The Knights of Columbus Council 1155 will host a Manchester-wide Soccer Challenge for boys and girls age 9 through 14 on Sunday, September 25th, from 1:30pm – 6:00pm.  The event will be held at Charter Oak Field in Manchester (across the street from Carter Chevrolet) with registration from 1:30pm -2:00pm.  For required registration form and additional details, please visit the Knights of Columbus website by clicking HERE.  Questions can be e-mailed to  Tony DeMarco at ademarco3@att.net.

This event has been added to the SJS website calendar (click the link at the bottom of the calendar page to subscribe).

As you may be aware, all volunteers at Saint James School must first complete a Background Check and VIRTUS training session prior to volunteering in any capacity at the school (field trips, classroom parties, school events, lunch duty, coaches, etc).

Two local VIRTUS sessions are listed below (we typically only have one at St. James per year so we highly recommend attending this one if you don’t want to travel to other parts of the state).

Prior registration is required to attend a session.  To register please click HERE and choose the “Hartford, CT (Archdiocese)” option from the drop down.  Click on the “Start Registration” button at the top of the page to register.  If you have any questions, please contact the SJS main office.

Please submit a copy of the filled in Background Check Form to the SJS Main Office.  A copy of your VIRTUS certification must also be submitted to the SJS Main Office after completing your class.

Basketball: As a reminder, paperwork for anyone wishing to play basketball for SJS this year is due Friday (9/23).  Our school’s teams need to be formed early next week for scheduling purposes.  Your child may not be able to play this year if your paperwork comes in after Friday (depending on teams and fullness of rosters).  Information and paperwork can be found HERE.

Elementary XC Challenge: Parents of students in grades K – 5 that like to run, please consider entering your child in the town-wide Manchester Elementary School Cross Country Challenge in support of Team Saint James School!  RSVPs are due by Friday to receive a SJS XC Challenge T-Shirt.  Please click HERE for paperwork and details.   This is a really fun, well-run event! Questions can be e-mailed to parent volunteer Andrea Piotrowski at ampiotrowski@yahoo.com or Amy Guenther at aguenther@saintjamesschool.net.

Because of the firm deadlines, please double check with your child that they turned in their paperwork and it is not in their backpack, folder, or expandable.

The Manchester Community Services Council, along with the Town of Manchester, invite you to come to the Second Annual Volunteer Opportunities Fair on Thursday, September 22nd from 3:00pm – 7:00pm at the Manchester Senior Citizens Center located at 549 East Middle Turnpike.

The Manchester Volunteer Fair is designed to connect students and residents to volunteer opportunities in the community. If you are a student looking to complete your volunteer service hours, a recent retiree looking to get involved or if you are someone that just wants to connect with your community, this is the perfect opportunity for you to come and find out what is going on in Manchester.

The fair is free and open to the public. Over 25 organizations have signed up to participate including The Manchester Road Race Committee, The Manchester Community Refugee Resettlement Group, The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Little Theater of Manchester, Creative Living Community, Lutz Children’s Museum, Manchester Historical Society and many more. Here is your chance to learn about how to get involved with organizations in the area!  Please click  here for the informational flyer.

Basketball game schedules for the season will be set within the next few weeks for all the schools in our league. Therefore, we are are asking all Saint James School parents to register their child(ren) for the upcoming season NOW so our Athletic Director can form the teams and get all teams on the schedule.  Students in grades 4 – 8 expressing interest in basketball (through a show of hands) may make the team count/structure different last year, and consequently we may need to add or combine some teams.

In order to participate on an SJS basketball team this year all three items below must be turned in by the end of the day on Friday, September 23rd.  Please note, the school reserves the right to accept/not accept player registrations after September 23rd based on existing team size, etc.

1. The completed 2016-2017 Athletic Health Form, signed by the child’s doctor (if you have not already turned it in);
2. The appropriate fee required for each student participating (see Registration Form Below for updated fee info); and
3. The completed 2016 Basketball Registration Form

Completed forms and/or payment can be given to the homeroom teacher by the student or dropped off at the main office by the parent/guardian.  (Please only pay the Basketball fee at this time, even if your child will be doing other sports or activities).