Congrats SJS Basketball

Yesterday we celebrated the end of the season for our JV and Varsity basketball teams.  The JV teams enjoyed a pizza party during school, while the Varsity teams and their parents enjoyed their celebration in the evening.
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Congrats Spelling Bee Winners

A huge congratulations to the winners this year’s Saint James School Spelling Bee!...
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4th Grade Presidents

This morning our 4th grade students each completed their research project on an assigned U.S. President by giving an oral presentation to their classmates along with a Google Slides slideshow.  Students had to research and present specific information following a well-defined rubric. Adding to the fun...
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Brian Bags Service Project

Yesterday afternoon, several of our middle students stayed after school to work on assembling “Brian Bags” -  special care kits designed with members of the local homeless community in mind.  Through this special mission of Mrs. Donna Finneran...
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SJS 2025 Gala & Auction

Join as for an amazing night of food, fun, and festivities as we celebrate and support Saint James School!  Our school's annual (adults-only) Gala & Auction Fundraiser is always a BLAST so be sure to get your RSVP in early since space is limited!!
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SJS 2025 Summer Program

Saint James School is excited to announce the return of our super-fun, 6-week Summer Program! Our Summer Program is open to any student who is registered for Saint James School's Pre-K4 through 4th Grade for Fall 2025. 
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Congratulations Handwriting Contest Winners!

Congratulations to our winners of this year’s Saint James School Zaner-Bloser National Handwriting Contest (for Kindergarten – Grade 4). The 1st place winners will now be submitted to the state level...
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Grade 7 Science Fair

Congratulations to our 7th grade students for hosting a wonderful Science Fair yesterday!  Students spent the entire morning presenting their research to the SJS faculty and staff, their younger and older peers, and several judges from the scientific community.  Several of our winners will now move on to the State competition.  Great job Sabers!!
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SJS Competes at Robotics Competition

On Saturday afternoon, Saint James School's middle school robotics team competed in the regional VEX IQ Robotics competition. Under the guidance of Mrs. Poth and Mr. Poth, the team has been hard at work since September, dedicating their Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings to learning, designing, building, and testing...
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Amazing Hero Art Assembly

Yesterday afternoon, SJS K-8 students enjoyed an inspiring assembly with Artist-Extraordinaire, Rob Surette.  Mr. Surette is a Top-Tier Master Fine Artist for Disney and other well-known organizations such as Marvel, DreamWorks, and DC Comics.  In addition to showcasing his amazing artistic talent...
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Field Trip to Kindergarten

Today our Pre-K4 students visited the big school Kindergarten classrooms and enjoyed some time in the Innovation Lab with Mrs. Poth.  The innovation lab, where students explore coding, engineering, and other STEM-related topics, is one of the weekly specials students at SJS enjoy beginning in Kindergarten.
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Ski Club Fun

Our Ski & Snowboard Club enjoyed their first outing of the season at Mount Southington Ski Area on Friday afternoon.  We have 67 students and approximately 18-20 parents (depending on the week) participating this year! Thank you to the parents who sent in these pics for us to share.
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Congratulations Poster Contest Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the Knights of Columbus 2024 Keep Christ in Christmas Poster Contest! Their posters will now be submitted to the next level of competition..
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Pre-K Grinch Day

"Maybe Christmas doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more." - The Grinch
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St. Nicholas' Feast Day

In keeping with tradition, our Pre-Kindergarten through 3rd Grade students left one shoe outside their classroom this morning in celebration of St. Nicholas Day (Feast Day of St. Nicholas).  More commonly observed in Northern Europe, St. Nicholas Day is celebrated...
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Christmas Store

Our students had so much fun at the SJS Christmas Store today shopping for their loved ones all on their own!  A huge thank you to SJS parent volunteers Kristin O'Hara and Brittany Devanney for all their time and efforts organizing this event for our students.  Also thank you to...
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Thanksgiving Mass

Today our 1st through 8th graders celebrated Mass with Father Matt in preparation for the Thanksgiving Holiday. Thank you to our 7th graders for hosting, our choir for sharing their beautiful voices, and to all our older students who served as “buddies” to the younger grades.  It is always beautiful to witness our community coming together in prayer to thank God for his many blessings.
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Pre-K Friendsgiving

Today our Pre-K friends enjoyed a special "Friendsgiving" celebration. 
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Food Drive THANK YOU!

Thank you to our SJS families for their generosity with our Thanksgiving Food Drive for MACC Charities!
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Grade 3 Reading Café

This morning, third grade students were surprised (and excited!) find their classrooms transformed into “Reading Cafés” – each with a roaring fireplace (on the viewboard), decorated tables, and their teacher dressed as a maître d’. This special lesson was to teach the 3rd graders about different genres of books and to encourage them to broaden their reading horizons.
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