Saint James School Basketball

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The following basketball open gym sessions for girls in grades 4-8 interested in possibly playing basketball for Saint James School will be held next week.  Please note, these ARE voluntary and attendance is NOT required to make any teams.

Also, if your child does not have their 2013-2014 SJS Health Form on file at the school, they will NOT be allowed to participate in these sessions.  We are unable to make any exceptions to this rule.

9-23 (Monday):

5 to 6pm girls 4th – 6th grade …. open gym, coaches will be available for drills followed by open play.

6 to 8pm girls 7th – 8th grade … open gym, skill development drills, followed by open play


9-25 (Wednesday):

5 to 6:30 girls 4th and 5th grade…….skills, scrimmages

6:30 to 8 pm 6th, 7th and 8th grade…….skills, shooting, scrimmages

 

Boys may have similar voluntary open gym/clinics on Tuesday 9-24 and Thursday 9-26.  Information will be communicated when/if these sessions are scheduled.

 

There will be a meeting on October 1st at 6:00pm in the Saint James School Gym for any parents who are interested in coaching/assistant coaching for Basketball.  We are in need of many volunteers to help us with this very popular school sport.

 

 

Manchester Elementary School Cross Country Challenge – Oct. 19th

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This year, Saint James School will again participate in the Frank Rizza Elementary School Cross Country Challenge.  The event is being held on Saturday, October 19th at Manchester High School and is for boys & girls in Kindergarten through grade 5.

More details can be found in the attached Cross Country Challenge Registration Form. If your child is interested in running, please fill out the bottom part of the form and return it to the school office as soon as possible.

We are also in need of several parent volunteers from Saint James School to help out with our registration table, scoring table, racer supervision, and awarding of prizes.  If you are able to help us out in one of these capacities the day of the event (8:00am – 12:30pm), please contact Amy Guenther – who is coordinating this event for our school as a parent volunteer.  She can be reached at jag8699@cox.net.

All runners will receive a participation ribbon.  Individual medals will be awarded to the top 15 finishers in each race.  Trophies will also be awarded to the top placing schools in each race.  It’s a great morning and a lot of fun for the kids.  We hope you will join us!!

 

Please submit a registration form by Friday, October 4th in order for your child(ren) to receive a participant t-shirt.

 

 

Family Information Update Sheet

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Please note that today or tomorrow your child(ren) will be bringing home a family contact/information sheet detailing your contact information as per our records.  Please take a moment to look over the contact information, make any corrections, and return it to the school office.  We thank you for your time and patience as we work to get our records up to date.

TGA Golf Registration (Grades K-5)

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TGA Golf is coming back to Saint James School this fall.  Please review the attached flyer for details.

 

Fall2013StJamesGolfFlyer

 

 

 

Reminder: Meet The Teachers Nights

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Just a reminder that tonight (Tuesday) is Meet The Teachers night for grades Pre-K through 5th.  Students are invited to attend with their parent(s).  Tomorrow night (Wednesday) is meet the teachers night for grades 6-8.  Parents are asked to attend without their student(s).  We look forward to seeing you!

Importance of Family Meals/Video Project

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Archbishop Henry Mansell and the Office of Catholic Schools wish to remind us of the value of a family dinner and the conversations that are shared during a meal.  Please read the press release from the Archdiocese here regarding Family Day.

As part of this initiative, the Office of Catholic School is running an Optional contest:

1) Students in grades 5-8 may submit a video  of their Family Day Dinner.  Digital videos may be made using an iPad, smartphone or digital video camera. Videos must be 3 minutes or less.
2) Videos should include a speaker (student or family member) explaining the value of the family dinner, or something about the dinner that was significant or memorable – be creative.
3) One entry will be decided on by Saint James School staff for submission and potential use in the Family Resources section of the Office of Catholic Schools Website and/or Youtube.
4) Deadline for submission is Friday, September 27.  Videos may be emailed or shared via Dropbox.com to kmcnamara@saintjamesschool.net.

 

VIRTUS Training Class Added – Sept. 30 6:30pm – Saint James Church

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Saint James School will host a VIRTUS (protecting God’s Children) class on September 30th at 6:30pm in the Saint James CHURCH basement.  If you plan to attend, please register by calling the Saint James School office at 860.643.5088 (option #1 on the main menu).

If you are in need of a background check form (required for all school volunteers, along with VIRTUS), please stop in the SJS office for a copy or you can download it here.  You only need to complete the VIRTUS training one time (you do not need to retake the class each year).

Scholastic Book Fair

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Just a reminder that the Scholastic Book Fair is being held this week in the Saint James School gym.  Proceeds from purchases benefit Saint James School.

Students will be brought down by class to browse through the available books.  During this time, they may fill out a “wish list” of books they want.  This list will come home for your review.  Then, later in the week they will have an option to return to the Scholastic Book Fair during class time to purchase books.

The Scholastic Book Fair will also be open during this week’s Meet The Teachers events.  Please remember to stop by and check to see what items are on your child(ren)’s teacher’s Classroom Wish List.

In addition, if you wish to place an order for books online, you can visit the Online Book Fair for our school by clicking here .  Book ordered will be shipped to the school and delivered to your child.

Volunteers Needed: Scholastic Book Fair

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Our Scholastic Book Fair event chairperson, Heather Meyer, is in need of parent/grandparent volunteers to help out at the school next week.  Volunteers are needed for shifts during school hours and the evenings of the Meet the Teachers nights.  To find out more information or to volunteer, please contact Heather at grizmeyer@cox.net.

SJS Basketball Open Gym/Sports Forms Required

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We are excited to announce that Saint James School will be offering basketball open play clinics towards the end of September  for students in grades 4-8 interested in playing basketball.  If your child will want to participate, please submit the 2013-2014 Athletic Health Form to the main office within in the next week.

Dates for the clinics will be announced shortly.  Please note, under no circumstances will any student be permitted to attend the open play if they do not have a current year health form on file at the school by the date of the clinic.