Saint James School will host a Middle School Dance this Friday, November 16.

With Thanksgiving less than a week away, we will be selling “Tickets for Turkeys”.

Saint James School will accept cash donations to purchase turkeys for families in need. For each $5.00 donation, you will receive an extra raffle ticket. Help us reach our goal of $500 (20 Turkeys).

You may print your permission slip from the Forms & Documents page.

Just a reminder in light of  the very last minute early dismissal notice we received from the town yesterday:

Please take a moment to sign up for text and/or e-mail alerts from the Channel 3 or Channel 30 alert systems.

Notification to these alert systems is submitted directly from the Town of Manchester, which makes the decision if we are closed, delayed or being dismissed early.  Yesterday, the text notification that we were closing early was sent out even before our main office was notified.  Signing up for text or e-mail alerts from either of these systems is the absolute fastest way for parents to know what is going on.

 

To Sign Up For Channel 3 Text or e-mail alerts Click Here (please select Manchester Public Schools for school closings)

OR

To Sign up for Channel 30 Text or e-mail alerts Click Here (please select Manchester Public Schools for school closings)

 

We are also working hard to update the school website as soon as we get the information, so please remember to check online too.

 

Many thanks to our parents, grandparents, guardians, and family emergency contacts for your patience and understanding yesterday!

 

 

Just a reminder that there will be No School next Thursday, November 8th.  This is a change from the date on the original school calendar that was sent home at the end of last year.  The calendars on the website are all up-to-date.  There Will Be school on Friday, November 9th.

 

Saint James School will also be in session on Election Day (Tuesday, November 6th) and on Veteran’s Day (Monday, November 12).  Please note, however, there will be NO HOT LUNCH (OR MILK) served on Veteran’s Day – Monday, November 12th.  All students will need to bring a lunch and drink from home that day.

 

Lastly, if you have not yet signed up for teacher conference (sign up forms are located in the main hallway at the school) please do so tomorrow morning.

Junior Achievement is a volunteer-delivered, K-12 program that educates children about money management and how “the real world” works.  The goal is to empower young people to own their economic success by showing them the importance of education and developing financial literacy skills.  A specific Junior Achievement program is tailored to each grade, each one building on the information from the year before.

Saint James School will host a Junior Achievement Day for our students on November 16th.

We are still in need of volunteers to help bring this program to all grades and classes at the school.  Volunteers have a lot of fun and bring their own experiences into the classroom along with pre-prepared materials from Junior Achievement. Volunteers can be a parent, aunt, uncle, grandparent, family friend, etc.

Saint James School board member (and SJS Parent) Nicholas Roy has participated in the program at our school for the past 2 years and has offered to speak with anyone interested to tell them more about how the program works.  Nicholas can be reached at nick@somniofg.com or Tel: 860.430.5502.

Please consider volunteering or calling on a family member who you think would like to volunteer in the classroom for a day.  Our VIRTUS training and school background check documentation is not required to participate  (Junior Achievement takes care of the background check for us).

Also, please note, a lot of companies give their employees paid time off to participate in this program.  Please check with your employer to see if your company participates.