Aftercare Closing at 3PM/Afternoon Activities Cancelled

December 2, 2019: ALL SJS after-school activities are cancelled today including STEM club, student council, basketball, and extra help.  Aftercare is closing at 3:00pm today.

 

SJS Wins at Szopka Competition!

This weekend, students that participated in the Polish Nativity Castle (“Szopka”) Club attended the 39th annual Szopka competition at the Polish Cultural Club in Hartford…

Girls Varsity Beats St. John Paul

The Saint James School Varsity Girls took the lead directly off the opening tip and never looked back soundly defeating St. John Paul of Middletown 35 to 14 in front of a full home court crowd last night.

The scoring was spread out as 8 players hit at least one hoop. Alyssa and Allie led the team with 6 per while Sammy, Aaliyah, Gabby and Bella hit for 4 each. Maggie gathered 3 followed by Sarah with 2.  Charlotte and Sammy led the team with 3 assists each while Shreya, Angie, and Allie each added 1. Alyssa and Gabby led the team in rebounds pulling down 9 and 8 respectively. Charlotte contributed with 5.  Great defense by Allie with 5 steals followed by Angie’s 4. Maggie, Brianna and Sammy each added 3 steals to bring home a strong victory.

Great job Sabers!

Our Varsity Girls play again next Thursday (12/5) at ST PAUL at 6pm.

Thanksgiving Mass

Our Kindergarten through 8th graders attended Mass at Saint James Church today in preparation for the Thanksgiving Holiday. Thank you to our 7th graders for hosting and to all our older students who served as “buddies” to the younger grades.

2nd Graders Make Butter

Famous Person Report

Today our 5th graders handed in the final copy of their research report on a famous person along with conducting an oral presentation (in character) to their classmates.  Public speaking is among the many important skills…

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Art Banner

Today in Art our 1st and 4th grade students talked about the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and drew their own parade of balloons.

1st Grade STEM – Bear Den Challenge

Space Still Available: SJS Ski Club

 

Update 11/22/19: THERE ARE STILL A FEW SPOTS LEFT FOR ANY STUDENTS IN GRADES 3-8 THAT WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE

Attached is the information and forms to sign up for the 2020 SJS Ski Club. Please note forms are due back BY November 15th at the latest, and space will be filled on a first come/first served basis.

SkiClubAnnouncement2020

Pre-Paid Multi Week Registration Form & Mt. Southington Waiver

SJS Field Trip Permission Slip

Group Rental Form Skiing

Group Rental Form Snowboarding

Know the Code

 

If you would like to subscribe to the SJS Ski & Snowboard Club events (only) on your personal calendar, you may do so HERE (bottom right).

Food Drive THANK YOU!

Thank you to all our families and staff members who donated to our Thanksgiving Food Drive for Saint Vincent de Paul