Saint James School Mass This Sunday

Please join us at Saint James Church this coming Sunday, February 9th at 9:00am for our monthly SJS Children’s Mass.  Saint James students will be serving in many capacities including altar servers, readers, and gift bearers, and our choir will be singing

A reception in the lower church will follow the mass with coffee, juice, and donuts provided.

All Saint James School families are welcome regardless of faith or home parish.  Students are encouraged to wear their Saint James School uniform (students serving in any capacity must wear their uniform).  We hope to see you there!

UHART Game This Saturday

This Saturday evening, February 8th, join fellow SJS students and parents as the University of Hartford takes on the University of Vermont (at UHart) at 7:00pm.  Both teams are tied for first in the American East conference (division 1) so it should be a great game!  All SJS kids will be free and parent tickets are only $5.

RSVP is required, please use THIS FORM to RSVP your family.

Any questions, please reach out to parent volunteer coordinator Brian Nyberg at bnyberg1@cox.net.

Varsity Basketball Games at SJS Saturday

Congratulations to our SJS Varsity Gold Boys and Varsity Girls basketball teams on two great wins over St. Paul last evening!

We look forward to some more great basketball this Saturday at our gym:

10:15am: SJS Boys 4th/5th Grade Blue vs. St. Chris

12:00pm: SJS JV Girls  6th grade vs. St. Paul
1:10 pm:   SJS JV Girls  4th grade vs St. Paul B
2:20 pm:  Varsity Gold (8th grade) Boys vs. John Paul
3:30 pm:   JV Girls 5th grade vs. St. Thomas
4:40 pm:   JV Boys 6th grade

Come on out and CHEER on the Sabers!  Please note, there is NO admission charge for SJS families to attend.

Save the Date: Surf’s Up! Soirée

The annual Saint James School Soirée & Auction is our largest fundraiser of the year and a great adults-only event to celebrate the awesome community we share while raising money for our school!  The event will take place on Saturday, March 28th from 7:00pm – 11:30pm, in what we are calling The Saber’s Den (our school’s gymnasium, transformed for the event).  This year’s theme will be 60’s Beach Party!  Attendees are welcome to come in their favorite 60’s Beach Party attire (but please know that beach attire is not required to attend).

In keeping with tradition, attendees of the Soirée will have the option to participate in the live and/or silent auctions and bid on items from class baskets.  Some of the auction items will include:

*Priority seating at 8th Grade Graduation

*Priority seating at the Spring 2020 Concert (featuring our choir, bands, and 3rd graders on recorder)

*Ride to school in a fire truck

*4 tickets to a Red Sox game at Fenway (with on field batting practice access)

*Wine class for 20 from Total Wine & More

…with all proceeds benefiting Saint James School. There will be delicious food from Highland Park Market, a cash bar from Lucky Taco, a hula hoop contest, and – of course – A WHOLE LOT of fun!

Invitations and RSVP information will be sent home with students shortly.

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

The 2020 Soirée artwork was beautifully designed by Alessandra and Miles Maull (who won this honor at last year’s event).

 

IMPORTANT: Dance Chaperones Still Needed

We are still in need of a couple of PARENT VOLUNTEER CHAPERONES for Friday’s dance.  If you can help, please reach out to Jodi Talaga at jtalaga94@gmail.com

Returning Family Registration

On Monday all SJS families with a child in our Pre-K3 through grade 7 classes should have received a special email regarding registration for the 2020-2021 school year.

If you did not see the email, please reach out to Amy Guenther at aguenther@saintjamesschool.net.

If you would prefer a hard copy of the registration paperwork, you can pick up a copy from Mrs. Sager in the main office.

Special Guest in 7th Grade Religion

Grade 3 & 4 Clubs

There are still a few spots left in the Grade 3 & 4 Book & Art Club and Grade 3 & 4 STEM Club for any students interested in participating that have not signed up yet.

February STEM Club Permission Slip

Book & Art Club – Feb 26 2020 – 3rd & 4th Grade

Munson’s Fundraiser

This week you will be receiving home the information for our annual Munson’s fundraiser.  Please use the special tally form to write down the final total of each product sold, along with the final amount due.  Questions may be directed to parent volunteer Megan Hunt at meganhunt727@gmail.com.

Tally forms and payments are due to the school office by February 25th. Please make checks payable to Saint James School and remember to write your child’s name & grade on ALL forms and checks.  If possible, please submit just one check per order form as this greatly helps the volunteers who tally the orders for submission.

Orders will arrive in plenty of time for Easter and an e-mail will be sent in late March/early April notifying parents of the pickup date.

IMPORTANT Instrumental Music Notice

All instrumental music students must bring their instrument to school tomorrow (Wednesday) morning.  Lifetouch will be in to take pictures of each of our bands for the yearbook.