Welcome to the Official
website of St. James School.
Welcome to the St. James School website. St. James serves the
educational, spiritual, and social needs of 440 students in grades
pre-k through eight and is part of the Diocese
of Bridgeport. Our home is located just next to Academy Hill
in the heart of the beautful historic district of Stratford,
Connecticut.
Our website has been created to help our friends learn about
the wonderful faith and learning community that is St. James.
In these pages we hope to help students and parents keep abreast
of school events. Please note that, in order to better
serve our community, we are in the process of a complete site
renovation. We anxiously await the unveiling
of our updated website sometime in the 2007-2008 school year.
Please be patient with us in the interim and accept our apologies
for any information that is not up to date as of this time. We
are very grateful to the many hands that help keep the good news
at St. James on the web for everyone to access!
ST. JAMES IS PROUD
TO ANNOUNCE...
St.
James students have committed almost 3,000 hours of service to
the "Pope's Birthday Blessings" through the National
Catholic Education Association website. For more information on
this volunteer service project by Catholic School students, please
visit .http://ncea.catholic.org.
St.
James Graduate, Ryan Krafnick, has been named Validictorian of
the class of 2008 at St.
Joseph High School.
Sixth-grader,
Drew Cerone, took Second Place in the Annual Catholic School Spelling
Bee Championship!
Fifth-grader,
Sam Breiner, received third prize honors in the 14th Annual State
of Connecticut Essay competition. This year’s subject…”Who
should be the President of the United States and why?”
For
the second year in a row, St. James students (pictured from left
to right), Julie DoCarmo, Morgan Debelle-Duplan, Colby Cayton
and Meghan O'Connell placed second in the Lauralton Hall High
School "Science Olympics" competition where teams compete
in events focusing on areas of physics, chemistry, earth science
and biology. They were presented with challenges which required
teamwork, planning, and lateral thinking.
On
May 5, 2008, Mrs. Deborah Rusatsky, St. James Junior High Teacher,
was honored by the University of Hartford and keynote speaker,
Senator Chrispher Dodd. "Mrs. R." was selected from
a pool of national entries to receive the 2008 Joseph Zola Holocaust
Educator Award from the Maurice Greenberge Center for Judaic Studies
at the University of Hartford. Her submission was the very challenging
"Anne Frank" literature project that Mrs.R. requires
of her seventh grade literature class. Also being recognized with
her are two of her students; John Bennet and Colby Cayton, are
also being commended for their research and caliber of written
work. Mrs. Rusatsky will be presenting her project to fellow educators
at the 2008 Holocaust Educators workshop at the University next
October. The Holocaust is a subject of passion for Mrs. R. as
reflected in the words of her acceptance speech, which you can
read by clicking HERE.
We
are pleased to report that all fourth grade students in the Diocese
of Bridgeport underwent mandatory mathematics testing in two-parts
(part one in addition and subtraction and part two in multiplication
and division). One hundred percent of our fourth graders attained
an 85% or higher score on these benchmark assessments. Grade four
teachers, Mrs. Ann Battaglia and Ms. Christine Nealy are to be
commended along with their students for their hard work and preparation
in this and all subject areas!
This year's Principal Award, a.k.a., the 2008
award for "Catholic School Girl of the Year" and "Catholic
School Boy of the Year" went to students, Matthew Hawkins
(grade 7) and Meghan O'Connell (grade 8).
Our
St. James Heart-Filled Hawks, our Relay for Life youth team, which
has been the leading youth team in Stratford for serveral years
running, is on the road to a record-breaking year. They have already
collected over $4,800 through a variety of activities, including
a Relay for Life Carnival held in the gym recently.
For the fifth consecutive year, St. James has
been awarded a grant from the Koch Foundation. These funds supplement
our religion program and support our faith-centered activities.
Our Early Intervention Reading program, which
identifies and works with "at risk" early readers
from K-3, has received a grant from The Daphne Syebold Culpeper
Memorial Foundation that will enable this essential service
to continue.
Our Preschool received a grant through the
Stratford Library Association for a early school readiness quality
enhancement project.
We are blessed with a community full of very gifted,
giving and talented youth and adults. If you would like to share
good news about your St. James student or graduate, please e-mail
us at info@stjamesstratord.org.
We
know that the power of prayer is a truly amazing and miraculous
thing. Under the direction of Mrs. Kyburz, the children are creating
a visible reflection of our prayers in a prayer chain that will
hang on the walls throughout the entire building. Mrs. Kyburz
states that "we as a school community lift our cares ad burdens
and simply TRUST and BELIEVE that God is working in the lives
of the people that have been placed in our hearts." If you
would like to contribute a name for our prayer chain, please e-mail
that to us by clickingHERE.
Considering
Catholic Education? We welcome you to explore...
OPEN ENROLLMENT ANNOUNCED:
Every Thursday morning from 10:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m., we open our
doors and welcome parents of students entering grades Preschool
through Grade 8 to tour the school. No appointment is necessary.
For inquiries or to request an nformation/registration packet;
please call the school office at 375-5994. Information is also
available via the links below:
PRESCHOOL
- Please clickHERE
for details on preschool admissions.
