Music Lessons & Advanced Band
Please note, grades 4 & 5 will have their instrumental music lessons on Tuesday Nov 8th this week, and the advanced band will perform on Thursday, November 10th, at 10:00 am for the Veterans’ Day Celebration.
Open House Tomorrow @ 8:30am
Just a reminder that tomorrow Saint James School will host an Open House for families looking at our Kindergarten through 8th Grade program for the 2017-2018 school year. If you know of anyone who may be considering the SJS “big school” for next year, please invite them to attend.
Questions regarding admissions for next year may be directed to Mrs. Delsignore in the main office (edelsignore@saintjamesschool.net) or our Advancement Director, Amy Guenther (aguenther@saintjamesschool.net). Applications for the 2017-2018 school year will be accepted beginning tomorrow (November 8th) for all students new to the K-8 program. Returning student registration will occur in February.
Congratulations Fall Into Reading Contest Winners
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)!
XC State Championships
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!
JV Girls Basketball Practice
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
No School This Friday
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).
XC Middle School State Championships Tomorrow
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 |
Photo Orders Due Thursday
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
SJS Cross Country News
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).
November Parent/Teacher Conference Sign-Ups
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.
