8th Grade Varsity Boys Finish Season Strong
After beating St. Martin of New Haven, 60-31, on Saturday, the boys Varsity Gold team suffered a season ending defeat, in the quarterfinals of the Archdiocese of Hartford state tournament, to St. Bridget of Cheshire by the score of 45-42. The boys trailed by 11 points in the second half, only to come back and tie the game with 90 seconds remaining. The team finished the year with a 24-9 record. Congratulations to the boys on a great season!
Due Tomorrow: SJS Middle School Bowling Event
The HSA is hosting a bowling event for all middle school students on Friday, March 22 from 4:30-6:30pm at SpareTime in Vernon. Please see this flyer for info and to sign up. RSVPs are due by March 13 and space is limited.
Living Lent: Pray, Fast, Give
With the arrival of the Lenten season, we would like to take the opportunity to offer our families some ideas that can help spark conversations and strengthen the spirituality of your household.
Each week of Lent, we will be offering a Scripture passage, Lenten quotation, or prayer activity for your family to share together. We hope these suggestions will enrich your family’s journey through Lent, ending in a more blessed and joyful Easter.
Pray, Fast, Give
The three Pillars of Lent are Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving. This week we encourage you to choose a special Lenten activity for each day of the week that focuses on one of the 3 pillars.
Perhaps one day you could set aside some time to pray as a family. Another day you could fast from technology/screen-time. One day you could research a charity that is meaningful to your family and then make a donation. Or you could fast from eating out and donate the money you save.
If you need some ideas, here are two websites with “calendars” of daily Lenten activities for families:
SJS Summer Camp 2019
We are excited to announce that that the Saint James School Summer Camp Program will be back for Summer 2019! Like last year, the program will run from the end of school through the last full week in July with SJS teachers and staff running the sessions.
Our Saint James School Summer Camp is available to enrolled students who will be entering our Kindergarten through 5th grade in September (2019).
Living Lent: Family Opportunities for Growth
With the arrival of the Lenten season, we would like to take the opportunity to offer our families some ideas that can help spark conversations and strengthen the spirituality of your household.
Each week of Lent, we will be offering a Scripture passage, Lenten quotation, or prayer activity for your family to share together. We hope these suggestions will enrich your family’s journey through Lent, ending in a more blessed and joyful Easter.
On this first day of Lent, we reflect on these words from Pope Francis:
Do you want to fast this Lent?
Fast from hurting words and say kind words.
Fast from sadness and be filled with gratitude.
Fast from anger and be filled with patience.
Fast from pessimism and be filled with hope.
Fast from worries and trust in God.
Fast from complaints and contemplate simplicity.
Fast from pressures and be prayerful.
Fast from bitterness and fill your heart with joy.
Fast from selfishness and be compassionate to others.
Fast from grudges and be reconciled.
Fast from words and be silent so you can listen.
Hat’s Off To Reading Contest
In honor of Dr. Seuss’ birthday, Mrs. Carpenter is kicking off another fun reading contest for the Kindergarten through 6th grade classes. Reading logs will be passed out in library this week & details on the contest will be discussed. The grade with the most books read during the contest will win a dress down day & no homework night! Extra reading logs are available in the library, from the classroom teachers, or can be printed HERE. If you have any questions on the contest, please e-mail Mrs. Carpenter at lcarpenter@saintjamesschool.net. The contest runs through April 3rd. Good luck everyone!
