SJS Competes at Robotics Competition

On Saturday afternoon, Saint James School’s middle school robotics team competed in the regional VEX IQ Robotics competition. Under the guidance of Mrs. Poth and Mr. Poth, the team has been hard at work since September, dedicating their Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings to learning, designing, building, and testing…

Amazing Hero Art Assembly

Yesterday afternoon, SJS K-8 students enjoyed an inspiring assembly with Artist-Extraordinaire, Rob Surette.  Mr. Surette is a Top-Tier Master Fine Artist for Disney and other well-known organizations such as Marvel, DreamWorks, and DC Comics.  In addition to showcasing his amazing artistic talent…

Field Trip to Kindergarten

Today our Pre-K4 students visited the big school Kindergarten classrooms and enjoyed some time in the Innovation Lab with Mrs. Poth.  The innovation lab, where students explore coding, engineering, and other STEM-related topics, is one of the weekly specials students at SJS enjoy beginning in Kindergarten.

Ski Club Fun

Our Ski & Snowboard Club enjoyed their first outing of the season at Mount Southington Ski Area on Friday afternoon.  We have 67 students and approximately 18-20 parents (depending on the week) participating this year! Thank you to the parents who sent in these pics for us to share.

Congratulations Poster Contest Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the Knights of Columbus 2024 Keep Christ in Christmas Poster Contest! Their posters will now be submitted to the next level of competition..

Pre-K Grinch Day

“Maybe Christmas doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas…perhaps…means a little bit more.” – The Grinch

St. Nicholas’ Feast Day

In keeping with tradition, our Pre-Kindergarten through 3rd Grade students left one shoe outside their classroom this morning in celebration of St. Nicholas Day (Feast Day of St. Nicholas).  More commonly observed in Northern Europe, St. Nicholas Day is celebrated…

Christmas Store

Our students had so much fun at the SJS Christmas Store today shopping for their loved ones all on their own!  A huge thank you to SJS parent volunteers Kristin O’Hara and Brittany Devanney for all their time and efforts organizing this event for our students.  Also thank you to…

Thanksgiving Mass

Today our 1st through 8th graders celebrated Mass with Father Matt in preparation for the Thanksgiving Holiday. Thank you to our 7th graders for hosting, our choir for sharing their beautiful voices, and to all our older students who served as “buddies” to the younger grades.  It is always beautiful to witness our community coming together in prayer to thank God for his many blessings.

Pre-K Friendsgiving

Today our Pre-K friends enjoyed a special “Friendsgiving” celebration.