Thank you to all our parent and student volunteers who came out to help as we hosted numerous JV basketball games (teams from all over the Deanery) this past Saturday. Also, special thanks to our cheerleaders for cheering and to Sammy the Saber for making a special appearance! Congratulations to the SJS JV Boys on their hard-fought win against Corpus Christi. Our JV girls also played strong on Saturday but ended up with a loss to St. Timothy.
Cheered on by our newly formed cheerleading squad, the SJS boys varsity gold and girls varsity basketball teams both enjoyed strong wins at home over Southington Catholic last night. This brings the boys’ record for the season to 9 – 3 and the girls’ record to 8 – 0! Both teams will play again tonight at St. Gabriel school in Windsor. The girls play at 6:30pm, followed by the boys at 7:30pm.
Great job SABERS!!
Aftercare statements for December are now available for pickup from Ms. Jean.
Please note the date changes for our Ski/Snowboard Club listed in Saber Stories. The SJS Website Calendar has been updated to reflect these changes. If you would like to subscribe to just these dates on your personal calendar, you can do so HERE.
Thank you to everyone who participated in the Tree of Blessings this year. Yesterday the 8th graders hosted a beautiful ceremony in the gym, which was attended by Pre-K – Grade 8 students. Ornaments were sent home yesterday or will be coming home today with your student.
Saint James School will host the 4:00pm Mass at Saint James Church on December 24th, Christmas Eve. The school choir will perform in addition to SJS students serving as readers, gift bearers, and ushers. If you are unable to attend on the 24th at 4:00pm, the full Christmas Mass schedule for Saint James Parish is as follows:
CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES
Monday, December 24th:
4:00 p.m. St. James Church
4:00 p.m. Assumption Church
6:00 p.m. St. James Church
12:00a.m. Midnight Mass at St. James Church (Christmas Carols & Hymns beginning at 11:15p.m.)
CHRISTMAS DAY SERVICES
Tuesday, December 25th:
9:00 a.m. St. James Church
10:00 a.m. Assumption Church
11:00 a.m. St. James Church
As you may recall, each month Saint James K – 8 students are studying a different virtue as part of their religion classes. Today during the Advent wreath lighting, Mrs. Zorger recognized two students from each homeroom (K-8) that were selected by their teachers for exhibiting the virtue of peace (peaceful demeanor or a peacemaker among their peers), our virtue for the past month.
Below is a picture of the students (who were present for our Advent wreath lighting this morning) who received the peace-maker award. Way to go SABERS! The next virtue is LOVE.
Please see the attached information on the 2018 Saint James School Tree of Blessings. Tree of Blessings Order Form 2018
A special Prayer Service honoring the named individuals will be held on WEDNESDAY, December 19th at 9:00am in the gymnasium of Saint James School (SJS parents are welcome to attend – please enter through main office doors and sign in at the office).
Extra order forms will be available in the school office or at the exits of Saint James Church. Please have all order forms in to the school office by Friday, December 14th. All proceeds will benefit SJS.
Below are a couple of pictures from last year of our annual Tree of Blessings.
For yesterday’s Book & Art Club, students listened to A Charlie Brown Christmas on a record player (so the kids can see how we listened to music in the “olden” days), then they made Christmas tree decorations. Special thanks to Mrs. Carpenter for sending along these cute pictures.
