The Saint James School Cross Country team had another great meet yesterday afternoon, running a tri-meet of Illing, Ellington, and Saint James.  Both the boys and girls teams took first place overall for the event.

Aiden P. again led the Sabers with a second place finish, Nathan M. ran an outstanding race, finishing in 4th place overall and bettering his previous time by 20 seconds.  Nick G. was close behind in 5th position, also running 20 seconds quicker.  Matthew S. has been improving through each competition, finishing in 6th place, with Kevin L. running to a strong 11th place finish.

The girls took first place again, led by a strong performance by Lindsay O., who finished in 2nd place, running 40 seconds quicker than two weeks ago.  Isabelle B. was close behind in 3rd place, also running 40 seconds quicker.  Elizabeth M., Kaitlyn N., and Maeve W. were respectively 4th, 5th, and 9th overall.

Congratulations on a great performance!

Upcoming Schedule:

The next competition will be the Wickham Invitational this Saturday.  Runners should meet Coach O’Neill at Wickham park at 8:00am.

There will be practice on Tuesday and Thursday of this coming week.

Also, there is a meet at Vernon Middle School this coming Wednesday, October 14.  Race time is scheduled for 3:30pm, please meet at Vernon Middle School at 2:45pm.

As a reminder, the complete Cross Country schedule is available on the SJS Cross Country webpage.

Just a reminder that the RSVP form for Grandparents’ and Special Persons’ Day is due back to the school tomorrow, Friday, October 9th.

 

Kindergarten through 5th grade classes are in the midst of the Fall Into Reading contest, sponsored by the Saint James School library. For every book your student reads, they should fill out a paper leaf which they can get from Mrs. Carpenter or their classroom teacher. The grade with the largest “leaf pile” at the end of the contest will win a dress down day and a no homework day.

The contest is being discussed weekly with students during their library time and Kindergarten through 5th grade parents should have received a notice home in their student’s folder.  The contest will run through November 3rd.

The next HSA meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 6th from 7:00pm – 8:00pm (the meeting will still be held even though school is not in session) in the school cafeteria.  All SJS parents/grandparents are encouraged to join us as we prepare for upcoming social, fundraising, and special events at our school and brainstorm new ideas through open discussion.

Childcare will be available during the meeting! 

As a reminder, tonight’s (Monday’s) Basketball Open Gym for girls will be for 4th, 5th, and 6th grade from 5-7pm.  Open Gym on Wednesday will be for 6th – 8th grade girls.

Boys in 4th & 5th grade will have Open Gym on Tuesday evening from 5-7pm and 6th-8th grade boys will be on Thursday.

As previously noted, the Athletic Health form must be turned in to the office at least a full day in advance in order for a student to participate.