Important information for tomorrow’s Grandparents’ and Special Persons’ Day.  Please encourage guests to park in the Saint James Church parking lot and walk up to the school to help alleviate congestion.  Guests may also use on-the-street parking around the school, as we do at morning drop-off.  In addition, please let guests know to enter the school THROUGH THE GYM doors.  After a brief presentation in the gym, guests will be invited to the classrooms.  Please make sure your guest(s) know which teacher/homeroom teacher your child has so they can easily be directed to the correct room.

Boys basketball will begin shortly.  Please make note of the dates and times below.

Remember, all boys MUST have a 2014-2015 sports medical form on file at the school in order to attend an Open Gym session or Tryouts.

Boys Open Gym: (Voluntary for all Boys and has no implication for tryouts)

Tuesday Oct 21st
4th & 5th Grade 5:30 to 6:45 pm
6th, 7th,8th Grade 6:45 to 8:00 pm

Tuesday Oct 28th
4th & 5th Grade 5:30 to 6:45 pm

Boy’s Tryouts for 6th, 7th & 8th Grade Tuesday Oct 28th at 6:45 to 8:15 pm

Boys Basketball Parents and Kids meeting: Wednesday Oct 29th 6 pm in Cafeteria

The 4th & 5th grade intramural/developmental league will have a sports fee of $40;  The JV and Varsity leagues will have a sports fee of $65.  Fees do not need to be paid to participate in Open Gym but do need to be paid before practices start.  Please make checks out to Saint James School and make sure your child’s name and SJS Basketball is on the check.

Any questions about the boys basketball program, please call Bill Creamer at 860-830-1261.

Please remember the Middle School cross country runners have a competition this Saturday (the 18th) at Sage Park in Berlin.  Please meet Coach O’Neill at 8:15am at Sage Park.  Bring food & water.

Race times are as follows:

Grade 6 – Girls 9:15am

Grade 6 – Boys 9:45am

Grade 7 – Girls 10:15am

Grade 7 – Boys 10:45am

Grade 8 – Girls 11:15am

Grade 8 – Boys 11:45am

Award presentation 12:30pm

Please consider volunteering at the upcoming annual Halloween Party.  We need help in the following areas:

**SET UP –  This takes place on 10/24 starting at approximately 4:00 pm. This involves moving all decorations from the Pre K building to the gym, setting up the decorations, games, etc. Children are more than welcome to be there when we set up. They play while we work and often help, too.

**THE PARTY –  For the event itself, we need parents in the Cafeteria to serve snacks and drinks, in the breezeway to help oversee the craft area, and in the gym to help with greeting everyone, collecting tickets, etc.

**CLEAN UP – This involves taking down all decorations and returning them to the Pre K building, wiping down tables, sweeping the gym/cafateria, etc. Just like with set up – the more people we have, the faster it goes.

If you able to help for one or more of the above, please contact Darcy Donnelly at ddonnell@travelers.com.  And…. THANK YOU! The more people we have, the more successful our event will be.