If you received a parking ticket yesterday while you were on the school field trip to Plymouth, please call the downtown coordinator, Tana Parseliti at 860 645-2101 and your ticket will be waived. The Church lot is considered a municipal lot and has a 2-hour parking limit. Going forward, the town will be notified when there is a scheduled field trip so you may continue to park at the church without being ticketed.
If you received a parking ticket yesterday while you were on the school field trip to Plymouth, please call the downtown coordinator, Tana Parseliti at 860 645-2101 and your ticket will be waived. The Church lot is considered a municipal lot and has a 2-hour parking limit. Going forward, the town will be notified when there is a scheduled field trip so you may continue to park at the church without being ticketed.
Thank you to everyone who contacted their legislators in response to the cuts to state funded-transportation to and from schools. The Archdiocese and Catholic School Advocacy Groups are still looking for our support since the cuts have still not been finalized.
The link below contains a prepared e-mail message for elected officials about the critical need to protect our busing services. The page will isolate the sender’s legislators’ e-mail addresses based on his/her zip code and home address. It should only take a minute to complete and send directly from the link. Thank you for helping us preserve affordable Catholic education in the State of Connecticut.
https://www.votervoice.net/CTCC/campaigns/46304/respond
You can read the original e-mail we sent HERE.
Thank you!
Please read the attached May Saber Stories Newsletter from Mrs. Kanute.
The attached notice was recently sent home with students regarding important dates and end of the year activities for our 8th grade students.
As you are aware, Connecticut faces some drastic budget cuts. The budgets proposed by both Governor Malloy and the Democratic Legislative Leadership would cut all funds, approximately $28 million, that towns receive to defray the cost of transporting both public and private school students within their boundaries. These cuts will eventually necessitate higher property taxes, since towns must provide school buses to transport both public and private school students.
The Connecticut Catholic Public Affairs Conference is very concerned that should these cuts be enacted it would include a provision that would relieve towns of the current requirement that they transport parochial school students within their community. This, along with the property tax increases that will be necessary,could significantly impact Saint James School.
Safe and dependable transportation to our school is important to many parents. Catholic Schools save the state of $420 million, and our current line item for transportation is under $4 million for the entire state – great savings at a minimal cost.
Even if you don’t currently use the bus, please contact your legislators in order to urge them to reinstate funding for safe and reliable transportation. This proposal was already made and we need you to act today. You can search for your local representative here (once searched, click their name for contact information)
https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/menu/cgafindleg.asp
Or, contact our state leaders:
Dannel Malloy
Governor
800-406-1527
Sen. Martin Looney
President Pro Tempore
860-240-8614
Rep. Brendan Sharkey
Speaker of the House
860-240-8541
Ms. Jean would like to send a special thank you to all the parents who donated items for this past Friday’s recycle craft in honor of Earth Day. The kids had a great time and made some wonderful creations!
Attached please find the April Saber Stories Newsletter. Please take a few moments to read through this monthly newsletter from Mrs. Kanute at your convenience.
Please help us spread the word by liking and sharing our Open House post on Facebook. Thank you in advance for your support!
Saint James School will be hosting an Open House for families with young children who are interested in learning more about out school on Tuesday, March 15th at 6:30pm.
If you know of any families with children who may be considering Saint James School, please stop by the main office and pick up a postcard or brochure for them. Or, if you know of families with young children but don’t know them well enough to hand-deliver a postcard, please e-mail our Advancement Director, Amy Guenther, at aguenther@saintjamesschool.net and she will mail one out on behalf of the school.
If you know of a family who would like to apply for admission for the 2016-2017 school year, you can direct them to the Admissions tab on our website to complete a new student application and learn more about the admissions process. The first round of new student acceptance letters will be sent out shortly. Many of our classes are nearing capacity, so please encourage anyone you know to get their application in right away. Any questions on admissions can be directed to Amy Guenther at aguenther@saintjamesschool.net or Mrs. DelSignore in the main office.
Word of mouth has always been our best source of attracting new families – Thank You for helping Saint James School continue to grow and thrive!
The SJS teacher & staff appreciation luncheon will be held on Wednesday, May 25th. Volunteers will be needed that day to help cover the classrooms during the luncheon, as well as helping with set-up, clean-up, and running the luncheon. More information will be coming soon. Please reach out to your room parent or event chair Amy Santangelo at amybsantangelo@gmail.com if you are interested in volunteering that day. Please note, volunteers must have completed the background check and VIRTUS training program.