Today, SJS 3rd graders learned about “tertiary colors” – colors that result from mixing a primary and a secondary color – during art class.   Elementary school art teacher, Mrs. Sabatella, had students create tertiary colors to use for painting the rainforest bird pictures they drew during a prior art class.  Rainforest sounds were played to set the mood while students were painting these beautiful works of art.

In honor of Dr. Seuss’ birthday, today Mrs. Carpenter kicked off another fun reading contest for the Kindergarten through 5th grade classes.  Reading logs will be passed out in library this week & details on the contest will be discussed.  The grade with the most books read during the contest will win a dress down day & no homework night!  Extra reading logs are available in the library, from the classroom teachers, or can be printed HERE.  If you have any questions on the contest, please e-mail Mrs. Carpenter at lcarpenter@saintjamesschool.net.  Good luck everyone!

A few very exciting updates to the growing list of items being auctioned off at the 2015 Gala:

• Father Casey, Mrs. Vassallo, and Mrs. Camposeo will come to your kitchen and cook an authentic Roman pasta dinner for 10. They will prepare, cook, set up, and clean up this amazing dinner, so invite 8-9 of your closest friends and prepare for a night of enjoyable Roman dining in the comfort of your own home. The time will be set based upon the convenience of the winner as well as the schedules of the three master chefs.  N.B.: Father Casey’s cooking skills are largely acclaimed only in his own opinion and not verified by an objective source.

• Anderson Jewelers has very generously donated diamond earrings ($600.00 value), a Pandora necklace and earrings set (value $180.00) and an Alex & Ani bracelet.

• Two American Girl dolls:  one is the Isabelle doll and the other is a My American Girl doll with brown hair and green eyes.

If you forgot to get your RSVP for the Gala in today, please send it in first thing Monday morning.  Addition information on the 2015 Gala can be found HERE.

Just a reminder that items for the SJS Class Baskets are due tomorrow – Friday, February 27th.

A dress down day will be held next Friday (March 6th) for students who bring in an item for the basket.

These baskets bring in thousands of dollars for our school and are important to the success of the Gala.  We hope everyone will support our SJS parent volunteers in this important initiative.

Each student should have received a note from their child(ren)’s room mother(s) detailing the basket theme and items needed.  Please coordinate with the room mother to make sure the item is still needed prior to purchasing.  As an alternative, cash can be sent in (in a clearly marked envelope) that the room mother can use to purchase items needed for the basket.

As always, we thank you for your support!