Letter Regarding Skort Policy
The attached letter regarding the skort policy will be sent home with our female students today.
June 12 2014 Skort Uniform Letter
Overdue Balances
Mrs. Kanute has received notification that many families still owe balances for hot lunch. This impacts our school financially because Saint James is responsible for paying that money to the town. Any family that still owes a balance on the last day of school (for hot lunch, lost library books, missing sports uniforms, etc.) will not receive their child(ren)’s report card(s) until their balance is paid.
Reminder: SJS Family Pasta Dinner RSVPs Due Tomorrow
Reminder: RSVPs for this event are due tomorrow.
Bring the whole family and join your friends from Saint James School on May 22nd from 6:00pm – 7:30pm in the school Cafeteria for a delicious Pasta Dinner from Olive Garden in Manchester. The cost is $8 per person or $25 for a family of up to 5 people (whichever is less). Please RSVP by Tuesday, May 20th using the form below. We look forward to seeing you there!
Click Here For the Informational Flyer & RSVP Form
SJS Email Address Update
In an effort to better help you direct your communications and questions, we have implemented a new email address, mainoffice@saintjamesschool.net. The new “Main Office” email address will be checked by Mrs. Delsignore and should be used for admissions applications, registrations, all student record requests and absentee notifications. Any personal and confidential information should be directed to the Main Office email address.
Info@saintjamesschool.net will continue to be monitored by our Director of Advancement to help manage pre-registration inquiries, open house communications and general questions. Please take a moment to note this new address for the Saint James School main office – mainoffice@saintjamesschool.net.
Tomorrow’s Memorial Service
Dear Saint James Parents, a memorial Mass will be held tomorrow – Friday, May 2 – at 10 a.m. at St. James Church for Matthew Cavallo the father of two of our students. The two fifth grade classes as well as Mrs. Camposeo’s 3rd grade class (with parent’s permission) will be attending the Mass. If any other parents would like their child(ren) to attend the memorial service, please send a note into school tomorrow. Those students will be walked down to the Mass from the school by Mrs. Kanute. The students can sit with their parents (if they will be attending) or with Mrs. Kanute. Thank you.
Tomorrow's Memorial Service
Dear Saint James Parents, a memorial Mass will be held tomorrow – Friday, May 2 – at 10 a.m. at St. James Church for Matthew Cavallo the father of two of our students. The two fifth grade classes as well as Mrs. Camposeo’s 3rd grade class (with parent’s permission) will be attending the Mass. If any other parents would like their child(ren) to attend the memorial service, please send a note into school tomorrow. Those students will be walked down to the Mass from the school by Mrs. Kanute. The students can sit with their parents (if they will be attending) or with Mrs. Kanute. Thank you.
Otis Street
Mrs. Kanute would like to remind parents they are not to block driveways on Otis Street OR turn around in residents’ driveways during drop-off (or other times of the day). We received a complaint from a very upset Otis Street resident this morning about her driveway being blocked by a car during drop-off and Saint James parents using her driveway to turn around. Thank you for your cooperation.
Note to Parents Regarding Phone Calls for Early Dismissals
The office has been receiving many calls from parents between the hours of 1:00-1:45 P.M. to have their child/ren dismissed earlier than at the end of the school day. This not only causes confusion but interrupts the classroom and lesson being taught as we pass along the message to the teacher and then the child gathers his/her belongings. While a 1:45 dismissal may not seem to be a big deal, teachers are still in the middle of teaching at that point.
If you know your child needs to be dismissed early, please send in a note in the morning with your child or phone the office before 9:00 A.M. with a message if a note is forgotten. While we realize that emergencies do occur, please make every effort to make plans with your child/ren in the morning.
Also, please try to make appointments for after school hours so they are not missing the last 15-25 minutes of the day. Picking up your child/ren early means that they miss instructional time, organizing their books and homework to be brought home, and is an interruption to the lesson being taught by the teacher.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
Patricia A. Kanute, Principal
Last Day For Surveys
Please note, today is the LAST DAY to take the parent/student/alumni feedback survey(s) for Saint James School. Only about 30% of our current school families have taken the survey so far, which is definitely less than we had hoped for. If you have not already taken the survey (and/or had your student(s) take the survey) please take a few moments to do so today. Not only is your opinion extremely important to us, but your feedback is very important as we prepare for the NEASC reaccreditation process. If you have a child that is an alum (years 2010 through 2013), please make sure they take the alumni survey. If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail us at info@saintjamesschool.net. Thank you again for your time and commitment to our school.
Saint James School 2015 Drama Club
On Saturday, May 16th at 7:00pm, the Saint James School 2015 Drama Club will present its production of Little Red Robin Hood. The performance is open to the public, with tickets available at the door the night of the show for $5.00 per person ($20.00 per family maximum).
Little Red Robin Hood is described as a “fractured fairy tale”, telling the story of Robin Hood using nursery rhyme characters. Little Red Riding Hood is cast in the role of Robin Hood and many other nursery rhyme characters such as the Pied Piper, the Emperor (of the Emperor’s New Clothes), the Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe, Mother Goose, and Humpty Dumpty appear in this comedy that children of all ages (and their parents) will enjoy!
