Mrs. Zorger would like to send a big thank you to all our SJS friends and families for adhering to the morning drop-off/afternoon pick-up policies outlined in her January 2nd email. We have seen great improvements with the flow of morning drop-off over the last week.
Please review the January Saber Stories and HSA Newsletters:
Tonight, the Girls Varsity and the Boys Varsity Gold basketball teams will play Southington Catholic at home (SJS gym). The girls will play at 6:30pm and the boys will play at 7:30pm. All are welcome to come cheer on our SJS players (alongside our SJS Cheerleaders, who will be cheering tonight)!
These same teams will also play tomorrow night (same times) at Saint Gabriel School in Windsor.
Good luck Sabers!!
Twice a year our school hosts the full slate of the league’s JV basketball games. As such we are responsible to run the Scoreboard and Score book and handle Breezeway door entrance fee throughout the day. The monies collected for the door goes a long way towards helping keep our Basketball player fee’s down and mitigate end of the year party expenses.
Our Boys JV team kicks off the games at 9 am and our Girls JV team has the last game at 3 pm. There are 7 games in total. We are hoping our Varsity Boys and Girls can sign up to run the clock and scorebook and then get Parents to volunteer to run the door and we will be selling bottled water.
The link below will be used to help organize the volunteers. Kids that volunteer will be credited for service hours so perhaps they can pair up with a school mate and help out for an hour or two. We only take a door fee for 2 dates throughout the year at Saint James so please take a look at this link if you can volunteer.
https://www.volunteersignup.org/BD8LA
Thanks in advance for your help!
If you or a family member frequent ShopRite (any location), please remind them to register their card for SJS (must be done each year). Our will receive credit for free classroom supplies.
Please be sure to check the lost and found table in the breezeway if you have not already done so and your child is missing something. All items left will be sent to the uniform closet or donated after break.
Due to the rainy forecast for tomorrow, we will be celebrating the Liturgy of the Word and singing Christmas Carols in the gym tomorrow instead of walking down to the church. Students should still wear their REGULAR (non-gym) uniform tomorrow.
St. Mary’s has sent us a written request that SJS families no longer use their lot for parking. They will also be putting out signs. Please don’t hesitate to use the SJS staff lot between the Pre-K and Big School at afternoon pick-up or the St. James Church lot is always available with plenty of parking spots.
As a reminder, dismissal will occur at 12:05pm tomorrow, Friday, December 21st.
For students going to Aftercare at 12:05pm tomorrow, PIZZA WILL BE SERVED. If your student does not like pizza, they should bring a lunch from home.
The school will be on Christmas break through Tuesday, January 1st. School resumes on Wednesday, January 2nd.
Saint James School is looking for a couple of parents and students who would be willing to travel to Prospect, Connecticut in January to record commercials/testimonials on behalf of Saint James School for the Archdiocese of Hartford’s radio station WJMJ (88.9 FM – Hartford). The spots will air (at no cost to us) throughout the latter half of January, during Catholic School’s Week.
Volunteers are encouraged to share a specific and compelling story that expresses why SJS is special to them. It can be prepared ahead of time and simply read on-air when you get to the studio. Click below to listen to our testimonials from last year.
Commercial 1: Alejandra & Kaitlyn
If you are willing to participate or have your child participate in this exciting experience, please e-mail Amy Guenther at aguenther@saintjamesschool.net by the end of the week for additional details. Parents will need to provide transportation for their child(ren) to the studio and arrange for missed school work.
As always, we appreciate any help you can provide in spreading the good news about Saint James School!