Since there was very little need among our Pre-K families for the Before Care program, at this time we will not be offering Before Care for Pre-K3 & Pre-K4.

Before Care will still be available to our K-8.

There WILL be AFTER SCHOOL CARE for Pre-K3 & Pre-K4 as well as all K-8 students.  Aftercare runs from afternoon dismissal until 5:30pm.

Please reach out to Jean Burdick (Ms. Jean) at jburdick@saintjamesschool.net with any questions.

Please remember any student going to aftercare on the first day of school needs a lunch from home.

We have a few last minute changes to our teaching staff for the upcoming school year to share:

Mrs. St. Jean has moved back over to the K-8 school to teach second grade for this school year, one of the grades she taught here for several years prior to becoming our Pre-Kindergarten Director/Pre-K4 Teacher in 2018.

Mrs. St. Jean will maintain her supervisory role as the Pre-Kindergarten program director, and will continue to have an active role in the planning and decision making process of the program. Mrs. St. Jean planned and worked all summer to adapt the Pre-Kindergarten program to meet the needs of the upcoming school year and will continue to work with the staff there throughout the year.

At the same time, Mrs. Mauldin – who worked alongside Mrs. St. Jean in our Pre-K4 class last year, has moved into the role of Pre-K4 teacher.  We have also hired Mrs. Lori Lengsavath (who worked as a Pre-Kindergarten teacher at St. Christopher School in East Hartford) to be our third staff member for the Pre-K4 program.  Our littlest learners – our Pre-K3s – will continue to be taught by Mrs. Page and Mrs. Davis.

In some other last minute news, Mrs. Lindemann will not be returning to us this year in the role of general music teacher, as her family just sold their home and will be moving out of the area.  We are in the process of hiring to fill this position and hope to have good news to share with the school community very soon.

In some unfortunate news, we have not yet found a suitable candidate to teach our Spanish curriculum.  We are actively continuing our search to fill this position.  We will communicate updates to you as soon as we have good news to share.

Thank you to Kassi T for showing us this cool tip for our youngest learners whose lanyard may be too long.  Click Here to Watch

Please click on the link below to access the September Hot Lunch Menu.  This menu is also being posted on our website (bottom of the homepage under Quick Links) and is also available for quick view access on the SJS App.

September 2020 Hot Lunch Calendar

 

Please click HERE for information for the town’s free or reduced lunch program.  The application to apply is available online at ezmealapp.com.

 

 

We are looking forward to our first day of school this coming Tuesday, September 8th.  Here are some IMPORTANT reminders:

* Morning arrival for K-8 (not using before care) is anytime between 7:30am & 7:50am.  There will be NO PARKING in the Staff Lots (this includes the parking area on the back side of the Pre-Kindergarten – this is reserved for staff only).

* Please check your child’s temperature before coming to school (for everyone’s safety, you must keep them home if they have a fever).

*All staff and in-person learners must wear a cloth mask during the school day and on the school bus.  Student face coverings must meet the following conditions:

Fit snugly around the nose and cheek area to avoid gaps.

The fabric should be thick enough not to see the sun/light through.

No exhalation valves or vents in masks as they allow unfiltered air to flow out.

No bandanas or neck gaiters

Masks may include school-appropriate pictures but no slogans or sayings

* All absences must be called into the school Nurse by 8:00am.  We will be tracking absences and symptoms very carefully, please do NOT send absences via email.

* Please make sure your child has a water bottle every day and a healthy snack as per our school policies.  For younger students, please make sure items are easily able to be unpackaged by your child.