As a reminder, there will be NO School next Monday (10/10) for the Columbus Day Holiday.  There will also be an early dismissal day on October 20th for Grandparents’ & Special Persons’ Day (aftercare will be in session on 10/20).  Grandparents’ and Special Persons’ Day forms are due back to the teacher by tomorrow (10/7).  Click HERE for a copy of the form.

Please note, Grandparents Day on the 20th is for Grades K – 8 only – our Pre-K has a special Grandparents event in the Spring…we apologize to our Pre-K parents for any confusion.

If you are not subscribed to our school’s full calendar and would like for our school’s day off/early dismissal days to appear on your personal calendar, please use this LINK and click the “Subscribe to filtered calendar” button found at the bottom of the page.

The Trunk or Treat event time has been changed to better accommodate busy weekend schedules.  The event will now end at 3:30 instead of 4:30.  Please see the revised flyer HERE.

As it is customary around the feast day of Saint Francis of Assisi (the Patron Saint of Animals) for churches to hold a special ceremony for the Blessing of the Pets, Saint James School Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten students were able to bring their own (stuffed) “pets” to school today for a special blessing by Father Carlson. Below are some pictures from these fun events (please click to enlarge).

The HSA is selling Spirit Sticks again this year.  Spirit Sticks are a fun way for students to express themselves and decorate their backpacks.  Start with the Saint James School/Sabers Key Ring (front and back shown below):  The Key Rings are $5 each and with this purchase you get your first spirit stick FREE.  Then, purchase additional spirit sticks for $1/each to enhance your collection.

Please see the image below showing the sticks that are currently available (click picture to enlarge).

To purchase spirit sticks (and/or the SJS key chain), please fill out the Spirit Sticks Order Form and return it with EXACT CASH ONLY through your child’s school folder in an envelope marked “Spirit Stick Order, For Kerry Caldwell, c/o Taylor.”  Orders will be distributed to the teachers and sent home with your child.  If you have any questions, please contact SJS parent volunteer Kerry Caldwell at kmcaldwell@gmail.com.

Last week you should have received home in your child’s school folder the information form for Grandparents’ & Special Persons’ day, coming up on October 20th.  The permission slip/information notice is due back to the school by this Friday, October 7th.  If you need a new copy of the form, it can be downloaded HERE.