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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Cross Country Banquet

Today we celebrated the end of another successful Cross Country season with a special luncheon for our runners and coaches. A HUGE Thank You to Mr. Miller for taking on the head coach role this year and making it such a fun season!
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Veterans Day Celebration

Thank you to the men and women of the United States Military who have served - and continue to serve - our great country. And, thank you to those in our own SJS community who joined us today for our Veterans Day celebration. We were so happy to honor you!
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Trunk or Treat/Fall Festival Pics

A great big Thank You to Mrs. McCarthy and the SJS HSA for organizing a wonderful Halloween event for our school community this past weekend!  We appreciate all the parents who signed up to decorate their trunks and hand out candy, and all the middle school students who helped run the games in courtyard. Also, a special thank you...
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2024 Fire Safety & Prevention

Today our younger students met some real-life heroes as members of the Manchester Fire Department joined us to speak about fire safety.  In keeping with tradition, all of our Pre-K students - and several older students - also had the opportunity to try out the fire hose (a few are pictured below).
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7th Graders Design Circuits

Yesterday during their STREAM class, SJS 7th grade students enjoyed a special lesson on electricity and circuits, drew diagrams, and built their own circuits with light bulbs, motors, and switches.  Great job Sabers!
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Honoring 9/11

On Wednesday, Sept 11th, 1st – 8th grade students came together to pray the Rosary and honor the countless families whose lives were indelibly changed on this day 23 years ago. Pre-K and Kindergarten classes visited the SJS 9/11 memorial garden where they said a special prayer.
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SJS Foundation Golf Outing

Thank You to everyone who came out to support the Saint James School Foundation’s 30th Annual Golf Event last night!!  We are extremely fortunate to have such a supportive community...
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