Thank You!

A huge Thank You to 8th grade parent volunteer, Mrs. Freund, for helping beautify our front gardens for the start of school!  We are very grateful for our volunteers who help make our school such a wonderful place for our students to grow and learn!

A sign up form for other volunteer opportunities within the school community will be forthcoming in the days ahead.

School Council

We are happy to announce that Kevin Flood – a parishioner of St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish – will be the new Chair of our School Council (formerly called the “School Board”). Please join us in welcoming Kevin to this new role!

Covid Policy

Just a quick reminder, Saint James School follows CDC and town protocol with regards to Covid.  At this time, that means if your child tests positive for Covid, they will need to stay home for five days (starting from the onset of symptoms or from the first day of your child’s positive test) and wear a mask when they return for 5 days.  There is no remote learning this year.

Last Call: Saint James School Spiritwear

Show your SCHOOL SPIRIT with Saint James School Spiritwear! Click the link below to view all items:

Products – Saint James School (saintjamesstore.com)

For students running Cross Country (gr. 5-8), the following items may be worn to school on gym day:

* Cross country navy shorts (not the cadence trainers)
* Limitless pants
* Limitless warm up jacket

The Gray t-shirt required for gym day, however, must be the uniform one from Lands’ End or Dennis Uniform company (spiritwear t-shirts are not permitted on gym day)

The following general spiritwear items may be worn to school on gym day OVER the required gray uniform t-shirt:

* Faith Love Hope Hoodie
* Gray 2 Stripes Hoodie
* SJS Distressed Hoodie
* Navy Basic Hoodie with Gold Crest

Orders must be placed by August 30th and will be available for pick-up at SJS around mid-September  (we will send an email when items are in).  There is an additional fee if you would like items shipped directly to your home.

A portion of each sale will be donated back to SJS.  Please direct any questions to Amy Guenther at aguenther@saintjamesschool.net.

Last Call: Cross Country Paperwork Due Thursday

For students in grades 5 – 8 interested in running Cross Country this year a quick reminder that the Athletics Health Form (signed by your child’s doctor), the Cross Country Permission Slip, and the $60 sports/activity fee are due to the school office by Thursday, August 31st.

Runners must have the endurance to run distances of 1-3 miles (without stopping) at the start of the season.

Reminder: September Saber Stories Newsletter

In case you missed it, below a link to our Saber Stories Newsletter for September. There is lots of important information in this document, please take a few moments to read through at your convenience.

Saber Stories September 2023

In addition to the link below, the September lunch menu can be found in our school app and at the bottom of our website homepage (Quick Links area).

Hot Lunch Menu September 2023

SJS Monthly Events Calendar

Attached is the link to our full Monthly Events Calendar for the 2023-2024 School Year. Please note dates are subject to change based on weather, scheduling conflicts, etc. We will inform you of any changes via our school emails and Saber Stories Newsletter.

This document will not be posted on our website due to the nature of the information, but a rolling calendar of events can be viewed by logging in to our SJS app.  It will also be posted at the bottom of our SJS email blasts under the “In Case You Missed It” section.

2023-2024 Calendar Pages Final

 

Medicine Reminder

As a reminder, the Extended Day staff does NOT have access to student medications in the nurse’s office. If your student will require medication to be available to him/her in after care (for example, inhalers or epipens), you will need to provide a 2nd supply of medication for the Extended Day Staff.

For families that need to drop medicine off, the nurse will have office hours tomorrow – Tuesday, August 29th from 9am – 2pm – and Wednesday, August 30th during the “Meet-the-Teacher/Classroom Visit/Supply Drop-off” Event (8:30am – 11:30am).

 

Reminder: Medicine Drop-Off

For any students that may need medicine administered while at school, the nurse will have office hours on Tuesday, August 29th from 9am – 2pm and Wednesday, August 30th during the “Meet-the-Teacher/Classroom Visit/Supply Drop-off” Event (8:30am – 11:30am).

Extended Day Program Reminder

Please remember, any student using before/after school care for the 2023-2024 school year must have completed all paperwork to re-enroll in the program (enrollment does not carry over from last year).  If you are unsure if you submitted your paperwork, please reach out to Ms. Jean at jburdick@saintjamesschool.net so you are not caught off guard at the start of school.

Extended Day Registration Form 2023-2024

Extended-Day-Emergency-Contact-Information-2023-2024