New Family/Student Meet & Sweet
Our annual back-to-school “Meet & Sweet” event for all NEW Saint James elementary/middle school (K-8) students/families and buddy families will be held the evening of Tuesday, August 28th from 6:00pm to 7:00pm. All incoming Kindergarten students and their families (even if they have older siblings already at the school) are also invited to attend.
Please note, you must RSVP for this event. If your child/ren is new to the school or you are a 2018 buddy family and didn’t receive the link to RSVP for the event, please contact our Advancement Director, Amy Guenther at aguenther@saintjamesschool.net.
Lands End 50% Sale Through Tuesday
Lands End is currently offering 50% full priced kids uniform items through Tuesday, August 14th with the promo code: SMART and pin: 4618.
Our school code is: 900117540
Uniform Vendor Sales
Lands’ End and Dennis Uniform are currently offering sales. Land’s End has 40% off through July 16th with code: and pin:
School Supplies with School Tool Box
This summer you again have the option to order your child’s school supplies online and have them delivered directly to your home! In addition, Saint James School receives a percentage of every sale – convenience for you and a great way to support SJS! Plus, if you already have supplies left over from prior years, you can choose not to include those in your purchase. Visit the School Toolbox Website (click to access) and type in St. James School Manchester, CT in the search box. Please remember to order supplies well in advance to ensure they arrive before the first day of school.
The HSA website has been updated with preliminary information for the 2018-2019 school year.
Have a GREAT Summer!
As another year of learning comes to a close we wish to Thank You again for choosing to be part of the Saint James School family, and for the various ways that each of you help make Saint James School such a special place! The past year has been filled with many great learning opportunities: chances for students to grow academically, spiritually, and socially. Friendships and wonderful, lifelong memories have been made not only for the students – but for the parents and staff as well!`
We wish everyone a healthy, relaxing Summer Vacation and look forward to see you back at Saint James School on August 30th (if you are not using the SJS Summer Program, that is)!
A couple of notes/reminders:
Summer Hours: The school office will be open M – F from 9:00am – 1:00pm.
Teacher Assignments: Class assignments will be e-mailed the week before school starts.
Soccer Uniforms: All soccer uniforms should have already been returned to the school or the coach.
Openings: We still have space available in some of our grades (including Kindergarten and Pre-Kindergarten) if you know anyone who is looking at school options for their child(ren).
Documents, Forms & Calendars: Documents, forms, and calendars will be available on our website under the DOCUMENTS & FORMS page (in the blue quick links section of the website). This includes:
2018-2019 K-5 School Supply List
2018-2019 Gr 6-8 School Supply List
2018-2019 SJS Athletics Health Form (form must be signed by child’s doctor and is required prior to participation in all SJS Sports)
Fall 2018 Cross Country (Informational letter from the Coach for students entering grades 5th – 8th)
Extended Day for 2018-2019: If you plan to use the Extended Day program for the 2018-2019 school year, both the documents below must be filled out completely and returned to Ms. Jean by August 1st. This applies to current families as well as new; NEW EXTENDED DAY FORMS MUST BE COMPLETED EACH YEAR. The Emergency Contact form cannot be scanned (we need the copy with your original signature on file). Please drop BOTH documents off to the school or mail them in to: Saint James School, Attention: Jean Burdick, 73 Park Street, Manchester CT 06040.
2018-2019 Extended Day Registration Form
2018-2019 Extended Day Emergency Contact Information (original, signed copy must be sent to school)
Middle School Summer Reading Assignments
Summer reading assignments for next year’s 6th, 7th, and 8th graders are being sent home in report cards. They can also be found below and will be posted on our website for future reference:
Entering 6th Grade Reading Assignment
Entering 7th Grade Reading Assignment
Entering 8th Grade Reading Assignment
Tomorrow Morning: Last Day Hooray! Coffee
The HSA is hosting a “Last Day Hooray” coffee hour for parents on the last day of school. Please join us outside the breezeway at morning drop-off on June 22 for some coffee and socializing as we wrap up another great school year. Whether you can stay for just a few minutes or an hour, we’d love to see you!
If you have not already done so, please take a few moments to review the attached letter from the Home & School Association: HSA Thank You Letter
Uniform Closet Reminder
If your child has outgrown their SJS uniform items, please remember to donate them to our school’s Uniform Closet. Uniform items in good condition may be brought to the main office now or throughout the summer.
Also, as a reminder, parents wishing to look through items in the uniform closet must call or stop by the main office first. Over the summer, please call in advance to make sure someone is around to let you in before stopping by.
