SJS Girls Sweep XC Meet

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For their second meet of the season the SJS Girls XC team once again dominated, taking all top 5 spots and scoring 1st place over Timothy Edwards Middle School (South Windsor) and East Hartford Middle School.  Lindsay O’Neill (8th grade) came in first with a time of 14:15, followed by Abby Ray (7th grade), Kaitlyn Nyberg(7th grade), Shea Boyle (6th grade), and Sarah Christina (6th grade).

The boys team also had a strong performance, taking second place overall.  8th grader AJ Bushnell came in 2nd place with a time of 13:15, followed by 5th grader Jack Christina with a time of 13:57.

Special thanks to volunteer Coach Jen O’Neill for all the time and effort she puts into making Cross Country a fun and exciting extra curricular activity for our school!!

Location of Today's Cross Country Meet

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Please note, the location of today’s cross country meet vs. Timothy Edwards is at Nevers Park in South Windsor.  This is TE’s new home course.  The website calendar for XC has been updated to reflect this.

Location of Today’s Cross Country Meet

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Please note, the location of today’s cross country meet vs. Timothy Edwards is at Nevers Park in South Windsor.  This is TE’s new home course.  The website calendar for XC has been updated to reflect this.

No School Tomorrow – 10/4

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As a reminder, there is NO SCHOOL tomorrow  — Wednesday, October 4th — as the teachers will be at the second Catholic Educator’s Curriculum Conference.  There is also no school this coming Monday — October 9th — for Columbus Day.

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).

Congratulations SJS XC!

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Congratulations to all our students who ran in the 6th Annual Harry Geraghty XC Invitational this past Friday.

The SJS girls did exceptionally well taking 1st place by a wide margin out of the 5 schools competing – with top SJS students as follows:

1st place – Lindsay O’Neill
3rd place – Kaitlyn Nyberg
6th place – Abby Ray
8th place – Sarah Christina
9th place – Shea Boyle
(out of  69 student runners)

The Saint James Boys also did well with the top SJS runners being: Jack Green, Evan Ansaldi, AJ Bushnell, Erik Ansaldi, and Killian Boyle.

Bagpipe Lessons Info Session

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As an informational FYI, the Manchester Pipe Band is hosting an open house on Friday October 13th at 6PM at the Lutz Children’s Museum, 247 S Main Street, Manchester.  Come learn about tuition-free lessons provided on a weekly basis in traditional bagpiping and drumming.

Piping and drumming has been taught in Manchester for generations, and is a highly worthwhile activity for children who are looking to apply artistic ambitions, develop individual expression, and work as a team-member – all while being involved in the community. The Manchester Pipe Band’s team of instructors is among the best in the country, and features local, national, and international prizewinners.

Here’s what to expect at the open house for the Kids:  Introductory Activities, Give the Instruments a try, Try on a Kilt

Here’s what to expect at the open house for the Parents:  Program introduction by instructors, Frequently Asked Questions, Parent Testimonials, and Sign-up, light refreshments

For further information or questions, please contact: learn@manchesterpb.org or 860-327-5685

Ends Tomorrow: Book Fair Online Store

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If you were unable to attend our Scholastic Book Fair last week (or simply want to get additional books for your child), you can visit our ONLINE Shopping link at scholastic.com/fair .

Our school will still receive credit for your purchase and orders will be shipped for free to your child at SJS.

Grandparents’ & Special Persons’ Day

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This week you should be receiving in your child’s school folder the information form for Grandparents’ & Special Persons’ day, coming up on October 26th.  The permission slip/information notice is due back to the school by Friday, October 20th.  If you need a new copy of the form, it can be downloaded HERE.

Grandparents’ & Special Persons’ Day

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This week you should be receiving in your child’s school folder the information form for Grandparents’ & Special Persons’ day, coming up on October 26th.  The permission slip/information notice is due back to the school by Friday, October 20th.  If you need a new copy of the form, it can be downloaded HERE.

Chromebook (Grade 6-8) Forms

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Thank you to all the middle school parents who came out for our Chromebook Informational Meeting last night.  In case you didn’t make the meeting, attached are the documents that were handed out.  Please note, insurance forms (attached below) are due back to the homeroom teacher are due back by October 27th.

Chromebook Parent Letter

Chromebook Care and Insurance