Congratulations to the 1st and 5th grade on winning the Fall Into Reading Contest by reading the most books in their category (k-3rd and 4th – 6th) during the contest period. The winning students will receive a dress down day and a no homework night (assigned by their teacher)!
Congratulations to all the boys and girls who competed this past weekend at the CT State XC Champtionships at Wickham State Park. It was a packed field with over 350 runners in each race. Leading the team in the premier “A” races were AJ Bushnell and Ally Ansaldi. AJ has steadily improved from race to race, finishing the season in top form. In a competitive girls’ race, Ally saved her best race for the Championships, running smart and finishing strong. Dominic Cavallo was the 2nd man for the team, running a tough race from start to finish, and Kaitlyn Nyberg, as a 6th grader, placed 2nd for the team.
It was a great season for the SJS XC team!! Many thanks to Coach Jen O’Neill for volunteering her time and energy to this great school sport!
The JV girls will have practice today – Monday, Nov. 7 – from 4:15-5:30 and Friday, November 11 from 10:00am – 12:00pm. Please remember you are required to come into the gym to pick up your daughter at the end of practice. If you have any questions, please contact Jaime Jablonecki at 860-490-7977 or Jasc5@att.net
As a reminder, there is no school this Friday, November 11th, in honor of Veterans’ Day. Saint James School is in session tomorrow (Election Day).
As a reminder, the 24th CT Middle School State XC Championships Race will take place this Saturday, November 5th, at Wickham Park. Coach O’Neill asks that all participating runners meet her there between 11:00 – 11:30. The full schedule for tomorrow is as follows (our runners are competing in the ‘A’ Races and the ‘B East of the River’ Races):
| Start Time | Race | Race Distance |
| 11:00am | Girls B West of the CT River Race | 1.7 miles |
| 11:30am | Boys B West of the CT River Race | 1.7 miles |
| 12:30pm | Girls A Race | 2.3 miles |
| 1:00pm | Boys A Race | 2.3 miles |
| 1:30 pm | Awards Ceremony | |
| 2:00pm | Girls B East of the CT River Race | 1.7 miles |
| 2:30pm | Boys B East of the CT River Race | 1.7 miles |
Please RETURN all Student Portrait Proofs Pages to the school by Tomorrow – Thursday, November 3rd. If not ordering, please state: “Not Ordering” on form and return the full page form. If you have any questions, please email: support@portraitorder.com
Our SJS XC team members (only) are allowed to wear any Cross Country spiritwear to school on Friday in support of their teammates running in the CT State Meet on Saturday at Wickham Park.
Also, Thursday’s practice will be from 2:05pm – 3:30pm at the school (not at Wickham as originally communicated).
Sign-ups for Fall parent-teacher conferences (11/17 & 11/18) are available in the hallway outside the Main Office. Sign-up sheets will be available through 2:00pm on Friday, November 4th. Please be sure to stop in at your convenience to sign up for a time if you have not already done so.
The JV Boys Blue Basketball Team is in need of a coach for this season. If you would be willing to help coach this team of 6th grade boys, please e-mail Chris Green (SJS Gym Teacher/Athletics Director) at cgreen@saintjamesschool.net or Boys Basketball parent volunteer Bill Creamer at bcreamer@usnsinc.com.
The HSA is running a fundraiser to sell KidStuff Coupon Books from November 1st – 15th. The coupon books are full of money saving coupons for dining, shopping, and entertainment. Many of the the coupons are child/family-oriented. The books make great gifts and also are great to have on hand for holiday shopping savings. Use just a few coupons and easily save more than the cost of the book.
The books sell for $25.00 each and the school will earn 50% profit from every book sold. There are many regional editions of the book, so you can sell to friends and family in several other states and they will receive a book specific to their area.
This week every student will come home with a coupon book and specific instructions about the fundraiser. Please note: The coupon book you receive is NOT a free sample. If you do not sell the book, it must be returned to your child’s teacher.
Please contact Kate Davis (70greenbean@sbcglobal.net) with any questions.
As always, we are grateful for your support of our school!