Field Day will be held tomorrow – Tuesday, June 19th. Students should wear their SJS navy gym shorts, sneakers, and a T-shirt in the color designated below for their grade:
KINDERGARTEN-WHITE
FIRST GRADE-PURPLE (OR SOMETHING CLOSE)
SECOND GRADE-BLUE
THIRD GRADE-GREEN
FOURTH GRADE-YELLOW
FIFTH GRADE-ORANGE
SIXTH GRADE-RED
SEVENTH GRADE-TIE DYE OR NAVY
As a reminder, this week is our last week of school for the 2018-2019 school year. Here are some important notes:
*Wednesday (6/20) is a 12:05pm dismissal day. Kindergarten students will arrive at school for 9:30am and have their graduation ceremony. Walkers’ dismissal will be OUTSIDE in the lot between the main school and the pre-kindergarten on Wednesday.
*Thursday (6/21) is a 12:05pm dismissal day.
*Friday (6/22) is the last day of school for the 2017-2018 school year. It is a 12:05pm dismissal day.
Aftercare will be in session on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Since there is no hot lunch those three days, students going to aftercare will need a lunch from home.
Summer Hours for the SJS main office will be Monday – Friday from 9:00am – 1:00pm.
Due to the anticipated 90+ degree weather this coming Monday, all students (with the exception of 5th grade, who will be down at the church in the afternoon) may wear their GYM uniform to school on Monday.
Yearbooks are on their way! If you did not order a yearbook, but would like to purchase one now, we will have a limited amount of yearbooks that can still be purchased. They will be sold on a first come, first serve basis. Please send $25 cash or check (payable to Saint James School) in a sealed envelope with your child to school. Address it to Mrs. St. Jean: Yearbook. Label it with your child’s name and teacher. Yearbooks will be handed out by homeroom teachers during the last week of school.
Chromebooks will be collected from the 7th grade students tomorrow (Friday, 6/15). Please make sure students bring their Chromebook AND power cable to school. Covers should be removed from the Chromebook before they turn it in.
As you may have read in the latest edition of Saber Stories, we have a few staff members who will be retiring (or relocating) at the end of this school year. We are excited to announce that Mrs. St. Jean will be taking over as the Pre-Kindergarten director, replacing Sandy Valentine who is retiring after 19 years with SJS!
In addition, we have hired Mrs. Meghan Rafferty as our new Art Teacher for grades K – 5, replacing Mrs. Kara Sabatella. Mrs. Sabatella will still be actively involved in our Summer program and is excited to come back to do art in other capacities at SJS next year (book and art club, helping with the art show, etc.).
Congratulations to Mrs. St. Jean and Mrs. Rafferty on their new positions! We are actively interviewing for our other open positions and look forward to keeping you apprised as new staff members are hired into the Saint James School family.
Lost and Found articles will be set up on tables in the breezeway next week. Please stop in and see if any of the items belong to your SJS student.
A couple of important notes for today:
1.) Dismissal at 2:05pm tomorrow will be outside in the lot between the main school and the pre-kindergarten building
2) A representative from Dennis Uniform Company will be set up in our gymnasium after dismissal today at dismissal time if you would like to stop in to browse uniform items and measure sizes.
As a reminder, tonight is our Moms’ Night Out at Lucky Taco (829 Main St, Manchester, CT) from 7:00-9:00pm. The evening is sure to be a fun time to celebrate the end of the school year and catch up before the start of summer vacation. If you have not already RSVP’d and plan to attend, please do so by following this link.
Please join us at Saint James Church this coming Sunday, June 10th at 9:00am for our final James School Children’s Mass of the school year. Saint James students will be serving in many capacities including altar servers, readers, and gift bearers. A reception in the lower church will follow the mass with coffee, juice, and donuts provided.
All Saint James School families are welcome regardless of faith or home parish. Students are encouraged to wear their Saint James School uniform (students serving in any capacity are required to wear their uniform). We hope to see you there!