Reminder: First Penance/First Communion Meetings Next Week
As a reminder, Catholic students in 2nd grade (and above) are eligible to complete their First Penance & First Communion through Saint James School. Parent meetings will be held this coming Monday and Thursday evenings. Please click HERE to read the original notice and letter from Macy Jordan regarding baptism and sacraments that was sent out a few months back.
Mad Science is FULL
Please note, the Mad Science After School program is full and does have a wait list already.
Volunteer Reminder
In order to volunteer at Saint James School in ANY capacity, volunteers are required to have completed:
- 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 review the following:
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). There is an upcoming session at St. Bridget School here in Manchester on Monday and at St. Dunstan Church in Glastonbury on February 5th.
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.
Box Tops Winners
Congratulations to our 6th classes for winning of our November/December Box Tops Dress Down with a total of 400 Box Tops! The students counted a total of 1,290 Box Tops yesterday, which equates to $129 for our school! Thank you for everyone who sent in Box Tops. Please keep collecting paper box tops and using the App for Digital Box Tops to keep earning money for our school.
We will be counting box tops again in March.
Uniform Closet Coordinator Needed
We are in need of a new parent/grandparent volunteer to take the lead on organizing upkeep on our uniform closet during this second half of the school year. If you are interested, please reach out to Mrs. Sager at lsager@saintjamesschool.net.
Girls Varsity Basketball
Girls Varsity Basketball practice is cancelled for this evening.
Arrival/Dismissal Reminders
Reminders from Mrs. Zorger regarding arrival and Dismissal, please share this with anyone picking up/dropping of your child/ren:
ARRIVAL
When bringing your children to school in the morning, you have two choices:
1) DROP & GO (K-8 ONLY)
*Please use the whole length of Park Street starting at the corner of Church St. and Park St. all the way until the entrance to our playground between the Pre-K building and main school building.
*You do not need to wait until you are in front of the breezeway for your children to exit the car. This will help with the flow.
*Remember this is a drop-off area, which means:
• only students are getting out of the car
• they do not need any assistance getting out of the car
• they have their backpacks and instruments with them- not in the trunk
• students are ready to get out of the car- they are done tying shoes, they are done with breakfast, etc.
2) PARKING
A second choice at drop-off is if you would like to stop your car and assist your child in getting out of the car, walk your child to the entrance of school, or your child is not ready to get out of the car. If this is the case, parking options are:
• The West side of Otis Street
• The North side of Park St. beginning from the Pre-Kindergarten building down to Chestnut St.
• St. James Church parking lot
• Our school playground lot between the Pre-K building and the Main school building.
DISMISSAL
At dismissal, we have a lot more cars trying to find parking since students need to be picked up by someone present at dismissal. Parking options are the same as above. This is the best time to use the St. James Church parking lot (no parking in St. Mary’s lot).
*If you are parking on the street, please pay attention to the parking signs – there are some that say no parking, some that designate times of no parking. There is no parking between the hours of 7-9 and 1-3 in front of the school, on Park Street, from the corner of Church St. and the playground entrance.
* If there is a cone placed on the side of the street, this is indicating a no parking, stopping, or waiting area. Please do not move the cone or pull up next to the cone to wait, drop-off, or pick-up.
In the past, our neighbors have asked us to please notify our families to not:
• Run-around their lawns and property at pick-up
• Block driveways during morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up.
• Block trash cans and recycle bins at the curb on Friday mornings (meaning the trash/recycles don’t get picked up); and
• Speed through area roads/not fully stopping at stop signs (specifically at Chestnut and Park Street, where students are out waiting for buses).
We have been notified by our neighbor, St. Mary’s Church, to remind our families to not use their parking lots. Parking in St. Mary’s parking lot at any time of day is not an option.
We appreciate everyone paying attention to these procedures. We have many students who arrive and are picked up by car. Please exhibit patience for the safety of our students. As always, we thank you for your efforts to make our school the best it can be.
Mad Science After School Program (Grades 1-5)
Today our 1st – 5th grade students enjoyed a Mad Science Assembly in the gym, kicking off our the Mad Science After School program that will be held on Thursdays – January 23rd through April 2nd (no class on 3/12). The cost for the 10 week program is $150 and space is limited. Please see […]
