November Saber Stories & Lunch Menu
Below please find the November Saber Stories Newsletter as well as the November Lunch Menu (hard copies of the lunch menu will be sent home with students).
Paint Night RSVPs Due Tomorrow
Responses for the Moms’ Night Out Paint Night are due tomorrow (Tuesday). Please find the RSVP form HERE.
K-8 Morning Dropoff Reminder
Parents: Please remember that if you are utilizing the “drop-and-go” drop-off area (in front of the main school) between 7:30am – 7:55am, you should NOT be getting out of your car.
If you wish to park to help your child in the morning, please utilize one of our numerous morning parking areas:
St. James Church Lot
St. Mary’s Church Lot
Church Street (after the buses leave at 7:30am)
Otis Street
St. James Street
Park Street in front of/past the Pre-K (both sides).
You may also utilize the staff lot between the main school and the Pre-K (passed the reserved parking sign) if need be.
Also, we are still seeing people park in areas marked by the town as “NO PARKING” (esp. in front of the white house that is across from the school’s main entrance). Please do not park there as it creates an unsafe situation with the high traffic in the crosswalks in the morning.
Thank you again for sharing this information with the person who brings your child/ren to school in the mornings and for helping us ensure the safety of all our students, parents, and staff.
Movie Night Survey
The HSA will be hosting a Family Movie Night on Friday, November 17 in the school gym. Please help decide on the choice of movie by answering a quick survey (click HERE)!
McGee Invitational
Saint James School had a great showing at this past weekend’s McGee Invitational at Sage Park Middle School in Berlin. The top 5 runners in each category received a trophy, while the top 20 received medals. Here are the students that placed in the top among their peer group:
8th Grade Girls: Lindsay ONeill – 5th out of 100 runners. Nicole Paquette also placed well for SJS coming in 31st.
8th Grade Boys: AJ Bushnell – 22nd out of 107 runners. Jack Green was close behind in 25th place.
7th Grade Girls: Abby Ray – 5th out of 105 runners, with Kaitlyn Nyberg in 9th and Jillian Vichi in 32nd.
6th Grade Girls: Shea Boyle – 6th, Sara Christina 7th, Sammy Creamer – 18th
6th Grade Boys: Evan Ansaldi – 19th, Erik Ansaldi – 32nd.
Congrats to all our runners and to Coach O’Neill for all the hard work and dedication to our XC program!
Movie Night
There is a Family Movie Night scheduled for Friday, November 17. In order for the event to run, a chairperson is needed. If you are interested in organizing this simple, but very fun, event, please contact Alicia Poth at aliciapoth@gmail.com.
School Mass TOMORROW
On Friday, students in grades 1 – 8 will attend Mass at Saint James Church at 9:15am. All SJS Parents/Guardians/Grandparents are welcome attend the mass – and any school masses that take place throughout the school year (please sit in the back few rows of pews). Students who have GYM on Friday will need to wear their regular uniform to school (teachers will instruct students about bringing their gym uniform and changing after Mass).
Please note, you do not need to be a member of Saint James Church or even a member of the Catholic faith to attend any Saint James School Masses.
October HSA Newletter
Please take a few minutes to look at this month’s HSA Newsletter (click here to open) which highlights upcoming events, summaries past fundraisers, and explains where volunteer help is needed.
Main Street Scarecrow Helpers
This year, Saint James School is again entering the annual Downtown Scarecrow Festival. We are looking for volunteers to help create a worthy family-friendly SJS scarecrow which will be on display lining Main St. from October 14th through October 28th.
First, Second and Third Place prizes will be awarded in both the People’s Choice and Facebook Favorites categories. Each year between 30 and 35 scarecrows are on display. This is a great way to show our SJS spirit!
Scarecrows are to be installed by the artists in an assigned location between October 11th and October 14th. If you are willing to lend a hand, some supplies or an idea, please contact Andrea Piotrowski at ampiotrowski@yahoo.com. We may have a short meeting once we get everyone’s availability. Thank you!
Student Helpers Needed – SJS Children's Masses
Thank you to everyone who responded to our request a few weeks ago for students in Grades 3 – 8 to participate in Sunday Mass at St. James Church. This is a great chance for our church parishioners – many of whom very generously support our school – to see the some of the wonderful students they are investing in.
We have our student readers all scheduled, but are still in need of Gift Bearers & Greeters for many of the masses. Please take a look at the dates below and let us know if your child is able to help out in either capacity (you do not need to be a parishioner at St. James Church to have your child help/attend).
All Children’s Masses are at 9:00 am the 2nd Sunday of each month through June and are listed below:
September 10, 2017
October 8, 2017
November 12, 2017
December 10, 2017
January 14, 2018
February 11, 2018
March 11, 2017
April 8, 2018
May 13, 2018
June 10, 2018
If you are interested, please send an email to Cindy Herr at cndherr@cox.net listing the parent’s name, student’s name, participation preference, and Mass dates that you are available to attend.
Thank you for your consideration!
