Tonight: 2016 SJS Gala Planning Meeting

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The first planning meeting for the 2016 Saint James School Gala & Auction Fundraiser will be held tonight (Tuesday, September 22nd), at 6:30 p.m. at St. James Church (downstairs meeting room). All SJS parents/guardians are welcome to join us as we plan this fun, annual event. If you cannot make the meeting but would like to help, please contact one of the event chairs: Paul Munns – paulmunns@yahoo.com or Tara Moriarty – tarabelle74@gmail.com.

What is the Saint James School Gala?

The annual Saint James School Gala is our largest fundraiser of the year and a wonderful, adults-only social event for SJS families, alumni, and friends. Attendees have the option to participate in the live and/or silent auctions and bid on things from themed class baskets to vacation getaways! The event also features dinner, dancing, and a whole lot of fun. This year the Gala will be held on March 5th at Georgina’s in Bolton. More information will be sent out as we get closer to the date.

Volunteer Fair

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This Thursday from 4:00pm-7:00pm, MARC, Inc. is hosting a volunteer fair to help bring awareness to volunteer opportunities within our local community. The fair is free and open to the public. Over 25 organizations have signed up to participate including: Manchester Road Race Committee, Channel 3 Kids Camp, Lutz Children’s Museum, Manchester Little League, MARC, Inc., Hockanum River Park Committee, Manchester Historical Society and many more.

Learn about how to get involved with organizations in the area.  Click here for the event flyer or contact MARC, Inc. of Manchester at (860) 646-5718.

Cross Country Schedule

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Please note, the Cross Country Schedule for September and October has been posted on our Cross Country webpage (https://saintjamesschool.net//extra-curricular/cross-country/).  The first meet is next Thursday, September 24th at Timothy Edwards Middle School in South Windsor.

SJS Scholastic Book Fair

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Thank you to all the families who made purchases this past week at our Scholastic Book Fair. We sold over $10,000 worth of books and earned over $4,000 worth of credits to purchase books for the school and classroom libraries!! Also, thank you to our wonderful event chairs – Mrs. Herr and Mrs. Meyer – and the many other parent volunteers who helped make this event such a success!

You can still make purchases online through next Friday, September 25th.  Click this link to visit the online store for the SJS Scholastic Book Fair. Online orders will be shipped to SJS at no charge and distributed to your student.

Spirit Sticks Update

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Please note we are out of the following Spirit Sticks:
Let it Go, Cool Dude, Tough Guy, Just Keep Swimming, Dreams Do Come True

We have an extremely limited supply of:

Want to Build a Snowman? (4), Be Our Guest (1), To Infinity and Beyond (2), Nothing is Impossible (1)

The school has placed an order for more Spirit Sticks with fun new themes.  We will send an update when they become available.

Box Tops – Sept. Submissions Due This Monday 9/21

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Each year, Saint James School asks parents to clip “Box Tops for Education” and send them into the school. Each Box Top you clip earns 10₡ for Saint James. Last year, our school earned $1786.00 from Box Tops alone! This year our goal is to raise $2,000.00.

Each month, the class that brings in the most Box Tops will win a free dress down day (date determined by the teacher).
To count for the September Box Tops dress down contest, Box Tops need to be submitted to your child’s teacher by the morning of Monday, September 21. Counting will take place that afternoon and the winning class will be announced.

To learn more about Box Tops, visit the Box Tops For Education Website or contact Saint James School parent volunteer coordinator Mary Beth Dufresne at marybethdufresne@cox.net.

By creating a free account on the Box Tops For Education website, you will also be able to enter contests and give-a-ways for additional free Box Tops for our school.

As always, we appreciate your support of Saint James School!

Family Information Sheet

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Please remember to return your family information sheet, with any corrections if necessary, that was sent home at the beginning of school.  This was the one page sheet that listed all your family’s address and contact information.  The sheet should be initialed and returned even if there are no changes.  Thank you.

Meet the Teachers Night

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Just a reminder that tonight is our Meet the Teachers event for parents of students in Pre-K through 5th grade (6:30-8:00pm). Students are invited to attend with their parent(s) – siblings may also attend.  The Scholastic Book Fair opens at 6:00pm tonight should you wish to browse for your child or check out the “Teacher Wish Lists” prior to visiting the classrooms.  Representatives from the HSA will also be on hand selling the new Spirit Sticks and SJS key chains.

We look forward to seeing you!

Spirit Sticks

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Please note “Just Keep Swimming” and “Dreams Do Come True” are sold out at this time.

New for 2015, the Saint James HSA is introducing Spirit Sticks, a fun way for students to express themselves and decorate their backpacks.  Start with the Saint James School/Sabers Key Ring (front and back shown below):  The Key Rings are $5 each and with this purchase you get your first spirit stick FREE.

keyring

Then, purchase additional spirit sticks for $1/each to enhance your collection.  A picture of all the items can be viewed here.

Representatives from the HSA will be at the Meet the Teachers nights so parents/students can view/purchase the SJS key rings and any spirit sticks your child may like.

You can also submit the Spirit Sticks Order Form with EXACT CASH ONLY through your child’s school folder.  Every Friday the orders will be distributed to the teachers and will be passed out before the close of school.

New items will be added at various points throughout the year.  If you have any questions, please contact SJS parent volunteer Kerry Caldwell at kmcaldwell@gmail.com

 

 

Early Dismissal

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Mrs. Kanute would like to remind parents that if you are picking up a student in the office for an appointment at the end of the day, you must pick them up by 1:30pm and a note must be sent in to the teacher in the morning informing them of the early dismissal.  The office gets very busy between 1:30pm and 2:00pm so we ask that all early dismissals occur before this time.  Thank you.