There will be an evening HSA meeting this coming Thursday (March 5th) at 7:00pm in the cafeteria (ring the breezeway buzzer) and a morning HSA meeting on Friday, March 6th at 8:00am in the lower church. Please attend whichever meeting best suits your schedule. We will be discussing upcoming events.
Volunteers are needed on Monday, April 6th in the morning to help count and sort our Munson’s fundraiser delivery. Additional volunteers are needed that same evening, April 6th, beginning at 6:30pm to finish up the fulfillment of orders.
Lastly, we will need parent volunteers to assist with the distribution of orders at drop-off and pick-up on Tuesday, April 7th.
Many hands make light work so please consider reaching out to parent volunteer Megan Hunt at meganhunt727@gmail.com to volunteer your time.
The next Book & Art Club for students in grades 1 & 2 will be held after school on March 17th, If your student would like to attend, please RSVP using the permission slip below.
March 17 Book & Art Club Permission Slip Grades 1&2
A couple of notes:
This Sunday, March 8th at 9:00am, Saint James School will host our monthly Children’s Mass with SJS students serving as readers, ushers, and gift bearers. Our school choir will also be performing and Coffee, Juice & Donuts will be served in the church hall (downstairs) immediately following Mass.
All Saint James School students and their parents are strongly encouraged to attend in a show of support for our school!
Saint James School students are encouraged to wear their school uniforms (all students serving in any capacity must wear their SJS uniform). This is a great way for the Saint James Church parishioners (many of whom very generously support our school) to see the exceptional students they are investing in.
All Saint James School families are welcome regardless of faith or home church.
Our boys JV team has advanced to the deanery championship game by beating St. Thomas and St. Bridget over the weekend. The team has really grown together and they are playing their best basketball at the right time of the year. The Championship is on Tuesday at Northwest Catholic at 6pm versus St. Mary’s. Please come out to cheer on the team if you can!
Lent is a time for us to make self-sacrifices in order to aid others. Our faith calls on us to make this a priority and, as such, we are providing some opportunities at Saint James School for our students to participate.
Today, our Pre-K through Grade 8 students will bring home “Rice Bowls”. Our student council members visited each classroom today to talk a little bit about what the Rice Bowls are and the support they provide. We hope you will have a conversation at home as well about how the Rice Bowl can be filled with change to be collected to support the needs of others who are less fortunate in our world. Maybe this change can be earned for acts of kindness or other tasks performed for others at home or in your family’s community. You can visit crsricebowl.org to watch videos and learn more. “Rice Bowls” are due back to homeroom teachers by April 9.
In addition, our Student Council is taking a collection for the non-profit organization Community Partners in Action. They are in need of items for the men they serve who are moving into a working, independent environment. If your family can contribute to this need, please have your child bring in any items to their homeroom teacher by Friday, March 27.
*Mens – sweat pants, tshirts, socks , boxers
*Towels, wash clothes, twin sheet sets, blankets
*Toothpaste, razors, toothbrush, lotion, soap, body wash, shampoo, conditioner
*Qtips, soap, laundry soap, shaving cream, deodorant , nail clippers, brushes, combs
Thank you for your consideration of supporting these two missions.
Please review the March Saber Stories newsletter from Mrs. Zorger.
Below is the Lunch Menu for the month of March. This menu has also been updated website (under the blue Quick Links section near the bottom of the page) and our SJS App.
Please also take a moment to review your child’s hot lunch account balance and add additional funds as needed.
Saint James School will join schools across the country in honoring Dr. Seuss’ birthday and the Read Across America initiative THIS coming Monday, March 2nd. In addition to some special reading activities that day, March 2nd will also be $1.00 Dress Down for students and staff. Students are encouraged to dress Dr. Seuss style (i.e. Thing 1/Thing 2, Fox in Socks, Cat in the Hat, etc). All students should also bring in a Dr. Seuss book (or Dr. Seuss-type book) as there will be school-wide church buddy/book buddy activities that day. Students that don’t have a Dr. Seuss book or Dr. Seuss-type book to bring in will be able to borrow one from the library.
Proceeds from the dress down will benefit a special program at Manchester Public Library that donates books to under-served children in Manchester.
As a reminder from Mrs. Zorger’s announcement, standard dress down guidelines apply and no wigs or colored hair are permitted.
Please note, there are only 3 VIP Tables left for this year’s Soiree! Please RSVP as soon as possible if you don’t want to miss out!
a HUGE Thank You to the following SJS families and associated businesses who have already committed to sponsorships:
Barry, Barrall, and Spinella- Platinum sponsorship
Creamer Family – Gold Sponsorship
JWB Consulting – Silver Sponsorship
Murtha Cullina – Silver Sponsorship
Blackwell Spadaccini – Silver Sponsorship
We also have new donations from our SJS families and local community as follows:
M+R Liquors
Donation of a case of Marques De Navarro Assorted Chilean wine
J. Fiereck Photography
Executive Headshot Session
Family Portrait Session
Highland Park Market
Backyard BBQ for 20
Lucky Taco
Rounds of drinks the night of the Soiree
Gift basket
Bogner’s Quality Meats Manchester-
Silver Sponsorship
(2) $50 gift certificates
Environmental Services-
Gold Sponsor
Glennbrooke Swim and Tennis Club
Deluxe Family Membership for Summer of 2020. Includes all swimming and tennis lessons and swim and tennis teams for the entire family. Now offering both morning and afternoon swimming lessons.
Aussakita Acre Farms-
Goat Yoga for 2
Hidden Meadows Equestrian
Two hour Private Riding Lesson
If you would like to volunteer at the event, donate an auction item, or help us solicit donations, please contact parent volunteer chair Erin Daley at erindaley6416@gmail.com. Information on sponsorships can be found here: 2020 Soiree Sponsorship Form.
To donate an item or service, please reach out to Erin directly.
Box tops will be counted after school on Monday, March 2nd for the next dress-down contest. Please be sure to send in any box tops that you have accumulated by Monday morning to help your child’s grade win! (please label name and grade on the container or baggie you send them in).
