Ends Thursday: Munson’s Fundraiser

We are excited to announce a delicious way to support Saint James School – our annual Munson’s Chocolate Fundraiser, with delivery of goodies to SJS just in time for Easter!

Now through February 29th please visit https://www.munsonschocolates.com/online-fundraising/st-james-schoolct-2/ to order your favorite chocolate confections.  Once your order is placed online, please print a copy of the final order and send that into the SJS Main office with a check made out to “Saint James School HSA.”  (Munson’s does not have an online payment option at this time).

Please check totals carefully and include your child’s name/and homeroom teacher on all paperwork.

To help our fundraising efforts go even further, we hope you will share the link to our fundraising page with your family and friends!

If you would like to use a paper tally sheet to take orders before placing them online, you can find that here: Munson’s Tally Sheet

A printable version of items for sale and the costs can be viewed here: Munson’s Fundraiser Items

 Orders will be ready for pick up in the gymnasium at dismissal on Tuesday, March 26th.  We will send a reminder in the email blast as we approach that date.

If you have any questions, please contact Saint James School parent volunteer, Caitlin Dennehey at caitlinwlkr@gmail.com.

We appreciate your support!

 

Returning Student Registration

Thank you to all the families that completed the returning family registration process for the upcoming school year.  If you have not had an opportunity to finish the steps in the re-enrollment portal yet and your child/ren will be returning to SJS for Fall 2024, we ask that you do that over the weekend so we may plan accordingly (reach out to Amy Guenther with any questions).

We will be starting new student admissions screenings, visits, and registration next week. If you know of any families that are interested in learning more about Saint James School for Fall 2024, please have them reach out to Amy Guenther.

Ski Club Tomorrow (Friday)

As a reminder, our final Ski Club Trip is tomorrow (Friday, 2/23).

Please make sure your student has their blue Mt. Southington Ski Card in their ski jacket pocket before leaving the house tomorrow.  There is a $5 charge if they need to purchase a new one at the mountain.

For students taking the bus to Mount Southington, all of their ski/snowboard gear can be stored in the gym entrance until the end of the day.  Mrs. Guenther will open the GYM DOORS at 7:25am on Friday morning for you/your student to begin dropping items off.  Please do not unload skis/boards in the “drop and go” area unless it is before 7:30am.

 

VFW Americana Contests

Our local VFW has shared the following Americana contests with us should your student(s) wish to participate:

VFW Singing Contest

VFW Art Contest

Submissions will be judged at the local level first and sent on to the next level.

For the VFW Art Contest Submissions, please print and complete pages 2 & 3 of the link above and submit those to the SJS Main Office with the student’s entry by Monday, March 25th.

For the VFW Singing Contest, please print the 3rd page (page 2 is blank) and submit that to the SJS Main Office with a flash drive of your student’s performance by Monday, March 25th.  If you would prefer to email the performance to the VFW, you can send it to Shirley McBride at the email address listed on the form.  Please scan and send a copy of page 3 with the submission.

The prizes listed on the form are for winners at the national level, but prizes will be awarded at the local level as well.

 

Saint Luke Productions Presents

Several Parishes in the Archdiocese will be offering the Saint Luke Production of Tolton: From Slave to Priest (as you may recall this is the same production company that brought “Vianney” to our middle school students at the start of the year).  If you would like more information on how to see this play, please see the flyer below and call the church with your date of interest.

CT All shows Flyer Tolton

Last Call: SJS 2024 Soccer Interest Form

If your student will be playing soccer for SJS this year, please fill out this Soccer Interest Form (<— click link) so that we can start planning teams/coaching staff, etc.  The CT Catholic Soccer League is co-ed and open to students in grades 3 – 8 (no prior soccer experience is necessary).  Practices have traditionally been held on Wednesday evenings, with games typically on Saturday mornings.

Please complete the form by Friday, February 23rd at the latest.

 

Due Friday – Returning Family Registration

All returning family registrations must be done by end of day Friday through the online link sent via email 2/12.

If you did not receive Returning Family Registration email or need a new copy, please reach out to Amy Guenther at aguenther@saintjamesschool.net.  Please complete all steps in the FACTS SIS (student information system) portal by Friday, February 23rd as we already have many new families hoping to join us.

If you have any issues with the new registration portal or need information on registering a sibling of a current student – please reach out to Amy Guenther at aguenther@saintjamesschool.net before Friday’s deadline.

* Please do NOT create a new FACTS Tuition Account – all returning families already have a tuition account set up for our school – enrollment is through a totally separate program/link.

RSVPs Due Friday – Jingle Bell Ball

Midwinter Recess Begins Tomorrow

As a reminder, there is no school tomorrow (Friday, 2/16) as we begin our midwinter recess.  We will return to school on Wednesday, February 21st.  Enjoy the break!!

Tomorrow’s Clubs

Please note that Art Club, Passport Club, Mad Science, and Crazy 8s WILL all meet tomorrow.