Sign-up sheets for parent-teacher conferences will be posted in the main hallway (by the main office) all next week (beginning Monday, November 4th). Conferences are being held on Monday, November 18th and Tuesday, November 19th. Please STOP IN during morning drop-off, afternoon pick-up or during school hours to sign up for a time slot. Please do NOT call the office to make an appointment. Thank you
Please note that due to the forecast of heavy rains for tomorrow morning, the All Saints Day Mass for students is scheduled to be held at the school instead of Saint James Church.
Tomorrow is the last day to submit Box Tops for the month of October. Remember, the class with the most Box Tops each month wins a dress down day! We thank you for your support!
Yesterday it was announced that His Holiness Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Leonard Paul Blair, as the fifth archbishop of the Archdiocese of Hartford.
Bishop Blair was officially introduced as the new Archbishop during a press conference at the Archdiocesan Center at Saint Thomas Seminary yesterday morning. The press conference can be viewed HERE.
Just a reminder for students playing basketball this season – the sports fee is $65 for boys and girls Junior Varsity and Varsity teams. The fee is due to the school office this week. Coaches will be in touch with their team regarding practice dates and times.
As previously mentioned, due to an overwhelming demand among boys this year, Saint James School is designing a structured developmental play program for our 4th & 5th grade boys. This will allow our students to play against teams equally matched in ability. This program will have a $40 sports fee. Please bear with us as we work out the details concerning this new program. We expect to have more details for parents shortly.
Many thanks to the Home & School Association (HSA) parent volunteers and our middle school student volunteers for putting together a fabulous Halloween party for our pre-k through 5th grade students this past weekend! Here are some pictures from Saturday’s event
We are excited to announce that our Saint James School Scarecrow won 2nd place in the Downtown Manchester Scarecrow Festival! A huge congratulations to Mrs. Sabatella, Mrs. Thrall, and the entire SJS Student Council on the fantastic job they did coming up with an idea and putting it together!!
Thank you to everyone who voted!
Mrs. Vassallo’s Kindergarten class pictured above with the SJS Scarecrow.
Saint James School is hosting a field trip for Middle School students to the Talcott Mountain Science Center on Thursday, November 7th. Students should have brought home a permission slip, which must be signed and returned to the school in order to attend.
Each grade will participate in two science classes during the visit as follows:
Sixth Grade students will participate in two Earth Science classes about Extreme Weather and Weather Forecasting.
Seventh Grade students will participate in two Life Science classes that include Pond Life and Forest Exploration.
Eighth Grade students will participate in two Physical Science activities that include The Physics of Light and a planetarium lesson.
Students will need to bring a Bag Lunch and wear their winter gym uniform as well as a coat and sneakers (some lessons may be outside).
If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Plante at mplante@saintjamesschool.net.
As announced at our recent State of the School meeting, we are excited to be launching a new system that will allow parents to access their children’s grades online. This program is for students that receive letter grades – that is, students in grades 4th through 8th.
Today the school office will be mailing out a letter containing your family’s personal username and password that will allow you to access only your child(ren)’s grades. This letter will also contain a link to the online grade system, which we will also be putting on the homepage of our website for quick access.
Please make a note that grades will be fully updated on the 15th and the 30th of each month (or the Friday before if those dates fall over a weekend). Those are the dates you should check grades each month.
A huge thank you to everyone who helped with the coordination of Grandparents’ and Special Persons’ Day yesterday – the HSA counted 272 attendees! During the ceremony, Mrs. Kanute read some funny and touching quotes from our students talking about what their grandparent or special person means to them.
Below are some pictures from yesterday.
