Free Throw Contest This Sunday!

Our local Knights of Columbus will be hosting a Basketball Free Throw Competition this coming Sunday, January 21st in the Saint James School Gymnasium. The competition is open to boys and girls ages 9 thru 14 and each competitor competes within their own age and gender group.  Registration begins at 12:30 and all contestants must be accompanied by a parent. 
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Snow Much Fun in Pre-K4

Today our Pre-K students continued their lessons on Arctic Animals and enjoyed some chilly-themed fun.  Special thanks to Mrs. Carpenter for the cute pictures!
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Honoring Dr. King at SJS 

In his famous sermon preached in Detroit in 1954, Dr. King said, “The great problem facing modern man is that the means by which we live have outdistanced the spiritual ends for which we live,” words that still ring true today, 70 years later. Here at SJS, it remains our hope that through faith-based lessons and values-based discussions...
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Ski & Snowboard Club Pics

The SJS Ski & Snowboard Club had a great first trip of the season on Friday night!! We have over 70 SJS students from grades 3 - 8 participating this year and around 20 parents that are assisting by hitting the slopes or hanging out in the lodge.
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Merry Christmas

Today our Kindergarten students joined us at Mass for the first time (great job 5th graders as their buddies!!) and we had an extra special guest visit us today!  Merry Christmas!
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2nd Grade Gingerbread Houses

Yesterday our 2nd graders participated in the much-loved, long-standing tradition of making gingerbread houses to bring home for Christmas. They also learned about the history of gingerbread and made a "blueprint" of their house before they started building. Great job Sabers!!
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SJS Theatre Club Performance

Congratulations to the SJS Theatre Club on an exceptional performance of 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒎𝒂𝒔 𝑷𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓 at Cheney Hall last night! Special thanks to parent volunteer Dwayne Harris of the Little Theatre of Manchester, Inc. for running this year's Theatre Club for us, working with a group of 41 students in grades 4 - 8. The group...
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2023 Tree of Blessings

Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2023 Saint James School Tree of Blessings. This morning, immediately following our 3rd week of Advent prayer service, members of the 8th grade class led the ceremony to honor and pray for the individuals listed on each ornament.
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Varsity Home Openers

Last night our varsity boys and girls basketball teams played their first game of the season at our home gym.  The boys defeated Emmanuel Christian School while the girls lost to St. Timothy.  Both teams looked strong last night; we are excited for a great season!
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Christmas Art

Our art teacher, Mrs. Rafferty, has been working on some fun Christmas-themed art projects with students this month.  Check out these fun cars packed with presents our 3rd graders drew and painted.
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Dress Down for CCMC

Thank you to everyone who participated in our $1.00+ PJ/Comfy Clothes dress down today!  Together we raised over $900 for the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center. Great job Sabers!
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Celebrating 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
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Thanksgiving Prayer Service

This morning our students each wrote one thing they were thankful for and placed it in a basket at the start of today's prayer service.  During the ceremony, Father Jaime offered our "thankful thoughts" to God as a symbol of our appreciation for His love and guidance.
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5th Grade Turkeys

Thank you to our art teacher, Mrs. Rafferty, for sharing these beautiful watercolor turkeys our 5th grade students drew and painted.
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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 crackling fire (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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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 an extra special thank you to those in the SJS community who were able to join us today for...
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Election Day Pre-K Fun

Since today is Election Day, classes have been talking about voting and elections - even our youngest learners! Here are our Pre-K3 and Pre-K4 students voting for which book they should read at story time. 
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1st Grade Science Lesson on Bees

As part of their science lessons, on Thursday 1st grade students enjoyed a special presentation from local beekeeper Mrs. Beth Werner.  Students learned about many of the ways bees are vital to our planet and had the opportunity...
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Happy Halloween

Optional Halloween Shirt Day today for 1st-8th graders and costume party/parade for the Kindergarten and Pre-K classes.
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Grandparents Day 2023

On Friday we hosted grandparents of our K - 5th grade students for a fun morning of musical performances and classroom activities. 
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