Congratulations to our third grade for winning the with first Box Tops competition of the year with 859 Box Tops! Our team counted counted 3,060 total Box Tops yesterday – which is $306 for our school. Plus, Box Tops sent us a $30.00 Box Top gift certificate (thank you to those entering the Box Tops contests online)! Box Tops will be counted again on October 30th for the next contest.
Today our 8th grade students enjoyed a fun experiment as part of their lesson on velocity and the relationship between distance, speed, and time. Using Hot Wheels cars, a Hot Wheels track, a measuring tape, and their Chromebooks to clock the time, students used the formula of Speed = Distance/Time to explore and calculate the relationship between these 3 variables.
Tomorrow – Thursday, September 13th – is class picture day which requires specific uniform attire (winter dress code):
Grades K-5 Girls: Uniform skort with uniform polo and Navy knee socks/tights (Please utilize Navy polo if possible)
Grades K-5 Boys: Uniform khaki pants with uniform polo (Navy polo if possible)
Grades 6-8 Girls: Uniform skort with uniform oxford and Navy knee socks/tights
Grade 6-8 Boys: Uniform khaki pants with blue uniform oxford and tie
Exciting News: Our Scholastic Book Fair will be held at Saint James School all next week!! The attached letter from Mrs. Zorger will be sent home tomorrow with a book fair flyer. You can also browse online HERE. Also, we are still in need of parent volunteers to help so please reach out to Mrs. Meyer (grizmeyer@cox.net) even if you can only give a few hours!
Book Fair dates: MON. SEPT. 17TH – THURS. SEPT. 20TH
Student Shopping:
Monday 8am-2pm
Tues and Wed 8am-1pm
Thurs 8am – 11am
Family Shopping:
Monday 2:10-2:45pm &
Meet the Teachers Nights
Middle School Tues. 6pm – 8pm
Pre K-5th Grade Wed. 6pm – 8pm
Purchase Online: FRI. SEPT. 14TH to FRI. SEPT. 28TH
VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED for setup, shopping hours, Open House, and
cleanup. Visit our Book Fair homepage for signup information:
http://www.scholastic.com/bf/saintjamesschool
NEW digital payment option: eWallet! Now your student can shop the Fair
cash-free! Visit our Book Fair homepage to learn more and to create an account:
http://www.scholastic.com/bf/saintjamesschool
If you have any additional questions, please contact Heather Meyer at grizmeyer@cox.net.
Approximately 50% of sales from this event go towards purchasing new books for our library and classrooms!
Individual portraits will be taken tomorrow (Wednesday, September 12th) for students in Pre-Kindergarten and Grades 4-8. This is a DRESS DOWN (or dress-up!) day for these grades only. Students in Grades 4 – 8 should wear to school whatever you would like them to have their picture taken in. They will wear this all day. Please note the standard dress-down guidelines apply (please refer to the school handbook for questions).
There is no paperwork or money that you need to send in at this time. You will receive proofs of the pictures with ordering information (for if you wish to order) about 4 weeks after picture day.
To see the full picture schedule, click HERE
Students in Kindergarten – 3rd Grade should wear their regular Wednesday uniform tomorrow.
Students running cross country are invited to purchase XC spirit gear. The Warm Up Pants and Practice Shorts may be worn to school on gym days in place of uniform plain navy pants or plain navy shorts. Please note, however, XC t-shirts CANNOT be worn to school in place of the gray gym shirt. The gray gym shirt is the only acceptable shirt for gym days.
Saint James School Choir Practice will begin on Wednesday, September 12th. Forms are being sent home for students interested in joining. If your child did not receive one but would like to join the school choir, you can download a copy of the the attached flyer HERE (Click Link). Please note the performance dates as students are expected to attend all performances.
Box tops for the first dress down contest of the new school year will be counted after school on September 12th. Please be sure to send in any box tops you accumulated over the summer to help your child’s grade win!
Each year, Saint James School asks parents to clip “Box Tops for Education” and send them into the school. Each Box Top you clip earns 10₡ for Saint James. Last year, our school earned over $1,550 from Box Tops alone!
Each month, the GRADE that brings in the most Box Tops will win a free dress down day (date determined by the teachers).
To count for the September Box Tops dress down contest, Box Tops need to be submitted to your child’s teacher by 2:00pm on the counting date.
To learn more about Box Tops, visit the Box Tops For Education Website or contact Saint James School parent volunteer coordinator Mary Beth Dufresne at marybethdufresne@cox.net.
By creating a free account on the Box Tops For Education website (http://www.boxtops4education.com/), you will also be able to enter contests and give-a-ways for additional free Box Tops for our school.
As always, we appreciate your support of Saint James School!
As a reminder, Chromebook insurance forms were due Friday. No forms will be accepted after tomorrow – Tuesday, September 11th.
Individual and Class portraits will be taken this week as follows
Individual portraits for students in K – 3rd grade: Tuesday, September 11th
Individual portraits for students in Pre-K & 4th – 8th Grade: Wednesday, September 12th
Class Pictures: Thursday, September 13th
There is no paperwork or money that you need to send in at this time. You will receive proofs of the pictures with ordering information (for if you wish to order) about 4 weeks after picture day.
Individual portrait day (Tuesday or Wednesday depending on grade of your child) will be a dress-down (or dress-up!) day for (only) the grades having their picture taken. Students should wear to school whatever you would like them to have their picture taken in. They will wear this all day. Please note the standard dress-down guidelines apply (please refer to the school handbook for questions).
Class picture day (Thursday) requires specific uniform attire (winter dress code):
Grades K-5 Girls: Uniform skort with uniform polo and navy knee socks/tights (Please utilize Navy polo if possible)
Grades K-5 Boys: Uniform khaki pants with uniform polo (Navy polo if possible)
Grades 6-8 Girls: Uniform skort with uniform oxford and Navy Knee Socks/Tights
Grade 6-8 Boys: Uniform khaki pants with blue uniform oxford and tie