If your family had set up recurring payments on EZSchoolPay (for the school’s hot lunch program), please follow these steps to turn that option off:
Login to your EZSchoolPay Account;
Click the “Billing” icon at the bottom right corner of the screen;
Scroll down to Recurring Payments and select “Edit Recurring Payment.”
Toggle “Enabled” to “Off” then choose SAVE. This will prevent future automatic payments from occurring.
AN IMPORTANT EMAIL WILL BE SENT TO STUDENTS THIS AFTERNOON REGARDING TOMORROW’S LEARNING RESPONSIBILITIES. Please be sure students also check their email again tomorrow morning.
Please share with your middle school student(s) that they should be checking their email at least twice a day – first thing in the morning and again in mid-to-late afternoon (at a minimum). Teachers are communicating with students about assignments, missing work, etc. throughout the day.
Below you will find a link to our 2020-2021 School Year Calendar. A few important notes from Mrs. Zorger:
**Every school year we are assigned two full-day professional development conferences from the Archdiocese of Hartford. We have yet to receive those dates, so you will see them noted as TBD in the list of dates on the left. We will provide an updated calendar as soon as those dates become available to us.
**I understand that it is tempting to plan a family vacation at times that do not correspond with our scheduled school vacations (to take advantage of less expensive flights, smaller crowds, etc.). However, please take into account that pulling children out of school does cause a disruption of learning and places an extra burden on your child’s teacher to catch them up on lost work and lessons upon their return.
The policy stated in the Saint James School Parent/Student Handbook is as follows: “If a family takes a vacation which does not coincide with the school calendar, teachers do not have the responsibility of preparing class work ahead of time for the student.” Teachers plan, execute lessons, and assess progress in accordance with the school calendar.
Thank you for your thoughtful consideration of this policy.
Please make sure your student has added the following codes for Google Classroom:
Grade 3- 4jnkyic
Grade 4- mu6c3pv
Grade 5- fzxkgwr
Grade 6- rxmb5nb
Grade 7- 2eointa
Grade 8- cwifra2
Students in Choir- zhfsc4j
Wednesday, March 25 – The Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord
At the invitation of the Holy Father, Catholics across the world are encouraged to pause at 12 noon today to pray the Our Father.
Following this prayer, Archbishop Blair will be leading the recitation of the Rosary, which he invites all of us to follow along with as it is livestreamed on the Archdiocese of Hartford Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ArchdioceseofHartford.
Please read the attached information from Mrs. Jennings, our social worker here at SJS.
As a reminder, we are hosting a Distance Learning Wacky Hair day today! If your student(s) would like to participate, please feel free to send us a picture to share with the SJS community (and, thank you to those who have already sent them in). We will post pictures tomorrow.
Please note, SJS 8th grade students will automatically receive a 2019-2020 yearbook as a gift from the school – you do not need to purchase one for your child.
Dear Parents,
Last evening, Executive Order (7J) and new Connecticut DECD guidance were released clarifying the “Stay Safe, Stay Home” initiative that becomes effective TONIGHT – Monday, March 23, 2020 – at 8:00pm. It is noted that this directive will remain in effect through April 22, 2020 unless further modified, extended, or terminated by the Governor.
We realize every family is dealing with unique challenges and hardships as a result of Covid-19. My staff and I remain committed to ensuring each child’s learning is moving forward as best we can, and hope this also provides some sense of normalcy for your child/ren during a difficult time.
At this time, our plan is for Saint James School is to maintain distance learning following the “Stay Home, Stay Safe” mandate. We will pause the distance learning for our scheduled April break (Friday, April 10th – Friday, April 17th) and resume again on April 20th. We will continually assess how to best proceed and follow the guidance from state and local leaders.
This is a rapidly evolving situation and I am grateful for the patience and support you are extending to our teachers and staff under these unfortunate circumstances. I know our families are also looking towards the future and we are still on track to conclude our academic year on Thursday, June 11th.
While the Executive Order remains in place, please note that no one will be available to answer phones at the school; If you need to contact myself or any member of the staff, please do so through email.
Please stay safe and vigilant and keep our front line workers (many of whom are a part of this school community) in your prayers.
God Bless you and your family.