Based on the current forecast, it looks like we will all be enjoying quite a bit of snow tonight and well into the day tomorrow.  While 2020 has been a year filled with change, uncertainty, and compromise, our students and families can hopefully enjoy a little bit of normalcy as we have decided to honor the first big snowfall of the season with a full-fledged SNOW DAY tomorrow (Thursday, December 17th).  This means, the school will be closed and no remote learning will occur.

We hope students and families will take an opportunity to get outside and play; enjoy building a snowman, sledding, hot chocolate and maybe work in a Christmas movie – in other words, we hope you can enjoy a little bit of normalcy on a super snowy mid-week December day.

With that said, we cannot predict what Friday will bring.  If the roads are clear, we will be back in school at the normal time.  If it appears best not to travel on the roads on Friday, we will have a school-wide remote learning day on Friday (December 18th).  In-person students will be coming home with all their materials today just in case.

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This Christmas season, the Knights of Columbus are once again conducting their annual Keep Christ in Christmas Poster contest. This contest is open to students in grades K-8 who will compete in one of three age groups:  5-7,   8-10,  or 11-14.  Competition begins at the District level and continues to the Regional and Jurisdictional levels.

This contest is optional, but we would love to have our school widely represented.  If your child enjoys drawing please encourage them to participate.  Students will design and complete their posters at home.  Parents will need to complete and sign a section of the entry form.

The entry form below contains all the rules and judging information about the posters. Completed posters and entry forms (NEED PARENT’S SIGNATURE) need to be submitted by MONDAY, December 21st at 9:00am (new date due/time to possible snow Thursday).

K of C 2020 Poster entry form & Contest Rules

 

 

Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Comet … For yesterday’s art lesson 2nd graders drew a reindeer wearing a Christmas sweater.

This Friday, December 11th, students may wear “comfy” clothes (sweatpants, sweatshirts, t-shirts) or weather- & school-appropriate PJs to school for a minimum $1.00 donation.  All money collected, which should come to school with the student next Friday, and will benefit the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center.

CCMCs annual PJ day, which many schools and businesses across the state participate in, helps not only raise money for a great cause, but is in honor of all the brave kids fighting cancer at Connecticut Children’s and elsewhere.

Please remember, students must adhere to the all Saint James School dress down guidelines (noted in the school handbook) and PJs/attire must have sleeves (short sleeves are okay) & long pants. Also, no slippers due to safety concerns.