Please note the new signs — There is no longer parking permitted on Otis Street on the side we parked on last year. You can, however, park on the alternate side of Otis now (i.e. you must be turning onto Otis Street from Park Street). This change was made by the town over the summer for the safety of our students and families in the crosswalk.
The Saint James School Cross Country Season will begin on Tuesday, September 4th with practice from 2:05pm – 3:30pm that day. A full schedule of practices and meets will be available shortly. If your child will be participating, please return the following to the school by Friday, August 28th (click links to download):
2) The $35 Sports Fee (Check Payable to Saint James School)
3) Athletics Health Form 2018-2019 (signed by your child’s doctor)
Please remember, students will not be allowed to practice unless these documents are all on file with the school and the sports fee is paid.
Class assignments – and other important information – was sent to all K-8 families via e-mail on Tuesday. If your family did not receive the e-mail, please e-mail aguenther@saintjamesschool.net.
Photo Permissions & Emergency Info Due Today
Please use This Link to provide the requested information to Saint James School by the end of today (Friday, August 24th) if you have not already done so.
The school bus routes have been released for Manchester residents who requested bus transportation to and from SJS. Please use this LINK to check on your child’s bus stop (if your address doesn’t come up how you entered it, please use the scroll down list). If you cannot get your address to come up, please email Mrs. Sager at lsager@saintjamesschool.net.
Important Notes from the town:
➢ Students should arrive at the bus stop 5 minutes before departure time.
➢ Parent or guardian should arrive at the bus stop 5 minutes before scheduled drop off time. Pre-K through Grade 2 students must be released to a parent or guardian.
➢ Please remind your children of the importance of following bus safety rules.
➢ School buses are equipped with video surveillance for the safety of the students and the driver.
➢ No medications can be transported on the school bus with the exception of an epi-pen. The school bus driver will not administer any medication. Please make arrangements to bring any medications to the school nurse’s office.
➢ Due to the high volume of bus stop changes at the start of the school year, no changes will be made for the first two weeks of school.
All 1st grade parents and all new students in grades 1 – 8 were sent an e-mail regarding creating a lunch account for your child. If you did not receive that email, please email aguenther@saintjamesschool.net for the information. (please check your SPAM folder first).
As a reminder, if you plan to use the Extended Day program for the 2018-2019 school year, both documents below must be filled out and returned to Ms. Jean by early next week. Please note, 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 Form
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 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