As a reminder, Saint James School has a scheduled 12:05pm dismissal day this Wednesday, May 8th.
If your child is going to aftercare tomorrow, they will need a lunch from home.
Also, there is no school on Monday, May 27th, for the Memorial Day Holiday.
Choir WILL be meet tomorrow – Wednesday, May 8th – to prepare for singing at the 9am Mass on May 12th.
Choir members will need to bring a lunch from home. Dismissal will be 1:15pm at the normal location.
This month students are learning about the virtue of compassion. Compassion is concern and regret for the suffering of others and it motivates us to relieve other’s suffering. As we did with the virtue of charity in February, we are asking you – our SJS families – to send us pictures of things you do to practice COMPASSION during your everyday life.
Perhaps you can show compassion by: volunteering your time to help those in need; donating to a charity; collecting items for, or working at, an animal shelter; reading and discussing Bible passages and books about compassion; praying together for people who are ill, lonely or suffering; sponsoring a child; knitting scarves or making blankets for a shelter; taking time to really listen to each other’s feelings; advocating for the persecuted; spending time with someone who could use some special company; bringing cheer to residents at an assisted-living facility; keeping snacks and supplies in your car to give to the homeless or needy; sending cards to friends who are grieving; expressing thanks to your parents and teachers; showing extra kindness to family and friends who might be having a “bad day;” or offering assistance to someone who is hurt.
As an example, here is a picture of Bryce in 1st grade bringing flowers to a nursing home resident recovering from surgery.
In whatever ways your family chooses to show compassion, we’d love for you to share! Email your picture with a short description to info@saintjamesschool.net and we will put together a fun compilation to share with the school community at the end of the month.
Mrs. Zorger would like to extend a huge Thank You to all our families who filled out the recent survey for our school board’s Strategic Planning Committee! We were happy to receive such a great response from our parents and there was a lot of diverse feedback for the Strategic Planning Group to begin reviewing at their meeting last night.
Congratulations to the winner of the $100 Mill Group Gift Certificate: The Bulger Family
Congratulations to all our Catholic Saint James School students who will be making their First Communion this coming weekend! Here is a picture that Mrs. LaMarche sent in of Father Janusz answering last-minute questions from our 2nd graders.
The Knights of Columbus Council 1155 in Manchester is sponsoring its 4rd annual Hit, Pitch, & Run event to be held at Illing Middle School on May 4th from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. Registration is from 1:00pm – 1:30pm the day of. The competition is open to all boys and girls aged 7 through 14. Winners for Pitching, Hitting, & Running and the All-Around winner will advance to the next sectional level of competition with the potential final winners advancing to team championships at MLB ballparks and to National Finals at the 2019 MLB All-Star week.
For more information, please visit www.kofccouncil1155.org (select Council Events) for registration forms and contact information.
Saint James School will host a dine-out night at BurgerFi in Manchester this evening, May 2nd, from 4:00pm – 8:00pm! Come in and grab a bite and 15% of your order will be donated back to Saint James School!
BurgerFi is located at 1062 Tolland Turnpike in Manchester in the same plaza as BJs Wholesale Club.
No flyer is needed, but there will be a specially marked “SJS register” where you will check out after eating.
Please find below the 2019 May Saber Stories Newsletter, Lunch Menu and 2019 HSA Happenings Newsletter.
Congratulations to fifth grade for winning yesterday’s Box Tops contest with 461 Box Tops submitted! The students counted a total of 2,762 total Box Tops yesterday.
This year the school has earned over $1,700 from Box Tops!
Over the new few months, you will begin to see a new way to earn cash for Saint James School. A new and improved Box Top mobile app will be ready this summer. The new app will allow you to scan your store receipt, find participating products and instantly add Box Tops to Saint James School’s earnings online.
We will be sending out more information over the summer as it becomes available. Meanwhile, please continue to clip Box Tops !
There will be NO choir rehearsal on Wednesday May 1, 2019.
Also, parents are asked to make sure you have noted these important dates on your calendar that our Choir will be performing:
5/12 Mass
6/7 Graduation Mass
6/9 Mass