5th Grade Book Report Journals

For their final book report of the year, SJS 5th graders created a scrap book - following specific guidelines and creatively highlighting specific elements of the story.  On Friday, students were able to view each others reports in a gallery-style walk.
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Red, White, & Blue Dress Down Day

Honoring the heroes who made made the ultimate sacrifice for our country today with a Red, White, and Blue dress down day.
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6th Graders Receive Bibles

Yesterday Deacon LaRocque visited our 6th grade classes to share some of his thoughts about the Bible and test students' knowledge with some fun trivia...
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Knights of Columbus Spelling Bee Winners!

Last night Saint James School's Spelling Bee winners competed in the Diocesan-wide competition at St. Mary's in Willimantic...
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Intermediate & Beginning Band Concerts

Our Intermediate and Beginning Bands put on a great performance last night! Thank you to...
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1st & 2nd Graders Attend Mass

Recently our 2nd graders attended Mass with Father Janusz and today, our 1st graders attended Mass with Father Cavanaugh.  Our volunteer readers...
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Band Concert

Our Advanced Band put on a spectacular performance last night!  Thank you to Mr. Corcoran for organizing the performance and for all his efforts in working with students throughout the pandemic.  Our performers sounded amazing!  Here are a few pictures...
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3rd Graders Dissect Owl Pellets

SJS 3rd graders have been learning about small animals and habitats as part of their science lessons. Recently, each student researched and hand-wrote a book about an assigned animal. Today, students dissected (sanitized) owl “pellets,” as they learned about owls...
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3rd Graders Write & Illustrate Books

SJS 3rd graders have been learning about small animals and habitats as part of their science lessons. Students have just completed researching, writing (in cursive), and illustrating a short book about an assigned animal. Students also presented some of their findings to classmates.
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7th Graders Design HiveHauses

The CT Chapter of The American Institute of Architects recently put together an educational video series called "Architecture in Our Community" which highlights five local projects led by local architectural firms. Throughout the series...
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Grade 8 International Day

Congratulations to the Saint James School 8th Grade class on the outstanding job they did hosting International Day today!  International Day is...
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Last Call: SJS Spirit Wear Fundraiser Ends Today

Saint James School is offering soccer spirit wear and general…
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First Communion

Congratulations to all the Saint James School students who made their 1st Communion at Saint James Church on Saturday!
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Science Fair

Congratulations to the winners of Saint James School’s 7th Grade Science Fair...
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8th Grade "Outsiders" Day

Today Saint James School 8th graders traded their uniforms for 1960’s attire in honor of finishing their coursework on the book The Outsiders... 
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Middle School Robotics VEX IQ Challenge Awards

On Friday afternoon, Saint James School welcomed Mrs. Valerie Mara, Interim Superintendent, and Mrs. Laura McCaffrey, Advisor to the Vicar for Finance and Technology to present awards from the Archdiocese of Hartford's Virtual VEX IQ Robotics Competition...
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Hand Writing STATE Champions

Saint James School is thrilled to announce that two of our students have been designated as State of Connecticut handwriting champions in the Zaner-Bloser National Handwriting Contest!  As you may recall,
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Earth Day Lessons

Happy Earth Day!  Today our students began the day with a special prayer for the planet and for all of God's creations.  Students have been...
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8th Graders Build Wave Machine

During science today each of our 8th grade classes built a simple "wave machine," which was then used to observe the various properties of waves they have been discussing in class - frequency, amplitude, wave length, and speed. Great work Sabers!
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Lands End Uniform 40% Off Sale

April 15th - 18th, Lands End is offering 40% off uniform items…
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