Saturday's SJS Soccer Schedule

Please see below for a list of this coming Saturday’s SJS Soccer games:

VARSITY:
08:00am MCC-2   St. James-Blue vs St. James-Yellow
09:30am MCC-2   St. Bernard vs St. James-Royal

J V:
08:45am C/Oak-1 St. Bernard vs St. James-Ivory
09:30am C/Oak-1 St. Bridget-White vs St. James-Ivory

09:30am C/Oak-3 St. Martha-Black vs St. James-Pearl
10:15am  C/Oak-2 St. James-Pearl vs St. Paul

11:00am C/Oak-2  St. Edward vs St. James-Cobalt
11:45am C/Oak-2 St. James-Cobalt vs St. Gabriel-White

11:30am MCC-3 St. Christopher vs St. James-Gold
12:15pm MCC-1 St. James-Gold vs St. Bridget-Green

Reminder: Mabel’s Labels Fundraiser

Jackets, Backpacks, Shoes, Beach Towels, Electronics, Spice Jars, Storage Bins, Sports Equipment, Books, and Bags….There’s a label for that, and more!

Please take a few moments to check out this great new fundraiser with “Mabel’s Labels.”

Find everything you need to label your child’s belongings for camp and school, to organize your pantry, and to keep track of personal belongings.  There are also some great products for allergy awareness and household safety.

It’s so easy–order online with free shipping directly to your home and 20% of your purchase will be donated to SJS.  Visit www.campaigns.mabelslabels.com.  Click on “Select Your School/Organization.”  Then hit ‘S’ and scroll through until you see St. James School (Manchester).

This fundraiser will run through August so you can have everything you need to be ready for summer camps and back-to-school.

Thanks for helping to support our school!

Reminder: Mabel's Labels Fundraiser

Jackets, Backpacks, Shoes, Beach Towels, Electronics, Spice Jars, Storage Bins, Sports Equipment, Books, and Bags….There’s a label for that, and more!

Please take a few moments to check out this great new fundraiser with “Mabel’s Labels.”

Find everything you need to label your child’s belongings for camp and school, to organize your pantry, and to keep track of personal belongings.  There are also some great products for allergy awareness and household safety.

It’s so easy–order online with free shipping directly to your home and 20% of your purchase will be donated to SJS.  Visit www.campaigns.mabelslabels.com.  Click on “Select Your School/Organization.”  Then hit ‘S’ and scroll through until you see St. James School (Manchester).

This fundraiser will run through August so you can have everything you need to be ready for summer camps and back-to-school.

Thanks for helping to support our school!

2016 Spring Concert

Congratulations to all our instrumental music students and 3rd graders on a wonderful performance at the Spring Concert yesterday.  Special thanks to Mr. Corcoran and Mrs. Archangeli for helping our students become such wonderful musicians and encouraging them to truly appreciate all aspects of music.  Below are a few pictures from the daytime concert (click to enlarge).

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HSA Meeting Reminder

The next HSA meeting will be held this evening (Tuesday, May 3rd) at 7:00pm in the SJS Cafeteria.  Please come share your ideas on upcoming HSA events and planning for the end of the school year.  (Please note, there will not be childcare available this meeting).  We look forward to seeing you there!

Box Tops Winner For April/May

Congratulations to Mrs. Devanney’s class for winning the April/May Box Tops contest with over 1,000 Box Tops submitted.  Mrs. Dufresne and the student volunteers counted over 4,500 Box Tops yesterday – which equated over $450 for our school!  Mrs. Devanney will let the students know when their dress down day will occur.

Thank you again to everyone who participated this year.  The Box Tops contests will start again in the Fall.

 

Instrumental Music

This Wednesday,  May 4th, Saint James band students will perform in the school’s annual Spring Concert.  The concert for families and friends begins at 6:00pm (please note time change).  Instrumental music students should arrive at 5:30pm. For the evening concert, students are reminded to dress in white shirts and black pants for the boys and long black skirts (or black pants) for the girls, plus their school shoes.  The students will wear their regular school uniforms during the concert for the school.

To prepare  for this event all  instrumental music students in grades 4 and 5 will have lessons and band on Tuesday, May 3rd. 

We will need several parents to assist the students with their  band uniforms for the night concert.

5th Graders Win at State Competition

Congratulations to Saint James School 5th grade students Lauren, Jillian, and Abby on winning 1st place in the State Competition (5th grade category) for the video they created and submitted to the Elk Lodge’s Drug Awareness Contest.  The trio also won 2nd place in the pre-high school division for all of Connecticut!!  Their video will now be forwarded on to the National level of the competition.  In addition, SJS 5th graders Alexa, Kaitlyn, Norah, Nikki, and Samara took 2nd place in the State Contest (5th grade) for their video.  Alexa also won 2nd place in the 5th grade Poster Contest at the state level!  Great work 5th grade!  (Thank you to Mrs. Ray for the pictures).

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Last Call For RSVPs: Mother/Daughter Tea

Grab a teacup and lift those pinkies!  The Saint James School HSA is hosting a Mother/Daughter Tea on Saturday, May 14, from 11:00am – 1:00pm in the school cafeteria.  All girls in Pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade should have received an invitation home in their child’s school folder.  If you need another invitation, please stop by the main office.  Questions should be directed to Kate Davis 70greenbean@sbcglobal.net or Keshet Spadaccini kspaddaccini@att.netRSVPs will still be accepted tomorrow if you forgot to send it in today.

Box Tops Counted On Monday

Box tops will be counted for the next dress down contest this coming Monday, May 2nd, right after school.  Please be sure to send in your box tops by the end of the school day (2:05pm) on Monday.  This will be the last Box Tops contest for the year.