School Updates

- Summer Office Hours
  Tues. – Fri. @ 9 am – 1 pm
  
  To view Summer Math\Reading Assignments,
  please click here:
  2022 SJS Summer Math\Reading
  
  To download a copy of our school calendar,
  please click here:
  2022-2023 School Calendar
  
  Monday, Aug. 15, 2022
  
  SJS Parent Service Hours
  Due Fri., May 13th
  Please record in RenWeb
  For instructions, click here:
  How to record Parent Service Hours on RenWeb
  
  25 hours per family OR $10 donation per hour
  You probably already earned all of your hours. For a list of events, please see below and/or visit our PTC webpage.
  We appreciate you!
  
  2021-2022 Service Opportunities List
  Service Hours Due Fri., May 13th
  
  5 Hours if you did Early Registration Last Year for THIS Year 2021-2022
  
  Serve on any SJS Board - PTC or School Advisory Council
  
  Head Coach of CYO Sport (5 hours per sport)
  
  Volunteer at any SJS Athletic Event (NOT CYO) - concessions, gate, coach
  
  Complete Mandatory Technology Survey - July 30, 2021
  
  Attend Parent/Student Handbook & General PTC Meeting with New Family Social - Sun., Aug. 8th @ 3 pm
  
  Donate items to your child's classroom ($10 = 1 service hour)
  
  8th Grade Peter Piper Pizza Fundraiser - Wed., Aug. 25, 2021
  
  Back-to-School Mass - Sun., Aug. 29, 2021
  
  SJS Breakfast - Sun., Aug. 29th: Donate items or time - Breakfast Volunteer Link
  
  Attend Family Mass - Sun., Sept. 26, 2021
  
  BBQ Plate Sale - Sat., Oct. 2nd: Donate items or time - BBQ Volunteer Link
  
  Register for Hope for the Future 5K
  
  3 hours - register for 5K
  
  2 hours – attend 5K Walk/Run on Sun., Oct. 24th
  
  1 hour - post on Social Media or send in a photo or TikTok video to dr.grenardo@stjamesschoolsa.org by Wed., Oct. 20th.
  
  8th Grade Raising Canes Fundraiser - Wed., Oct. 13, 2021
  
  Attend Family Rosary - Mon., Oct. 18, 2021
  
  Attend Family Mass - Sun., Oct. 31, 2021
  
  NetSmartz Internet Safety Zoom Presentation - Wed., Nov. 3, 2021
  
  Parents who donated items or worked the Halloween Hamburger Sale - Fri., Oct. 29, 2021
  
  Attend Family Mass - Sun., Nov. 14, 2021
  
  SJS Craft Show - Sun., Nov. 14, 2021 (donated time or items)
  
  Attend General PTC Meeting (New Cafeteria Reveal) - Thurs., Nov. 18th
  
  8th Grade Peter Piper Pizza Fundraiser - Wed., Dec. 15, 2021
  
  Apply for Hope for the Future - 5 Service Hours
  
  Attend Saleisan Family Day Zoom - Sat., Jan. 21, 2022
  
  Attend Christmas Program - Fri., Dec. 17, 2021
  
  Attend Family Mass - Sun., Jan. 30, 2022
  
  Cowboy Breakfast Volunteer PTC Meeting - Thurs., Jan. 27, 2022
  
  Donate time or item to 8th Grade CSW Breakfast Sale - Sun., Jan. 30, 2022
  
  Donate baby items for Khaki & Plaid Basket - Jan. 29, 2022
  
  Basura Bash Clean-up - Sat., Feb. 19, 2022
  
  Attend Family Mass - Sun., Feb. 27, 2022
  
  Complete SJS Annual Survey - March 1 - 15, 2022 - 2 Service Hours
  
  Help sell food or perform at SAPD Memorial Car Show - Sat., March 12, 2022
  
  8th Grade Raising Canes Fundraiser - Tues., March 22, 2022
  
  Donate time or items to Fiesta Cowboy Breakfast - Thurs., April 7, 2022
  
  Attend Family Mass - Sun., April 3, 2022
  
  8th Grade Peter Piper Pizza Fundraiser - Thurs., May 12, 2022
  
  Attend your child's field trip - 1 hour
  
  Participate in the Fun Nun Run
  
  Attend the SAFC Game - Sat., May 21, 2022
"Jump into the Light"
- Back-to-School Events
  
  August Calendar
  Song of the Week
  Mrs. Aguilar's Page
- For SJS monthly calendars, please click here:
  May 2022 Calendar
  May 2022 Lunch Menu
- Walking with Our Salesian Saints
  
  Blessed Laura Vicuna
  Student of Salesian Sisters
  
  “I offer you my life for that of my mother.”
- St. James Re-opens, Rejuvenates, and Rejoices!
  Phase III: Re-opening Campus
  
  Starts Mon., May 2^nd
  
  Morning Drop-Off: Car Line OR Park & Walk – 7:00 a.m. – 7:40 a.m.
  For morning drop-off, all families are welcome to take advantage of EITHER our park and walk procedure or our car line procedure. You can do either on ANY day.
  
  Park in church parking lot. MUST walk child into gym.
  
  OR
  
  Follow SAME car line procedure with upper and lower grade lines as normal.
  
  Tardy Procedure
  The gym doors and gate close at 7:40 a.m.
  All tardies from 7:40 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. should enter through the cafeteria door. A staff member will be there to sign-in your child and help him/her make it to Morning Message.
  All entering after 8 a.m. should please report to the office.
  
  Afternoon Pick-up: Park and Walk – 3:25 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
  For afternoon pick-up, all families must park and walk (unless granted approval for car line due to extenuating circumstances.)
  Only those who have received approval for afternoon car line as designated through email and given a special placard will be able to use car line.
  Thank you for allowing those families to pass through with ease.
  Please bring your ID. Many of our teachers have not had the pleasure of meeting our parents and grandparents yet. We kindly ask that you show your ID for the first week of May to ensure your child’s safety. Please call the office if you need to update contacts on your pick-up list.
  
  ONE ENTRANCE – Front Office Doors
  Thank you for entering campus through our front office doors. We are excited to greet you!
  
  ONE EXIT – Office Side Gate
  Thank you for exiting campus through the side gate next to the office by the church.
  Using one entrance and exit will help with the follow of foot-traffic and with campus safety. Thank you for your cooperation and support!
  
  We are excited to see you in—person!
- For SJS monthly calendars, please click here:
  April 2022 Calendar
  April 2022 Lunch Menu
- Walking with Our Salesian Saints
  
  Blessed Laura Vicuna
  Student of Salesian Sisters
  
  “I want to do all I can to make
  God known and loved.”
- Living Stations of the Cross 2022
  To view video, please click on class photo
- Thank you to everyone who responded to our Mask-Optional Survey. 70% of our families stated in our most recent survey the desire to move to mask-optional. We invite you to read our most recent COVID policy update:
  
  SJS Phase II: Mask-Optional Policy
  
  Effective Easter Monday, April 18, 2022
  
  St. James is still required to follow our 5-Day Quarantine COVID Protocols as stated by the Archdiocese of San Antonio Department of Catholic Schools.
  
  The mask-optional policy will be shared tomorrow morning with the students during Morning Message, but I wanted to give parents the opportunity to share the update with your child(ren) this evening. Please take this weekend to speak to your child about your mask preference. Teachers cannot be responsible for enforcing mask-preferences in a mask-optional setting. Some schools have recommended N95 masks for individuals with health concerns as a greater means of protection in a mask-optional setting. We will continue to clean and sanitize frequently.
  
  Please reach out to me as soon as possible if you have been in close contact, are feeling symptoms, or have tested positive. You are welcome to email me and/or complete our online COVID-19 Reporting Form. I am always here to share our quarantine protocols. I check my email at all hours of the day and night. Please feel free to contact me anytime.
- Newly Updated COVID Policy - Phase I
  
  Especially during this season of Lent, we continue to Walk with Our Salesian Saints. The journey has not been easy, and it is not complete. We continue to strive to exhibit patience and understanding as we cautiously attempt to transition to normalcy.
  
  Thank you to everyone who completed our SJS Annual Parent Survey held March 1st-15th, and a special thank you to those who responded to the question about COVID policies. Your input was instrumental in helping us create Phase I of our transition plan. To view results and see details of our Phase I Plan, we invite you to review the below presentation:.
  
  Phase I – Effective Fri., March 25, 2022
  
  1. Implement 5-day quarantine policy
  
  2. Loosen outdoor mask policy at recess & P.E.
  
  3. Open campus to parents for certain events
  
  SAVE THE DATE
  Parent-Teacher Conferences In-Person!
  Thurs., April 28^th and Fri., April 29^th
  
  As we move forward, it would be helpful to know the number of our students who are fully vaccinated. If you haven’t already done so, then we kindly ask you to voluntarily complete and submit our online
  COVID Vaccination Form.
  
  In compliance with the Archdiocese and to ensure student safety, background checks must be cleared along with the required training videos in order to attend field trips (4th/5th Zoo, PK4 Swim, 8th NASA, ELC Devine Acres, 1st & 3^rd events).
  
  www.virtusonline.org
  
  Training Required (along with background check clearance)
  
  Vulnerable Adults
  
  Sexual Harassment
  
  Protecting God's Children
  
  It is very important that families DO NOT create duplicate accounts. If they need help they can email Mrs. Farias at a.farias@stjamesschoolsa.org.
  
  We will continue to review and update our plan. This is only Phase I. If you have specific comments, questions, or concerns, then I strongly encourage and invite you to please call or email me. I would love the opportunity to speak to you over the phone. Throughout this 3-year long journey, I have done my best to always make myself available to you, at all times of the day and night. My commitment to you and my love for each of you remains the same. I am here for you! Thank you for your cooperation and support – we are in this together!
  
  Many blessings,
  Dr. Grenardo
SJS learns the Our Father in Spanish for Lent
- For SJS monthly calendars, please click here:
  March 2022 Calendar
  March 2022 Lunch Menu
- Walking with Our Salesian Saints
  
  St. Dominic Savio
  4 Simple Rules for Sainthood
  
  I will go to Confession and Communion often.
  
  I will keep hold the feast day.
  
  Jesus will be my best friend.
  
  I would rather die than to commit a sin.

2022-2023 School Tuition & Fees
Registration Fee: $200 per student
*Registration fees are non-refundable*

TUITION Pre-Kinder 3 through 8th Grade		*11 Month Payment Plan (July - May)	10 Month Payment Plan (July - April)
1 Child	$4,700	$427 per month	$470 per month
2 Children	$8,690	$790 per month	$869 per month
3 Children	$12,210	$1,110 per month	$1,221 per month

For printable version, please click here:
2022-2023 Tuition & Fees

Required Fundraising $600 (per family)

Highly recomend fundraising fee be added to FACTS.

Hope for the Future Tuition Assistance - Now Open!
- Support St. James the Apostle
  
  Catholic School with Amazon Smile!
  
  Shop at smile.amazon.com and we’ll donate to your favorite charitable organization, at no cost to you. Here is our SJS link:
  
  https://smile.amazon.com/ch/27-4952738
- Protecting Your Kids ONLINE 2.0
  
  For a copy of the presentation, please click here:
  NetSmartz Parent Presentation
  
  Thank you for partnering with us to keep our children safe!
SJS Hope for the Future 5K

St. James the Apostle Catholic School 2021-2022

Closed Campus Safety Plan – Car Line Procedures
Starts Mon., Aug. 16, 2021 – First Day of School

Morning Drop-off:
7:00 a.m. – 7:40 a.m. Afternoon Pick-up:
3:15 p.m. – 3:35 p.m.

*Please wait in the church parking lot
until it is time to pick up your children.

