Passing of Father Burns

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We regret to inform you that (retired) Saint James Parish Priest Father William Burns passed away yesterday after a short battle with Pneumonia.  Parishioners and Saint James School students who had the pleasure of listening to his homilies know what a wonderful person he was; he will be greatly missed by those of us who knew him well.

As you may recall, just two weeks ago our Choir sang for the residents of The Residence at South Windsor Farms, where Father Burns recently resided. Father Burns was also with us to hear confessions (for Catholic students in grades 3-8) on December 15th.

Plans have not yet been made for his service but we did inform the students this morning of his passing, and we said several prayers for him together as a school community.

January 10th Book & Art Club

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Attached is the permission slip for the upcoming Book & Art Club on January 10th.  If you would like your child to participate (grades 1 – 3), please return the permission slip and activity fee to the school by Wednesday, January 3rd.

Book & Art Club Permission Slip January 10

There will be another Book & Art Club on January 31st.  Permission slip to follow after Christmas break.

In Case You Missed It: 12:05PM Dismissal Today

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Due to the anticipated weather, Saint James School will be dismissing at 12:05pm today (Friday, December 22nd).

School buses WILL run today at the 12:05pm dismissal time.  Aftercare will be in session until 1:00pm.

We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused.  Please drive safely this afternoon.

No School Next Week & January 1st

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As a reminder, there will be no school next week (December 25th – 29th) and the following Monday (January 1st).  We will return to school on Tuesday, January 2nd.

If you would like to subscribe to an electronic calendar of just days off/early dismissal days, you can do so HERE (at the bottom of the page is an option to subscribe to the “filtered” calendar).

Basketball Games Cancelled Tonight

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Please note, the Varsity Girls and Varsity Gold Boys games vs. St. Mary’s tonight have been cancelled.  The Basketball schedule on the SJS Basketball webpage has been updated accordingly. https://saintjamesschool.net/extra-curricular/basketball/

Christmas Dress Down on Friday (12/22)

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Mrs. Zorger has announced that Friday, December 22nd will be a (free) Christmas-themed dress down day to thank everyone for all of their generous support during the past few months with our fundraisers and collections for charity.

Students participating in the Christmas Bowl Volleyball Tournament on Friday will need to wear the color designated for their team.

Please remember, all standard dress down policies apply.

Mass Today

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Special thanks to our team of 3rd grade students (and 8th grade altar servers) who helped at our school Mass today.  Our 5th graders also did a great job helping the Kindergarten students, who attended their first school Mass of the year this morning (two of our K students – pictured – had their 5th grade sibling as a buddy…so cute!).  Also, special thanks to Father Carlson for a wonderful, interactive homily to help remind our students about the true meaning of Christmas!

Pre-K Christmas Show

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The Pre-K Christmas Show was held yesterday afternoon and was full of major cuteness!  Here are a few pictures of our Pre-K students (who have permission to be in our shared photos) during yesterday’s performance.  To view these pictures on our Facebook page, click HERE.

Inclement Weather Policy Reminder

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Please click HERE to review Saint James Schools’ Inclement Weather Policy.  Please make sure that you are receiving text/e-mail alerts from one of the local stations.  Or, watch the TV for “Manchester Public Schools.”  Saint James School follows what the public schools do for delays/closings so please be sure to select that option when you sign up for text/e-mail alerts.  Saint James School does not typically send e-mail notifications of closures/delayed openings.

You can click HERE to sign up for alerts from NBC30 or HERE to sign up for alerts from WFSB Channel 3 (remember to choose “Manchester Public Schools”).

2nd Grade Gingerbread Houses

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Yesterday our 2nd graders participated in the much-loved tradition of making gingerbread houses to bring home for Christmas. Below are some pictures of the kids creating and showing off their gingerbread masterpieces (click pictures to enlarge).  There was even a special visit from Santa!   (to view this post on Facebook, click HERE)