Hour of Code and National Family Code Night

This week, all K-8 students will again be participating in the worldwide initiative #HourofCode2021 during their STREAM classes in honor of Computer Science Education Week.


In addition, this year SJS families also are invited to participate in the fun of coding at home by attending a special NATIONAL FAMILY CODE NIGHT on Tues, Dec 7 at 7:00pm.  This event is a virtual event geared toward families with children in Kindergarten to Grade 5 and hosted by CS is Elementary.  It is a one-hour live stream where parents and children can learn to code together!  No coding experience is necessary to participate.  Please see this short video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOQrrVvjBQI) and flyer (Family Code Night Flyer) for more information.  One lucky family will win a special prize drawing for Dash’s Neighborhood, a robotics virtual playground from Wonder Workshop, makers of Dash the Robot.  And everyone gets a Code@Home Guide, full of free coding games and activities.

We hope your family will join in the fun with other families from our school and across the nation!

Celebrating St. Nicholas Day

In keeping with tradition, our Pre-Kindergarten through 3rd Grade students left one shoe outside their classroom this morning in celebration of St. Nicholas Day (Feast Day of St. Nicholas).  More commonly observed in Northern Europe, St. Nicholas Day is…

3rd Grade Ice Cream Cake Slice Sculptures

During their art class on Friday, 3rd graders used the dab-and-fold method with markers and model magic to create fun colors for their five-layer ice cream cake slice sculptures.  These unique creations will be glazed and saved for display in the Spring art show.  Great job Sabers!

Thanksgiving Fun

Our students have been participating in lots of fun, educational and faith-based, Thanksgiving activities over the past few weeks.  Here are some pictures of Mrs. Moran’s 3rd graders with their letters from “Tom Turkey” declining an invitation to Thanksgiving dinner…

3rd Grade Reading Café

Third grade students were surprised (and excited!) to come to school today to find their two classrooms transformed into “Reading Cafés” – each with a roaring fireplace (on the smartboard), decorated tables, and…

SJS Celebrates our Veterans

Happy Veterans Day to all those who have served and continue to serve our Country!  Today Saint James School celebrates and honors you:  Click HERE to watch our short video

Cross Country Team Banquet

Our Cross Country team officially wrapped up their season yesterday afternoon with a special luncheon in the gym. Special thanks to our Cross Country Coach Jen O’Neill for another great season, along with…

Cross Country Congrats

Congratulations to the 11 Cross Country runners that were selected to compete in the CT Middle School State Championships this past Saturday at Wickham Park. Our runners competed

Trunk or Treat 2021

Thank you to all the families who participated in our Trunk or Treat event yesterday afternoon!

Halloween Dress Down

Thank you to all our students and staff who participated in the $1.00 Fall/Halloween dress down day today.  Together we raised over $450 for the Alzheimer’s Association!