As a reminder, Saint James School will be dismissing at 12:05pm on Wednesday and Thursday this week for Parent/Teacher Conferences. If your child will be going to aftercare, they will need a lunch from home as no hot lunch is served on half days.
Attention All Saint James School Parents and Guardians:
As we hope you are already aware, the Saint James School administration and staff is constantly monitoring and evaluating our school’s safety and security procedures. Please know that everything we ask of you is well thought out and evaluated by our safety committee.
The safety and security of our students, staff, and families is our absolute number one priority.
A concern that has come to our attention is that too many parents (with or without their students) are wandering back into the school from the gym after 2:05pm dismissal to see a teacher, stop in the office, or retrieve forgotten items. As you can appreciate, it is imperative – for many reasons – that we know exactly who is in our building at all times.
With this in mind, beginning Today (Monday) we are putting the following in place:
**All students being picked up in the gym at 2:05pm and their parent/guardian must exit the gym via the outside door. There will no longer be direct access from the gym to the school, breezeway, or cafeteria at 2:05pm dismissal.
**If you need to go back into the school after you pick-up your child/ren in the gym, you may re-enter the school only via the double green doors at our main entrance. Please use the buzzer to alert us of your presence — we will see you on our external camera and unlock the door for you. Please come into the main office before going to a classroom or other area of the school.
**You may begin using the aftercare buzzer/entrance beginning at 2:10pm to get down to aftercare, however the doors to get back into the classroom portion of the school will be locked.
Lastly, if you have asked someone else to pick up your child (other than the already designated person), you must write a note to your child’s teacher (or call the office if it’s during school hours). We will not dismiss to another person (even another SJS parent) unless we have been notified.
Thank you!
Please return all basketball uniforms (with the exception of 4th & 5th Grade boys) back to the school, clean and in a ziplock bag labeled with your child’s name.
Mrs. Plante is looking for several Olivia’s Organic Lettuce (or similar) plastic containers (clear lid and clear bottom) for a Green House Project she hopes to do with her classes. If you have this type of container or anything similar at home that would work, please send it in. Thank you!
Please take note, if you drive up OTIS STREET in the mornings:
If the Crossing Guard is in the street, please do not take a right from Otis onto Park Street. There is a cross walk at the intersection of Otis and Park so cars should be stopped for the crossing guard. Thank you for your attention to this.
Saturday our Girls and Boys Varsity Basketball Teams are in action playing first round games in the State playoffs:
Varsity Boys play at 4:45 pm at St Paul’s HS in Bristol (*this game was moved from Waterbury)
Varsity Girls play at 3:30 pm at East Catholic HS
Sunday our JV Boys will play at 12 noon for their second round game at Sacred Heart HS
Good luck to all the players & Coaches, all SJS families are invited to come cheer these teams on!
Mr. Corcoran will see all instrumental students tomorrow – please bring your instrument to school tomorrow. Symphonic and Concert band students will meet Friday at 5:45 to help set up their bands. Jazz band will meet tonight.
This month’s morning HSA meeting has been rescheduled for Friday (3/9) from 9:30-10:45am in the lower church.
Yearbook order forms are being sent home with your child/ren this week (except the 8th graders, who will automatically receive one at no charge).
Orders are due back to the homeroom teacher by March 23rd.
We are in need of a substitute crossing guard for next week — March 12th – 16th. We would need help from 7:15am – 8:00am and you would be compensated for your time. If anyone is available to help, please contact Mrs. Zorger at bzorger@saintjamesschool.net as soon as possible.