Please note that SJS 3rd – 8th grade students will take the first round of MAP Adaptive Assessments first thing in the morning on Friday, September 25th at 8:00am.  Testing will also occur first thing in the morning on Tuesday, 9/29 and Thursday, 10/1.

Please pay particular attention to ensuring your child/ren get to bed on time the evening before each testing day and that they have a nutritious breakfast each morning.

Also, it is very important that students get to school on time tomorrow as testing will begin right after morning announcements. Any student coming in tardy on a testing day will have to wait in the office until the testing period is over and will have to make up that test at another time.

For middle school students – please make sure your child comes to school with their Chromebook fully charged tomorrow.

For Saint James School students who will be completing the sacraments of 1st Reconciliation and 1st Holy Communion this school year*, please remember the student and at least one parent must attend the following:

Sacrament Preparation Orientation
Sunday, September 27th
Families should attend the 9:30am Mass at Saint Bartholomew Church. Orientation will continue after the Mass.

* Catholic Grade 2 students and any Catholic students in grades 3 and up that have not previously made their 1st communion but would like to do so this year.

For our Catholic students in grades 7 & 8 preparing to begin the Confirmation program, students and at least one parent must attend the following:

Confirmation Program Orientation
Sunday, September 27th
Families should attend the 5:00pm Mass at Saint Bartholomew Church. Orientation will continue after the Mass.

For any questions, please reach out to our parish’s leader of religious education, Rachel Bursiewicz, at leaderofeducation@saintteresacatholic.org.

Our cross country team will have their first meet of the season tomorrow (Wednesday, 9/23) at Vernon Center Middle School.  Parents should have their runner at VCMS by 3:15pm to stretch and walk the course.  All all welcome to come cheer on the Sabers!!

Please note that SJS 3rd – 8th grade students will take the first round of MAP Adaptive Assessments first thing in the morning on Friday, September 25th at 8:00am.  Testing will also occur first thing in the morning on Tuesday, 9/29 and Thursday, 10/1.

Please pay particular attention to ensuring your child/ren get to bed on time the evening before each testing day and that they have a nutritious breakfast each morning.

Also, it is very important that students get to school on time each day as testing will begin right after morning announcements. Any student coming in tardy on a testing day will have to wait in the office until the testing period is over and will have to make up that test at another time.

For middle school students – please make sure your child comes to school with their Chromebook fully charged on Friday!

For families new to SJS this year and/or our 3rd grade parents (who may have disregarded the message in prior years) these tests allow for formal assessment of where each individual student is at in key learning areas.  Teachers will review the results to see what concepts each individual student is excelling in and where individual students may need additional instruction.

Below is some additional information from when the Archdiocese of Hartford launched this testing a few years ago:

MAP Testing Parent Guide

Please note that the main SJS parking lot (between the main school building and the Pre-K building) will be closed on Monday, September 21st at morning arrival for the Pinwheels for Peace project.  Parents dropping off for morning arrival will need to use street parking on Monday (or the Saint James Church parking lot, which is always open for parking at arrival).

The Saint James School girl scout troop will be there from 7:15am – 8:00am to help everyone participating assemble and plant their pinwheel.