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  Her old e-mail address (@MSN) is no longer active and the account has been closed so it will not forward to her.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.

The HSA invites all students and their families to a Family Fun Night: DANCE PARTY on Friday, February 10 from 6:30-8:oopm.  It will be a great time for dancing and socializing!  Please click HERE to see the flyer with additional details.  RSVPs due by Feb 1.

Just a reminder that parents can Subscribe to the school calendar on their personal calendar by opening the full calendar via the school website homepage and clicking the “Subscribe” button at the bottom.  Once you Subscribe, changes to the school calendar will automatically sync to your personal calendar.

Also, as noted earlier in the year, there is the option to Subscribe to just SJS days off and early dismissal days.  To do so, click HERE and choose “subscribe to filtered calendar” at the bottom.  The School calendar of events can be found under the Forms & Documents Page of our school website.

If you need a copy of the vacation/shortened day calendar sent home earlier in the year, you can access it HERE or under the Forms & Documents tab on the school website.

Congratulations to SJS 8th grade students Soraya, Anna, and Ellie on winning 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place respectively in the Knight’s of Columbus’ essay contest on the topic of, “The Importance of Religious Freedom.”  Pictured with the students are Mr. Tony DeMarco, Director of Youth Activities for the Knight’s of Columbus Council 1155, accompanied by the Council’s Grand Knight, Mr. Philip Gordon.  Also pictured are 8th grade teacher, Mrs. Gordon, and SJS Principal, Mrs. Kanute.  All SJS 8th grade students participated in this contest.