A STEM Club session will be held after school on Monday, January 24 for students in 4th grade. If your child would like to attend, please fill out the Permission Form below. There are a limited number of spaces so students will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis.
January is National Anti-Trafficking Awareness Month. In recognition of this, The Underground is sponsoring an Internet Safety and Human Trafficking Awareness Event for local parents/guardians on Wednesday, January 19th from 7-9pm. The event will be held via Zoom (Webinar ID: 876 3278 9149; Passcode: 028078)
As a reminder, there is no school this coming Monday, January 17th, in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday.
In addition, Saint James School will have a 12:05pm dismissal on Thursday, January 27th (aftercare will be in session on the 27th).
Saint James School will be resuming extra curricular activities effective tomorrow – Saturday, January 15th.
For basketball, please note that players, coaches, and spectators must be properly masked at all times. If a player does test positive, contact tracing may need to be implemented. We ask that parents please do a thorough health screening on their children before every practice/game and err on the side of caution if there are any symptoms of illness.
The Archdiocese of Hartford invites students who will be freshmen or sophomores during the 2022-2023 school year (and will be attending a Catholic school within the Archdiocese) to participate in an essay contest about the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal. The author of the winning essay will receive a $1,000 tuition grant.
The Essay deadline is April 1, 2022
Detailed contest information can be printed HERE.
If your family ordered an SJS Yeti 20oz Tumbler or 14oz Mug, those will be coming home with students today. The 32oz Chug Bottles are unfortunately still on back-order and will be filled as soon as possible.
For the SJS Spiritwear items that were ordered in December, many items are now being printed and will be shipped/available for pick-up at the school later this week. Unfortunately, however, some items are still on back-order from the manufacturers and will be filled as soon as possible.
Thank you again for your patience.
As a reminder, remote learning is only for K-8 students in the following situations:
– After receipt of a Covid-positive test (either for the student personally or for someone in the home)
– Unvaccinated individuals who have been in close contact with a Covid-positive individual
– Vaccinated individuals who has been in close contact with a Covid-positive individual and are experiencing symptoms.
If any of the above conditions are met, please call the school nurse, Mrs. Vignati to discuss quarantine days and a date for remote learning to begin.
Please note the following from the Remote Learning Guidelines Section of our Covid/Health Info Page:
The Saint James School HSA (Home & School Association) will hold their monthly meeting this evening – Thursday, 1/6 – from 7:00-8:00pm via Zoom. We encourage all of our SJS parents/ grandparents to attend to learn about the many fun (and fundraising!) events that will be happening here at school over the next few months and throughout the year.
Here is the link to the Zoom meeting:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/
Meeting ID: 842 3430 5574
Passcode: 510498
And here is the agenda for this evening: HSA Agenda January 2022
Hope to see you there!