STEM Club Update
The December STEM club sessions for 1st & 2nd and 3rd & 4th are full.
Last Call: Thanksgiving Food Drive
The Saint James School Student Council is collecting food for the St. Vincent DePaul Society. Families are asked to consider donating the following items to help struggling families in our area enjoy a blessed Thanksgiving:
Pre-Kindergarten: Stuffing
Kindergarten: Instant Potatoes
1st Grade: Cornbread and other bread mixes
2nd Grade: Juice and water
3rd Grade: Pasta
4th Grade: Desserts (puddings, cookies, etc.)
5th Grade: Coffee, tea, or hot chocolate
6th Grade: Canned Vegetables
7th Grade: Cranberry sauce or pasta sauce
8th Grade: Gravy, pickles, or olives
Saint James School will be collecting food for the St. Vincent DePaul Society through November 22nd.
Each grade will be responsible for a food item. Please be generous and help families have a very blessed Thanksgiving.
Thank you!
Today: Fall Fundraiser Pick-Up
Cherrydale orders can be picked up this Wednesday, November 20, in the school gym at dismissal. If you would like to pick your order up in the cafeteria when you pick your student up from aftercare, or if you have a small order and would like it sent home on the bus with your student, please email Kate a Davis at 70greenbean@sbcglobal.net. Please note that if you have ordered frozen items you must pick them up TODAY as we have no way to keep them cold.
Thank you again to all our families for your support of Saint James School!
December Book & Art Club RSVP Grades 3&4
Please note, a few spots are still available:
The next Book & Art Club for students in grades 3 & 4 will be held after school on December 10th. If your student would like to attend, please RSVP using the permission slip below.
December 10 2019 Book & Art Club Permission Slip Grades 3&4
A couple of notes:
- If your child has a food allergy, please have them bring a snack.
- Pick-up will now take place outside the gym doors.
- Please be sure you check in with Mrs. Rafferty to sign-out your student before leaving.
LAST CALL: Saber Socks!
Looking for a comfortable way to show school spirit? Now through November 20th, the HSA is selling SABER Spirit Socks as a school fundraiser! The socks are $10 each with 50% of all sales going towards our school! Please return the SABER Socks Order Form with your payment to the SJS main office by November 20th.
For students that wish to participate in purchasing Spirit Socks, Mrs. Zorger will be announcing (no-charge) opportunities throughout the remainder of the year for students to wear their Spirit Socks to school, in place of the standard uniform socks.
NEW: Arrival & Dismissal Safety
As a reminder, all parents and students should be using the crosswalks at morning arrival and afternoon dismissal for their own safety and the safety of our students. Even if you are with your child, please do NOT run them across the street on Otis or Park Street. We ask that you make your way to a crosswalk and cross with the guidance of the crossing guard.
NEW: Christmas Concert Reminder
As a reminder for parents, the evening of Wednesday, December 4th is is the annual Saint James School Christmas Concert featuring the Saint James School Bands and Choir as well as performances by our 1st and 4th grade students. All students in choir, band, and the 1st and 4th grade classes are expected to attend.
More details will be forthcoming, but arrival time is usually around 6:00pm-6:15pm with the performance beginning promptly at 6:30pm Please make sure you have this event on your schedule.
Reminder: Virtues Beyond The Classroom
The new Virtue of the Month is Truthfulness. We’d love for you to share how your family is practicing this virtue at home. All students are receiving “virtue slips” to bring home throughout the month. Whenever someone in your family displays Truthfulness, please fill out a slip and send it into school. We are collecting slips in a jar in the main office. At the end of the month we’d love to have a jar overflowing with examples of Truthfulness from all our families!
12:05pm Dismissal Day Tomorrow/No Chess Club
As a reminder, tomorrow Tuesday (November 19th) is a 12:05pm Dismissal Day. Aftercare will be in session on Tuesday, however all students going to aftercare will need a lunch from home (no hot lunch is served on half days).
Chess Club will NOT be held on Tuesday, November 19th due to the early dismissal.
There will also be a 12:05pm dismissal day on November, November 27th, followed by No School on November 28th and November 29th for Thanksgiving recess.
