School Mass on Wednesday

As a reminder, on Wednesday, November 21st, students in grades 1 – 8 will attend Mass at Saint James Church at 9:15am.  All SJS Parents/Guardians/Grandparents are welcome attend the Mass – and any school Masses that take place throughout the school year (please sit in the back few rows of pews).

Please note, you do not need to be a member of Saint James Church or even a member of the Catholic faith to attend any Saint James School Masses.  We would love to see you there!

The weather is trending very cold this week so please make sure your child has a warm coat/hat/gloves to wear down to the church.

Tonight: Movie Night

Don’t forget tonight is Family Movie Night!  Come in your jammies and join your friends for a fun night watching a great movie!  There will be lots of yummy concessions for sale and you are welcome to bring along dinner and snacks, too.  See this flyer for details.

Uniform Closet

Please be respectful of the Pre-K program and their schedule when visiting the uniform closet in the Pre-K building (former Convent).

You may easily visit the uniform closet before or after school hours or by requesting a special time to visit during the school day. If you decide to visit the uniform closet on the spur of the moment, please check in with Mrs. Sager at the front office and she will call Pre-K teachers to see if this is an appropriate time.

Thank you for your kind consideration of our littlest students and their teachers!

Picture Retake Orders Due by Thursday

If your child had their picture taken on the make-up/retake day, please note that orders are due back this Thursday, Nov 15th.

Basketball Calendars

The SJS basketball coaches are adding practice and game schedules to our SJS Basketball Calendar through the TeamUp Calendar Program.  This is a great program with a lot of flexibility.  To view the full calendar for all teams, please visit the basketball page on our website (https://saintjamesschool.net/extra-curricular/basketball/).

If you would like to subscribe to a specific team calendar on your mobile or desktop calendar or sign up to receive email notifications when an event is added or changed, please CLICK HERE for those instructions.

Boys Varsity Gold Calendar Link
https://teamup.com/ksd9o4c7xhqnvj9sxj

Boys Varsity Blue Calendar Link
https://teamup.com/ks45dzizrg5srdpxi2

Boys JV (6th Grade) Calendar Link
https://teamup.com/ksjiyh88d2sf68hz6c

Boys 4th & 5th Grade Calendar Link
https://teamup.com/ks3o8inwovnqajthmy

Girls Varsity Calendar Link
https://teamup.com/ksxzt7exe375mnt7x5

Girls JV Blue (5th & 6th Grade) Calendar Link
https://teamup.com/ksfa4ugjaskibmbrgj

Girls 4th Grade JV White Calendar Link
https://teamup.com/ksdbiiwbzv3n9bg6u3

 

IMPORTANT: Hot Lunch Balance

Parents: Please log into your student’s lunch account with the Town of Manchester and make sure there is enough funds for your student to purchase lunch, milk, water, etc.

If you find that there is a negative balance in their account, please add funds to cover the negative balance and enough extra for them to make future purchases.  You may do this online with a credit card or send a check to school on Monday made out to “Manchester Hot Lunch Program.”

The card we give your student to purchase their lunch is not a credit card, it works like a debit card. The funds need to be in their account in order for them to pay for their lunch.

If you have any questions about you child’s account please contact Denise Mayo at 860-643-5088 or dmayo@saintjamesschool.net

Notepad Sales During Afternoon Conferences

If you would like to purchase one of the new Note-to-School Notepads, you can stop in the school office today (11/8) during afternoon conferences.  Notepads cost $5.00 each and you can pay with cash (exact change please) or by check (payable to Saint James School HSA).  You can also order notepads at any time by following this link.  The notepads are a very convenient way to send notes to teachers and the school office, so please consider purchasing one for your family!

4th Grade Girl’s Basketball

The 4th grade girls basketball team will practice this Saturday 11/10 from 11:00am – 12:00pm.  The practice has been added to our SJS Basketball Calendar.

Cherrydale Fundraiser Pickup: TODAY

Cherrydale orders will be available for pick up on the stage on Wednesday 11/7 at dismissal. If you have ordered frozen items, please make sure to pick them up promptly as we have no way to keep them frozen. If you are missing items or have problems with your order, please call the 1-800 number on the packing slip enclosed in your order. Thank you again to everyone who supported our school by participating in this fundraiser!  If you have any questions please contact Kate Davis at 70greenbean@sbcglobal.net

12:05pm Dismissal Days Today & Thursday

As a reminder, we will have 12:05pm dismissal on Wednesday (11/7) and Thursday (11/8) this week for parent/teacher conferences.

If your child will be going to aftercare on either/both of those days, you will need to send them with a lunch from home (no hot lunch is served on early dismissal days).

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.