Last Call: Soiree Basket Items Due Tomorrow
The due date for raffle baskets items (or cash to purchase items) has been moved to Thursday, March 7th. Thank you for your contribution to this important fundraising initiative.
Trimester II Ends Tomorrow
As a reminder, the second trimester ends tomorrow, Thursday, March 7th. Report cards will be sent home with students next Friday, March 15th.
Box Tops Winner
Congratulations to our latest winner of the Box Tops Dress Down Contest: Fifth grade with 498 Box Tops! The students counted 1,140 total Box Tops yesterday.
We will be counting for the last time this school year on April 30th.
Ash Wednesday Mass Tomorrow
Tomorrow (March 6th) students in grades K – 8 will attend Mass at Saint James Church at 9:15am for Ash Wednesday. All SJS Parents/Guardians/Grandparents are welcome attend the Mass (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!
For those that cannot make the school Mass, tomorrow’s Mass Schedule is below:
Ash Wednesday, March 6, 2019 schedule:
St. James Church: 8am, 12:05pm, 7 pm
Assumption Church: 10am
Scripture reading with distribution of ashes:
Assumption Church: 5pm
Last Call: Charity Pictures
Please remember to send in pictures of you and your children participating in acts of charity (send them to info@saintjamesschool.net). We will be putting together a fun compilation to share with the Saint James Community.
HSA Meetings This Week
There will be an evening HSA meeting tonight (3/5), from 7:00-8:30pm in the school library and a morning meeting on Weds (3/6) from 8:00-9:15 in the lower church. Please attend whichever meeting best fits your schedule. We hope you can join us!
Varsity Gold Boys Advance to Championship Game
With their victory over St. Paul last Friday night, the boys Varsity Gold basketball team advanced to tonight’s Central CT Deanery Championship game at Northwest Catholic High School in West Hartford. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30PM. All SJS families are welcome to come out and cheer on our players!
2019 SJS Soccer Sign-Up
It’s time to sign up for the 2019 Saint James Soccer season! Boys and girls in grades 3 through 8 are eligible to play. The season runs from early April through mid June. If your child is planning to participate, please click on the link below to read the detailed information from Coach Sargent. The sign-up form should be returned to the school office with the appropriate activity fee (make checks out to “Saint James School”) by March 20th. If your child has not previously participated in a sport at SJS this year, you will need to also submit the Athletics Health Form for 2018-2019 signed by your child’s doctor (see below).
Please note – we are in need of coaches, particularly for the younger grades (you do not have to have a child playing to coach). To volunteer or if you have any questions about the program, please contact volunteer Jon Sargent via telephone at 440-319-8892 or email: sjssoccer@charter.net.
2019 Soccer Information & Sign Up Form
Athletics Health Form 2018-2019
March Saber Stories
Please find attached the March Saber Stories, HSA Newsletter, and March Lunch Calendar:
No School Friday/Upcoming Spring Conference Dates
As a reminder, there is no school this coming Friday (3/8) as teachers will be at an offsite conference.
In addition, Saint James School will have early dismissal days (12:05pm) March 20th and March 21st for Spring Parent/Teacher Conferences. Conference sign-up information will be sent via the daily email blast tomorrow. (Please note, Spring conferences are optional). Aftercare will be in session on these two early dismissal dates but, please remember, students will need to bring a lunch from home due to no hot lunch being served those days.
