December Book & Art Club Permission Slips
Below are the permission slips for the December Book & Art Club Sessions:
SJS Shines at Szopka Competition
This weekend, students that participated in the Polish Nativity Castle (“Szopka”) Club attended the 38th annual Szopka competition at the Polish Cultural Club in Hartford. Saint James School students, with much guidance from middle school teacher Ms. Carol Oleasz, took 1st – 3rd place and honorable mention in this year’s competition. The winners were are follows:
1st place: Maya Fisher & Jameson Fisher
2nd place (tie): Molly Melia & Clara Covill; Fabrizia S.
3rd Place: Ryan Chacaga, Drew Burnham, & David LaMonica
Honorable Mention: Stefaniya Barbieri, Madeline Dube, & Annabelle K.
The Szopka Krakowska, or “nativity scene”, is a Christmas tradition originating from Krakow, Poland and dating back to the 19th century. Though commonly called “Christmas Cribs” in English, they look more like castles or cathedrals and depict the Nativity of Jesus. Saint James School has been involved with this cultural tradition for many years and members of the Polish Cultural Club look forward to seeing our students’ submissions each year.
Gratitude Video
As you know we recently finished covering our 2nd “Virtue of the Month,” which was Gratitude. Just before Thanksgiving, we randomly selected students to read one of their gratitude writings on video. If you missed this Facebook post (shared last week), please take a moment to check our Gratitude video: #attitudeofgratitude. And, be sure to stay tuned in until the end for a special message!
Boys Varsity Opener
The SJS boys Varsity Gold team opened their season this past weekend in the Holy Trinity Tournament in Wallingford. The boys played 5 games over the weekend and played strong throughout to earn a spot in the finals. Despite leading at halftime in the championship game, the boys ended up losing 44-36 vs. St. Bridget of Cheshire. The boys played great, showed great SJS sportsmanship, and took home a second place trophy. A great start to the season for Saint James School basketball!
Last Call: XC Banquet
The SJS Cross Country Banquet has been rescheduled to Monday, November 26th. If you were not planning to attend originally due to a conflict, but can now make it, please email Mrs. Zorger at bzorger@saintjamesschool.net to let her know by this coming SATURDAY. Likewise, if you had originally signed up to attend but are unable to make it on the 26th, please let Mrs. Zorger know that as well (by this coming SATURDAY).
Girls Basketball Clinic
Today from 3:00pm – 4:30pm there will be an OPTIONAL shooting clinic for Girls in grades 4 – 8 registered to play basketball. The basketball calendars have been updated to reflect this change.
Reminder: 12:05pm Dismissal Tomorrow
Tomorrow, November 21st, is a 12:05pm dismissal day. Aftercare will be in session but students going to aftercare will need to bring a lunch from home as there is no hot lunch served on early dismissal days.
There is NO SCHOOL on November 22nd and 23rd in observance of Thanksgiving.
Important Note: Friday, December 7th is a 12:05pm Dismissal – THERE WILL NOT BE AFTERCARE AVAILABLE ON THIS DAY so please plan accordingly.
As a reminder, there is the option to subscribe to our electronic SJS calendar for just days off and early dismissal days. To do so, click HERE and choose “subscribe to filtered calendar” at the bottom.
No Choir or Math Club Wednesday (11/21)
As a reminder, there will be NO Choir Practice this Wednesday after school. Math Club (6th grade) is also NOT being held this Wednesday.
