All students, faculty, parents, and other guests of our students are invited to join us tomorrow – FRIDAY, April 7th – at 7:30am in Ms. O’s middle school classroom (top floor, Room B207) for another special Lenten Prayer Service. Please take this time and/or encourage your child(ren) to join us in prayers for family, friends, peace, and other special intentions.
We look forward to seeing you and/or your child(ren) there.
Even through the weather was not cooperative for the annual Kindergarten Easter Egg Hunt to be outdoors, the kids still had tons of fun “hunting” for eggs in the gym yesterday!
SJS 3rd graders have been learning about small animals and habitats as part of their science lessons. Students are working on researching, writing, and illustrating a short book about an assigned animal. Yesterday, Mrs. Phelan’s class dissected (sanitized) owl “pellets,” as they learned about owls and what they eat (click pictures to enlarge). The kids were excited to have retired SJS 3rd Grade teacher Mrs. Camposeo come back to join in the fun! Mrs. Moran’s class will be doing the owl pellet dissection after April break.
Please save the date of Saturday, April 22nd for annual Saint James School Father/Daughter Dance from 6:00pm – 9:00pm. We are also looking for moms who would be willing to volunteer the night of the dance. If you can help, please call or text parent volunteer coordinator Jen Grohs at (860) 670-0687.
Congratulations to our 2017 Hats Off To Reading contest winners – Kindergarten and 4th grade! These two grades read the most books out of their group (K-3rd; 4th-6th) during the contest period. For their efforts, students in the winning grades have earned a free dress down day and a no homework night! The teachers will announce to the students when these to rewards will occur. Congratulations to our winning grades and we hope everyone will keep on reading!
Hopefully you have saved the date of Monday, May 15th for the 23rd Annual Saint James School Foundation Spring Scramble Golf Classic. Foursomes are filling up quickly and this event will sell out so please register as soon as possible.
Sign up as a foursome, a single, or just come for the dinner!
Registration forms were also sent home with SJS students via their school folders and can be viewed/printed HERE. Online registration and sponsorship information is also available by clicking HERE.
You can read more about the SJS Foundation on our website.
As of now, we have not gotten confirmation from the Town of Manchester that the fields are playable. With today’s rain the field will be unplayable so there will be no practice on Wednesday, April 5th. There is still a possibility that there will be some games on Saturday, April 8th, but with additional rain scheduled for Thursday/Friday they may be cancelled. Please stay tuned for further updates.
Archbishop’s Scholarship
The Foundation for the Advancement of Catholic Schools (FACS) will award four $2,500.00 renewable scholarships in the name of the Archbishop of Hartford to 8th grade students entering each one of the Archdiocesan High Schools next year. Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of financial need and academic excellence. The pool of applicants will be drawn from the 8th grade students attending a Catholic elementary school in the Archdiocese of Hartford who are enrolling as freshman at one of the Archdiocesan High Schools for the coming school year.
Attached are:
I. The Archbishop’s Scholarship Application Form to be completed by students/families.
II. Guidelines and Criteria which provides information about the application process including due date for the return of completed applications to the Archdiocesan High Schools.
Please be sure that all applications are complete – with all required documentation attached – and submitted back to SJS by APRIL 7th (the Friday before April break) so we may submit it to the appropriate High School.
Hoffman Foundation Scholarship
The Maximilian E. and Marion O. Hoffman Foundation, Inc. is offering twelve renewable scholarships in the amount of $2,000 to students entering one of the Hartford Archdiocesan High Schools as a freshman next year. Attached please find:
I. The Hoffman Foundation Scholarship Application Form to be completed by students/families.
II. Guidelines and Criteria which provides information about the application process including due date for the return of completed applications to the Archdiocesan High Schools.
Please be sure that all applications are complete – with all required documentation attached – and submitted back to SJS by APRIL 7th so we may submit it to the appropriate High School.
Thank you to all the families that attended the Easter Party on Saturday. There were lots of happy faces to go along with the sweet treats, fun games, scavenger hunt, craft, and face-painting! A very big “thank you” goes to Tabitha Post (and her helpers, Gabby and Ben) for chairing this brand new event!! Thank you also to the committee members, Lisa Barry, Erin Daley, Jodi Talaga and Alicia Poth. Special thanks to parent volunteer, Erin Daley of Erin Daley Photography, for providing the festive photo booth and photos. Please take a look at some photos below (Click to enlarge).
As a reminder, Munson’s orders will be ready for pick-up TODAY (Friday 3/31) in the gym at afternoon pick-up. If you have any questions, please contact parent volunteer, Megan Hunt, at meganhunt727@gmail.com. Thank you for your support of Saint James School!