Best of luck to our grade 6 – 8 runners participating in tomorrow’s Wickham Park Invitational! Runners should arrive at the park by 8:00am to stretch and walk the course. Boys’ race is at 9:00am, Girls’ race begins at at 9:25am. Go Sabers!
October Open Gym/Tryout Schedule
As a reminder, our first Open Gym will be held today (Friday) after school for 6th grade boys interested in playing Basketball this year. The 2018-2019 Athletic Health Form must have been submitted to the SJS office in order for students to participate in Open Gyms – no exceptions.
Below is a summary of all Basketball Open Gym dates, Tryout dates, and Meeting Dates. All dates have now been added to the SJS Calendar: Boys Basketball (only) can be viewed HERE; Girls Basketball (only) can be viewed HERE.
SJS Basketball October 2018 Summary of Events
Basketball Spiritwear
Below please find the 2018-2019 Basketball Spiritwear Order Form. Orders are due to the SJS office by Tuesday, October 16th. For 6th – 8th grade boys playing basketball, the coaches request that players purchase the reversible “practice jersey” to use as a “pinny” during practice.
2018-19 Basketball Spiritwear Order Form
Basketball Fees & Other Information
After tryouts have concluded, players will receive a letter from the coaches with their team assignment. At that point, players will be asked to submit their basketball fee, a permission slip, and a signed character contract to the office before the first practice (these documents will be provided to the students with their team assignment letter).
Fees will be as follows:
4th & 5th grade boys Saturday program – $60 per player;
Boys & Girls JV programs – $75 per player;
Boys & Girls Varsity programs – $90 per player.
Please review Page 8 of the Parent/Student Handbook to review the Extra Curricular Policies for students and parents. Once a student has signed up to play, there will be no refunds of fees for students unable to play due to grades, conduct violations, etc.
A Huge Thank You to Mrs. Toomey for organizing the Middle School event at Jump Off in Manchester on Tuesday evening! Despite the crazy weather, there was a great turn out and the kids had a ton of fun.
The HSA will be hosting a Halloween Trunk-or-Treat event on Saturday, October 27 from 2:00-3:00pm in the school parking lot. Additional details and information on how to sign up will be coming home soon!
The October HSA morning meeting will be held tomorrow (10/5) at 8am in the lower church hall. There is lots to plan for upcoming events! We strongly encourage you to attend and thank you for your participation!
Please read the October Saber Stories Newsletter from Mrs. Zorger for important notes and reminders.
Please also review the October HSA Newsletter to learn about upcoming events, meetings, and school fundraisers.
Basketball Open Gym sessions (for boys and girls in grades 4 – 8 that are interested in playing basketball this year) will be announced on Monday. If you did not get in the Athletics Health Form 2018-2019 (signed by their doctor) today, please send it on Monday. No students will be able to participate in the Open Gyms or any tryouts/practices without this form on file.
Also, please don’t submit any money at this time…program fees, forms, and additional program details are being finalized and will be communicated over the next few weeks.
Saint James School will have an early dismissal day tomorrow (Thursday, September 27th) for faculty professional development. School will let out at 12:05pm (school bus service is still available on our early dismissal days).
Aftercare will be in session starting at 12:05pm tomorrow, however all students going to aftercare will need to bring a lunch from home (no hot lunch is served on early dismissal days).
The October Lunch Calendar will be coming home with students today or tomorrow. An electronic copy is below and will be posted to our website on Friday.
Mrs. Carpenter, our school Librarian, is kicking off the Fall Into Reading contest this week for Kindergarten – 6th grade students. For every book a student reads during the contest period, they should fill out a paper leaf which will be put into the “leaf bag” for their grade. The grade with the most leaves in their leaf bag at the end of the contest period – November 8th – will win a dress down day and no homework night. A copy of the letter the students are receiving during their library period this week may also be found here 2018 Fall Into Reading.
Good luck Sabers and happy reading!