SJS 5th & 6th grade students participating in yesterday’s after-school STEM Club had an opportunity to try out our new Cue robots. Cue is a more advanced version of the Dot & Dash coding robots that our younger students use throughout the year. Middle school students will be using the Cue robots during their STREAM (STEM + Religion + Art) classes.
Our Saint James Varsity girls basketball team ended their regular season on a winning note on Friday, finishing the season at 10-2 in league play, which puts them in first place in Central CT East division and rank overall 3rd in the conference. The team’s first playoff game is this Thursday vs St. Bridget at 6:30pm at the Northwest Catholic High School gym in West Hartford. Go Sabers!
The annual Saint James School Soirée & Auction is our largest fundraiser of the year and a great adults-only event to celebrate the awesome community we share while raising money for our great school! The event will take place on Saturday, March 23rd from 7:00pm – 11:30pm, in what we are calling The Saber’s Den (our school’s gymnasium, transformed for the event).
In keeping with tradition, attendees of the Soirée will have the option to participate in the live and/or silent auctions and bid on items from class baskets to priority seating at 8th grade graduation to a ride to school in a fire truck – with all proceeds benefiting Saint James School. There will be delicious food from Highland Park Market, a cash bar, DJ/dancing, and generally just A WHOLE LOT of fun!
Invitations and RSVP cards for the Soirée were sent home with students.
RSVPs are due by March 8th.
If you would like to volunteer at the event or want to donate an auction item or help us solicit donations, please contact Erin Daley at erindaley6416@gmail.com or send a copy of the completed 2019 Soiree Donation Form to the main office. If you or someone you know would like to advertise their business (or send well wishes to your child’s class, etc.) advertising and sponsorship information can be found HERE.
Returning family registration paperwork for the 2019-2020 school year is due tomorrow (Friday, 2/22). If you need another copy of the files, please e-mail Amy Guenther at aguenther@saintjamesschool.net. Hard copy forms are available for pick-up in the SJS main office and at the Pre-K.
If your child/ren are in Pre-K through 7th grade and will not be returning to Saint James School next year, please complete THIS FORM and send it to Mrs. Zorger.
Registration for new families looking to join SJS for the 2019-2020 school year will be begin at the end of the month. If you know of any new families that may be considering Saint James School, please let Mrs. Guenther know.
Saint James School is participating in a town-wide effort to collect gently used shoes to donate to Soles4Souls. All types of shoes, sneakers, etc. are being accepted. Click HERE to watch a video regarding the “Soles4Souls” project.
A box for the donations will be located in the SJS main office reception area through Friday afternoon.
Due to the impending weather, all basketball practices are cancelled for this evening. Choir is still being held after school and aftercare will close at 5:30pm as usual.
As a reminder, there is no school this coming Monday and Tuesday (February 18th & 19th) for February break. Have a wonderful long weekend, and we will see you back at school on Wednesday, February 20th.
Congratulations to Us! We just received word that Saint James School was voted “Most Loved Private School (K-8)” by local parenting website HulaFrog.com subscribers (click image to see all the winners).
This week’s Stock Market Club will be held after school on Wednesday, 2/13 instead of tomorrow.