Last Call: Basketball & Cheer
Basketball & Cheer registration forms and payment are due to the office by Wednesday, October 16th. Please note, this is a hard deadline. We will NOT be taking late submissions.
Last Call: SJS Fall Festival + Trunk or Treat
Please remember payment for this event is due to the SJS main office by tomorrow if you are not decorating a trunk.
HSA parent volunteers have been hard at work planning our school’s annual Fall Family Fun event for SJS Pre-K3 through Grade 8 families.
This event will be held on October 26th and will feature Trunk or Treat as well as games, crafts, a bounce house and lots of other fun activities! The cost of the event is $20.00 per family unless you decorate a trunk/hand out candy, in which case there is no admission charge for your family to attend and enjoy the activities. All families are asked to RSVP using the form below, then send cash payment to the SJS main office in a clearly labeled envelope by October 16th.
All details can be found in this RSVP form (click to open) and in the flyer below. We can’t wait to see you there!!
*Please consider decorating a trunk and handing out candy – we are hoping for about 20 – 25 cars again this year*
Last Call: Robotics Night for Gr. 3 – 5
Aetos Dios FIRST Robotics Team from East Catholic will be hosting a Robotics Night for Saint James School students in Grades 3 – 5.
This free event will include a variety of Robotics-themed activities including programming, robot design, and bristle bots. All students will also have the opportunity to drive one of our robots.
Date: Wednesday, October 23rd
Time: 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Location: Saint James School Gymnasium
Who: Saint James 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders (only)
Please RSVP By October 16th using THIS FORM.
Please note, this is not a drop off event, a parent/guardian must stay with their student(s).
Today: Trimester I Mid-Term
Today marks the halfway point in the 1st trimester. All students in grades 4 & 5 will be coming home with a progress report today. Students in middle school (grades 6-8) will ONLY have a progress report coming home if they have a grade of a 70 or below in any subject. These progress reports must be signed by the parent and returned to school on Tuesday.
Instrumental Music Notes
Due to Mass next Thursday, next week’s schedule for Instrumental Music will be as follows:
Tuesday, October 15: beginning band, beginning instrumental lessons, and 5th and 6th grade band.
Wednesday, October 16: advanced lessons and 7th & 8th grade band.
Last Call: Grandparents’ Day @ SJS (Gr. K-5)
For planning purposes, ALL K-5th Grade Families are asked to complete the form (even if you do not have a guest coming for your child): Please complete this RSVP & Important Info Form
Saint James School is excited to celebrate and honor the Grandparents of our Kindergarten – 5th Grade students on October 18th! Please review all the details below and complete the RSVP form at the bottom by Monday, October 14th; 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 one or more grandparents will be attending please do not invite other individuals as well. Thank you for understanding.
Dismissal Info
October 18th 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 in K – 5 may also be dismissed early on this day (please also provide this info in the form).
Lunch At School
Since we now serve lunch at school on early dismissal days, this one is a bit tricky since we will have so many guests in the classrooms during our lunch waves. Therefore, if your child is leaving early (11:30ish) with their grandparents, we will NOT be able to accommodate lunch at school for them.
For all students in middle school that are not being dismissed with a younger sibling at 11:30am, students will go to the cafeteria on this day. Also, for any K-5 students that do not have a guest on this day OR are going to aftercare, hot lunch will be an option. Please use the form below to indicate if your child will eat lunch at school on this date.
Families with a student in Grades K – 5: Please complete this RSVP & Important Info Form
Please reach out to your child’s teacher with any questions.
Congratulations Student Council
On Wednesday, middle school students interested in a position on the SJS Student Council made their case for why they should be elected to serve the school community. Votes were cast at the end of the day. Congratulations to:
President: Jane Tierney
Vice President: Austin O’Reilly
Secretary: Harrison Hetherington
8th Grade Representatives: Ananya Anand, Rhea Rao
7th Grade Representative: Kassi Talaga, Kristyn Fennimore
6th Grade Representatives: Penny Leitao, Kenny O’Hara
The first meeting will be Monday, October 21 after school until 3:00pm. Please remember students will need a note from home to stay after school.
Reminder: No School Tomorrow
As a reminder, there will be no school tomorrow – Thursday, 10/10, for Pre-K3 through Grade 8 as our teachers will be offsite for an Archdiocese of Hartford professional learning conference. We will be back in school on Friday, and then have Monday off for Columbus/Indigenous Peoples Day.
