No Choir Tomorrow
Please note, there is NO choir practice after school tomorrow (1/16), or after school next Wednesday (1/23).
Thank You!
Thank you to all the SJS families and friends that came out for our school Mass this past Sunday! Special thanks to Michael Machewirth for doing a great job as the reader, and to all our students who served in other capacities. We also want to thank the Saint James School Foundation for hosting coffee and donuts after all Masses this past weekend.
SJS Mass This Sunday
Please join us this Sunday, January 13th at 9:00am at Saint James Church for our special monthly SJS Mass. Saint James School students will be serving as readers, ushers, and gift bearers and our Choir will be singing. A reception will follow in the lower church.
All Saint James School families are welcome regardless of faith or home church. We hope to see you there!
Letter from Dr. Michael Griffin
Please see attached the letter from Dr. Michael Griffin, Superintendent of Schools, Archdiocese of Hartford. He has announced his June retirement.
Save the Date: Father/Son Event
Mark your calendars! On Saturday, March 30th from 11am-1pm join fellow Saint James fathers, sons and special people (male) at Dave & Buster’s in Manchester for the annual Father/Son event. More details will be sent home as the date approaches.
Family Paint Night is Full
Thank you to everyone who signed up for Family Paint Night. The event is now full. If you signed up, please be sure to send your payment into school on Monday.
Varsity Girls Coach’s Update
After a slow start to last night’s game, the SAINT JAMES GIRLS VARSITY team took at early 6-0 lead and never looked back, defeating St. Tims by 20 points. The first ½ was uninspired. Nevertheless, SAINT JAMES took a 8-5 lead into the halftime break. After scoring 16 consecutive points to start the third (utilizing our full court press ), Saint James rolled into the final period up by 19. Shea led the team with 12 points followed by Jillian’s 10 and Allie’s 4. Shannon and Kaitlyn each added a hoop while Faith hit a free throw to round out the scoring. Sammy led the team with some sharp passing had 4 assists while Allie, Shea, Jillian and Angie had 1 per.
Defensively, Alyssa continued her strong inside play ripping down 9 rebounds. Meanwhile, Jillian used her offensive rebounding skill to create multiple baskets on put-backs (Jillian had 9 offensive rebounds ….10 total boards for the game ). Angie collected 5 boards while Sammy and Shea each had 5 from the guard position. Gabby, Kaitlyn and Faith all grabbed 3 boards while Sarah had 1 to go with 1 steal. Shea continued her thievery, stealing the ball 9 times from St. Tims. Meanwhile, Kaitlyn and Angie had 3 each. Shannon, Allie, Alyssa and Emma had 2 steals each while Gabby, Faith, Sammy each had 1.
Varsity Girls Season record: 10-0
Tonight the Girls will play Corpus Christi at Corpus starting at 6:00pm.
Good luck Sabers!!
Fun Friday at Aftercare
Are your students looking for additional fun, after-school activities with friends? Why not have them attend the Friday afternoon activities at our school’s Aftercare program?
Each Friday is a different themed activity that students of all ages can enjoy! (Families must be registered with the Aftercare program before their student(s) can participate.)
This Friday, 1/11 will be Crafts!
Any questions, please reach out to Ms. Jean at jburdick@saintjamesschool.net. The hourly Aftercare charge is just $10 an hour (for one child) if your family is not already on the “full-time” plan.
Box Tops Contest Dress Down Winners
Congratulations to our 7th graders for winning yesterday’s Box Tops Contest with over 450 Box Tops! The teachers will let the students know when there dress down day will be. Our volunteers counted 2,075 total Box Tops yesterday, with is over $200 for our school. Please keep sending your box tops! We will be counting again for the next dress down contest on March 5th.
Health Reminder
‘Tis the season for severe colds, fevers, and the dreaded flu.
As a reminder, please be respectful to your child’s teacher and fellow classmates by keeping your child home if they have a fever or are experiencing other signs of illness. The CDC recommends that adults or children stay home from work or school at least 24 hours after they no longer have a fever and are not taking fever-reducing drugs (i.e., Tylenol, Motrin, etc.).
