A meeting for all beginning band parents and any new SJS students in grades 4-8 wishing to participate in band this year will be held on Wednesday September 4th at 6:30 in the cafeteria. As a reminder, there is an extra charge for students that participate in our instrumental music program.
All Beginning and second year student will have lessons on Thursday September 5th.
Dear Parents/Guardians:
Mrs. Zorger would like to remind to remind you that we have an updated policy in place this year for school attendance, both absences and tardies, which can be found in the Parent/Student Handbook. If a student is not in school when the 7:55am bell rings, the student will be marked with an unexcused tardy upon arrival. If however, the student had an early morning appointment, a parent/guardian should notify the school in advance. Upon arrival to school, the student should be walked in to the school building to be signed in by the parent/guardian and an excused tardy will be recorded.
Students’ absences will also be marked excused or unexcused. For more information, please review the Handbook.
Please consider helping out as a Lunch Duty/Recess Volunteer for your child’s grade. If you have 60 minutes to spare please CLICK HERE TO FILL OUT OUR FORM so that a schedule can be created (please note, there will be school staff/teachers on duty as well). The lunch/recess schedule is as follows:
Grades K&1: 11:00am – 11:40 (includes recess)*
Grades 2-3: 11:15am – 12:00pm (includes recess)
Grades 4&5: 11:45am – 12:25pm (includes recess)
Grades 6-8: 12:10am – 12:40pm
Like all volunteer opportunities at SJS, you must have completed the Background Check and VIRTUS training before you can help in this capacity. If you will be doing your VIRTUS/Background check this month please note that in the comments and we will put you on the schedule once we receive your paperwork.
Grandparents are welcome to help at lunch duty as well!
A Family Information Sheet, showing the contact information the school has listed for your family, was sent home yesterday. Please review, make any changes, and send back to the school the following day. If there are no changes, please note “NO CHANGES” and return the form with your child. Homeroom teachers will be collecting this sheet.
Pick-up for students running Cross Country this season will be just OUTSIDE of the breezeway entrance. Please do NOT buzz in to the school if you are picking up for Cross Country.
To see if your child/ren qualify for Free or Reduced Lunch, please click HERE.
To fill out an online application, please click HERE (select Manchester Schools)
Links to Subscribe to our Calendars
If you would like to subscribe to ONLY early dismissal/days off, you can do so HERE. (Click the “Subscribe to Filtered Calendar” button at the bottom).
If you would like to subscribe to our full calendar on your mobile device, we have a new, private link for you to use this year. Please click HERE (please note, this link will not be available on our website).
Or, you may choose to add only select events to your calendar using the calendar feature in our new SJS Mobile App (see below).
NEW!! Saint James School Mobile App
We are excited to announce the release of our Saint James School App! Please visit the App Store or Google Play Store and search for St. James School Manchester CT.
Once you download the App, you will need to use the “Login” button to access the full app functionality. Many items (such as our school events calendar) will only be available for SJS parents/staff who have an email registered through the system. If you have any issues, please email Amy Guenther at aguenther@saintjamesschool.net The email address you are receiving this message through is the one that you will use to sign-on for the App.
Please select the option to receive push notifications so we can reach you with important information (this will NOT take the place of our email blasts, but will be used for important notifications only).
Minor updates to the App and App features will continue to take place between now and the start of school (i.e. Grades Online access is not available until school starts).
Students running Cross Country at SJS this year are invited to purchase our special SJS Cross Country spirit gear using the link below.
The Warm Up Pants and Practice Shorts may be worn to school on gym days in place of uniform plain navy pants or plain navy shorts if you are a Cross Country runner. Please note, however, Cross Country t-shirts CANNOT be worn to school in place of the gray gym shirt. The gray gym shirt is the only acceptable shirt for gym days. Orders must be placed by September 5th and will be sent home with students when they come in.
https://saintjamesstore.com/collections
General SJS Spiritwear is also available for purchase using the above link. Please note that the navy shorts, navy sweatpants, and Navy Sweatshirt with the Gold circular logo (only) can be worn to school on gym day. The gray gym shirt is the only acceptable shirt for gym days. Any questions can be directed to Amy Guenther at aguenther@saintjamesschool.net.
Please read through our September Saber Stories Newsletter from Mrs. Zorger.
Also attached is a welcome flyer from our Home & School Association.
As a reminder, there is no school on Monday for the Labor Day Holiday. When we return to school on Tuesday, students will begin entering the school through the breezeway doors, which will be our normal routine for the remainder of the school year.
Please remember, there is NO parking against the curb in front of the main school on Tuesday. That area is used for Drop-and-Go only. If you would like to walk up to the school with your child, or your child needs a few extra minutes to collect their things before getting out of the car, please park in the acceptable parking areas around the school. The Saint James Church Parking Lot is always available for you to park and walk up (there is a crossing guard to help you safely cross to the school).
To help further clarify, the town has provided us with the attached map: MAP FROM TOWN FOR SAFE PARKING/DROP-OFF
The Map Below shows our Drop-and-Go areas for Tuesday morning drop-off.
Important notes:
*Do not let your child cross the road anywhere other than the crosswalks.
* No parking in front of the breezeway or where the buses park at dismissal time.
*Only very slow, cautious turns onto Otis Street, please.
*Do not double park.
*Never let your child jump out towards the street.
*Lastly, as a reminder, the front portion of the Saint James Church parking lot is considered a “town lot” and is subject to their 2-hour parking rules (you will get a ticket after 2 hours). If you will be volunteering at the school for a long period of time and are not able to use on-street parking. Please let Mrs. Sager know your license plate number so she can make the appropriate calls.
Please be sure share this information with anyone who drops off or picks up your children. We want to ensure everyone has a safe start to their school day every day.
We are excited for a great year!!