Thank you to all the SJS students and staff who participated in our St. Francis-inspired $1.00 Dress Down Day on Friday. Together we raised $386 to will benefit the installation of raised beds and the planting of bulbs, both of which will tie in with upcoming science lessons for our students.
Our Cross Country team had another fantastic meet yesterday against Timothy Edwards and Sage Park.
For the boys, Evan Ansaldi came in 3rd out of 75 runners, followed closely by Erik in 6th place. Bradley Bushnell and Alejandro Oyewole came in 21st and 34th to secure a 2nd place finish for the Sabers. For the girls, Maya Fisher placed 2nd out of 47 runners, followed by Sarah Christina in 6th, Sammy Creamer in 9th, and Cora Tierney in 24th. Unfortunately we didn’t have enough girls running to formally place in the meet.
Thank you to Mrs. Christina for sending some great pictures from yesterday’s meet.
This coming Monday (October 7th) the cross country team will practice after school from 2:05pm to 3:30pm as scheduled.
Schedule Change:
The team will race again on Wednesday, October 9th at Vernon Center Middle School INSTEAD of Thursday at Elizabeth Park in West Hartford. We have made this change to our Cross Country Calendar so if you are subscribed, it should automatically update this in your calendar.
Next Saturday, October 12th, is the Wickham Park Invitational (8:00am arrival).
Today Mrs. LaMarche’s class was continuing to learn about Forces in Motion during their science lesson.
Our Kindergarten students enjoyed a fun morning at Hurst Farm today! Special thanks to the Kindergarten teachers for sending in some cute pictures for us to share with you.
Congratulations to our Saint James School Cross Country team on another great performance at this weekend’s Harry Geraghty Cross Country Invitational. Leading the pack for the boys was Evan Ansaldi (8th) followed closely by Erik Ansaldi (10th). Bradley Bushnell also scored in the top 25 and Jameson Fisher came in 34th. The boys team took home 4 medals and a 2nd place trophy.
For the girls, Maya Fisher came in 4th overall, followed by Sarah Christina in 15th, Sammy Creamer in 22nd, and Cora Tierney in 36th. The girls took home 3 medals and wold have earned a 2nd place trophy if they had had the required 5+ runners competing this weekend (unfortunately due to conflicts, a couple of girls were unable to attend).
XC Schedule For This Week
This week there will be no after-school practices this week as runners will be competing on both Tuesday and Thursday. (Please remember tomorrow we don’t have school but our runners will still be competing). Parents are responsible for transporting runners to and from all meets.
Tuesday (October 1):
Vernon Center Middle School (vs. VCMS)
777 Hartford Turnpike, Vernon, CT 06066
Arrive at 3:30pm to walk the course and stretch
Race begins at 4:00pm
Thursday (October 3):
Nevers Park (vs. Timothy Edwards and Sage Park)
150 Nevers Road, South Windsor, CT 06074
Arrive at 3:00pm
Race begins at 3:45pm
Mrs. Carpenter and Mrs. Rafferty have announced our first Book & Art Club of the new school year for 1st and 2nd grade will be held on Tuesday, October 29th. If your child is interested in participating, please return the permission slip below by October 2nd (please note, space is limited and spots will be filled on a first come, first serve basis).
October 2019 Book & Art Club Permission Slip Grades 1&2
Book & Art Club for grades 3 and 4 will start in November. Dates will be announced shortly.
Our 1st graders completed their science lesson on apples (seeds/roots/trees) today by making applesauce to share. This also ties in with their recent science lessons on the 5 senses, as they talked about taste, touch, smell, and sight with respect to apples.
Writing fall words, making cinnamon stick birthday cake in the sensory table, building TALL structures, and celebrating September birthdays! It’s been a great week in Pre-K!
Thank you to all our families who purchased books at our Scholastic Book Fair! So far we have earned approximately $4,500 in book credits that will be used to purchase new books for our school library and classroom libraries! (total sales of over $9,000!!)
If there are still purchases you wish to make, our ONLINE book fair will run through 9/28: https://shop.scholastic.com/parent-ecommerce/parent-store-2.html?fairId=3978858. Saint James School will receive 25% of all online purchases.
All books ordered online will be shipped directly to your home and any book-only orders of $25 or more will ship for free.
Also, congratulations to all our Golden Ticket winners, including these three below, who had the opportunity to pick out a free book this morning! And, to 4th grade for winning the Dress Down Day (date will be announced by the teachers).
And, of course, a very special thank you to our amazing book-fair coordinators: Alicia Poth, Heather Meyer, and Mary-Cristin King, and to all the parent volunteers who helped throughout the past week. This is such a special event for our school and we are very grateful for all the time and effort you put into making it run so smoothly!
Last night, leaders and volunteers from across the Archdiocese of Hartford came together at the 2019 HOPES Awards dinner, to recognize selected volunteers who support our students, teachers, and faculty in making Catholic schools, like SJS, such exceptional institutions.
We are very excited to announce, at last night’s event, our Pastor, Father Cavanaugh, was presented with the 2019-2020 Distinguished Catholic Elementary School Pastor of the Year award! For those of us that work with Father Cavanaugh, this award comes as no surprise. He is exceptionally passionate about Catholic education and we are truly blessed with his unyielding support when it comes to making Saint James School an wonderful place for our students to grow and learn.
Also recognized last night were some amazing Saint James School volunteers: Mrs. Carol O’Neill, who has been a volunteer at our school for 43 years; Mrs. Jennifer O’Neill, who instituted and continues to spearhead our Cross Country Program; and Mrs. Alicia Poth, who served as our school’s HSA President for many years (as well as starting and running our STEM club for younger students).
Please join us in congratulating all our award winners next time you see them!