Kindergarten Teamwork Building Challenge

Today for their STREAM class, kindergarten students had to work in teams to build a Thanksgiving table that was big enough and sturdy enough to hold all the food.  Here are a few pictures from Mrs. Gangloff's class.  Nice teamwork Sabers!
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Congratulations Cross Country!

This past weekend select members of the Saint James School Cross Country Team participated in the Middle School State Championship meet at Wickham Park in Manchester.
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Pre-K Election Day Fun

Today our Pre-K3 and Pre-K4 classes enjoyed some election-day voting fun to decide which book would be read during story time.  Here are some pictures of the cuteness!
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Catholic Schools Excel During Pandemic

Thank you to the Wall Street Journal (Oct. 27, 2022) and The Nation’s Report Card for highlighting the success of Catholic schools, especially throughout the pandemic. “Today, the divergence between Catholic schools and the public ones is so great that if all U.S. Catholic schools were a state, their 1.6 million students would rank first in the nation across the NAEP reading and math tests for fourth and eighth graders.” To their point, check out the charts...
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Trunk or Treat

We had such a great Trunk or Treat event on Saturday!  A huge Thank You Mr. & Mrs. Harris for hosting and to all the parents and 7th & 8th grade volunteers that helped make it such a great day for the kids!
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Grandparents Day 2022

Thank you to all the grandparents and special guests that joined us today and to all our wonderful performers, including the Advanced Band.  
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Pre-K4 Fall Fun!

Lots of Fall Fun in Pre-K4 today!
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Fifth Grade Story Quilts

Yesterday our 5th grade students presented their “Story Quilts” on a historical fiction book of their choosing.  The idea was to pick four symbols from the book to illustrate and explain why they were significant. 
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2nd Graders Create Monsters

Just in time for Halloween SJS 2nd graders used the new Glowforge laser cutter in the Innovation Lab make these not-so-scary monsters.
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Girls Who Code Club

Our new “Girls Who Code” club for SJS 5th grade girls meets every Friday at lunchtime in the Innovation Lab. Under the guidance of STREAM teacher Mrs. Poth, the group works on a set curriculum designed to elevate coding skills, build camaraderie, and educate about careers in technology.
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1st & 2nd Book & Art Club

On Friday afternoon, 1st and 2nd graders joined Mrs. Carpenter and Mrs. Rafferty for a fun Book & Art Club. The group read, “There’s a Monster In Your Book,” then created their own colorful and silly monsters to bring home.
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Fire Safety & Prevention

On Friday our Pre-K3, Pre-K4, and Kindergarten - Grade 3 students met some real-life heroes while enjoying a presentation and hands-on fun with the Manchester Fire Department.
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1st Grade Church Tour

Yesterday SJS 1st graders enjoyed a fun and informative "behind-the-scenes" tour of Saint James Church with Father Jaime.  We love this special tradition for our 1st grade students! 
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2nd Grade Scarecrows

Frame-worthy Scarecrows made by our 2nd graders during their art class with Mrs. Rafferty yesterday.
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Power Squad Assembly

This morning our 3rd - 5th grade students enjoyed a short, fun-filled assembly about energy efficiency put on by the National Theatre for Children and sponsored by Eversource.
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Tonight: Dine Out In Support of SJS!

Tonight - Tuesday, October 11th - all SJS families and friends…
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Congratulations SJS XC!

Congratulations to our Cross Country team on a strong performance at the Wickham Park Invitational this past weekend.  Our students competed against other middle school teams from across the state. 
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Celebrating St. Francis of Assisi

Today classes learned about St. Francis of Assisi in honor of his Feast Day (October 4th). Pre-Kindergarten students also enjoyed a blessing of the (stuffed) animals with Deacon Bill from St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish.
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Book Fair Fun!

Our Scholastic Book Fair is up and running!  The book fair is a great way to encourage reading and build home libraries.  It is also a great way to support our school as 50% of all purchases go directly to the school.
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Kindergarten STREAM Fun!

Today during their STREAM Special with Mrs. Poth, our Kindergarten students listened to the Dr. Seuss favorite "Ten Apples Up On Top", then engineered their own contraption to hold ten apples. 
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