-offs) and proof of age is required.  Pre-registration is appreciated so that the Knights of Columbus can ensure they have enough prizes. Please pre-register by contacting Kevin McGuire at 860-965-5998 or KevinPMcGuire@Hotmail.com.

Knights of Columbus Free Throw Contest 2014

 

 

Contribute Pictures to 2013-2014 Year Book

Great news!  Members of our Saint James School community are able to upload photos to be considered in the school yearbook.  If you have a photo taken at a school event, such as a sporting event, school celebration or dance that you would like considered for use, please upload it to community.lifetouch.com.  The site access code is: YGEEKW