DRESS DOWN TOMORROW
Saint James School will have a dress down day tomorrow, Friday 4/25/19, in honor of Archbishop Mansell’s visit today. Standard SJS dress down guidelines apply.
Extended Day For Next School Year
Please remember that families must re-register for Extended Day each school year. Below is the required extended day paperwork for the 2019-2020 school year:
Grades 1&2 Book/Art Club
Yesterday’s Book & Art Club (for grades 1 & 2) was focused on birds and nests. Check out the cute craft in these pictures that Mrs. Carpenter took.
State Spelling Bee Update
Congratulations to 6th grade students Christian T. and 4th grade student Lauren W. who competed in the Knights of Columbus State Spelling Bee over April Break (after winning 1st place in their respective grades at the regional level). Both students performed exceptionally well, and Christian took home 2nd place overall in his age group!
SJS Soccer – Game Schedule
The soccer schedule for this weekend’s games is as follows:
VARSITY:
FRIDAY APR. 26:
06:00pm C/Oak-2 St. Martha vs St. James-Pearl
SATURDAY APR. 27:
VARSITY:
08:00am C/Oak-1 St. James-Cobalt vs St. Paul-Gold
08:00am C/Oak-2 Corpus Christi vs St. James-Gold
12:30pm C/Oak-3 St. James-Pearl vs St. Christopher
J V:
09:30am C/Oak-4JV St. James-White vs SJPll (Sargent)
10:15am C/Oak-4JV Corpus Christi vs St. James-White (Sargent)
11:00pm C/Oak-1 St James-Blue vs St. Bridget (Thomas)
11:45am C/Oak-1 St. Paul vs St. St. James-Blue (Thomas)
STEM Club – Grades 1 & 2
An afternoon STEM Club has been scheduled for Monday, April 29 for students in 1st and 2nd grade. During this session, students will be coding with the Dash and Dot robots. Please see the attached form for details and sign-up information.
Father/Daughter Dance
The annual Father/Daughter Dance is scheduled for Saturday, April 27 from 6:00 – 9:00 pm in the school gym. There will be dancing, raffles, photo fun, karaoke, and live DJ “shout-outs!” Refreshments will consist of a hot food buffet and a dessert table! Responses can be sent in tomorrow if you forgot before break.
If you need a copy of the invitation/RSVP form please follow this link.
If you are able volunteer at the dance please contact Tammi DeLaire at tdelaire1@cox.net. Help will be needed to set up the dance the evening before and to help oversee refreshments and activities during the dance. Your help is greatly appreciated!
Spring Recess & Spring Uniforms
As a reminder, Saint James School will be closed for Spring Recess from April 15th through Monday, April 22nd. We will return to school on Tuesday, April 23rd. The main office will be open from 9:00am – 1:00pm on Monday, April 15th – Thursday, April 18th of break.
Also, please note: Students may begin wearing their SPRING uniform when we return from break (April 23rd)
Soccer Schedule for this Weekend
Soccer games this weekend will be as follows:
Varsity
St. John Paul II Blue vs St. James Pearl – 11:00am (Charter Oak Park Field 2)
St. James Cobalt vs St. Bridget – 11:00am (Charter Oak Park Field 3)
JV
St. Bridget vs. St James JV – 11:00am (Charter Oak Park Field 1)
St. Bridget vs. St. James JV – 11:45am (Charter Oak Park Field 4)
For this weekend’s games only, all the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade players will play as one team since so many players are unavailable due to vacation. This is NO practice on Wednesday, April 17th and there are NO games on Saturday, April 20th. Practice will resume on April 24th for 4th – 8th grade players not involved in band or choir (as we have our spring concert that evening).
