Reminder: Please Support Educational Choice
Catholic school families across New England have been waiting for decades for relief to help send their children to the schools that fit their religious and academic goals. Now is our chance to make it happen – Please let your voice be heard!
Congress has the chance to include the Educational Choice for Children Act’s tax credit for donations to scholarship organizations in the next federal budget. The tax credit does not affect federal or state public education funding, and is based solely on tax-credits from private donations.
We firmly believe that endorsing ECCA may be our greatest opportunity to see a full access school choice program in Connecticut. While CT legislators may be resistant, this Bill has more support in Congress than any previous school choice legislation. If we join our voices with all our constituent voices, we hopefully will see it come to pass.
TWO Steps to Show Your Support in less than ONE minute of your time:
1) Sign the New England for ECCA Petition
2) Contact your federal legislators
You may also visit ne4ecca.org for more information. The committee working on this legislation has also set up a page so you can follow/share their efforts on Facebook.
HSA Meeting Tonight
The May HSA meeting will be held this evening (Thursday, May 1st) at 6:00pm in the SJS cafeteria. This will be our last meeting of the 2025-2026 school year. We hope to see you there!
May Events Calendar
Please note that the Sacrament Preparation Family Day begins at 9:30am at St. Bartholomew Church on Sunday. The May Calendar has been updated to reflect this change.
Last Call: Teacher Appreciation Collection
Saint James School HSA is organizing a special luncheon for our awesome faculty and staff on May 6th, which falls during Teacher Appreciation Week. We always look forward to this opportunity to show gratitude to the teachers, administrators, and staff for all they do for our children!
This year we are asking for a donation of $5.00 per family (or any amount you are comfortable giving). The donations will be used to cover a variety of special things for our teachers and staff to enjoy at their luncheon on Tuesday, May 7th and throughout teacher appreciation week.
Please send your donation (cash or check) in an envelope labeled OFFICE, Attn: Patricia McCarthy by Thursday, May 1st.
Thank you for helping us make the day special for all the teachers and staff who take such good care of our children each and every day!
Cancelled: Digital Safety Parent Workshop
Thank you to our parents/guardians who signed up to attend the digital safety parent workshop tomorrow evening. Unfortunately, as of this morning, the RSVP list indicated a lighter than anticipated turnout so we have opted to cancel the event and try again in the Fall when schedules may not be quite so busy.
May Newsletter & Calendars
Please review the May Saber Stories Newsletter from Mrs. Zorger and print the May & June Events Calendars for future reference.
Please note, we have changed to a 12:05pm dismissal on June 13th as MPS changed their dismissal schedule (allowing us to have all our buses at this time). Aftercare will be in session on the last day.
May 2025 Saber Stories Newsletter
As always, the May lunch menu will be posted on our website and in our mobile app for future reference.
Digital Safety Workshop: Please Join Us!
On Thursday, May 1 all parents are encouraged to attend an informational workshop with our Social Worker, Campus Minister, and a School Resource Officer from the Manchester Police Department. This event will focus on strategies to help parents/guardians support their child’s well-being in today’s digital world — a topic that touches every family in our school community.
Of note, our school has offered similar presentations in years past, and the feedback from attendees is always very positive. We hope to see many of our SJS parents/guardians.
Parents/guardians are invited to an optional dinner at 5:30pm, OR are welcome to arrive at 6:00pm for just the presentation.
Please RSVP using THIS LINK. As a reminder, this is an ADULTS ONLY event due to the sensitive nature of the information.
