Please find attached a letter from Mrs. Macy Jordan, the religious education coordinator for Saint James Church.  If your child will receive the sacraments of First Penance/First Communion this year (2nd grade and up), this letter contains important information about a required meeting for parents along with other important dates.

If your child has not been baptized yet and you would like them to be so they may receive the Catholic sacraments this year or in the future, please contact Macy (her contact information is in the letter).

Parent Letter – 1st Penance & 1st Communion

The SJS Gala committee has been hard at work getting everything ready for our 2017 Saint James School Gala & Auction fundraiser!  Hard copies of the following documents were sent home with students.  Here is all the information in case you need another copy:

2017 SJS Gala Invitation/RSPV

Gala Baskets

Auction Item Donations/Advertising

Jumbotron Message Information

As a reminder, in the event of an early dismissal, all SJS aftercare students must be picked up by 1:00pm.  There is a chance of snow beginning late tomorrow morning to early afternoon, so please make sure you have downloaded one of the local weather apps, subscribed to Text Notifications for Manchester Public Schools (we follow the Manchester Public School Schedule), and have a contingency plan for pickup in the event of an early dismissal.

Below is a copy of the complete weather policy for your convenience.

NBC Weather Text Alert Sign-Up

Inclement Weather Policy

The HSA invites all SJS boys and their moms (or any special women in their lives) to attend a Wolf Pack game on Sunday, March 5 at 3pm at the XL Center in Hartford.  This event was a big hit last year and we hope you will join in the fun!  Please see the event flyer (here) for details.  Please send your RSVPs in an envelope marked “Mother/Son Event, for Tabitha Post” by March 1.  If you have any questions, contact Tabitha at tpost77@att.net.

Saint James school will be celebrating Catholic Schools Week this week with the following activities:

Monday:  

Dine-Out day/night at Tomato Joe’s;

Tuesday:

Prospective Family Open House from 8:30am – 11:00am.  (Please contact Amy Guenther if you know of a family interested in attending or scheduling a tour);  There is no school for the Pre-Kindergarten students this day; Final day of collection for Community Partners in Action;

Wednesday:

Moms’ Night Out (Hosted by the HSA)  — Event is full;

Thursday:

Wacky Tacky Dress Down Day – Just like it sounds, students can come to school in wacky (or tacky) dress down attire.  So be sure to pair those polka-dot pants with your favorite plaid shirt, and make sure your socks and/or shoes don’t match.  Whatever helps you express your wacky style, today is the day to wear it!  (Standard dress down guidelines apply – see the SJS Handbook page “9 of 18” for specific details…also for girls wearing yoga pants/leggings, shirts must hang to at least mid-thigh);

Friday:

Blue & Gold/SJS Spiritwear Dress Down Day & School Pep Rally!  Students may come to school dressed down in blue & gold (the school colors) or wear any Saint James School spiritwear.  (Orders from the recent SJS spiritwear fundraiser should be in by Friday).  Dress Down guidelines above apply.

Have a great weekend — We look forward to a fun week next week!