As a reminder, Fall Festival/Trunk or Treat RSVPs (and payment to the office if applicable) are due by this Friday (10/6)! Looks to be a great turnout so far, but would love to see a few more families sign up to decorate a trunk if you have the means to do so (since that is a big part of the event!). You can find all the details and RSVP info HERE.
The Saint James School Scarecrow is up on Main Street – thank you to the McCarthy and O’Hara families for putting this together for us!
Voting will start next week both on Facebook and at various in-person locations. Prizes will be awarded for the winner in both of these categories, as well as a 3rd category of Judges’ choice. We will share additional voting details in our email blast next week.
Saturday’s XC Meet at Wickham park is cancelled due to the forecasted rain.
A gentle reminder that dogs are not permitted in the dismissal areas at afternoon pickup. This is for the general safety of everyone (including our furry friends). Thank you for sharing this with anyone that picks up your student(s).
Thank you to everyone who RSVP’d for the theater club by last Friday’s deadline. We had a LOT of interest, but thanks to a couple of extra parent volunteers who agreed to help out, Mr. Harris is going to take all of the students who had their paperwork in by the deadline.
Practices will start tomorrow – Wednesday, October 4th – right after school. Per our standard policy, students attending the Theatre Club tomorrow will need to provide their homeroom teacher with A NOTE FROM HOME stating they have permission to stay after on all Theatre Club Wednesdays.
Student pick-up is promptly at 3:30pm outside the school gymnasium (please do not buzz into the breezeway – wait until Mr. Harris opens the gym doors and dismisses your student to you). If your child will be going to aftercare after Theatre Club, please make sure you put that in the note.
Mr. Harris will be sending out an email to all participant parents this evening.
As we welcome the autumn air the SJS HSA is once again sponsoring a Fall Mum Sale! Mums are available for a price of $8 each AND our school will receive a generous percentage of every order!
If you would like to participate, please use the link below to print a form and send it in to school with your payment. Upon receipt of your payment, we will send home vouchers with your child. Simply take these vouchers to Woodland Gardens and pick out your mums. Vouchers must be redeemed by October 9th (Columbus day).
Any questions please contact parent volunteer coordinator Jodi Talaga at jtalaga94@gmail.com.
Starting this Wednesday (10/4) the public schools in town will start their Wednesday early dismissal schedule, which limits the number of buses available for SJS. Please note the following regarding Wednesday (only) buses:
Bus 31 and bus 27 are not impacted at all. Afternoon bus number and stop times are the same as all other days.
Bus 29 and 107 are combined; Bus 32 and 134 are combined. All parents on these 4 buses should have received an email with their student’s Wednesday stop info and a Google form to complete.
If your child is on Bus 31, 27, 29, or 107 and you didn’t receive an email for your student, please reach out to Mrs. Guenther at aguenther@saintjamesschool.net. Please complete the Google form by tomorrow (Tuesday) at noon so we can pass details on to the teachers.
The SJS XC team had a meet last Wednesday at Vernon Center Middle School. We raced against runners from Vernon, Porter, and Lebanon middle schools on a hilly and challenging course. The team did a terrific job!
Top 5 Girls:
1– Giada P.(6th overall out of 46 runners)
2– Gia F. (9th overall)
3– Emma C.
4– Katelyn R.
5– Reese P.
Top 5 Boys:
1– Samuel B. (2nd overall out of 62 runners)
2– Luke S. (4th overall)
3– Kayden D. (8th overall)
4– Dylan G.
5– Zachary J.
A reminder that there is XC practice on Tuesday and Thursday this week after school.
On Friday, SJS middle school students joined their Saint Bridget peers to watch the one-man Catholic Theater production of “Vianney” based on the life of Saint John Vianney. The play focuses on the difference that one person can make through their example of love and sacrifice.