HSA Meeting Tomorrow Morning
The October HSA morning meeting will be held tomorrow (10/5) at 8am in the lower church hall. There is lots to plan for upcoming events! We strongly encourage you to attend and thank you for your participation!
October Newsletters
Please read the October Saber Stories Newsletter from Mrs. Zorger for important notes and reminders.
Please also review the October HSA Newsletter to learn about upcoming events, meetings, and school fundraisers.
Basketball
Basketball Open Gym sessions (for boys and girls in grades 4 – 8 that are interested in playing basketball this year) will be announced on Monday. If you did not get in the Athletics Health Form 2018-2019 (signed by their doctor) today, please send it on Monday. No students will be able to participate in the Open Gyms or any tryouts/practices without this form on file.
Also, please don’t submit any money at this time…program fees, forms, and additional program details are being finalized and will be communicated over the next few weeks.
Reminder: 12:05pm Dismissal Tomorrow
Saint James School will have an early dismissal day tomorrow (Thursday, September 27th) for faculty professional development. School will let out at 12:05pm (school bus service is still available on our early dismissal days).
Aftercare will be in session starting at 12:05pm tomorrow, however all students going to aftercare will need to bring a lunch from home (no hot lunch is served on early dismissal days).
October Lunch Menu
The October Lunch Calendar will be coming home with students today or tomorrow. An electronic copy is below and will be posted to our website on Friday.
Fall Into Reading
Mrs. Carpenter, our school Librarian, is kicking off the Fall Into Reading contest this week for Kindergarten – 6th grade students. For every book a student reads during the contest period, they should fill out a paper leaf which will be put into the “leaf bag” for their grade. The grade with the most leaves in their leaf bag at the end of the contest period – November 8th – will win a dress down day and no homework night. A copy of the letter the students are receiving during their library period this week may also be found here 2018 Fall Into Reading.
Good luck Sabers and happy reading!
Book & Art Club Update
The October Book & Art Club for students in grades 1 & 2 has reached capacity.
The October Book & Art Club for students in grades 3 & 4 still has a few spaces left.
Tonight: Family Movie Night
We are looking forward to seeing our families at Movie Night tonight! All SJS students (including Pre-K) are welcome! Please see this flyer for information and to RSVP (you can still RSVP today if you would like to come!).
Important: Grandparents’ & Special Persons’ Day
Mark your calendars for Grandparents’ and Special Persons’ Day! We will host Grandparents and Special Persons of Kindergarten through Grade 5 students on October 26th from 10am-noon. As noted in the September Saber Stories Newsletter, Grandparents’ and Special Persons’ day will be for students in Kindergarten – 5th Grade only this year.
Unfortunately, we need to limit our guests on this day due to safety concerns, which is why the day will be designed for Kindergarten through grade 5 guests only. Since the day is an early dismissal day (12:05pm), grandparents with students in the older grades are welcome to pick up their student and take them to lunch, etc. Please keep in mind grandparents are our guests for this day. If your K-5 child does not have a grandparent that is able to join us, a special guest (not a parent) is welcome to attend in place of a grandparent. With limited space in the classroom and the nature of the day, if a grandparent is attending, that counts as your child’s guest. Thank you for your understanding.
Our HSA is taking on the role of organizing the event and the format will be different than in years past. More information will be sent out about this event in October.
Cherrydale Fundraiser Ends Friday – Volunteers Needed
Thank you to everyone who is participating in the Cherrydale Fundraiser!! We are looking for volunteers to help tally order forms this Friday, September 21, between 8:30am – 1:00pm. If you are available for part or all of that time, please contact Kate Davis at 70greenbean@sbcglobal.net.
