United Way Workplace Campaigns

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The 2016-2017 United Way Community Workforce Campaign will be kicking off at many local companies over the next few weeks. Please remember you can donate to Saint James School through the United Way by utilizing our code – AG0681-1 or going to the section “Write In/Other” and writing in “Saint James School, Manchester, CT.” Please share this information with relatives and friends who may be willing to support our school as well.  As always, we thank you for your consideration and support of Saint James School!

Congratulations Volunteers!

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Congratulations and Thank You to our 2016-2017 Saint James School volunteers of the year: Mrs. Canna and Mrs. Toomey. These special volunteers were honored last night at the 39th Hopes Dinner at the Aqua Turf in Southington, where they received the St. John Newman Award for Volunteer Service.

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St. Francis of Assisi Blessing of the Animals

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Bring your pets and join Father Carlson on the St. James Church lawn this Saturday (10/1) at 2:00pm for the blessing of the animals in celebration of the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi.  All Saint James School families are welcome.

If you are on Facebook, please consider liking St. James Church’s Facebook page for upcoming events and information.

Lucky Taco Dine-Out A Success!

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A huge Thank You to all our SJS families and friends who visited Lucky Taco yesterday for the SJS Dine-Out.  The turnout was exceptional and raised over $400.00 for Saint James School!

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Congratulations SJS XC!

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Congratulations to the SJS Cross Country team on a great meet at Vernon Middle School yesterday.  The girls took 1st place against Vernon and Illing.  Lindsay O’Neill won the competition with Abby Ray coming in a close second place.  Kaitlyn Nyberg placed 4th, Elizabeth Munns placed 5th, and Isabelle Burke placed 6th!

The boys also scored exceptionally well, coming in 2nd of the 3 teams competing.  Kyle Pelletier was the top SJS runner, placing 2nd overall, followed by Dominic Cavallo in 3rd place.  AJ Bushnell also finished strong in 9th place and Kevin Leger in 14th place rounded out the top 5 for our boy’s team.

Way to go Sabers!!

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Volunteers Needed For Halloween Event

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Plans are underway for the Halloween Trunk-or-Treat event on October 22.  There will be a committee meeting for anyone interested in volunteering for the Halloween event on Tuesday, Oct 4, in the school cafeteria immediately following the HSA monthly meeting.  The HSA meeting will begin at 7pm and the Halloween committee meeting will start at approximately 8pm.  If you are interested in volunteering, please consider coming to the meeting.  If you are unable to attend the meeting but would like to help out, please email Alicia Poth at HSA@SaintJamesSchool.net.  Thank you!

1st SJS XC Meet

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The first meet for our Cross Country team (Grades 5-8) will be today (Thursday, 9/29) at Vernon Middle School (777 Hartford Turnpike, Vernon).  Please have your runner there at 3:00pm.

The Harry Geraghty Invitational (6th – 8th Grades only) is this Saturday (10/1) at Rockville High School (70 Loveland Hill Rd, Vernon).  The Girls race at 9:00am, Boys at 9:30am.  All runners must arrive no later than 8:00am to preview the course as a team.  No runners will be allowed to preview the course after 8:30am.

As a reminder, all XC events can be viewed on our school’s website (under Extra Curricular/Cross Country).  You can link to a copy of the XC calendar HERE.  Please note, each meet on the calendar is listed with the address of the host school.

Reminder: Lucky Taco Dine-Out Today!

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Take the night off from cooking, check out an awesome family-owned restaurant in our community, and support Saint James School – all at the same time!  All day today (9/29), Lucky Taco (829 Main Street, Manchester) will donate 10% of sales back to Saint James School (take-out or dine-in both apply).

With its super-close proximity SJS, consider grabbing something from Lucky Taco for an after-school snack (or to reheat for dinner later), or to simply have a great meal after picking your child(ren) up at extended day.

All orders, all day long – both food and beverages – will be part of the 10% donated to Saint James School (no flyer is needed)!

http://www.luckytacoct.com/

Class Pictures Tomorrow (Friday)

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Please note, specific uniform attire is required for Class Picture Day:

Grades K-5 Girls:  Uniform skort with uniform polo (Please use Navy polo and Navy Knee Socks if possible)

Grades K-5 Boys: Uniform khaki pants with uniform polo

Grades 6-8 Girls: Uniform skort with uniform oxford (Navy Knee Socks should also be worn if possible)

Grade 6-8 Boys: Uniform khaki pants with uniform oxford and tie

SJS Grandparent Graduates

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We are looking to identify current Pre-K through 8th grade students whose GRANDPARENTS attended Saint James School as children (for an article we are working on).  If this applies to your family – and we have not already contacted you – please e-mail our Advancement Director, Amy Guenther, by tomorrow morning at aguenther@saintjamesschool.net.  Thank you.