Aftercare will NOT be available on Friday, December 13th – which is a 12:05pm dismissal day. The office will also be closing at 12:05pm as faculty and staff will be heading offsite for our annual Christmas party. Please be sure you have arrangements to pick up your child/ren at 12:05pm. Thank you!
(For families that use it, before school care IS available on December 13th)
Thank you to everyone who has brought in items so far! Our collection will end on Wednesday of this coming week.
From November 12th – 20th Saint James School will be collecting food to help local families in need have a blessed Thanksgiving. If you are able, families are asked to contribute a food item as noted below (a collection box will be in each classroom to collect donations). Our parish representative from St. Vincent DePaul will be picking up donation on the 20th, using items to make baskets for local families in need. Any extra items will be donated to the MACC food pantry. Thank you for any support you are able to provide:
Pre-Kindergarten: Stuffing
Kindergarten: Instant Potatoes
Grade 1: Cornbread, Bread Mix
Grade 2: Canned Vegetables
Grade 3: Pasta
Grade 4: Desserts (Puddings, Cookies, etc.)
Grade 5: Coffee, Tea, Hot Chocolate
Grade 6: Juice & Water (Gallon/Large Bottles)
Grade 7: Cranberry Sauce or Pasta Sauce
Grade 8: Gravy, Pickles, Olives
We just received notice from the bus company that buses 134 and 5 needed to combine today due to a driver shortage. If this impacts your family, you should have received an email directly from the school shortly after 1pm.
If you missed that email, please note this is the same combination as the Wednesday bus schedule, so expect your child home about that same time if they are taking the bus home today.
Our Home & School Association will host the annual Saint James School Christmas Store on Wednesday, December 4th, where students in Pre-K3 through 8th grade will have an opportunity to shop for holiday gifts for their loved ones.
Parent volunteers are needed for set-up on Tuesday, December 3rd and to assist the younger students with shopping and checking out on December 4th. If you are able to help, please sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090B48A9AF2DAAF85-53276168-sjschristmas
More details about the Christmas Store will be forthcoming in the days ahead.
There will be a session of STEM Club for students in Grade 1 on Monday, November 25. Please complete the permission form if your child would like to attend.
Below please find a link to our 2024-2025 Inclement Weather Policy. For families that were with us last year, there are a few changes this year:
1) Please look for St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish on the television instead of Saint James School. This will indicate that both our parish schools are closed, delayed, or dismissing early.
2) You will receive a text message from our FACTS Emergency Alert System indicating that school is closed, delayed, or dismissing early.
Reminders: If your family uses the extended day program…
* If SJS is closing early due to inclement weather, aftercare closes at 12:00pm and you must pick up your student by that time.
* If we have a delayed opening, there is NO before-school care available that day.
This policy will be posted at the bottom of the SJS email blast for quick reference as we get into the winter season.
A powerful video from the Archdiocese of Hartford about the importance of making faith a priority in our increasingly busy lives. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEwaUW9Iqd8
We hope that your family will join us for our next Parish School Family Mass at St. Bart Church on Sunday, November 24th at 5:00pm!
All students in the 2nd grade or older are invited to sing in a special children’s choir for the 4pm Christmas Eve Mass at St. Bartholomew Church on Tuesday, Dec. 24. The choir will be made up of children from both St. Bridget and St. James schools along with children who are a part of the parish and religious education community. Rehearsals for this Christmas Eve children’s choir are scheduled from 4:15pm – 5:45pm at St. Bartholomew Church on the following Thursdays: November 21, December 5, December 12, and December 19. Children will also need to arrive to St. Bartholomew on December 24 by 2:30pm or 3pm (TBD).
If your child(ren) is/are interested in participating, please email Ms. Holmes at campusminister@saintteresacatholic.org
Please note the 2nd grade stem club for next week is full.