IOWA Testing Begins Monday (April 27)

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IOWA testing for students in grades 3-7 begins this Monday, April 27th and runs through May 7th.  Please ensure that your child arrives at school on time as many classes begin testing right after announcements.  Please make sure children are only absent in the case of illness as it is difficult to make up the tests at a later date.  Also, the teachers ask that you confirm with your child that they have several #2 pencils in their pencil case at school as they will need them for testing.  Please send in more if necessary.

Pancake Breakfast in Support of Catholic Soccer League

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The Knights of Columbus will host a Pancake Breakfast to benefit the Catholic Schools’ Soccer League.  The breakfast will be held Sunday, April 26th, 8:00 – 11:00 a.m at Assumption.  Tickets will be sold at Charter Oak Field during Saturday’s games and at the door.  Please see the attached flyer for all details.

Pancake Breakfast Flyer

Students Learn About Religious Vocations

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As an extension of one of their religion topics, Saint James School 7th & 8th graders spent yesterday morning at Saint James Church learning more about religious vocations.  The girls spent the morning in the church hall with Sister Peter Marie, O.P. and Sister Mara Grace, O.P., who are Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia from Nashville, Tennessee.  The Sisters touched on many subjects including what it means to be a Catholic “Sister” or “Nun”, living a consecrated life, the process of becoming a nun/education, and why they wear specific attire.

At the same time, Father Casey spent the morning with the boys talking about his own calling to the priesthood, what the priesthood is all about, and answering specific questions from the boys.

The morning concluded with the 7th & 8th grade attending a special Mass, followed by Pizza in the church hall.  Below are some pictures from the day (click any picture to enlarge):

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Soccer Practices Begin Wednesday

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Saint James School soccer practice starts this Wednesday at Charter Oak as follows:

Grades 3, 4 and 5:   5:00 to 6:30pm;

Grades 6, 7 and 8:  6:00 to 7:30pm;

If your child is playing soccer for SJS and you are not receiving the emails from parent volunteer Jon Sargent,(sjssoccer@charter.net), please send him an e-mail to be added.  Most communication about games, etc. will come from the coaches directly.

 

 

 

 

Breezeway Roof

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We are excited to announce that construction on our new breezeway roof is underway!  The final component will be a metal sheeting that matches the green of the new windows.  This piece is expected to be installed in the next week or two.

 

 

 

New School Phone System

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Over April break the school upgraded the phone and intercom system.  Please bear with us this week as we learn the new system and the installer works to correct any issues.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Father/Daughter Dance

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The Saint James School Father/Daughter dance will be held on Saturday, May 9th from 6:00pm – 9:00pm.  An informational flyer/RSVP form is being sent home with the girls.  If you did not receive it yesterday, it should come home today.  A copy is also attached below.  Please RSVP by May 1st.

2015 Father/Daughter Dance Invite

 

SJS Soccer Starts Saturday

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The following information was sent out yesterday via e-mail to parents/guardians of all children registered to play SJS Soccer.  If you did not receive a copy of the e-mail, please check your spam/junk mail folder.  If it is still missing, please send an email to sjssoccer@charter.net.

The Catholic School Soccer League will kick off on Saturday.  Some reminders for the games:

  • Please arrive at least 20 minutes prior to game time.  This very important this week –we have uniforms to distribute. Please wear soccer shorts, shin guards and soccer socks.  Soccer shoes if you have them (plastic cleats only).  Sneakers will work also.
  • All jewelry must be removed (including earrings) and only soft headbands .
  • Bring plenty of water.
  • Apply Sun Screen.
  • Parents –you may want to bring bug repellent.

The schedule is as follows:

SATURDAY APRIL 18 Game Schedule:

09:30am C/Oak-2: St. James-Royal vs  St. James-Yellow
12:30pm C/Oak-3: St. James-Gold vs Corpus Christi-Navy
02:00pm C/Oak-3: St. Christopher vs St. James-Gold

JUNIOR VARSITY:

8:00am C/Oak-2: St. James-White vs St. Bernard
08:45am C/Oak-1: St. James-White vs Corpus Christi-Blue
09:30pm Ken-2: St. Bridget vs St. James-Cobalt
10:15am Ken-1 St. Martha vs St. James-Cobalt
11:30am C/Oak-1 St. Edward vs St. James-Blue
12:15pm C/Oak-1 St. Christopher vs St. James-Blue

C/Oak  – Charter Oak Field-Manchester;  Ken – Kennedy Field Manchester

St. James Team make up:

St. James Gold:      8th   Grade
St. James Yellow:  7th    Grade
St. James Royal:     6th   Grade

St. James Blue:     5th   Grade
St. James Cobalt:  4th   Grade
St. James White:   3rd   Grade

We may have to adjust the rosters after this week to account for the number of players and boy/girl split on some of the teams.  We may also ask some players to play an extra game this week due to many players still being on vacation.

No School Next Week & Breezeway Roof

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Just a reminder that Saint James School is on break all next week (13th – 17th) for our April vacation.  We are excited to announce that the new (“peaked”) breezeway roof is expected to be installed during this time (barring any unforeseen issues).  We hope you have a wonderful, relaxing week and we will see you back at school on Monday, April 20th.

 

No School Next Week & Breezeway Roof

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Just a reminder that Saint James School is on break all next week (13th – 17th) for our April vacation.  We are excited to announce that the new (“peaked”) breezeway roof is expected to be installed during this time (barring any unforeseen issues).  We hope you have a wonderful, relaxing week and we will see you back at school on Monday, April 20th.