Due Tomorrow: SJS Basketball Sign-Ups

The Saint James School 2023-2024 Basketball season will begin in early November.  Basketball is open to students in 4th – 8th grade.  Students interested in playing must submit the following to the main office by tomorrow, Friday, October 13th.  Please note, this is a hard deadline.  We cannot guarantee spots on the team for late submissions.

1. Basketball Permission Slip

2. Appropriate Activity Fee

3. 2023-2024 Character Contract

Also, in order to participate, students must have their 2023-2024 Athletics Health Permission Form (signed by their doctor) on file with the school.  This can be submitted after 10/13, but students will NOT be able to participate in any practices, etc. until this form is on file with us. (Students running Cross Country for SJS do NOT need to submit a new form).

Reminder: Fall Parent/Teacher Conferences

As a reminder, conferences will be held next week on Wednesday and Thursday (10/18, 10/19).  If you have not yet signed up, please do so by the end of the day Friday using THIS LINK (click to view).

Aftercare will be in session on these two days, please remember your student will need lunch from home if going to aftercare on either/both days.

Book Fair Thank You!

Thank you to everyone who purchased books at our recent SJS Book Fair – together we raised a whopping $5,571 to buy new books for the classroom libraries and main school library!  Also, an extra BIG THANK YOU to Mrs. Poth for volunteering her time to chair/run this event for our school and to all the parent volunteers who came in to assist throughout the week.

Fall Conference Sign Ups

HSA Meeting Reminder

The Home & School Association Meeting originally scheduled for last week has been rescheduled to tomorrow – WEDNESDAY, October 11th – at 6:00pm in the SJS Cafeteria.

ECHS Open House

East Catholic High School will hold their Open House event this Thursday, October 12th at 6:30pm for students currently in grades 7 & 8.  To register to attend, please follow this link: https://forms.gle/j8wXvTyhx4v7y3CD7.

Wednesday Bus Update

As a reminder, buses are now combined on WEDNESDAY afternoons (only) due to the early dismissal schedule for MPS impacting bus availability.

Please note, Bus 27 and Bus 31 WILL continue to be combined on Wednesdays.  Bus 27 stop times did not change; parents of riders on bus 31 were emailed an updated stop time from SJS this morning.

Bus 29 and 107 are still combined as one bus (#29).  Stop times are the same as were emailed to parents last week

Bus 134 and 32 are still combined as one bus (#134); Stop times are the same as as were emailed to parents last week.

If your child should go to walkers instead of taking the bus home on Wednesdays, please email your child’s teacher this evening or notify the office in the morning.

 

VOTE for the SJS Scarecrow

The Saint James School Scarecrow is up on Main Street!  Please help us with the Facebook Favorite competition by clicking this link and liking the picture our our scarecrow on the town’s Scarecrow Facebook Page.  Prizes will ALSO be awarded for the winner of in-person voting – stop in and vote for SJS at: Retro Junk, Silk City Coffee, Work_Space, or The Firestone.

Grandparents’ Day @ SJS (Gr. K-5)

Saint James School is excited to celebrate and honor the Grandparents of our Kindergarten – 5th Grade students on October 27th!  Please review all the details below and complete the RSVP form by Wednesday, October 18th; Guest and dismissal information provided via the RSVP form will be shared with teachers.

Guest Arrival
We will welcome all visitors with a special program in the Gym starting at 10:00am (Gym doors will be open at 9:45am).  After the program, visitors will be guided to the classrooms to enjoy a special activity with their grandchildren.  Please make sure visitor(s) know which teacher your child has.  Also, please keep in mind when determining who to invite that our school has multiple stair levels and no elevators.

Guest Guidelines
While grandparents are our intended special guests for this day, if your K – 5 child does not have a grandparent that is able to join us, a special guest (NOT an SJS parent) is welcome to attend in place of the grandparents.  With limited space in the classroom and the nature of the day, however, if grandparents will be attending please do not invite other individuals as well.  Thank you for understanding.

Dismissal Info
October 27th is a 12:05pm dismissal day, however students may be dismissed with their grandparents when the classroom activities are complete (typically this is around 11:30am).  There is a place in the RSVP form below to note if your student will be staying until 12:05pm or being dismissed early on this day.  Older or younger siblings that are not part of this program may also be dismissed early on this day (please also provide this info in the form).

Grandparents Day RSVP & Dismissal Info Form

 

Please reach out to your child’s teacher with any questions.

No School Monday

As a reminder, there is no school this coming Monday, October 9th for Columbus Day/Indigenous People’s Day.