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Info and Flyers for Upcoming Events

February 27, 2019/in St. James Notices /by Saint James School

FAMILY NIGHT AT JUMP OFF

Friday, March 8 is a day off from school so come out and have some fun on Thursday evening, March 7 at JumpOff! The HSA is hosting a Family Night on 3/7 from 5:00pm-9:00pm for all SJS families at JumpOff in Manchester. Please see this flyer for details. We hope to see you there!

MIDDLE SCHOOL BOWLING

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.

FAMILY PAINT NIGHT

The HSA is hosting a Family Paint Night on March 29 at 6:30pm in the cafeteria. An artist from Artful Soul will be leading us in painting an Easter painting. This is the perfect opportunity to try out a paint night with your family at the very reasonable cost of $20/canvas. Everyone (children and adults) is welcome to make a painting! For the younger children in your family, there will be an option for a smaller $5 canvas and also some coloring activities to keep the little ones busy. For more info and to sign up, please see this flyer. The deadline to sign up is March 15 and space is limited so don’t wait!

FATHER/SON EVENT AT DAVE & BUSTERS

On Saturday, March 30th from 11am-1pm join fellow Saint James School Fathers, Sons and Special People (male) at Dave & Buster’s in Manchester for a fun day of games! RSVP and order forms will be sent home with students this week and can also be found here: RSVP form & order form. All attendees will receive complimentary coffee, tea, juice and soda courtesy of the HSA. All responses are due by Friday (3/15). Any questions or concerns, please contact Christine Strickland at christinepesola@hotmail.com or call/text 914-582-7869.

POWER CARD FUNDRAISER

Do you love Dave & Busters and want to stock up on Power Cards? Have you never been but would like to try it out? Do you need some creative ideas for birthday and Easter gifts? We’ve got you covered! The HSA is selling Dave & Busters Power Cards and 50% of each purchase will be donated to our school. Power cards are used to pay for games played at any Dave & Busters location. Additional info and an order form can be found here. All orders are due by Friday (3/15). Thank you for your support of our school!

4th Grade Presidents’ Day

February 27, 2019/in St. James Notices /by Saint James School

5th & 6th Grade STEM Club

February 26, 2019/in St. James Notices /by Saint James School

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.

Varsity Girls Update

February 25, 2019/in St. James Notices /by Saint James School

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 3^rd 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!

2019 Saint James School Soirée: March 23, 2019

February 25, 2019/in St. James Notices /by Saint James School

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.

3rd Grade Reading Café

February 22, 2019/in St. James Notices /by Saint James School

Returning Family Registrations Due Tomorrow

February 21, 2019/in St. James Notices /by Saint James School

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.

Last Call: Soles4Souls – Donate Unwanted Shoes

February 21, 2019/in St. James Notices /by Saint James School

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.

Update on Evenings Activities

February 20, 2019/in St. James Notices /by Saint James School

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.

No School Monday/Tuesday

February 15, 2019/in St. James Notices /by Saint James School

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.