For families interested in purchasing SJS Soccer spiritwear for the upcoming season, please use the link below. We are also offering a general Saint James School navy t-shirt or sweatshirt for purchase. Orders can be shipped to SJS at no charge and we will notify you when they are ready for pickup.
As a reminder, Saint James School will have 12:05pm dismissal on both Wednesday and Thursday of this week for our spring Parent/Teacher Conferences. Aftercare will be in session both days. Also, we will have all our buses on both days (no combined buses on Wednesday this week).
Also, a reminder that school IS IN SESSION this Friday, March 28th – a change from our originally published school calendar. The conference for our teachers was rescheduled to Tuesday, April 1st so we will be OFF from school next Tuesday instead.
For our pre-k through grade 7 families: The portal for ordering yearbooks will remain open through tonight. Visit https://www.jostens.com/
We still have a few tickets left in our section! We hope you will consider joining us!
The Saint James School HSA invites families to join us for a Yard Goats game on Sunday, April 6th at 1:10pm at Dunkin’ Donuts Park, where the Yard Goats will host the Yankees’ affiliate team the Somerset Patriots. Tickets are $16.00 a piece and space is limited. Please see This Flyer for details and to RSVP for this fun outing! Please make checks out to St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish and note SJS Yard Goats in the memo field.
Dine-out at Panera in Manchester tomorrow – Tuesday, March 25th – between the hours of 4:00pm – 8:00pm and and 25% of your order will be donated back to Saint James School. Please see THIS FLYER for details. Be sure to show the flyer at checkout or use the code FUND4U if ordering online. We hope to see you there!
With most of our grades already near or at capacity for next year based on returning student registrations plus new student applications, we have opted to cancel the Open House that was scheduled for this Thursday evening and, instead, conduct personal tours as needed. If you know of anyone that is considering SJS for their family for next year, please make sure they reach out very soon if they have not already done so.
We are excited to announce a delicious way to support Saint James School – our annual Munson’s Chocolate Fundraiser, with delivery of goodies to SJS just in time for Easter!
Now through March 31st please visit https://www.munsonschocolates.com/online-fundraising/st-james-schoolct-3/ to order your favorite chocolate confections. Once your order is placed online, please print a copy of the final order and send that into the SJS Main office with a check made out to “St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish,” (note SJS Munson’s in the memo field).
Please check totals carefully and include your child’s name/and homeroom teacher on all paperwork.
To help our fundraising efforts go even further, we hope you will share the link to our fundraising page with your family and friends!
If you would like to use a paper tally sheet to take orders before placing them online, you can find that here: Munson’s Tally Sheet
A printable version of items for sale and the costs can be viewed here: Munson’s Fundraiser Items
Orders will be ready for pick up in the gymnasium at dismissal on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9th. We will send a reminder in the email blast as we approach that date.
If you have any questions, please contact Saint James School parent volunteer, Caitlin Dennehey at caitlinwlkr@gmail.com.
We appreciate your support!
Today, your K-8 student(s) will be bringing home their 2nd trimester report card. It’s hard to believe that two-thirds of our school year is already complete! As a reminder, the report card envelope must be signed and returned to the school early next week (keep the report card itself at home).
As you and your student(s) review their report card, I ask that you pay particular attention to the numbers in the attendance section. The standard guidelines are 10 or less absences per year and 3 or less tardy arrivals.
I do understand that there have been recurring illnesses this year that have required students to miss an unusual amount of school. Of course, this cannot be helped. However, when illnesses are compounded by vacations and days off for other reasons, the loss of learning time does have an impact on students’ education.
Similarly, if your student has more than 3 tardy arrivals on their report card, we encourage you to have a conversation about your family’s morning routine. Tardy arrivals are disruptive to an entire room of students and negatively impact important classroom time. This loss of learning time adds up. We understand that car trouble or unusual traffic can happen. If, however, you find yourselves typically getting to school as the breezeway doors are closing or have closed, we ask that you consider adjusting your morning schedule accordingly.
There are two ways to order:
1. Online. To order online, visit https://www.jostens.com/
2. By Order Form. Complete the order form that was sent home with your student and return it with payment (checks payable to St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish with SJS Yearbook on the memo line) to the school office.
The cost is $30.00 per book, with each additional book costing $25.00/book. Please note that online orders will be taxed but orders sent into school will not.
**8th Grade Families: All 8th Graders will receive a complimentary yearbook. There is no need to order one unless you would like more than one copy.**
All orders are due by Friday, March 21, 2025.
Mrs. Poth will be running a session of STEM Club on Monday, March 24 for students in Grade 1. If your child would like to attend, please complete and return the permission form.