Yard Goats – 6 Tickets Left!
We have 6 tickets left for Sunday’s Yard Goats game if any other families would like to join us!
Please reach out to volunteer coordinator Jodi Talaga at jtalaga94@gmail.com if you are interested.
Dress Down Tomorrow
A quick reminder for parents that were not already aware, when Archbishop Coyne was with us on Monday, he awarded a dress down day to the entire school for this Friday, April 26th. Please keep in mind that standard dress down guidelines per page 11 of the handbook apply (i.e. no ripped jeans, no sleeveless shirts, no crop tops, leggings must be paired with a long shirt/sweatshirt, etc.): 2023-2024 Parent Student Handbook
Event Coordinator Needed
We are still looking for a parent volunteer to host a fun social event for the boys in our school community (since we have volunteers hosting a mother/daughter tea and the father/daughter dance for the girls). In the past, parent volunteers have run a father/son event and a mother/son event, but it would be up to the host to determine the nature of the day. If you would be interested in potentially volunteering to host this type of activity, please reach out to Patricia McCarthy (our HSA President) at HSA@SaintJamesSchool.net and she will give more details. Thank you!
Grade 1 STEM Club
There will be a session of STEM Club for students in Grade 1 on Thurs, May 2. If your child would like to attend, please complete the permission form.
Christ is Risen Poster Contest Winners
Congratulations to the winners of the Knights of Columbus “Christ is Risen” poster contest: Kindergartner – Emmy G. (Kindergarten category), 2nd grader Madison G. (gr. 1-2 category), 4th grader McKenna M. (gr. 3-4 category), 5th grader Adalyn F. (gr. 5-6 category) and from our 8th grade, Aria B. (gr. 7-8 category). Winners are pictured below with Knights of Columbus Family Program Director (and SJS parent), Peter LeBlanc. Great job Sabers!
Thank you to everyone who participated – there were lots of wonderful submissions!
Tonight! Wood N Tap Dine-Out
The SJS Home & School Association has organized a dine-out night at Wood-n-Tap (236 Hartford Turnpike in Vernon) on Monday, April 22nd from 5:00pm to 9:00pm. Dine in or take out and a percentage of sales will be donated back to our school when you mention SJS or present this flyer: Wood-n-Tap Dine-Out Flyer
We hope to see you there!
Advanced Band Note
Advanced Band students in grades 5 – 8 will meet on Tuesday this week (April 23rd), instead of Wednesday.
Arrival & Dismissal Reminders
As a reminder, parents/caregivers should not be parking/stopping for drop off in any areas where we have placed orange cones at arrival and dismissal. Our maintenance staff puts the cones out to remind families these are “no parking” areas. Please also remember, it is never appropriate to park in front of our neighbors’ driveways – even if the driver plans to remain in the car.
If you are running late to pick up your student, you must still park in a designated parking area and walk to the dismissal lot to get your child.
If you are picking up a student in the SJS office for an appointment before 1:50pm, you MAY park in front of the school for the few minutes it takes to run into the building and sign your student out. After 1:50pm, that area is off limits for parking.
Please share this information with anyone who drops off/picks up your student(s).
We appreciate your support of our published arrival and dismissal policies.
Tickets for Next Sunday’s Yard Goats Game
Corrected Notice:
For families that purchased tickets to next Sunday’s Yard Goats game (4/28), please note that all tickets have been emailed out at this point (with the exception of those who sent in an order today – those will be sent tonight).
Please reach out to volunteer coordinator – Jodi Talaga – at jtalaga94@gmail.com – if you do not see your tickets in your email or have questions about the event.
Saturday’s Soccer Schedule
Tomorrow’s soccer games will be played at Star Hill (100 Gerber Drive, Tolland). Players must wear sneakers or indoor soccer shoes (no cleats!) since games are inside.
SJS VARSITY:
8:00am St James-Blue vs SJPll-Red
8:00am St James-Gold vs Corpus Christi
SJS JV:
9:00am Corpus Christi vs St. James-Cobalt
9:00am St James-Royal vs Emmanuel-Gold
9:30am St James-Cobalt vs St James-Royal
10:00am St James-Yellow vs SJPll
10:30am Emmanuel-Blue vs St James-Yellow
