Yesterday Saint James School 8th graders traded their uniforms for 1960’s attire in honor of finishing their coursework on the book The Outsiders. In addition to writing a cause and effect essay, students were given moral/ethical questions to consider both before and after they read the book. These questions were used for class discussions on tolerance, acceptance, empathy, and other themes central to the story. Below are some pictures of the students.
Father William Metzler from Saint Mark the Evangelist, West Hartford will give a Lenten talk at 7:00PM this evening – Thursday, March 15th – at Saint James Church. The topic will be “Faith & The Human Journey.” All Saint James School families are welcome to attend. We hope to see you there!
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, Mrs. Zorger is hosting a green & white $1.00 dress down day tomorrow – Friday, 3/16. All money raised will be donated to St. Baldrick’s Foundation, which funds pediatric cancer research.
For our Spring community outreach, HSA GIVES is raising money to support pediatric cancer research through the St. Baldrick’s Foundation. On Sunday, April 8th at the Hilton Mystic, right across from the Mystic Aquarium, we will be taking part a “hair-raising” event. Please check out our flyer to see what all the “buzz” is about and join us in supporting this vital cause. Every year, 300,000 children world-wide are diagnosed with cancer; they need our help. For more information about St. Baldrick’s Foundation and their mission, see their Fact Sheet.
Please click HERE for the SJS flyer.
Please click HERE for more information about St Baldrick’s.
Yesterday’s Dr. Seuss-themed book and art club, the group read “The Lorax” and made Truffula Tree pictures and Lorax mustaches.
Yesterday’s Board Game Club for students in GRADES 3 – 5 has been rescheduled to next Tuesday, March 20th. There are still a few spots available – if you would like your child to participate, please RSVP HERE. If your student is no longer able to make it on the new date, please e-mail Mrs. Piotrowski at ampiotrowski@yahoo.com.
The Saint James School Boys JV (6th grade) Basketball team will play this evening (3/14) at Corpus Christi in Wethersfield in the Deanery Championship Game. They will play St. Mary’s of Simsbury beginning at 7:00pm. All families are encouraged to come out and cheer on our team. Good luck Sabers!!
Thursday’s hot lunch will be a Grilled Chicken Patty on a Whole Wheat Roll. Nacho Supreme will not be served this week.
These class baskets, containing donations from the families, will be raffled off at the Soirée. As a reminder, the themes by grade are:
Pre-K… Barbie—Barbie Dream House
K….Legos—Lego Land Discovery Center in MA gift card
1st grade…Movie Night—Home projector or Apple TV
2nd grade …Cozy Book Time—Kindle or Nook
3rd grade…CT Fun—Yard Goat Tickets
4th grade…Family Game Night—Nintendo Switch
5th grade…Chocolate—Chocolate Fountain
6th grade…Spa—Spa gift card
7th grade…Gift Cards
8th grade…Scratch Tickets
Everyone should have received a written notice home from their child/ren’s room parent(s). If you did not receive one, or have questions, please contact the teacher or the room parent directly.
Three St James Basketball team’s advanced to State Tournament quarterfinals this past weekend. Unfortunately Boys and Girls Varsity teams were eliminated. The JV Boys team won a thriller on Sunday over St Bridget’s of Cheshire to Advance to State Semi-finals, this upcoming game is next Saturday at 3 pm at St. Johns of Watertown.
Both Girls Varsity and Boys JV will also be playing in Deanery Championship games:
*Boys JV Championship Game scheduled for Wednesday night at Corpus Christi versus St Mary’s of Simsbury tip time is 7:15 pm
*Girls Varsity Championship schedule to be announced this week
Congrats to all of the SJS Hoop teams on terrific seasons, and best of luck to Boys JV and Girls Varsity in their Championship games!