All students, faculty, parents, and other guests of our students are invited to join us this Friday, March 22nd, at 7:30am in Ms. O’s middle school classroom (top floor, Room B207) for a special Lenten Prayer Service. Please take this time and/or encourage your child(ren) to join us in prayers for family, friends, peace, and other special intentions.
We look forward to seeing you and/or your child(ren) there.
Saint James School has another early dismissal (12:05pm) day scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday, March 21st for parent/teacher conferences. If your student(s) will be going to aftercare on either/both of those days, they will need a lunch from home (no hot lunch is served on half days).
Please read the attached notice about Wednesday’s assembly for students in grades K-5. Items will be available for purchase following the performance on Wednesday and will also be available in the school office this Wednesday and Thursday until 3:00. If you are coming in for a conference with your child’s teacher, this is a great opportunity to purchase and/or view these hand crafted items to pass the “Kindness” on to another school. The prices for items are $8.00, $10.00, and $15.00 payable by cash or check. Checks should be made payable to Saint James School if paying by check.
Details can be found in the flyer:
NED Kindness Show Items & Info
As a reminder, RSVPs are due this Wednesday for the JV/Varsity Basketball/Cheer sports banquet. Students all received a special invitation from Mrs. Zorger that has all the details.
Please read the attached letter from the SJS administration.
As you know over the last month students learned about the virtue of Charity. Many families sent in pictures of their family living the virtue of Charity at home. Here is a video compilation of what you shared with us: https://youtu.be/B091NnPvpcg
The STEM Club for Grades 1 & 2 on March 25 is full. There was a big response for this session. If you sent in a form, a note is being sent home with your child letting you know if they are/are not able to attend.
The 6th grade Math Club created a video to enter into the Mathcounts Video Challenge. Please take a moment to help them win by voting now. Contest voting ends tomorrow. Please click here to watch and vote.
FAMILY GAME NIGHT
There will be a family game night hosted by GameWright on Friday, April 5 from 6:30-8:30pm in the cafeteria. There will be lots of great new games to play and yummy refreshments! Check out this flyer for all the info. We hope you can make it!
YARD GOATS GAME
The HSA invites you to attend a Yard Goats game on Sunday, April 28 at 1:00pm at Dunkin’ Donuts Park. SJS families will be displaying the Big Flag in center field during the National Anthem! (See the photo below from last year.) Children can also run the bases after the game. It’s sure to be a great time for all! Please see the order form (click here) for additional information and contact Tabitha Post at tpost77@att.net with any questions. Ticket orders are due by April 1 and we have a limited number of tickets available.
NEW!!! MOTHER/SON ROCK CLIMBING
For this year’s Mother/Son event, we are trying something new! All SJS boys and their moms (or special female adult) are welcome to join in the fun of rock climbing on Sunday, April 7 from 3:00-5:00pm at Central Rock Gym in Glastonbury (259 Eastern Blvd). You can climb side-by-side with your son or you can cheer on the boys as they they climb to the top. Either way this will be a fun event for all! There are climbing harnesses to fit very young children up through adults so everyone can join in! If you are attending with a small child, we recommend calling the gym (860) 659-8260) to verify specific height/weight requirements. There are a limited number of spots for climbers so please sign up early and no later than March 25. Cost per climber is $30 and you pay upon arrival at the event. Please follow this link to sign up.
There is still time to get your RSVP in for the annual SJS Soiree & Auction! Please send in your RSVP by this Thursday so you don’t miss out on a great event!!
Come join your fellow SJS parents and members of the staff as we celebrate the community we share all while raising money for our great school! Come join us for some amazing food from Highland Park Market, a cash bar run by Lucky Taco, and DJ Mark “The Shark” Christopher.
Attendees will be able to bid on some awesome items such as:
* Priority seating at 8th grade graduation
* A ride to school in a fire truck for you and your child
* A build-a-bear wearing an SJS plaid jumper uniform, or
* Salsa lessons for 4 with Senora Nixon
* Backyard BBQ from Highland Park Market
Your student could be gym teacher for their class, 5th grade teacher for a day, or have a special Pizza lunch with Mrs. Carpenter/Mrs. Rafferty while playing games or doing crafts….And, don’t forget we will be raffling off the AMAZING class baskets like the ones below.
There will be lots of cool prizes to bid on for yourself, your family, and your child/ren (or grandchildren)!
If you misplaced your copy of the Soiree invitation sent home with your child, please use the link below to print a new one or stop by the Main Office.
