Thank you to all our parents for coming out for Saint James School’s Family Fun Night on Friday. We had a great turnout and everyone seemed to have a great time! Special thanks to the HSA for putting this event together, to the baking committee for the yummy snacks, and to our 7th & 8th grade student volunteers for running bingo. Below are some pictures (click to enlarge).
Just a reminder that tonight is Candy Bar Bingo, sponsored by the Saint James School HSA, for all the families that RSVP’d. Please remember admission is one full-size candy bar per attendee. We look forward to seeing you there tonight!
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.
| Where: | St. James (Manchester) 896 Main Street (church hall/downstairs) |
| When: | Thursday, September 29, 2016 6:00 PM |
| Where: | St. Augustine (Hartford) 10 Campfield Avenue |
| When: | Saturday, September 24, 2016 10:00 AM |
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.
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.
| Where: | St. James (Manchester) 896 Main Street (church hall/downstairs) |
| When: | Thursday, September 29, 2016 6:00 PM |
| Where: | St. Augustine (Hartford) 10 Campfield Avenue |
| When: | Saturday, September 24, 2016 10:00 AM |
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.
Tomorrow (9/23) is the final due date for the Cherrydale/Jeannine catalog fundraiser. Please return all order forms (top two copies only) and payment by Friday. Checks should be payable to “St. James School” and we ask that you write your child’s name on the memo line of the check.
Tomorrow is also the final day to earn Crazy Creatures by turning in the incentive coupons.
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.
Earlier this week in science class, SJS students enjoyed a fun experiment as part of their lesson on velocity and the relationship between distance, speed, and time. Using Hot Wheels cars, a Hot Wheels track, a measuring tape, and a stop watch, students used the formula of Speed = Distance/Time to explore and calculate the relationship between these 3 variables.
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.
Saint James School 8th Grade Students joined Father Carlson at the Archdiocese of Hartford’s TV studio in Prospect, Connecticut today as he Celebrated Mass for broadcast on Sunday. A service offered by the Archdiocese of Hartford, the daily televised Mass reaches out primarily to the home-bound who have been disconnected from their local parish through illness or age. The Mass taped today will air this Sunday at 5:00am and 10:00am on WCCT-TV (Channel 11 on COX, check local listings for other cable providers). It will air throughout Connecticut as well as in parts of Massachusetts, New York, and Rhode Island. It will also be played on the Archdiocese’s radio station, WJMJ at noon on Sunday.
Saint James 8th graders served as the readers and alter servers as well as singing in the choir and serving as the in-studio audience for the mass. This unique experience also provided students an opportunity see how a television studio operates.
Special thanks to Father Carlson and the 8th grade teachers for helping make this fun experience possible for our students.
