Refund checks for the Munson’s fundraiser, spring soccer season, basketball banquet, Soiree RSVPs, and STEM Club were sent out in the postal mail yesterday. If you do not receive your check in the next few days please let Mrs. Sager know at lsager@saintjamesschool.net.
Thank you to all our SJS students who made Easter cards and parents for bringing them by. The cards are being sent to Manchester Manor and the Mercy Community in West Hartford where we know they will bring many smiles to the faces of the residents.
In keeping with our Distance Learning “spirit days,” Mrs. Zorger has declared tomorrow (Wednesday) an Easter-themed Dress Up Day. If you would like to share pictures of your student(s) doing their school work in their Sunday Best/Easter Best or any Easter-themed attire (bunny ears, fancy hats, etc.), we would love to share them with the SJS community. Please send pictures to aguenther@saintjamesschool.net by 2:00pm tomorrow.
Grade k-8 parents, please share the following from Mr. Green with your child/ren:
Online ordering for 2019-2020 yearbooks will close on Monday, April 6th. If you have yet to purchase one and would still like to, please visit ybpay.lifetouch.com and enter our yearbook id: 9708620. Enter your child’s name and grade then continue to payment. If you have any questions, please reach out to our yearbook coordinator, Mrs. St. Jean, at lstjean@saintjamesschool.net.
As a reminder, SJS 8th grade students automatically receive a yearbook as a gift from the school – you do not need to purchase one for your child.
Please remember if your child is under the weather on any given day to email Mrs. Sager at lsager@saintjamesschool.net. This information is passed to the teachers so they know who not to expect in their “class” each day. Thank you.
The Archdiocese of Hartford has passed along these links that we thought might be helpful for establishing a prayer routine in your home during this time:
Praying with your Children – Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Praying with your Children – Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
As noted in an earlier communication, Saint James School is refunding money from the Munson’s Fundraiser. Refund checks are being written this week and we anticipate you should be seeing those in your mailbox by the end of next week. Please keep an eye out.
We have also made the difficult decision not to reschedule the 2020 Soiree. Although this is such an important fundraiser for our school, we felt there were too many uncertainties surrounding the next several months to plan a new date. Next week we will be mailing out refunds for tickets that were purchased and returning sponsorship checks. Please know how grateful we are for your support of this important event and hope we can count on your support again in 2021.
If you sent in cash for the class baskets, many items have already been purchased. Please know that items that cannot be returned will be used for next year’s event (or perhaps a special raffle in the Fall) and your generous support will not fall by the wayside. If you personally purchased an item for a basket that you would like back, we will do our best to handle those situations on a case by case basis. You can email Mrs. Sager at lsager@saintjamesschool.net and she will keep track of that information for us.
In addition, we are refunding the money that families paid for spring soccer and the Father/Son event, the Basketball Banquet, and STEM Club. You can anticipate a refund in your mailbox by the end of next week for these as well. If you would like to “donate” these monies to the school instead of receiving a reimbursement, please let Mrs. Sager know know and the school will issue you a tax receipt for your contribution.
In this morning’s video, Mrs. Zorger mentioned that she has been enjoying 3-Minute Retreat from Loyola Press to take a short break from the stresses of each day and refocus on God’s message. The website can be found HERE. There is also an app that can downloaded to your phone, iPad, or other device by searching 3-Minute Retreat in the App store.
If you didn’t get a chance to watch the video from Mrs. Zorger this morning, you can see it here: https://youtu.be/wXJN6ZJlHGo
To our Saint James School Families,
I hope this week is getting easier with our online learning and finds you all doing okay despite our current situation.
During our library time at school a lot of our students love the authors Dav Pilkey with his Dogman books and I miss hearing and seeing the students smiling and laughing while enjoying them. I also can’t keep on the shelf Lauren Tarshis and her I Survived series.
During this time of Distance Learning, Dav Pilkey will be sharing some activities relating to his Dogman books and Lauren Tarshis is Reading her I Survived series on YouTube. I have included these links below. I hope this brings some smiles to your children’s faces and continues the joy of reading while we are at home. Keeping all of you in my family’s prayers and looking forward to seeing all of our students as soon as we can!
Mrs. Carpenter
Saint James School Librarian