On April 19, 2013, the Appropriations Committee of the General Assembly proposed a 70% cut in the funding for Catholic School Bus Transportation – a cut from $3,595,000 to $719,100.  Dale R. Hoyt, Superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Archdiocese of Hartford has asked that parents reach out to their legislative leaders to ask them to reverse their proposal.

As noted by the CT Federation of Catholic School Parents in their memo, the Appropriations Committee should better appreciate that for years our Catholic Schools have saved the State about $360M each year; The Appropriations Committee should better appreciate that our parents also pay their fair share of local property taxes – and it is only right that they should receive some assistance for the transportation of many of our students.

Please open and read the attached Word document for more details.

Legislative Alert 05 08 2013

Congratulations to the Saint James School 8th Grade class on the outstanding job they did hosting International Day.  The costumes, props and knowledge of their assigned country were very impressive.  Great job class of 2013!  Pictures from today are below…

The deadline for ordering St. James Soccer apparel is this Wednesday evening (May 8). Please order via the attached link.  

http://myartisanink.com/page/stjames

If you have any questions or problems please contact Jon Sargent @ sjssoccer@charter.net.  Payment is not required when ordering, once the orders are confirmed payments can be dropped off at the office or given to me at practice.  Please make checks payable to St. James School and place them in an envelope marked Attention – Jon Sargent – St. James Soccer Gear.

Please note, Land’s End is having a site wide sale that includes Uniform Items beginning next Thursday and running through Tuesday, May 21st.  Click for flyer.

 

Today Mrs. Plante’s 8th Grade Science Class showcased what they have learned about Newton’s Laws by creating/testing a device they designed to protect a raw egg from a 6 meter fall.