This year, Saint James School will once again participate in the annual Szopka Krakowska Contest sponsored by the Polish Cultural Club in Hartford, CT.   SJS has been part of this special tradition for many years and the members of the Polish Cultural Club really look forward to viewing our submissions each year.

The making of these “Nativity Castles” will be offered as an optional after school activity for students in grades 4 – 8 under the guidance of middle school teacher Ms. Oleasz (Room 207).  If your child is interested, please send a note to their homeroom teacher by this coming Tuesday – Oct. 9th so that we may get a count of participants.  Depending upon the number of interested students, those in grades 6-8 will be given first preference for participation.

Sessions will begin Tuesday, October 16th in Ms. O’s classroom.  Students will need to stay after school to work on their castle at least a few days each week to ensure completion in time for the contest on November 24th & 25th.  Many supplies will be provided by Ms. O, although students are welcome to bring materials from home to further enhance their creation.

After the judging, which takes place the weekend after Thanksgiving, the Szopka are brought back to our school where they will be displayed until Christmas.  Prizes are awarded to the 1st – 3rd place winners.

We hope to see many of our students join in the creative fun! (Below are pictures of SJS students with their castles at last year’s event).

Our Cross Country team will have a meet tomorrow at Elizabeth Park in Hartford/West Hartford.  Mrs. O’Neill asks that runners meet at the Ana Grace Love Wins Playground on the corner of Whitney Street and Elizabeth Street.  The official address of the playground is 178-202 Elizabeth St, Hartford, CT.  Please arrive at 3:00pm to walk the course, race begins at 4:00pm.

Good luck Sabers! 

Basketball Open Gym sessions (for boys and girls in grades 4 – 8 that are interested in playing basketball this year) will begin the first week of October.  We are asking that all students who are interested in playing basketball submit their Athletics Health Form 2018-2019 (signed by their doctor) to the office by September 28th.  No students will be able to participate in the Open Gyms or any tryouts/ practices without this form on file.

Also, please don’t submit any money at this time…program fees, forms, and additional program details are being finalized and will be communicated over the next few weeks.

 

If you are still planning to purchase mums through this fundraiser, please send your order and money in before this Friday for optimal selection.  After this weekend, the farm cannot guarantee availability.  Thank you to everyone who purchased – we have sold 288 plants so far!

Mums cost $4.50 each (for 9″ pots) and you can pay by cash or check payable to St. James School HSA.

Just like our prior flower/wreath sales:

1. place your order using this link
2. print the confirmation email and send it to school in an envelope with your payment

Upon receipt of your payment, we will send home vouchers with your child. Simply take the vouchers to Botticello Farms and pick out your mums/colors.

Any questions, please contact Jackie Smith: jacqmsmith@gmail.com.

 

 

Congratulations to our  Middle School Cross Country Runners for a great performance this past Saturday at the Harry Geraghty Invitational at Nevers Park in South Windsor.  For the Girls’ race, 8th grader Abby Ray took 1st place overall out of the 60 runners competing, with Kaitlyn Nyberg (8th grade) and Maya Fisher (6th grade) coming in 3rd and 6th respectively.  Rounding out our top 5 scorers for the girls were Sammy Creamer (6th grade) and Jillian Vichi (8th grade).

For the boys, our top finisher was Nicholas Kalb (8th grade) in 17th place out of 46 runners, followed by Bradley Bushnell (7th Grade), Danny Chomick (6th grade), Zach Nyberg (6th grade), and Mason Breton (8th grade).

Congratulations Sabers!