Uniform Attire For Thursday
Students may wear their gym uniform to school on Thursday of this week or their gym shorts with a school appropriate light weight t-shirt (no tank tops). Friday we will return to standard uniform attire.
Back to School Mass – Cathedral of St. Joseph, Hartford
There will be a special Back to School Mass celebrating all Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Hartford at the Cathedral of St. Joseph this Sunday, September 13th, at 2:00pm. If you would be interested in attending as a representative of Saint James School, please call Mrs. DelSignore in the SJS office (860.643.5088) for details.
Cross Country Cancelled Today
Cross country practice is cancelled for today, Tuesday, September 8th, due to the heat.
Reminder: VIRTUS Class for SJS Families Tomorrow Night
Any parent/grandparent/guardian that wishes to volunteer in any capacity at Saint James School (classroom parties, field trips, special events, coaching, etc.), must complete a background check and VIRTUS training session before they can volunteer. This only has to be done once during your child’s time at SJS (not each year).
A special VIRTUS training class for Saint James families will be held at St. James Church on Wednesday, September 9th from 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Parents must pre-register for this session with Carole at the St. James Church Rectory (860-643-4129).
Standard Uniforms For Tomorrow
Please note, all students (with the exception of Mrs. Gangloff’s class) should wear their regular uniform to school tomorrow (Friday), even classes that normally have Gym on Friday. Students in grades 1-8 will attend Mass tomorrow. No gym uniforms should be worn to school tomorrow, except for students in Mrs. Gangloff’s class.
Instrumental Music Schedule Change
Due to the School Mass on Friday, Mr. Corcoran will teach lessons for grades 4 and 5 tomorrow (Thursday September 3rd).
Future Musicians (School Band) New Parents Meeting Tonight
Just a reminder that there will be a meeting this evening at 6:30pm in the Cafeteria for beginning band parents & students Gr. 4 – 8 who will be joining the band program this year or are interested in learning more about the instrumental music program.
Gym Uniform
Just a reminder that Mrs. Kanute is allowing students to wear their GYM UNIFORM (with sneakers) to school tomorrow (Wednesday) and Thursday due to the high temperatures forecasted for the next few days.
HSA Meeting Tonight
The first HSA (Home & School Association) Meeting of the new school year will be held Tonight (Tuesday, September 1st) at 7:00pm in the gym. HSA meetings are open to all Saint James School parents/ grandparents/ guardians. Additional details can be found HERE. We hope to see you there!
Letter from the Superintendent
Please take a moment to read the attached letter from Dr. Hoyt, Superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Archdiocese of Hartford.
