The HSA is excited to announce that we will be hosting a Father/Son event this year for all SJS boys and a special man in their lives. Please save-the-date for a fun time at Dave & Busters in Manchester on Saturday, January 21, 2017. Additional details will be coming home at the start of the new year. Contact Ryan Strickland at rstrickland79@gmail.com with any questions.
The HSA would like to offer a very big thank you to everyone involved in yesterday’s Christmas Store. There were so many wonderful volunteers who helped set up the store and worked throughout the day to assist the students as they shopped. The students had so much fun shopping! A very special thank you to Mrs. Pesola-Strickland for shopping all year long for the gift items and for coordinating and organizing the store!
The next Middle School dance will be held this Friday, December 16th at St. Bridget School in Manchester. The dress code for this dance is semi-formal attire (no jeans). Please remember, students must bring the completed permission slip and the $5.00 entrance fee with them to the dance. Here is the Permission Slip from St. Bridget for this dance.
Come out and cheer on the Saint James School Basketball teams this week! The games are as follows:
Boys Varsity Blue: Thursday, Dec 15th 7:00pm vs St Bridget at St Bridget
Girls Varsity: Thursday, Dec 15th 5:00pm vs. Two Rivers at Two Rivers
Boys 4th & 5th Grade: Sat, Dec 17th 9:30am & 11:00am at Saint James School
JV Girls: Sat, Dec 17th 11:00am vs. Corpus at Corpus
JV Boys Gold: Sat, Dec 17th 12:00pm vs. St. Tim at St. Brigid West Hartford
JV Boys Blue: Sat, Dec 17th 1:00pm vs. St. Mary at St. Brigid West Hartford
Sunday Dec 18th Christmas Double header at SJS between all four boys Varsity and JV games:
Sunday at 1:00pm:
Boys JV Blue Vs Boys JV Gold
Sunday at 2:15 pm:
Boys Varsity Blue vs Boys Varsity Gold
Party to follow
Yesterday, our 2nd graders participated in the much-loved tradition of making gingerbread houses to bring home for Christmas. Below are some pictures of the kids creating and showing off their gingerbread masterpieces (click pictures to enlarge).
The Christmas Store returns to the Saint James School Gym tomorrow (12/14) for one day only! Please remember to send your child with cash if you would like them to make purchases at the Christmas Store. Please see THIS FLYER for additional details. Please contact Christine Pesola-Strickland at christinepesola@hotmail.com if you have any questions or are available to help.
The HSA GIVES “Cookies & Cards” event was a sweet success with many smiling faces from both young and old! Several SJS families joined in the fun on Saturday evening to treat each resident at The Village at Buckland Court to a bag of homemade cookies and an adorable handmade Christmas card. The children were able to visit with the residents during the dinner-time hour. They even met a 1939 SJS graduate who shared stories of her days as a student (wearing purple in pic below)! Thank you to everyone to baked cookies and who came out to deliver them. A special thanks to Mrs. Sabatella for coordinating the cards and to Mrs. Caldwell and Mrs. Pesola-Strickland for organizing this wonderful event.
Attached please find a copy of the Tree of Blessings Ornament Order Form. If you forgot to send your order in today, we will still accept them tomorrow.
Thank you to all our students and staff who dressed down in red & green today for a $1.00 donation to Connecticut Children’s Medical Center. The school raised $440 to hopefully make the season a little brighter for children who cannot be at home with their family for Christmas. Here are a few pictures of our students looking merry and bright today:
The Christmas Store returns to the Saint James School Gym on Wednesday, December 14th for one day only! Please remember to send your child with cash on December 14th if you would like them to make purchases at the Christmas Store. Please see THIS FLYER for additional details.
Many volunteers are needed to make the day a success. Help is needed early morning to set-up and throughout the school day while students shop. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Christine Pesola-Strickland at christinepesola@hotmail.com.