Journalism Club

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This year, students in grades 6-8 will have the opportunity to learn about journalism and all things related to publishing a newspaper.  The club will meet after school on Thursdays from 2:05pm – 3:15pm, with the first session on 10/10/19.

Please note, there are a very limited number of spots available for this club and students will be selected based on their written statement if we have more students than spots.

Please use the attached form to sign up your child.  The back of the sheet may be used for written statements or students may use their Chromebooks.

Due date for this form is Monday, September 30th.

Journalism Club Flyer

Reminder: Extended Day Policy Book Forms Due Monday

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For families using the SJS Extended Day program, please review the attached policy book and sign/return the form on the last page by September 30, 2019.  This document has also been posted in the Forms/Docs page of our school website for future reference.

Extended Day Policy Book 2019-2020

Reminder: Student Council Informational Meeting

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There will be an informational meeting for Grade 6-8 students interested in learning more about Student Council on Monday, September 30th.  Please send a note from home on 9/30 if your student will be staying after school for this meeting.  The meeting will conclude at 2:45pm.

2019-2020 Basketball and Cheerleading

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The Saint James School 2019-2020 Basketball and Cheer season will begin in early October.  Below is some important information for students in grades 4-8 wishing to participate:

Basketball
The following basketball Open Gym sessions have already been scheduled (additional Open Gyms will be communicated shortly):

GIRLS in grades 5 – 8: October 8th from 5:00pm – 7:00pm

BOYS in grades 7 & 8: October 8th from 7:00pm – 8:30pm

In order to participate, students must have their 2019-2020 Athletics Health Permission Form (signed by their doctor) on file with the school.  No students will be able to participate in any Open Gyms or tryouts/practices without this form on file. (Students running Cross Country do not need to submit a new form).

The SJS Basketball Permission Slip and SJS Athlete Character Contract  are due to the school by October 18th.

Basketball Parent Meetings will be held in the cafeteria on October 21st as follows:

Girls – 6:00pm
Boys – 7:00pm

Cheerleading

Cheerleading is open to girls in grades 4 – 8.  The first practice will be Wednesday, October 16th from 5:45pm – 6:45pm in the school cafeteria.  Practices will be on Wednesday evenings (5:45pm – 6:45pm) through early March.  Cheerleaders will cheer at selected JV and Varsity games throughout the season (home and away).

In order to participate, students must submit the following to the school by October 15th:

2019-2020 Athletics Health Permission Form (signed by their doctor)

Cheerleading Permission Slip

SJS Athlete Character Contract

 

Trunk or Treat Coordinator Still Needed

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Trunk or Treat will be here before you know it! The HSA is still in need of someone to Chair this event for our school (you will have plenty of helpers and guidance throughout the process).

Please email HSA president Jodi Talaga at jtalaga94@gmail.com if you are interested/able to help.

Early Dismissal Tomorrow

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As a reminder, tomorrow – Thursday (9/26) – is a 12:05pm dismissal day.   In addition, there is no school next Tuesday, October 1st, as all teachers will be at a Diocesan-wide professional learning conference.

NO Hot Lunch is served on 12:05pm dismissal days.  If your child is going to aftercare tomorrow, they will need to bring a lunch from home.

If you would like to view and/or subscribe to just our days off (on your mobile device or desktop calendar) you can do so HERE. (See the bottom right corner for the subscribe button).

Tonight: Meet the Teachers Pre-K – 5th Grade

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Grades Pre-K through 5th

This evening, Wednesday, September 25th, we will host our annual Meet the Teachers Night for Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade families. Families with students in these grades are invited to drop in between the hours of 6:00pm and 7:30pm to chat with the teachers, check out the classroom, etc. Students (and siblings) are welcome to attend this event with their parents.

Please remember the Scholastic Book Fair opens in the “big school” gym for shopping at 6:00pm on this evening and will be open until 8:00pm.

Please note, 50% of book fair proceeds go towards purchasing new books for our school library and classrooms!

We look forward to seeing you!

 

Instrumental Music Changes For This Week

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Students in grades 6-8 will have band and lessons on THURSDAY this week, and Mr. Corcoran will see students in grades 4 & 5 on Friday.

Last Call: Scholastic Book Fair

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As a reminder, tomorrow is the last day for the Scholastic book fair.  Students may make last minute purchases first thing in the morning, then volunteers will be breaking everything down.

Our book fair will also be available ONLINE through 9/28: https://shop.scholastic.com/parent-ecommerce/parent-store-2.html?fairId=3978858.

All books ordered online will be shipped directly to your home and any book-only orders of $25 or more will ship for free.  Please do keep in mind that online orders only earn 25% profit for the school, not the same 50% as purchases made in-person at our fair.

 

Safety Reminders

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If you are dropping off a child in front of the school breezeway in the morning, please do not pull away WHILE watching your child walk into school.  You need to be looking in front of you and closely watching the crossing guard (and the entire crosswalk area).

The crossing guard was in the crosswalk this morning and had a very close call with a parent’s car (due to them watching their child and not the road). Unfortunately, this is not the first time this has happened. We really need everyone doing their part to ensure a safe start to our school day.

Also, as a reminder, we do not allow dogs on our property during morning drop-off and afternoon dismissal (even when we dismiss outside).

The safety of our students and families continues to be our number one priority.  Thank you for your attention to these matters. 

Please pass this information along to any family members/caregivers not in our email group but take part in dropping off or picking up.