Reminder: Preliminary ’23-’24 Calendar
Below please find the preliminary one page calendar for the 2023-2024 school year. Please note this is still subject to change but represents our planned schedule at this time.
SJS Daddy/Daughter Dance
The annual Saint James School daddy/daughter dance (for SJS Pre-K3 through Grade 8 Girls and any special male in their lives) will be held on Saturday, May 13th from 6:00pm – 9:00pm here at Saint James School. Please see the invitation below for all the details. RSVPs are due to the SJS main office by Friday, April 28th. The RSVP form can be downloaded HERE. We are also in need of several parent volunteers to help decorate the gym and assist at the event. If you are willing to help, please reach out to parent volunteer coordinator Jodi Talaga at jtalaga94@gmail.com.
Happy Easter!
As a reminder, Saint James School will be closed tomorrow – Friday, April 7th, through Friday, April 14th – for our Spring Recess. School office hours for this period of time will be as follows:
Friday (4/7) – Closed
Monday (4/10) – Closed
Tuesday (4/11) – Closed
Wednesday (4/12): 9am – 1pm
Thursday (4/13): 9am – 1pm
Friday (4/14): 9am – 1pm
We look forward to seeing everyone back at school on Monday, April 17th!
On behalf of all of us at SJS, we wish you a blessed Easter and a fun and relaxing break!
Spring Uniform begins 4/17
Students may begin wearing their warm weather uniform items on Monday, April 17th. Middle school parents, please remember if your child is wearing the tan uniform shorts, they must wear the uniform polo with it (they cannot wear the shirt and tie with shorts).
Manchester Youth Fishing Derby
The Manchester Lions Club and Land Trust are sponsoring a free fishing derby for children under 14 on Saturday, May 13th. Details can be found in this flyer: Youth Fishing Derby 2023
Reminders: Parking, Morning Drop-off, & Afternoon Pick-Up
A few reminders to ensure the traffic flow around our school remains safe for our students and their families. Please be sure share this information with anyone who drops off or picks up your children.
* Do not park in the bus area (on Church street) at afternoon dismissal (from the corner of Oak Place up to Park Street) until all buses have left our campus (after 2:10pm)
* Please CAREFULLY watch the crossing guards on Park Street and drive slowly!!
* Do not, under any circumstances, block our neighbors’ driveways or park in the Otis Street condos parking lot.
* Pay attention to all NO PARKING signs and CONES around the school – these areas are off limits for a reason.
* Please remember the entire front of the school is for quick “drop and go” only from 7:30am – 7:50am. If your child needs a few extra minutes or if you wish to get out of the car with your child, please pull down the street past the Pre-K building to park.
The Map Below shows our Drop-and-Go areas for morning drop-off and areas that are available to park in the morning and afternoons.
Thank you again for your support of our school’s policies.
From our Tuition Manager
Parents,
Please take a moment to check your FACTS account and – if you have not done so already – please set up the AutoPay feature for the Incidental Billing account. This is the account that we use to bill for any expenses other than basic tuition (i.e. Chromebook insurance, aftercare, 2023-2024 registration deposit, summer camp, etc). You will always receive an email from FACTS notifying you when a charge is applied and when it will be withdrawn.
Should you have a problem setting up the AutoPay feature, you can contact FACTS at 1-866-441-4637 and they will be able to walk you through the process. Thank you
Soccer Practice Starts Tomorrow
We apologize for the short notice but we were just notified that the town has opened Charter Oak Field, which means our soccer teams are able to begin practice tomorrow evening (Wednesday, 4/5).
The schedule for tomorrow evening’s practices is as follows:
Grades 3 – 5 teams: 5:00pm – 6:30pm
Grade 6 – 8 teams: 6:00pm – 7:30pm
The first round of games is scheduled for Saturday, April 15th. Go Sabers!
Hats Off To Reading Winners!
Congratulations to our 2023 Hats Off To Reading Contest Winners…
K – 2nd Grade Division: 1st grade won with 866 books read. The top reader was Madison Gallicchio
5th – 3rd Division: 3rd grade won with 349 books read. The top reader was Mari DuBaldo
Middle School Division: 7th grade won with 76 books read. The top reader was Shrika Gangireddy
Each winning grade earns a prize, as does the top reader from each division!
In total our K-8 students read 2,248 books during the month of March! Great job Sabers!
