Today’s Rosary
Today we enjoyed our first school-wide Rosary of the new year. It is always a treat to see and hear everyone praying in unison throughout the school building on these special mornings.
Updated to Covid/Health Protocol
Thank you again to all of our families for adhering to our published health protocol and conducting those important health checks with your student(s) each day before school.
We are seeing a strong uptick in Covid cases here at school as the year is progressing and, as such, we are amending our Health protocol slightly.
Going forward, any student/staff member that has any respiratory symptoms (sore throat, congestion, cough), even if they don’t have a fever, will need to take a Covid test before coming to school each day. Any positive tests should be reported to the school nurse. Negative tests do not need to be reported to the nurse.
We will continue to require masking and documentation of a negative Covid test 5 days after exposure for students and staff to remain in school (after an exposure).
Please reach out to our school nurse, Mrs. Pennington, at kpennington@mpspride.org with any questions.
SJS 9/11 Memorial In the News
In case you missed it, two of our 5th grade students made the front page of the Journal Inquirer on Sunday (9/11) for their contributions to our September 11th memorial. Special thanks to Luke Szupryczynski and Quinn D’Agostino (with help from their parents) for looking after our 9/11 memorial. The article can be read…
Commemorative Calendars & Fall Festival Wrist Bands
A reminder that parent volunteers will be selling the 100th Anniversary Commemorative Calendars & Fall Festival Wrist Bands at pick-up tomorrow afternoon (Wednesday).
Lunch Menu Change
The “Alternate Lunch Option” on September’s hot lunch menu has been changed. Please note this week’s alternative to the standard hot lunch option is now Bagel, string cheese, yogurt OR Tortilla Chips, Cheese Cup, Salsa and Yogurt. An updated September lunch menu has been posted on our App and on our website as well as below.
Instrumental Music Meeting Tonight
This evening, Monday, September 12th Mr. Corcoran will have a parent meeting at 6:30pm in the cafeteria for new families interested in joining the band program this year (grades 4 – 8). Please ring the buzzer at arrival to be let in.
New Testing Program for Grades 3 – 8
Please review the following information from the Archdiocese of Hartford in regards to the new, adaptive assessments our grade 3 – 8 students will participate in this school year. The testing will provide teachers with a detailed baseline assessment of each student in their class to help them better customize lessons throughout the school year.
During the week of September 12 the students will be taking practice tests on their technology device, practicing “think alouds”, and being able to experience this new testing platform while working through any questions with their teacher’s assistance.
During the week of September 19, students will take their first MAP assessments in reading, language usage, and mathematics.
You will note in the information below that the tests are also available for students in grades 1 and 2, however Saint James School will be implementing this program only for grades 3 – 8 at this time.
Morning Arrival Reminders
Two quick reminders about morning arrival for our Kindergarten – 8th Grade families:
1) If you arrive after the breezeway doors have closed at 7:50am – you must park your car and accompany your child/ren to the SJS main office to sign them in.
2) If you are using the drop-and-go option and you are at the front of the line, please pull up PAST the crosswalk to drop your students off. The entire area in front of the school should be used for drop-and-go.
Fall Festival Wrist Bands & Centennial Calendars
As a reminder, Mrs. Tierney and Mrs. Fiereck will be selling Fall Festival Wrist Bands and special SJS 22-23 School Year Centennial Calendars tomorrow afternoon at pick-up. If your child takes the bus or goes to aftercare on Friday afternoons, you can purchase either of these items via “kid mail.” See below for information:
