Upcoming

Events

Sat., Feb. 22nd Early Registration Ends

New Student Testing

Mon., Feb. 24th

– Fri, Feb. 28th

PreK-4 Swim Safety @ YMCA

Mon., Feb. 24th

Salesian Day – Wear yellow Salesian t-shirt, jeans

(no holes) or P.E. bottoms, and black shoes.

Rosary with the Sisters @ 4 pm in convent

Tues., Feb. 25th

Archbishop’s 5

th Grade Mass

Mardi Gras Free-Dress Day

Wed., Feb. 26th

Ash Wednesday School Mass

Thurs., Feb. 27th

7

th Grade Stations of the Cross

40 Days of Service Kick-Off Event

Fri., Feb. 28th

No School Mass

Newsletter

Feb. 21, 2020

St. James the Apostle Catholic School is a Christ-centered community where children can grow in faith, values of service and academic excellence.

School Family Mass Animated by 4th Grade

Night of the Arts

5th Grade

Mysteries of the Rosary

Night of the Arts

4th

Grade

Famous Texans in

History

Night of the Arts

3rd

Grade

Recycle Rap & Biome Dioramas

CHEF Bites, a culinary health education curriculum designed for children, is being offered at St. James the

Apostle Catholic School. Students in Pre-K 4 and 1st grade will have the opportunity to observe cooking demos,

sample the recipes made each week, and learn about ways they can cook more healthy meals at home.

https://www.research.net/r/csis-pf

Survey ID code K#10 Annually, St. James the Apostle invites parents to provide feedback on five key areas of their

child/children’s experience at our school: Instructional Quality, Constituent Relations, Operational Excellence,

Financial Health, and Overall satisfaction.

We use a third party non-profit organization, the Excellence with Integrity Institute, to collect this data

through an anonymous survey and to report the results in summary form back to the school. The survey should

take about 10-15 minutes to complete.

Our school uses your feedback as part of our continuous improvement effort. This is your opportunity to

share your opinion about what works well and what you feel needs improvement at our school.

I hope that you will help us with this essential task by completing the anonymous survey by March 6,

2020. The survey can also be completed in Spanish. After clicking the link, choose Spanish in the upper right

language menu.

If you have multiple children and you feel they have had different experiences, you can complete more

than one survey to provide feedback for each child. So please use this chance now to have your voice heard by

completing the survey.

St. James the Apostle Catholic School 2020 Royal Fiesta Line Up

12:45 pm *Mighty Mustangs *6th Grade OLG Presentation *Pre-K3 Fiesta Drums 1:15 pm *SJS Cheer *PK4 Fiesta Maracas *4th Grade Fiesta Medals 1:45pm *7th Grade Floats *Kinder Fiesta Fans *5th Grade Fiesta Hats 2:15pm *1st Grade Fiesta Crowns *Teacher of the Year *Teacher/Staff Performance 2:45 pm *SJS Cheer *3rd Grade Floats *2nd Grade Dancers 3:00 pm *PRAYER 3:15 pm *Mini Mustangs *Grito Contest – Adult/Student *Pre-K3 - 7th Grade Jr Royal Court 3:45 pm *8th Grade Royal Court *8th Grade Dance *Mini Mustangs & SJS CHEER

PTC News

PTC is open to all St. James parents. If you would like to get

involved with PTC, please email StJamesPTC@gmail.com.

Royal Bash FUN DAY!

Fri., March 27th

12 pm - 6 pm EVERYONE is invited to attend this FUN DAY!

We’ll have teacher and student performances,

food, games, & fun!

NEXT PLANNING MEETING - Tues., March 3rd @ 5:30 pm in Room #14

Volunteer Opportunities

We so appreciate your participation in our Royal Bash FUN DAY on Fri., March 27th from 12 pm – 6 pm. Your participation in any of the below service opportunities fulfill the 2-service hour service requirement for our Spring event. The below opportunities will be filled on a first come, first served basis. The links are also posted on our PTC webpage at https://stjamesschoolsa.org/ptc.

Please note that we will NOT have after-school care on this day, as all our faculty and staff will be assisting with student performances.

Set-Up & First Aid https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080E4AADA92FA6F85-sjsroyal Food Booths https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080E4AADA92FA6F85-sjsroyal1 Game Booths https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080E4AADA92FA6F85-sjsroyal2 Monetary Donations – ALL SLOTS FILLED https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080E4AADA92FA6F85-monetary1

ADDITIONAL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Mon., March 9th Clean-Up & Painting (Spring Break)

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080E4AADA92FA6F85-volunteer1

Sun., March 23rd PTC Breakfast Sale

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040948a5ae2ea1fc1-sunday

SJS Plate Sale- Sat., May 16th Parents will be able to donate time, items, or money

PTC General Meeting

Tues., April 28th Raffle Drawing and SAC Election

Parent Service Hours – Please Record on FACTS SIS (RenWeb)!

Each family is responsible for 20 hours and must document them on FACTS SIS (RenWeb).

For instructions on how to log your hours, please click on the following link:

https://d2y1pz2y630308.cloudfront.net/23072/documents/2019/7/How%20to%20Record%20Pa

rent%20Service%20Hours.pdf

St. James the Apostle Catholic School Registration for 2020-2021

Regular Registration: $200 per student --- from February 23– April 30th

Late Registration: $250 per student – starting May 1, 2020

If you have any questions or difficulties with the re-enrollment process feel free to contact Mrs. Aguilera.

Hope for the Future Tuition Assistance Program Now available- We encourage ALL of our families to apply!

Now able to use 2018 tax returns, no need to wait for 2019. (Must re-upload if used last year.)

$35 application fee per family

https://www.archsa.org/hope/apply-now

February 2020 Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat.

24 Salesian Day

Rosary with the

Sisters @ 4pm

PreK 4 Swim @

YMCA

25 5th Grade

Mass with

Archbishop

Mardi Gras

Dress Day

Kona Ice

PreK 4 Swim @

YMCA

26

Ash Wednesday

Mass

PreK 4 Swim @

YMCA

27 7th

Stations

40 Days of

Service Event

PreK 4 Swim @

YMCA

28

No Mass

PreK 4 Swim @

YMCA

March 2020 Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat.

2 Dr. Seuss’ Week 5

6th

Stations

CHEF

7 UIL in Laredo

Spring Break – March 9 - 13

16

Catholic Book Fair

Rosary with the

Sisters @ 4pm

17

Pre-K3 – 3rd

Awards

18

PreK4 Magik

Theater

March Birthdays

@ 3:15 pm

19 SAC Mtg @

6 pm

3rd

-8th

Reconciliation

CHEF

5th

STations

20 Email Report

Cards

K,1,3 to

Antonian HS

play

21 New Student

Testing

History Fair

22 Family

Mass/PTC

Breakfast

24 Salesian Day 25 4th

-8th

Awards 26 Early

Release

PT Conf.

27 Early Release

Royal Bash

28 CAAC

Week of March 2-6,2020

“Fox in Socks” Monday:

Wear P.E. uniform, silly socks, and black tennis shoes.

“Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” Tuesday:

Wear a college shirt, jeans, and black shoes.

“Wacky Wednesday”:

Wear mix-matched clothes.

“The Cat in the Hat” Thursday: Wear a hat. Free dress.

(Suggestions: Wear stripes or a Dr. Seuss shirt.)

“One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish” Friday:

Wear red, white, and blue. Free Dress.

Prayer for Catholic Schools

Dear Lord, bless our Catholic schools. Help us to continue to be

a humble source of wisdom, always yearning to learn more about

your tremendous love for us. May all who enter our Catholic

schools be filled with the gift of your Holy Spirit, coming to

know you in a more meaningful way. Guide us as a community

that respects and welcomes everyone. May Catholic education

continue to grow so that your good news can be taught to

children throughout the world. Amen.

Develop your child's intellect through the royal game of chess! Current research has shown a strong link between chess and

academic performance in a variety of areas, including mathematics and language arts. Chess has been proven to enhance

children's motivation, concentration, focus, social skills, and creativity.

Each class will consist of a fun, interactive teaching period and guided practice time. Both beginner and experienced players are

welcome and will learn under the guidance of an experienced Chess Scholars coach. There will also be a chess competition with

prizes at the end of the session!

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Course Time: Wednesdays, April 1st - May 20th, 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

(8 Classes)

To sign up for chess, please visit https://www.learningmeansfun.com/signup.

You will need to enter the course code JTA4.1.20 to register. Please register by 10pm PST on 3/24 for the early bird price of $108.00.

If you have difficulty registering, please contact Afterschool Enrichment Solutions at 847-482-9999 or registration@learningmeansfun.com

No refunds will be made, unless there is insufficient enrollment. No make-ups will be scheduled for inclement weather or circumstances beyond our control. It’s the

parents’ responsibility to remind the children about the classes.