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!

Any parents utilizing the extended day program, please note your 2016 tax statement will be provided along with your January aftercare statement.  We will have both documents ready for you sometime within the first two weeks of February.

If you have any questions please contact Denise Mayo at dmayo@saintjamesschool.net.  

Also, please note, if you are contacting Mrs. Mayo via e-mail for tuition questions, you must use the saintjamesschool e-mail address above.  Her old e-mail address (@MSN) is no longer active and the account has been closed so it will not forward to her.  You can also reach her via phone at (860) 643-5088 – and hit 7 on the main menu to be directly connected.

We regret to inform you that Mary Wertenbach, mother of SJS middle school teacher Mrs. Plante, passed away yesterday.  Her obituary may be read online HERE.  Funeral service will be held on Saturday, January 28th at 1:00 p.m. at St. James Church.  Family and friends may call at the John F. Tierney Funeral Home, 219 West Center St. Manchester on Friday from 4:00-7:00 p.m.