KINDERGARTEN
- Please click HERE
for details on Kindergarten admissions.
REGISTRATION
PACKET - Please click HERE
for the complete printable registration packet.
QUICK
LINKS...
DON'T FORGET! Reregistration
for next year is overdue! Please click HERE
to view the updated re-registration for 2008-2009.
Tune into WICC 600AM or click
on the Chanel 8 link at left for weather related announcements.
We follow the town of Stratford (do not confuse it with Stafford).
Go to DOCUMENTS
for all weekly bulletins, flyers, fundraising facts and announcements.
For the lunch menu, please click HERE.
Can you help us find our missing alumni? Click
HERE to view a
listing of the folks we are in search of.
Click HERE
for contact information regarding volunteer opportunities.
For Virtus/Volunteer requirements or current
Child Lures information, visit our Virtus home page HERE.
Why
Catholic Education?
If
you have ever questioned the value of a Catholic education today,
we invite you to visit the Diocese of Bridgeport's website (or
click on the title below) to read a letter from Dr. Matthew Kenney,
Principal of St. Joseph High School in Trumbull, CT. Dr. Kenney's
letter is titled "Ten
Reasons Why Catholic Education Still Matters." It speaks
pointedly to our mission as Catholic educators. Also,to
view the recent U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops paper: "Renewing
Our Commitment to Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools in
the Third Millennium," you may click HERE
or visit this the USCCB at http://www.usccb.org/dioceses.htm.
VIRTUS/VOLUNTEER
REQUIREMENTS
Every parent and
or volunteer in the Diocese of Bridgeport must comply with several
requirements before they are permitted to interact in any capacity
with the our students. These provisions have been established
for the safety and care of our children. For all forms, details
and instructions on the volunteer requirements please click HERE.
Our website is undergoing
a significant internal system upgrade. During this transition
certain sections/pages of the site will be out of order until
further notice and we apologize for any inconvenience that this
may cause. In the meantime, please
continue visit our DOCUMENTS
section, which is still working properly and contains up to
date links to calendars, bulletins and flyers and more.
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Welcome to the St. James School website. St. James serves the
educational, spiritual, and social needs of 440 students in grades
pre-k through eight and is part of the 
St.
James students have committed almost 3,000 hours of service to
the "Pope's Birthday Blessings" through the National
Catholic Education Association website. For more information on
this volunteer service project by Catholic School students, please
visit .
St.
James Graduate, Ryan Krafnick, has been named Validictorian of
the class of 2008 at 
Sixth-grader,
Drew Cerone, took Second Place in the Annual Catholic School Spelling
Bee Championship! 
Fifth-grader,
Sam Breiner, received third prize honors in the 14th Annual State
of Connecticut Essay competition. This year’s subject…”Who
should be the President of the United States and why?”
For
the second year in a row, St. James students (pictured from left
to right), Julie DoCarmo, Morgan Debelle-Duplan, Colby Cayton
and Meghan O'Connell placed second in the Lauralton Hall High
School "Science Olympics" competition where teams compete
in events focusing on areas of physics, chemistry, earth science
and biology. They were presented with challenges which required
teamwork, planning, and lateral thinking. 
On
May 5, 2008, Mrs. Deborah Rusatsky, St. James Junior High Teacher,
was honored by the University of Hartford and keynote speaker,
Senator Chrispher Dodd. "Mrs. R." was selected from
a pool of national entries to receive the 2008 Joseph Zola Holocaust
Educator Award from the Maurice Greenberge Center for Judaic Studies
at the University of Hartford. Her submission was the very challenging
"Anne Frank" literature project that Mrs.R. requires
of her seventh grade literature class. Also being recognized with
her are two of her students; John Bennet and Colby Cayton, are
also being commended for their research and caliber of written
work. Mrs. Rusatsky will be presenting her project to fellow educators
at the 2008 Holocaust Educators workshop at the University next
October. The Holocaust is a subject of passion for Mrs. R. as
reflected in the words of her acceptance speech, which you can
read by clicking 
We
are pleased to report that all fourth grade students in the Diocese
of Bridgeport underwent mandatory mathematics testing in two-parts
(part one in addition and subtraction and part two in multiplication
and division). One hundred percent of our fourth graders attained
an 85% or higher score on these benchmark assessments. Grade four
teachers, Mrs. Ann Battaglia and Ms. Christine Nealy are to be
commended along with their students for their hard work and preparation
in this and all subject areas!
Our
St. James Heart-Filled Hawks, our Relay for Life youth team, which
has been the leading youth team in Stratford for serveral years
running, is on the road to a record-breaking year. They have already
collected over $4,800 through a variety of activities, including
a Relay for Life Carnival held in the gym recently.
We
know that the power of prayer is a truly amazing and miraculous
thing. Under the direction of Mrs. Kyburz, the children are creating
a visible reflection of our prayers in a prayer chain that will
hang on the walls throughout the entire building. Mrs. Kyburz
states that "we as a school community lift our cares ad burdens
and simply TRUST and BELIEVE that God is working in the lives
of the people that have been placed in our hearts." If you
would like to contribute a name for our prayer chain, please e-mail
that to us by clicking 
QUICK
LINKS...