A huge Thank You to all the parents, staff, and friends who came out for the 2016 Saint James School Gala on Saturday.  We had over 170 attendees and raised just over $21,000 in support of Saint James School!

Of course, we could not have done it without the amazing support and hard work of the Gala Committee and all the volunteers that worked at the event.  A special thank you to Gala Chairs Tara Moriarty and Paul Munns for pulling it all together and to volunteer Jen Fiereck of J. Fiereck Photography for the fun pictures (a few of which are below).  And last, but not least, THANK YOU to all the parents, staff, and friends who donated items for the class baskets or for the live and silent auctions.  We could not have done it without your support – Saint James is certainly blessed to have such a wonderful school community!  We hope to see you all again next year at this fun, annual event!

As a reminder, Mrs. Kanute has authorized a dress down day for tomorrow (Wednesday, March 9th) for all students to thank everyone for their contributions to the 2016 Gala and class baskets.  Please remember, our standard dress down guidelines apply and any girls wearing yoga-type pants must have a shirt that that comes down to at least mid-thigh.  Also, shorts are NOT permitted as we are still in the winter uniform time period.

Munson’s Fundraiser orders can be picked up on the stage (in the gym) at dismissal today – Monday, March 7th. If you have a small order and would like your child to take it home on the bus please send an email to Kate Davis at 70greenbean@sbcglobal.net.  Students going to aftercare will have their orders put in a bag.

Congratulations to the Saint James School 4th & 5th grade “Silver” team on winning the Saturday developmental league playoffs!  All 4 teams had a fantastic season as the kids learned more about basketball and good sportsmanship in a fun environment.  Thank You to all our Saturday league Coaches for their time and commitment!  Below are some pictures from the pizza party held on Saturday after the final games (click to enlarge).

Yesterday, students celebrated Dr. Seuss’ birthday and Read Across America in many different ways.  Pictures from yesterday and earlier in the week can be found below.

Saint James is also extending our special Dr. Seuss’ inspired celebration of reading for the whole month of March with our “Hats Off to Reading Contest” for grades K-6th and the “One Fish, Two Fish” contest that Mrs. Carpenter is running in the school library.

Mrs. Sabatella has also been working with students in the lower grades on drawing different Dr. Seuss characters during a special cross-curricular art program she is spearheading.

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