Grandparents' & Special Persons' Day Form

Please be advised, the Grandparents’ & Special Persons’ Day Form that was sent home with students on Friday inadvertently listed “Tuesday,” October 23rd on the first line.  The correct date for Grandparents’ & Special Persons’ Day is Friday, October, 23rd.  We apologize for any confusion.

Tomorrow’s Hot Lunch

Please note, tomorrow’s hot lunch as been changed to Chicken Nuggets, Green Beans, and Choice of Fruit (instead of boneless breaded chicken drumsticks).

Tomorrow's Hot Lunch

Please note, tomorrow’s hot lunch as been changed to Chicken Nuggets, Green Beans, and Choice of Fruit (instead of boneless breaded chicken drumsticks).

Basketball "Open Gym" – Health Form Required

Open Gym sessions for basketball will begin this week.  Open Gym sessions are completely voluntary and should only be attended if the schedule works for the student and his/her family. There will be no player evaluations until tryouts, which are expected to be in late October.

Open Gym sessions will consist of drills and pickup games and will be open to SJS students in grades 4 – 8.

In order to participate in any Open Gym sessions, the 2015-2016 Athletics Health Form  must be turned into the school office at least a day ahead of time (it may NOT be turned in at the Open Gym session) so please plan accordingly.

Open Gym Days/Times are as follows:

Monday (Sept 28th) – Girls Gr. 4&5: 5:00 – 7:00pm

Tuesday (Sept 29th) – Boys Gr. 4&5:   5:00 – 7:00pm

Wednesday (Sept 30) – Girls Gr. 6, 7, 8: 5:00 – 7:00pm

Thursday (October 1) – Boys Gr. 6, 7, 8 5:00 – 7:00pm

If we have any parents interested in coaching that did not coach last year (and have not already been contacted), please call the school office and leave a message for Mr. Green or e-mail mainoffice@saintjamesschool.net.

Basketball “Open Gym” – Health Form Required

Open Gym sessions for basketball will begin this week.  Open Gym sessions are completely voluntary and should only be attended if the schedule works for the student and his/her family. There will be no player evaluations until tryouts, which are expected to be in late October.

Open Gym sessions will consist of drills and pickup games and will be open to SJS students in grades 4 – 8.

In order to participate in any Open Gym sessions, the 2015-2016 Athletics Health Form  must be turned into the school office at least a day ahead of time (it may NOT be turned in at the Open Gym session) so please plan accordingly.

Open Gym Days/Times are as follows:

Monday (Sept 28th) – Girls Gr. 4&5: 5:00 – 7:00pm

Tuesday (Sept 29th) – Boys Gr. 4&5:   5:00 – 7:00pm

Wednesday (Sept 30) – Girls Gr. 6, 7, 8: 5:00 – 7:00pm

Thursday (October 1) – Boys Gr. 6, 7, 8 5:00 – 7:00pm

If we have any parents interested in coaching that did not coach last year (and have not already been contacted), please call the school office and leave a message for Mr. Green or e-mail mainoffice@saintjamesschool.net.

Congratulations SJS Cross Country

Congratulations to the SJS Cross Country team for a strong performance during their first meet of the season yesterday against Timothy Edwards (South Windsor) and Sage Middle School (Windsor).  SJS placed 2nd for both the girls race and the boys race.  Top finishers for the boys team were: Aiden P. (2nd), Nick G. (12th), Nathan M. (14th), Dominic C. (16th), and Kevin L. (18th).  For the girls, Ally A. (6th), Elizabeth M. (7th), Kaitlyn N. (8th), Izabella R. (9th), Isabelle B. (10th), and Abigail R. (11th).

Great job Sabers!

Just a reminder, the 2015 Cross Country Schedule can be found on the website under Extra Curricular, Cross Country.

Important: Lunch Money

A quick reminder from the cafeteria:  When sending in lunch money with your child, please make sure the money is in an envelope labeled with the child’s first/last name, grade, and homeroom teacher.  Lunch money is collected in the morning and if there is no information provided with the money, the cafeteria manager is unable to determine what account to apply the money to.  Thank you.

Class Pictures Tomorrow – Specific Uniform Attire Required

Tomorrow (Thursday) is class picture day.

Please note, specific uniform attire is required:

Grades K-5 Girls:  Uniform skort with uniform polo

Grades K-5 Boys: Uniform khaki pants with uniform polo

Grades 6-8 Girls: Uniform skort with uniform oxford

Grade 6-8 Boys: Uniform khaki pants with uniform oxford and tie

Box Tops Winner

Congratulations to Mrs. DiBenedetto’s 5th grade class on winning the September Box Tops dress down day with 874 box tops submitted!  Mrs. D. will notify students as to when the dress down day will be held.

Keep collecting those box tops for October’s contest!

Puppy Key Chain Turn-In Day Tomorrow

Just a reminder that tomorrow is the last turn-in day for the puppy key chain prize from the Jeannine Fundraiser.  All fundraiser orders must be turned in by this Friday morning.  We thank you again for your support.