Christmas Fun at SJS
The Christmas Spirit was certainly alive in the halls of Saint James School these last several weeks! Check out our FUN VIDEO to see some of the ways SJS students have been celebrating throughout the month.
Santa Visits SJS
Saint James School would like to extend a very special Thank You to Santa Claus for taking time out of his busy schedule to visit our school today!
2021 Tree of Blessings
Our annual Tree of Blessings prayer service, hosted by grade 8 volunteers, typically takes place in the auditorium with all students/staff in attendance. This year, students are praying together in their classrooms as they view the
Grade 2 Gingerbread Houses
Today our 2nd graders participated in the much-loved, long-standing tradition of making gingerbread houses to bring home for Christmas.
Carols and Cocoa Fun
Thank you to all the SJS families who joined us yesterday for our HSA Carols and Cocoa event!
Hour of Code 2021
All last week, Saint James School K – 8th grade students participated in the worldwide initiative #HourOfCode2021, in honor of Computer Science Education Week.
PJ Day For The Kids
Thank you to everyone who supported our $1.00 PJ/Comfy Clothes dress down today. Together we raised over $900 for the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center.
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/
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!
