Dismissal Today & Tomorrow

Afternoon dismissal for our “walkers” group will be in the parking lot between the pre-kindergarten and the main school today (Monday, 4/24) and tomorrow (Tuesday, 4/25) due to the Art Show.

Gym Uniform

As a clarification, students should only be wearing the white or gray short-sleeve uniform shirt on gym days, not shirts that were sold as spiritwear for the school or a particular school sport.  Gym pants/shorts may be the SJS sports-related spiritwear (otherwise, they must be plain navy).

Fidget Spinners

Several students have been bringing “Fidget Spinners” to school during the past week.  Saint James School does not allow these items during school time.  Fidget Spinners that are out of a child’s backpack while on school grounds will be confiscated and returned to the parents at afternoon pickup.  An announcement was made at school today regarding this so all students should be aware.  Thank you for helping reinforce our policies with your child(ren).

Administrative Assistant Position Update

Dear SJS families & friends,

Please help us welcome our newest addition to the Saint James School staff – Mrs. Lorna Sager – who will be taking on the role of Administrative Assistant upon Mrs. DelSignore’s retirement at the end of June.  Throughout her career, Mrs. Sager has held numerous administrative, marketing, and education-related positions, most recently with Community Health Charities.

Mrs. Sager will be working in the main office alongside Mrs. DelSignore part-time beginning this coming Monday, April 24th.  She will transition into the role full-time beginning July 1.

SJS Mass Tomorrow

There will be a school-wide mass tomorrow morning at 9:15am at Saint James Church.  Parents are welcome to attend if they wish.

Parking Issue

Mrs. Kanute would like to remind parents that they are NOT PERMITTED TO PARK, OR EVEN PULL THEIR VEHICLE INTO, THE STAFF LOT BY THE BREEZEWAY/GYM at afternoon (2:05pm) pickup.  There should not be any vehicles, besides those belonging to staff, in that breezeway lot between 7:00am and 2:45pm.

In addition, Mrs. Kanute asks again that parents/caregivers please do not park in the “No Parking” zones in front of the school building and across the street from the school.

Thank you for your attention to this.

Movie Night Was a Hit

Family Movie Night was a really fun event!  Thank you to all the families that attended.  Congratulations to first grader Noah Gendreau for winning the movie raffle!  A special thanks goes to the middle school students and their parents, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Miller and Mr. Tritt, for helping the night of the event.  If you have any feedback or comments on the event, please send an email to HSA@SaintJamesSchool.net.  The HSA looks forward to hosting another movie night in the future!

Parent Volunteers Needed

With the recent announcement of Mrs. Kanute’s retirement, we are beginning the process of hiring a new Principal for Saint James School. We are looking for two (2) parent volunteers to be part of the search committee. If you are interested please send your contact information to our school board chair Nicholas Roy at schoolboard@saintjamesschool.net by Friday, April 21.

Here is the announcement that was sent out on April 4th about the retiring staff in case you missed it.

No Soccer This Weekend

Please be advised, SJS soccer games for this weekend have been cancelled due to field conditions.  There are no games on Easter weekend (April 15).  Individual coaches will contact team parents directly if there will be practice next week.

Movie Night Tomorrow!

Come watch “SING” tomorrow (4/7) at Family Movie Night!  It will be a great way to kick-off April vacation and to spend time with friends.  Please see the event flyer here for details and follow this link to sign up.

Parents, please feel free to bring along a chair if you’d rather not sit on the gym floor.  We will also have some chairs for you to use.  We are just asking that all chairs be set up in the back so as not to block the view for the children on the floor.

Spirit Sticks will be sold at Movie Night!  Spirit sticks make great Easter egg fillers so be sure to get a few while your child is busy watching the movie!