Kindergarten "Self Portraits"

Kindergarten “self portraits” using up-cycled book pages. As part of this Lenten art lesson with Mrs. Rafferty, classes also discussed how recycled materials might be used by children whose families do not have extra money for art supplies (or art supplies are not as easy to acquire). Great work Sabers!
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St. Patrick's Day

Pictures from St. Patrick's Day at Saint James School.
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1st Graders Build Nests in Stream

First Grade STREAM class fun: Students discussed the story, "Horton Hatches the Egg," then made their own nests from the provided materials. The challenge was to keep the egg safe if an elephant (or in this case, a gallon of water disguised as an elephant) "sat" on it.
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3rd Grade Art

SJS 3rd graders have been learning about Pop Art and famous Pop Artists, creating these brightly colored, 3D works of art that pay tribute to...
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Hats Off To Reading Fun

As a reminder, our Hats Off To Reading Contest for grades K-6 is currently underway!  As part of promoting fun with reading, today our SJS Librarian brought Ms. Frizzle from pages of The Magic Schoolbus to the younger grade classrooms. 
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Middle School Students Prepare for Robotics Competition

The Saint James Middle School Robotics Club has been meeting weekly to prepare for the upcoming virtual robotics competition being hosted by the Archdiocese of Hartford.  The competition...
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Read Across America

Celebrating Read Across America today with special reading times and crafts!  Special thanks to school librarian Mrs. Tierney for the fun hats and for helping our teachers make this a special day for students.
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5th Grade Famous Person Reports

Today our 5th graders handed in the final copy of their research report on a famous person along with conducting an oral presentation (in character) to their classmates...
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4th Grade Presidents

Today our 4th graders completed their project on an assigned U.S. President, giving an oral presentation to their classmates along with a Google Slides presentation.  The students...
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Ash Wednesday

Observing Ash Wednesday at SJS today with a virtual Prayer Service and distribution of ashes by Father Cavanaugh and Deacon Germain.
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Valentine's Dress Down/100th Day of School

Lots of fun today celebrating Valentine’s Day AND the 100th Day of School.
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Today's Rosary

Thank you to 8th grade students Troy and Alex for hosting this month's school-wide Rosary over the intercom.  Here are a few pictures from various classrooms.
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1st Graders Design Helpful AI Robots

During today’s STREAM class, Mrs. Alexander’s 1st graders listened to the story Robot Ranger – written by SJS graduate William Barry, PhD. Dr. Barry has an extensive background in artificial intelligence and has developed one of the world’s most...
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Donations to Manchester Manor

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Catholic Schools' Week Video

As part of our Catholic Schools' Week Celebration, we asked students to reflect upon what they have learned by studying the Catholic faith during their time at Saint James School.  We had...
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Blue & Gold Dress Down Day

Catholic School’s Week Blue & Gold Dress Down Day in celebration of Saint James School!
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Congratulations Handwriting Winners

Congratulations to the winners of this year's Saint James School Zaner-Bloser National Handwriting Contest. 
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1st Grade STEM Club

Yesterday, 1st graders participating in our afterschool STEM Club with Mrs. Poth used the coding app ScratchJr to write simple coding that would move a character around in one of the scenes provided.  Great work Sabers!
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4th Grade Mass

Socially distanced Mass for our fabulous 4th graders yesterday ????
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Kindergarten STREAM Fun

For Friday's Kindergarten STREAM project, classes read Dr. Seuss' "Ten Apples Up On Top," then planned and designed a structure to hold up to 10 apples. Great job Sabers!
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