7:00 am - 7:15 a.m.
Please use lower grade path

For more detailed directions, please click here:

Car Line Directions
Great job with Car Line!
We are all getting the hang of it. Here are some helpful tips:
- Thank you for being courteous to each other and our neighbors. Please do not block drive-ways.
- Thank you for having your name placard in the window.
- Please have your child enter and exit the car on the side closest to the teacher for drop-off and pick up.
- We kindly ask that everyone wear a face mask during car line.
- Backpacks should be readily available with your child (not in the trunk of the car).
- Thank you for your assistance in helping everything run smoothly!

After 7:15 a.m., everyone uses the
SAME Car Line for Drop-Off and Pick-up
7:15 am - 7:40 am

Upper Grade:
2^nd – 8^th ONLY
(NO children in lower grades)
Drop-off and Pick-up in front of the barracks – green path

Lower Grade:
Pre-K 3, Pre-K 4, Kinder, 1^st and their older siblings
Drop-off and Pick-up in front of the gym – blue path

After School Pick Up
3:15 pm - 3:35 pm
Nunes Gate Opens at 3:15 pm
Please wait in church parking lot prior to 3:15 pm

*We hope to send home placards tomorrow. Mrs. Farias will greet you in car line to call for your children.

For more detailed directions, please click here:
Car Line Directions

After-School Care
If your child(ren) will be staying for after-school care (which starts on the first day of school), then please email Mrs. Farias at a.farias@stjamesschoolsa.org.

- School starts at
  
  7:40 a.m.
  
  hooray!
2021-2022 Songs for Mass
SJS Extra-Curricular Activities
*Cheer, Starbase Kelly 2.0, and more coming soon!
SJS Soccer
CYO
- CYO In-Person Registration Dates
  
  Ages 3 and up
  
  Flag football, soccer, and volleyball
  
  Tuesday Aug 3rd 6-7:30 Bosco parking lot
  
  Thursday Aug 5th 6-7:30 Bosco parking lot
  
  Thursday Aug 12th 4:30 -6:30 St James Back-to-School event
  
  For more info, please click here: St. James CYO.
Art - Mondays
Chess - Tuesdays
- 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.
  
  Chess Scholars - 10 classes per session
  Tuesdays, 3:30-4:30PM
  Kinder – 8^th Grade Students
  Registration fee of $145.00 per session.
  
  Fall: October 5-December 14, no class 11/23
  
  Winter: December 14-March 1, no class 12/21, 12/28
  
  Spring: March 22-May 24
  
  To register, please email Nicole Kleinert at nkleinert@learningmeansfun.com
Ballet Folklorico - Tuesdays
- St. James Ballet Folklorico Dance Group
  Tuesdays 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
  Pre-K – 8^th Girls & Boys/Damas y Caballeros Welcome!
  Dance Instructor: Dr. Grenardo
  Registration Opens Aug. 1^st – Aug. 13^th
  First day of dance class: Tues., Aug. 17^th @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
  To register, please complete our online form: SJS Ballet Folklorico Registration Form.
  
  Registration fee: $5.00 - This registration fee will be used for our end-of-year party.
  There is no charge for classes. Families are responsible for purchasing costumes and shoes.
  
  Jalisco dress for girls: $130 – $200
  
  Dance shoes WITHOUT nails for girls: $50 - $80
  
  Jalisco outfit for boys: $100
  
  Black boots WITHOUT nails for boys: $100 - $150
  
  Performance Schedule
  
  Sat., Oct. 23rd at the Hope for the Future 5K Walk/Run
  
  Fri., Dec. 17^th at our SJS Christmas Program
  
  Fri., April 29^th at our SJS Fiesta
Twinkle Toes - Wednesdays
2021-2022
Walking with Our Salesian Saints
- For a copy of the presentation, please click here:
  2021-2022
  Walking with Our Salesian Saints
  
  Summer Reading List
  
  2021-2022 School Calendar
  
  School Supply List
  
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- *Tuition assistance is STILL available through Hope for the Future. Apply today!
  
  To learn more, please click here: Hope for the Future.
  To apply, please create an account here: HFF Application.
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