Emergency Contact Cards
Please return your blue and white emergency cards to your child(ren)’s teacher(s) by tomorrow (Friday) at the latest.
Book Fair Volunteers
Thank you to everyone who volunteered to help out at our upcoming Scholastic book fair! We are in need of three more volunteers to help out on Tuesday evening from 6:00pm – 8:00pm, during the younger grade “Meet the Teachers” session. If you have students in middle school only or are not planning to attend the Pre-K through 5th grade “Meet the Teachers” session, please consider helping during this time slot. You can sign up by clicking this LINK and registering or by e-mailing Heather Meyer (grizmeyer@cox.net).
Box Tops Counted on Monday
Box tops for the first dress down contest of the new school year will be counted this coming Monday, September 12th, right after school. Please be sure to send in your box tops by the end of the school day (2:00pm) on Monday.
Each year, Saint James School asks parents to clip “Box Tops for Education” and send them into the school. Each Box Top you clip earns 10₡ for Saint James. Last year, our school earned approximately $1700 from Box Tops alone!
Each month, the class that brings in the most Box Tops will win a free dress down day (date determined by the teacher).
To count for the September Box Tops dress down contest, Box Tops need to be submitted to your child’s teacher by 2:00pm on Monday, September 12th. Counting will take place that afternoon and the winning class will be announced the next day.
To learn more about Box Tops, visit the Box Tops For Education Website or contact Saint James School parent volunteer coordinator Mary Beth Dufresne at marybethdufresne@cox.net.
By creating a free account on the Box Tops For Education website, you will also be able to enter contests and give-a-ways for additional free Box Tops for our school.
As always, we appreciate your support of Saint James School!
HSA Newsletter
A huge Thank You to everyone who came out for the 1st HSA (Home & School Association) meeting of the new school year last night. Each month the HSA will be sending out a newsletter highlighting upcoming events, explaining volunteer opportunities, and summarizing the monthly meeting. Please take a look at this month’s HSA Newsletter (Click to open) to learn about all that is happening this month and be sure to check out our new HSA webpage: https://saintjamesschool.net//hsa/.
SJS Drama Club – Permission Slip Due by Friday
Saint James School will be holding our Drama Club production in the Fall this year, with the production being held at the end of November. The SJS Drama Club is open to Saint James School Students in Grades 5-7. Please see the attached Permission Slip, which is due by Friday (9/9/16), and the Audition Lines for the Audition meeting, which is (9/16/16):
Drama Club Permission Slip & Information
2016 Drama Club Audition Lines
This will be Mrs. Canna’s last year at Saint James School so we are in need of a new person to take over running the school Drama Club. If you are willing to volunteer, please touch base with Mrs. Canna (see information on page 2 of the Permission Slip document) as soon as possible.
2016 Scholastic Book Fair
Saint James School will be hosting the Annual Scholastic Book Fair from Monday, September 12 through Thursday, September 15. The book fair will be open for students to shop during the school day and the evenings of 9/13 and 9/14 during “Meet the Teachers” Nights. Proceeds from the book fair (50% of your purchase!!) go towards funding new books and equipment for the classrooms and the school library.
Volunteers are needed to help set-up/clean-up the book fair and to work at the fair: helping students make selections and serving as cashiers (must have completed VIRTUS and Background Check). If you are able to help, please click Here to access the visit the Scholastic Book Fair Volunteer Link. You will need to create an account if you don’t already have one and then proceed to register for a date and time period to help. Any questions can be directed to our Book Fair Chairs Cindy Herr (cynthherr5@gmail.com) or Heather Meyer (grizmeyer@cox.net).
Any time you can give would be appreciated to help us make this year’s book fair another huge success. Thank you!
SJS Family Fun Event – Candy Bar BINGO
On Friday, September 23, from 6:30-8:00pm please join us for Family Fun Night: Candy Bar BINGO sponsored by the SJS HSA. Click here for the informational Flyer. Please RSVP to HSA@saintjamesschool.net by Friday, September 16th if you plan to attend, providing in your RSVP e-mail the number of adults and children. For children with food allergies, we will be providing “allergy-friendly” candy prizes and refreshments (please note allergy information in your RSVP e-mail). We hope you can join us!
Instrumental Music New Student Info Session Tonight
As a reminder, there will be a meeting tonight, September 6th, at 6:30pm in the school cafeteria for all beginning and transfer band students and their parents.
SJS Fall Fundraiser
All students (PreK-Grade 8) should have received a Fall Fundraiser packet home with their child(ren) on Friday from Cherrydale/Jeanine Fundraising. This catalog-based fundraiser offers a wide-range of items including wrapping paper, kitchen gadgets, home decor, candles, cookies, cakes, and candy — there is something for everyone!
Sales can be made in person using the order form from the packet or online at cherrydale.com. At the end of the fundraiser, students will earn prizes based on the total number of items sold. In addition, throughout the sale, there are 3 chances to earn extra incentives. Turn-in dates for “Crazy Creature” incentives are:
Friday, September 9
Friday, September 16
Friday, September 23
Please return all order forms (top two copies ONLY) and payment no later than Friday, September 23. 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.
This fundraiser is one of our most successful of the year and we appreciate your participation! If you have any questions, please contact the school office or email our school’s fundraising Chair, Kate Davis, at 70greenbean@sbcglobal.net.
No School Monday
There will be no school on Monday for the Labor Day Holiday. We hope everyone has a safe, fun-filled long weekend! We will see you back at school on Tuesday morning.
