Saint James Ski Club Information Meeting + Q&A

Parents and students interested in joining the Saint James Ski Club are invited to attend an informational meeting on Thursday, November 14th at 6:00pm in the SJS Cafeteria.  In particular, anyone that requires rental equipment should attend this meeting so that they can be properly measured. 

In addition, Denise McCarthy, SJS parent volunteer who is organizing the Ski Club has put together the attached Q&A to answer some of the common questions she is receiving.

 

Remember, Ski Club forms are due no later than Monday, November 18th.

Friday's Middle School Dance – Tickets For Turkeys

This Friday, Saint James School will host the 2nd Middle School dance of the year.  In keeping with tradition, we will be accepting CASH donations to purchase Thanksgiving turkeys for families in need.  For each  $5.00 donated, the student will receive an extra raffle ticket.

Please help us reach our goal of $500 = 20 turkeys.

As always, we greatly appreciate your support and generosity!

 

Tickets for Turkeys 2013

Friday’s Middle School Dance – Tickets For Turkeys

This Friday, Saint James School will host the 2nd Middle School dance of the year.  In keeping with tradition, we will be accepting CASH donations to purchase Thanksgiving turkeys for families in need.  For each  $5.00 donated, the student will receive an extra raffle ticket.

Please help us reach our goal of $500 = 20 turkeys.

As always, we greatly appreciate your support and generosity!

 

Tickets for Turkeys 2013

Veteran's Day Celebration

It was a wonderful honor for our pre-k through 8th grade students to have 18 true heroes join us today as we celebrate Veteran’s Day.  Thank you to ALL our veterans for your service!

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Veteran’s Day Celebration

It was a wonderful honor for our pre-k through 8th grade students to have 18 true heroes join us today as we celebrate Veteran’s Day.  Thank you to ALL our veterans for your service!

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Important Info for Friday's Middle School Dance

The Saint James School Dance Committee is still in need of a few more chaperones to make Friday’s dance a success.  Please contact Regan at waltersripp@cox.net by Thursday Nov. 14. if you are able to volunteer.

Since this dance is being held at our school, SJS 6th graders are asked to bring individualized packed snacks and SJS 7th and 8th graders are asked to bring water.  For those bringing water, please bring water in gallon jugs.   Food and water can be brought to the cafeteria at pick up on Friday or when arriving at the dance.

 Also, in keeping with tradition, we will be accepting CASH donations to purchase Thanksgiving turkeys for families in need.  For each  $5.00 donated, the student will receive an extra raffle ticket.  Please help us reach our goal of $500 = 20 turkeys.  As always, we greatly appreciate your support and generosity!

Tickets for Turkeys 2013

Important Info for Friday’s Middle School Dance

The Saint James School Dance Committee is still in need of a few more chaperones to make Friday’s dance a success.  Please contact Regan at waltersripp@cox.net by Thursday Nov. 14. if you are able to volunteer.

Since this dance is being held at our school, SJS 6th graders are asked to bring individualized packed snacks and SJS 7th and 8th graders are asked to bring water.  For those bringing water, please bring water in gallon jugs.   Food and water can be brought to the cafeteria at pick up on Friday or when arriving at the dance.

 Also, in keeping with tradition, we will be accepting CASH donations to purchase Thanksgiving turkeys for families in need.  For each  $5.00 donated, the student will receive an extra raffle ticket.  Please help us reach our goal of $500 = 20 turkeys.  As always, we greatly appreciate your support and generosity!

Tickets for Turkeys 2013

Pictures From Junior Achievement Day

Thank you to all the parent volunteers and UCONN student volunteers who brought the Junior Achievement program to Saint James School today.

Junior Achievement is an opportunity for our K-8th grade students to learn about basic concepts of business and economics at an age-appropriate level.  Each grade has a specific “curriculum” the facilitators present in addition to bringing their own real-life experiences into the discussion.

It’s a fun day that ties in concepts like money management, good communication skills, and entrepreneurship as well as economic concepts and facts about the working world.

Below are pictures from several of the classrooms:

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Reminder: Testimonials Needed Please

The Hartford Archdiocese Office of Catholic Schools is looking for parent/guardian testimonials to post on their website about how much parents value their children’s Catholic school education.

Please consider writing a testimonial regarding the benefits of a Saint James School/Catholic school education and submitting it to Mrs. Kanute to pass along to the Office of Catholic Schools (as well as for possible use in Saint James School’s own marketing efforts).

Testimonials can be written and turned into Mrs. Kanute at the school office or e-mailed to her at pkanute@saintjamesschool.net.

We thank you for your support in helping us tout the many wonderful benefits of SJS!

Saint James Middle School Dance – Chaperones Needed!

Saint James will be hosting its first school dance of the 2013-2014 school year on Friday Nov. 15 from 7-10 pm.  We currently have no chaperones signed up to help with this event.  We are in need of 12 chaperones so we can provide a fun and safe event for attending students.  If you are interested in helping please contact Regan Walters at waltersripp@cox.net as soon as possible.  We are asking volunteers to be at the gym by 6:45 pm the night of the event. Thank you.