Please review the attached letter from the Archdiocese of Hartford regarding Governor Lamont’s intention to change the state-wide mask mandate for schools effective February 28, 2022. In light of this update from our Superintendent, we will be working on updating our policies and communicating additional information in the weeks ahead.
Our second Ski Club trip will be tomorrow – Friday, February 11th. Participants should bring their equipment/ski gear to school and leave it inside the gymnasium doorway like last time. Any student participants or parent chaperones who cannot make this Friday’s trip, please reach out to parent coordinator – Steve Joyner – at joyner11@cox.net to let him know.
Due to a conflict in schedules, our February HSA meeting – scheduled for February 10th – has been cancelled. We look forward to seeing everyone in March for the next meeting.
Saint James School will celebrate Valentine’s Day on Monday, February 14th with a $1.00 dress down day. Students may dress in Red, White, Purple, and/or Pink for a $1.00 donation. Money collected from this dress down day will be donated to the American Heart Association.
A STEM Club session will be held after school on Monday, February 14 for students in 3rd 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.
Due to activities taking place in our middle school all of next week, the Blue & Gold Dress Down/Spirit day that was originally scheduled for today has been postponed to February 17th.
Saint James School is pleased to welcome Mrs. Carally McKeever-DeLeon in the role of General Music Teacher for the Saint James Middle School program.
Mrs. McKeever-DeLeon comes to us with a wealth of experience as an orchestra director, choral leader, and general music teacher at both the High School and Middle School level. She has a Master’s Degree in Music Education and is certified through the State of Connecticut to teach all levels of students. In addition to her experience teaching within a school setting, Mrs. McKeever-DeLeon teaches private lessons in both piano and violin, performs professionally around the region, and is involved with local children’s theater groups.
We are excited for Mrs. McKeever-DeLeon to begin working with our middle school students starting February 9th.
Please note, we continue to seek a highly-qualified general music teacher for our elementary school grades and are exceptionally grateful to the homeroom teachers for stepping in to fill this role in the interim.
It has come to our attention that the font on the 2022-2023 Extended Day Forms is printing very small (when using the “fillable” option). As such, please either hand-write the information or use the forms below instead when signing up for next year’s Extended Day program.
Extended Day Emergency Contact Information 2022-2023
Extended Day Registration Form 2022-2023
As a reminder, families using the Extended Day program must complete new forms each year.
We are excited to celebrate our school community this week during National Catholic Schools Week! Here are some of the important highlights for parents to keep in mind:
Friday, February 4: Blue & Gold/SJS Spiritwear Dress Down Day
Students dress in school colors (Blue & Gold/Yellow) or any SJS Spiritwear item. This is a full dress down day (uniform bottoms are not required)
All week Saint James School will be collecting gently used coats for Button Up Connecticut as well as specially requested items for the MACC food pantry:
Pre-Kindergarten – Liquid Body Soap (Pump) or Tissues
Kindergarten – Liquid Body Soap (Pump) or Tissues
Grade 1 – Dish Detergent
Grade 2 – Toilet Paper
Grade 3 – Paper Towels
Grade 4 – Shaving Cream
Grade 5 – Shampoo
Grade 6 – Multi-Cleaner Spray
Grade 7 – Mayonnaise
Grade 8 – Jelly (any flavor)