Tomorrow: 12:05pm Dismissal (No aftercare)

As a reminder, this Friday – December 10th – is a 12:05pm dismissal day.  All students need to be picked up at 12:05pm as there is NO After School Care available that day.

Tonight: HSA Meeting

The Saint James School HSA (Home & School Association) will hold their monthly meeting this Thursday – December 9th – from 7:00-8:00pm in the school cafeteria.  We welcome 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.

When you arrive at the school, please ring the buzzer at the breezeway doors and then head downstairs to the cafeteria.

If you would prefer to attend the meeting via Zoom, please use this link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82621546990?pwd=VHFnOFhEQkVMRnhsT2piYW5SN3Y0UT09

Meeting ID: 826 2154 6990
Passcode: 620303

Please review a copy of the meeting agenda HERE.

Snow Much Fun in Pre-K4

Basketball Return to Competition

Tonight: Hour of Code

This evening (Tuesday, December 7th) at 7:00pm, SJS families are invited to join in NATIONAL FAMILY CODE NIGHT. This event is a virtual event geared toward families with children in Kindergarten to Grade 5 and hosted by CS is Elementary. It is a one-hour live stream where parents and children can learn to code together! No coding experience is necessary to participate.

Please see this short video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOQrrVvjBQI) and flyer (Family Code Night Flyer) for more information. One lucky family will win a special prize drawing for Dash’s Neighborhood, a robotics virtual playground from Wonder Workshop, makers of Dash the Robot. And everyone gets a Code@Home Guide, full of free coding games and activities.

We hope your family will join in the fun with other families from our school and across the nation!

*If you would like to send Mrs. Poth (apoth@saintjamesschool.net) a picture of your family participating this evening, we would love to share it with the school community!

Attention SJS Basketball Parents

If your child/ren are registered to play basketball for SJS this year, please reach the attached important informational letter from Mr. Green.

SJS Basketball Letter from Mr. Green

Here is the DPH guidelines for winter sports referenced in the letter:  DPH Youth Sports Winter 21/22

Missing a Furry Friend?

If any of our families are missing this furry friend, please be advised that he is still awaiting his humans in the main office.  Thank you.

 

Last Call for RSVPs: Please Join Us For Carols & Cocoa

Pack up your Christmas spirit and join us for an afternoon of faith-filled festive fun as we gather in our courtyard for caroling, ornament-making, and keeping warm with a yummy treat from our Hot Cocoa Bar.  Please see our flyer here:  Carols & Cocoa HSA Event Flyer

The cost of this event is $5 per family, payable at arrival.  Please RSVP HERE by Friday, December 3rd so that we know how many families to plan for when purchasing supplies.

We can’t wait to see you there!

 

Trimester I Ends Tomorrow

As a reminder, the first trimester ends tomorrow (Friday, December 3rd).  Report cards will be sent home with students on Friday, December 10th.

Tomorrow! Wreath Pick-Up Details

Thank you to everyone who ordered Wreaths through our Christmas Wreath Fundraiser.  Wreaths will be available for pick-up tomorrow THURSDAY, December 2nd outside the breezeway at morning arrival and afternoon dismissal.  If you need to coordinate a different pick-up time, please reach out to parent volunteer Jodi Talaga at hsa@saintjamesschool.net.