Next Week, Saint James School will join other Catholic Schools across the nation in celebration of Catholic Schools Week.
Since 1974 Catholic Schools Week is a national celebration of Catholic education and an opportunity to recognize the importance, the value, and the contributions of Catholic education in our society.
Please see the attached flyer for all the exciting things happening next week at SJS for Catholic School’s Week 2020.
Thank you to everyone who expressed interest in our proposed 5- week basketball clinic-style program for their 4th – 8th grade student(s). We had a tremendous amount of interest from all grades so we are excited to announce the clinics will run! Mr. Green will be reaching out to interested families and we will also put out a schedule sometime next week. If you have not signed your child up, please do so by 6:00pm this evening using the form below.
Here is the original announcement in case you missed it: https://saintjamesschool.net/sjsbball/
Please read the below letter from Mrs. Macy Jordan – the Religious Education Coordinator for Saint James – regarding the Sacraments of Baptism, 1st Penance, & 1st Eucharist. As noted in the letter, all Catholic second grade families will be receiving additional information regarding 1st Penance (via an email from Mrs. Jordan) in the weeks ahead.
The Archdiocesan Interscholastic Athletic Conference, the committee that oversees the athletic programs for the Archdiocese of Hartford’s elementary and middle schools, has decided to forego a winter sports season this year due to the pandemic.
We have, however, been given the go-ahead to offer a clinic-style Basketball program this year, allowing interested students in grades 4-8 the opportunity to develop their basketball skills alongside their classmates in a cohort-friendly atmosphere. Students participating would be kept with members of their grade (to maintain cohorts), masks would be worn during practices, and SJS Covid-safety protocol will be followed.
At this time, we are trying to get a feel for how many 4th – 8th grade students would be interested in participating in this program. If your child would be interested in participating in a free, 5 week clinic (meeting once a week) to work on basketball skills, please complete the form below by Friday, 1/29.
The AIAC is planning to reconvene in early March to discuss the Spring sports season.
With a chance of snow this afternoon into tomorrow morning, we wanted to remind families to sign up for text and/or email alerts for both “Manchester Public Schools” and “Saint James School – Manchester.” For your convenience, you can click HERE to sign up for alerts from NBC30 and/or HERE to sign up for alerts from WFSB Channel 3.
Inclement Weather Policy 2020-2021
In the event of a school closure, please also check your SJS App Notification Alerts to see if remote learning will be implemented, and if so – whether it will begin at 8:00am or 10:00am.
Using footage taken over the course of a few different days, we have put together an informational video to share with families interested in learning more about starting their child’s Saint James School education in our Pre-K program. Of course, we know our current Pre-K parents will also enjoy the glimpse into the classrooms! You can watch the video here:
Saint James School Pre-K Informational Video
If any of our Pre-Kindergarten parents/guardians would like to schedule a tour of the Saint James School’s Kindergarten program prior to the start of returning family enrollment in February, please reach out to Amy Guenther at aguenther@saintjamesschool.net or 860.643.5088 (x8) to set that up.
Saint James School Grade 8 students recently participated in the Knight’s of Columbus Catholic Citizenship Essay Contest, writing about finding strength in God during a difficult time. Congratulations to the winners:
1st Place: Michael Machewirth
2nd Place: Anna-Maria Bellamy
3rd Place (tie): Maya Fisher and Trevor Kincheloe
Today we received a note from one of our neighbors on Otis Street indicating that SJS parents are parking in the Otis Street Condo parking lot.
As a reminder, and please pass this along to anyone picking up/dropping off your children, the ONLY parking lot that is available for parents/caregivers picking up/dropping off students is the Saint James Church parking lot.
The only other option for parking is on-the-street parking (against the curb) in designated areas – being careful not to block driveways.
In addition to the Otis Street Condo lot, parking is also not permitted in the St. Mary’s Church lot or any of our SJS Staff parking areas.
Thank you for your attention to this.
Just a note for families applying for tuition assistance for the 2021-2022 school year, you are welcome to submit your tuition assistance application via FACTS any time between now and the end of February, however applications will not be processed until after the returning family registration process has concluded and your family is re-enrolled for the upcoming year. As always, please reach out to our tuition manager, Mrs. Mayo, at dmayo@saintjamesschool.net with any questions.