1st & 2nd Book & Art Club

On Friday afternoon, 1st and 2nd graders joined Mrs. Carpenter and Mrs. Rafferty for a fun Book & Art Club. The group read, “There’s a Monster In Your Book,” then created their own colorful and silly monsters to bring home.

Fire Safety & Prevention

On Friday our Pre-K3, Pre-K4, and Kindergarten – Grade 3 students met some real-life heroes while enjoying a presentation and hands-on fun with the Manchester Fire Department.

1st Grade Church Tour

Yesterday SJS 1st graders enjoyed a fun and informative “behind-the-scenes” tour of Saint James Church with Father Jaime.  We love this special tradition for our 1st grade students! 

2nd Grade Scarecrows

Frame-worthy Scarecrows made by our 2nd graders during their art class with Mrs. Rafferty yesterday.

Power Squad Assembly

This morning our 3rd – 5th grade students enjoyed a short, fun-filled assembly about energy efficiency put on by the National Theatre for Children and sponsored by Eversource.

Tonight: Dine Out In Support of SJS!

Tonight – Tuesday, October 11th – all SJS families and friends are invited to enjoy dinner at Randy’s Wooster Street Pizza (in the plaza by BJs in Manchester) in support of SJS!  Twenty percent (20%) of all sales (dine-in and take-out) from 5pm – 9pm will be donated back to SJS!  Please encourage your family and friends to come out to support this wonderful local business and support our school at the same time.  No flyer is needed just stop by and enjoy your meal!

Congratulations SJS XC!

Congratulations to our Cross Country team on a strong performance at the Wickham Park Invitational this past weekend.  Our students competed against other middle school teams from across the state. 

Celebrating St. Francis of Assisi

Today classes learned about St. Francis of Assisi in honor of his Feast Day (October 4th). Pre-Kindergarten students also enjoyed a blessing of the (stuffed) animals with Deacon Bill from St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish.

Book Fair Fun!

Our Scholastic Book Fair is up and running!  The book fair is a great way to encourage reading and build home libraries.  It is also a great way to support our school as 50% of all purchases go directly to the school.

Kindergarten STREAM Fun!

Today during their STREAM Special with Mrs. Poth, our Kindergarten students listened to the Dr. Seuss favorite “Ten Apples Up On Top”, then engineered their own contraption to hold ten apples.