Book & Art Club – Feb 12
Attached is the permission slip for the upcoming Book & Art Club on February 12. Please note, February 12th is a Monday (not a Wednesday this time due to a conflict with Ash Wednesday).
Ski Club
The January 5th cancelled ski club trip has been rescheduled to Wednesday, February 7th, a 12:05pm dismissal day. The bus will depart SJS at 12:15 and return at approximately 6:45pm.
Last Call: Catholic Schools Month Collection
As part of Catholic Schools Month, the Saint James School student council is spearheading a collection to help those in need. Throughout the next two weeks leading up to our school’s blue & gold pep rally, student council is asking students to bring in supplies for the St. Vincent de Paul Shelter. Please consider sending in items such as:
- Thermal socks
- Gloves
- Toiletries: deodorant, shampoo, conditioner, soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, razors, and shaving cream
The boxes of donations will be collected from each of the homerooms on Friday, February 2nd.
As always, we thank you for your consideration and support.
Blue & Gold/SJS Spiritwear Dress Down Tomorrow (2/2)
Tomorrow, February 2nd, is our annual Blue & Gold/Spiritwear dress down day and SJS Pep Rally. Students may come to school dressed down in blue & gold (the school colors) or wear any of their Saint James School spiritwear. Standard dress down guidelines apply.
4th & 5th Grade Basketball Update
Snow makeup games this Friday Feb 2nd :
- 5:30 pm Chomick(Black) vs Kincheloe (White)
- 6:30 pm Chomick(Black) vs Carroll (Red)
Saturday Feb 3rd – First Round of playoffs:
- Seeding for playoffs will be determined after Friday night’s games
- 9:00 am Seed 2 vs Seed 3
- 10:15 am Winner of 9 am game vs 1 seed
Tonight’s Boys Varsity Blue Basketball Location Change
Tonight’s Boys Varsity Blue game vs. St. Gabriel’s, at St. Bridget’s, has been changed to a 7:00 game vs. St. Chris, at St. Chris in East Hartford. All players need to arrive at St. Chris by 6:30PM.
K – 8 Open House Tomorrow
Our First Prospective Family Open House of the year will be tomorrow – Thursday, February 1st – 8:30am. Please pass along the word if you knew someone attending.
Our First Pre-Kindergarten Open House will be this coming Monday, February 5th from 5:30pm – 7:00pm.
Grant & Aid Applications
Registration for returning families for the 2018-2019 school year will begin shortly. If you will be applying for grant & aid (tuition assistance) for the 2018-2019 school year, you may begin applying as soon as you have turned in your completed/signed 2018-2019 registration and $100 deposit. If you have already submitted an application through FACTS for grant & aid for the 2018-2019 school year, we will be placing that on hold for you until we receive your registration and deposit.
7th Grade TV Mass
Below is the link from the Mass that aired on Sunday with Father Carlson and the Saint James School 7th Grade.
Catholic Schools Week Kick-Off
We had a wonderful prayer service this morning to kick off Catholic School’s week! Thank you to all the students for a beautiful reminder of why Saint James School is so special!!
And, our 7th grade – under the guidance of Ms. O – put on a hilarious skit to help us “honor” our wonderful staff and teachers (see picture below). We hope to have a copy available to share with our 7th grade parents shortly.
