Gr. 4 & 5 Basketball Time Change
Due to a timing conflict, the first practice for boys 4th & 5th grade basketball will now be from 4:00pm – 5:30pm this Friday (instead of right after school).
Boys 6th – 8th Basketball Begins Tonight
Here is the basketball and cheer practice schedule for the rest of this week (remember, players cannot attend practices until all their paperwork is received by the office, including their athletic form signed by the player’s pediatrician).
Tuesday, November 5th
Boys JV (6th Gr.): 4:30pm-6:00pm
Boys Varsity (7th & 8th Gr.): 6:00pm – 7:30pm
*Any 6th grade boys wanting to try out for Varsity should attend both*
Wednesday, November 6th
Boys JV (Gr. 6): 4:30 – 6:00pm
Boys Varsity (7th & 8th Gr.): 6:00pm – 7:30pm
Thursday, November 7th
Cheer Team: 4:15pm – 5:15pm
Girls JV (4th & 5th Gr.): 5:30pm – 6:30pm
Girls Varsity (Gr. 7&8): 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Friday, November 8th
All 4th & 5th Grade Boys: 4:00pm – 5:30pm
Fundraiser Pick-Up Tomorrow Afternoon
Order pick-up for anyone who ordered Butter Braids or Cookie Dough through our recent fundraiser is tomorrow, Tuesday, November 5th, from 1:45pm – 2:15pm at the SJS Breezeway Door. All items are frozen and we do not have room to store them overnight so please remember to come by!
For families with a student in aftercare, orders will be brought down to the cafeteria for you to grab when you pick up your student(s).
Thank you to everyone that participated! This fundraiser brought in $2,334 for our school!
Help Wanted
Saint James School is looking to hire an Aftercare Aide to assist Mondays through Fridays from 2:00pm – 4:00pm. If you know someone who might be interested, please have them reach out to Mrs. Zorger at bzorger@saintjamesschool.net.
Basketball Begins This Evening
The SJS basketball (and Cheerleading) season kicks off this evening with the following teams practicing:
Girls JV (4th & 5th Gr.): 4:30 – 6:00pm
Girls Varsity (7th & 8th Gr.): 6:00 – 7:30pm
Please remember, if your child has not submitted their SJS Athletic Health Form (signed by the doctor) they cannot attend practice until it has been received by Mrs. Thornton.
Click to view the Full Practice Schedule for this week.
Winter Uniform Begins Monday
November 4th begins Winter Uniform for our K-8 students. This means students may no longer wear shorts to school, girls must wear navy tights or navy knee-high socks with their skorts, and Middle School boys (Gr. 6-8) must wear their SJS Uniform button-down shirt and a tie on non-gym days (the tie does not have to be any specific pattern and bow ties are acceptable).
White socks may now only be worn on gym days.
Catholic Education Family Guide
Today students in grades K – 8 will be bringing home an informational booklet from the publisher of our religion curriculum (Loyola Press). The booklet gives a really nice overview of spiritual development by grade and talks about how parents can help play a role in their child’s spiritual growth. We hope you will take a few moments to review the booklet this weekend and use some of the information as conversation starters at the dinner table.
Good Luck SJS XC!
Good luck to all the SJS Cross Country Runners who have been selected to participate in the CT Middle School State XC Championships this Saturday at Wickham Park. For participating families, please remember that runners must be at Wickham Park by 8:45am for check-in and course walk through. The girls will race at 10:30am and boys at 11:00am – feel free to come out and cheer for our runners. Good luck Sabers!
