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!
Please take a moment to read the attached letter from Dr. Hoyt, Superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Archdiocese of Hartford.
The first Cross Country practice of the season will be held on Tuesday, September 1st. It will be open to all SJS students in 5th – 8th grade. In order to participate, the the 2015-2016 Athletic Health Form must be completed and turned in by this coming Monday, along with the $35.00 cross country fee required for each participant (Make checks out to Saint James School).
Practices are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:15-3:30pm, unless otherwise noted by the coach. Students should dismiss to the school gym with the WALKERS group. They will wait in the gym with the teacher until Coach O’Neill comes down to get them. Please be outside the gym for pickup by 3:30pm.
Please contact Coach O’Neill at the school if you are interested in helping with the Cross Country program.
For those of you who created a new PIN for yourself or an authorized person on your 2015-2016 Extended Day emergency form, many of you have listed a pin already in use. Please confirm with Ms. Jean when picking up your child before you enter your pin into the pad for the first time. A new pin has been assigned to those of you who chose pins already in use. If you are a returning family and kept the same pin as last year, you should be fine. When signing out, please always confirm with the screen that you have entered the correct pin. Thank you.
We hope everyone had a great first day of school! Below are a few pictures from this morning (click image to enlarge).
The teachers and staff will be reviewing the parent/student handbook tomorrow with all students. A signature page will be sent home that all parents and students will need to sign and return to the teacher next week. Parents may access a copy of the handbook by clicking HERE or by visiting the “Forms & Documents” page of our website (yellow link on the right hand side).
On Friday, August 28th, all instrumental music students in grades 5-8 will have lessons and band. The advanced Band will meet at 12:00 and the Intermediate Band will meet at 12:30. All new students in grades 5-8 who already play an instrument should bring them to school Friday August 28 for a special class.
Please drop by and join us in the school Cafeteria on the first day of school (7:55am-9:00am) for coffee & danishes – sponsored by the Saint James Home & School Association. Come catch up with old friends, meet new ones, and ask those last minute questions you may have! We look forward to seeing you!
The 2015-2016 bus routes for St. James were posted on the town of Manchester’s website this morning. We have added a link on our website as well. You can access the bus list HERE or by visiting the SJS website.
Please remember that Extended Day Registration Forms are now due for all families that will be using the program for the 2015-2016 school year. This includes returning families. All families participating in the Extended Day Program must submit a new form every year. If you have any questions regarding the Extended Day Program, Ms. Jean can be reached at jburdick@saintjamesschool.net during the summer. If you forgot to send your form in by last Friday, please put it in the mail today or tomorrow so Ms. Jean will have it by the end of the week.