On Thursday, October 26th, there will be player evaluations for the 4th & 5th grade boys program. Please make every effort for your son to attend so we can select the teams evenly based on size and skill. All kids registered will be on one of the Saturday league teams and our goal with this evaluation is simply to balance the talent to make the games fun and competitive.
Place: St James Gym
Date: Thursday, October 26th
Time: 4:30pm to 6:00pm
On Thursday, October 26th, there will be player evaluations for the 4th & 5th grade boys program. Please make every effort for your son to attend so we can select the teams evenly based on size and skill. All kids registered will be on one of the Saturday league teams and our goal with this evaluation is simply to balance the talent to make the games fun and competitive.
Place: St James Gym
Date: Thursday, October 26th
Time: 4:30pm to 6:00pm
Yesterday Mrs. Plante’s 8th Grade Science Classes showcased what they have learned about Newton’s Laws by creating/testing a device they designed to protect a raw egg from a 6 meter fall. The 1st – 3rd grade students enjoyed observing the egg drop (and particularly the results of broken egg vs. safe egg) during their recess time. (Click images to enlarge)
At least one parent/guardian of all students playing basketball this season are asked to attend this evening’s basketball information sessions:
Parents/Guardians of Boys (grades 4-8) — 6:00pm – 6:45pm;
Parents/Guardians of Girls (grades 4-8) — 7:00pm – 7:45pm
Meetings will be held in the cafeteria.
Congratulations to the SJS XC team and Coach O’Neill on another exceptional meet yesterday!! Our girls placed 1st yet again (out of 3 teams competing) and our boys took 2nd (out of 3 teams). In the top 10 for the girls, Lindsay O’Neil came in first overall out of 38 runners, with Abby Ray taking 3rd, Shea Boyle 4th, and Kaitlyn Nyberg in 7th place. For the boys, AJ Bushnell took 2nd place overall, with Jack Green taking 4th, Evan Ansaldi in 11th, and Killian Boyle in 14th out of 60 runners.
Great job Sabers!!
Congratulations to the SJS XC team and Coach O’Neill on another exceptional meet yesterday!! Our girls placed 1st yet again (out of 3 teams competing) and our boys took 2nd (out of 3 teams). In the top 10 for the girls, Lindsay O’Neil came in first overall out of 38 runners, with Abby Ray taking 3rd, Shea Boyle 4th, and Kaitlyn Nyberg in 7th place. For the boys, AJ Bushnell took 2nd place overall, with Jack Green taking 4th, Evan Ansaldi in 11th, and Killian Boyle in 14th out of 60 runners.
Great job Sabers!!
Show your school pride with our 2017-2018 Basketball Spiritwear!
To view available items and/or make a purchase, please utilize our online portal: https://www.saintjamesstore.com/collections/all
Once you have added the items/sizes you want to your shopping cart you can: 1) pay for it online utilizing a credit card, or 2) send a check to the Saint James School office. If you are sending a check to the school office, please label the envelope “Basketball Spiritwear” and include a copy of your order confirmation (which will be e-mailed to you when you place the order online and select “check” as your payment method) and your child’s name. Please note, checks should be make out to the vendor, Artisan Ink (not Saint James).
Orders and payment must be received by THIS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18TH.
Important Note: Anyone may order the basketball spiritwear, however only students playing basketball will be allowed to wear basketball gear on gym day (pants & sweatshirt only – the standard uniform SJS gym shirt must still be worn on gym day). Please also note, this is not a fundraiser for our school. We hope to have a general school spiritwear fundraiser in the months to come.
Congratulations and Thank You to our 2017-2018 Saint James School volunteers of the year: Mrs. Dufresne & Mrs. Herr. These special volunteers were honored last night at the 40th Hopes Dinner at the Aqua Turf in Southington, where they received the St. John Newmann Award for Volunteer Service.
Both of our 2017-2018 volunteers have done so much for Saint James School throughout their time here! Most recently, Mrs. Herr has been coordinating all of our Saint James School Masses (the monthly children’s Mass held on the 2nd Sunday of each month and the Masses our students attend during school) as well as working with the students that are participating in each one. Mrs. Herr also co-chaired the SJS book fair last year (and the year prior to that), helps with lunch duty regularly, volunteers at HSA events, and is involved in many other volunteer capacities at our school.
Mrs. Dufresne has been volunteering her time at our school library on a weekly basis for several years now, as well as working with Mrs. Zorger (and previously, Mrs. Kanute) on publishing the monthly Saber Stories newsletter. Mrs. Dufresne also runs the Box Tops program for our school. In addition to other volunteer work she does for our school, Mrs. Dufresne has also been an exceptional substitute teacher for our school, often filling in on very short notice.
