Reminder: 12:05pm Dismissal Tomorrow
Just a reminder that tomorrow – Thursday, January 9th – is a 12:05pm dismissal day. Aftercare will be in session.
Ski Club Starts Friday
Ski Club begins on Friday, 1/10. For students taking the bus to Mount Southington, all of their ski/snowboard gear, attire, change of clothes/shoes, and extra “stuff” can be stored in the gym entrance until the end of the day. Mrs. Guenther will open the GYM DOORS at 7:25am on Friday morning for you/your student to begin dropping items off. Please do not unload skis/boards in the morning arrival “drop and go” area unless it is before 7:30am.
All ski club families should have received an informational email earlier this week. If you did not receive it, please reach out to the school.
Reminder: Knights of Columbus Free Throw Competition
The Knights of Columbus will host their annual Free Throw Competition for boys and girls from the ages of 9 to 14 on Saturday, January 11th at 1:00pm. The even will be held in the Saint Bridget School Gym, 74 Main Street, Manchester. No registration is required, but please see the flyer below or click HERE for details.
Reminder: LEGO Club (Grades 2-4)
Saint James School will host a STEM Explorations/LEGO building club after school on Tuesdays for SJS students in grades 2 – 4. The program cost is $160 for the 8-week program (February 4, 11, 25; March 4, 11, 25; April 1, 8; Make up day 4/29). To register your student(s) please follow this link: https://play-well-registration.com/registration/new/108741. We are excited to bring this new extra curricular offering to SJS for our students to enjoy!
MAP Testing Tomorrow
Please note that SJS 3rd – 8th grade students will be doing the MAP Adaptive Assessments first thing in the morning tomorrow – Tuesday, January 7th. Please make sure your student is at school on time as we will begin right after announcements.
For middle school students – please make sure your child comes to school with their Chromebook fully charged tomorrow!!
3rd Grade STEM Club
There will be a session of STEM Club for students in Grade 3 on Monday, January 13. If your child would like to attend, please complete the permission form.
Reminder: Family Mass 1/5
Don’t let your Christmas and New Year’s celebrations end after the school break is over! Let’s celebrate together at the next School Family Parish Mass on January 5th.
ALL students and their families are encouraged to attend, no matter your faith background or practices. These Masses are a wonderful way for the parish to promote its largest ministry, OUR SCHOOLS. Please see this flyer for details.
Extra Curricular Fun Starting Next Week
As a reminder for families that registered: Cooking Club starts after school this coming Monday (1/6), Chess Club and Crazy 8s begins on Wednesday (1/8), and Ski Club begins Friday (1/10).
Please remember to send a note (or email) to your child’s teacher stating that your student will be staying after and for which club. Please also indicate in that note if your student will be picked after their activity or should go to aftercare.
Crazy 8s ends at 3:00pm, Cooking Club & Chess Club end at 3:15pm. Pickup will be at the side door in the dismissal parking lot.
Additional details about Ski Club will be sent out early next week to participating families.
Mad Science begins on Thursday, January 16th.
HSA Meeting Tonight
The January HSA meeting will be held this evening Thursday, January 2nd, at 6:00pm in the school cafeteria. We will be talking about upcoming Spring events so we hope you will join us to share your thoughts and ideas!
Last Call: Ski Club
For students and adults that will be participating in the SJS Ski & Snowboard Club this year, please note that tickets must be purchased (using our group code) via the Mt. Southington website by end of day Friday, December 3rd. The portal will close after this time. Additionally, payment for bus riders must be given to the SJS main office by Friday, December 3rd.
Please reach out to parent volunteer coordinator, Steve Joyner, with questions. Further instructions for participating families will be sent out early next week in advance of the first trip.
