The Saint James School Main Office will be closed on Monday, July 3rd and Tuesday, July 4th in observance of the 4th of July Holiday.
Although the main office is not open on Monday, please note that the SJS summer camp IS in session on Monday (7/3). Summer Camp is closed on Tuesday (7/4) and will resume on Wednesday (7/5).
Saint James and Saint Bridget Schools will participate in Faith & Family Day at the Yard Goats on September 9th. In addition to a pre-game Mass and post-game fireworks – rising SJS 5th grader Rylie Pennington will be singing America the Beautiful.
There are still tickets available if you wish to attend (postal mail to Saint Bridget School or submit to the SJS Main office and we will send them over). Please note, checks should be made out to St. Bridget School as Mrs. Nadaskay’s office is coordinating this for our combined parish community.
Faith & Family Day Yard Goats Game – Saturday, September 9th
Governor Ned Lamont today announced that Connecticut Summer at the Museum – the popular state program that enables Connecticut children to receive free admission at dozens of museums across the state during the summer months – is returning for 2023 with more than 120 museums statewide participating.
Under the program, Connecticut children ages 18 and under – plus one accompanying adult – can receive free admission to any of the participating museums, including historic house museums, historic sites, historical societies, art museums, children’s museums, science centers, special-interest museums, natural history museums, university museums, arboretums/botanical gardens, and zoos.
The 2023 program begins on Saturday, July 1, 2023, and concludes on Monday, September 4, 2023. The full list of participating museums is available at www.ctvisit.com/articles/connecticut-summer-museum-2023-free-admission-kids.
A huge thank you to all the SJS families and friends who have supported our 2023 Annual Fund Campaign thus far! To track our progress or make an online donation, please visit please visit saintjamesschool.net/annualfund.
Donations to our Annual Fund Campaign have been instrumental in supporting important projects at our school that simply cannot be covered by tuition/standard fundraising. Annual Fund dollars, along with several generous bequests and grants, have helped us keep our school facilities in great condition with new windows, roofs and recently provided the funding for our new STREAM Innovation Lab.
This year, Annual Fund donations will once again be used to further enrich the faith-filled educational experience provided to our students, support our talented faculty, and respond to unforeseen needs and opportunities that may arise. Every gift makes a difference!
We gratefully thank you for your consideration of supporting this important initiative at our school.
DRESS CODE
Below please find our uniform policy for Fall 2023 (same as this year).
You can also find a helpful chart of shoes that do and do not meet the school’s dress code HERE.
UNIFORM CLOSET
If your child has outgrown their SJS uniform items, please remember to donate them to our school’s Uniform Closet! Uniform items in good condition may be brought to the main office at anytime throughout the school year and during the summer.
Also, as a reminder, parents wishing to look through items in the uniform closet over the summer should call the SJS main office in advance of stopping by to make sure someone is available to let you in (summer hours for the main office will be 9am – 12pm most days).
DENNIS UNIFORMS
SJS families receive 15% OFF and FREE shipping on your uniform orders $75+! Use code 22ORCZ4X75FS
LANDS END SALE & ORDERING ASSISTANCE
Lands’ End is offering 20% off uniforms plus One Cent logos from 6/30 – 7/7 with code: GLOBE and pin: 3766
Our Lands’ End representative will be here at SJS on July 6th from 10:00am – 12:00pm if you need assistance with uniform items and sizing.
Please note that summer assignments will be sent home with students beginning today. There will be a math packet for students entering grades 1 – 8 (plus a sight word reinforcement assignment for students entering grade 1). There is also a reading assignment for students entering grades 6 – 8.
For students in grades 3 – 7 (with the exception of Mr. Adams’ homeroom) please note that your child’s MAP testing results for the 2022-2023 school year will be coming home with them today. Please be sure to look for this information in their folder/expandable. As Mr. Adams was not in school today, his homeroom will receive their results on Monday.
As a reminder, Saint James School will have 12:05pm dismissal on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of next week, with Wednesday being our last day of school for the 2022-2023 school year!
Aftercare will be in session all three days next week – students attending aftercare will need a lunch from home on those days (no hot lunch is served on early dismissal days).
Also, for bus students – please note – we WILL have all five of our buses this coming Wednesday.
If your child has outgrown their SJS uniform items, please remember to donate them to our school’s Uniform Closet! Uniform items in good condition may be brought to the main office at anytime throughout the school year and during the summer.
Also, as a reminder, parents wishing to look through items in the uniform closet over the summer should call the SJS main office in advance of stopping by to make sure someone is available to let you in (summer hours for the main office will be 9am – 12pm most days).
Saint James School will host a fun-filled field day for all Kindergarten through 7th Grade students on Thursday, June 8th (rain date: June 9th). Tomorrow students should come to school in their SJS gym shorts, gym sneakers, and designated-color short sleeve T-shirt:
Kindergarten: White
First Grade: Red
Second Grade: Orange
Third Grade: Yellow
Fourth Grade: Green
Fifth Grade: Blue
Sixth Grade: Purple
Seventh Grade: Tie-Dye
Please be sure your student brings a refillable water bottle to school on field day!