Please note that no cars should be parking against the curb in front of the breezeway at afternoon pick-up (on the school side of the street).  This areas is marked NO PARKING from 1:00pm – 3:00pm.  We have received complaints that cars are parking in this area and it is causing congestion for the buses and other traffic.

Also keep in mind, STATE LAW prohibits parking within 25 feet of a crosswalk or stop sign.

As a reminder, the following Basketball Open Gyms are scheduled for next week.  Students must have a current 2019-2020 Athletics Health Permission Form, signed by their doctor, on file with the school by October 7th to participate.

GIRLS in grades 5 – 8: October 8th from 5:00pm – 7:00pm

BOYS in grades 7 & 8: October 8th from 7:00pm – 8:30pm

Additional Open Gym dates/times will be communicated shortly so please don’t wait to get your form completed.

The SJS Basketball Permission Slip and SJS Athlete Character Contract  are due to the school by October 18th.

As a reminder, there is no school tomorrow, Tuesday, October 1st, for Pre-K through 8th Grade.  All teachers will be at a Diocesan-wide professional learning conference.

Also coming up in October for Pre-K – 8th Grade:
October 14th:  No School (Columbus Day)
October 23rd: 12:05pm Dismissal (Parent/Teacher Conferences)
October 24th: 12:05pm Dismissal (Parent/Teacher Conferences)
October 25th: 12:05pm Dismissal (Grandparent’s Day grades K-5)

Aftercare is in session on the early dismissal days of October 23rd – 25th.

If you would like to view and/or subscribe to just our days off (on your mobile device or desktop calendar) you can do so HERE. (See the bottom right corner for the subscribe button).

Volunteer/VIRTUS Training

In order to volunteer at Saint James School in ANY capacity, volunteers are required to have completed:

1. A background check, and
   2. Attended a VIRTUS Training Session

(please note, you only need to do this once – not every year).

If you would like to volunteer at SJS this year and have not completed these requirements please remember that there will be a VIRTUS session on Saturday, September 28th @ 9:00am at Saint James Church.

To participate in a VIRTUS session, you must Pre-Register on the VIRTUS Site.  To access the schedule of upcoming sessions and register to attend one, click HERE and select Hartford, CT (Archdiocese).  Space is LIMITED so we suggest registering as soon as possible.  There are also upcoming sessions in Glastonbury and Windsor if the one at Saint James Church does not fit your schedule.

The background check form can be downloaded HERE or picked up at the SJS Main Office.  Completed forms should be submitted to the SJS main office for processing.