St. James School
2700 28th Avenue V1T 1V7 Vernon, BC, Canada

This week was about anticipation and preparation. Preparation for the coming of our King, as we walk into the final week of Advent, may LOVE radiate in your hearts for the anticipation of the birth of Jesus Christ. In addition, to preparations for the final days of school before Christmas break, students & staff waited patiently with anticipation of the launch of their SJS 2020 Christmas Concert. You will also find a performance by the SJ staff singing O Holy Night. Continue reading to the end of QS to find the links. In lieu of tickets, please feel free to contact us to make a donation @ 250.542.4081 Thank you, sit back and enjoy the show!!

Good Morning! Look to your email inboxes at 10:25 this morning for the link to this year’s Christmas Concert! Not on our mailing list and want to view this private video? Please contact office!Good Morning! Look to your email inboxes at 10:25 this morning for the link to this year’s Christmas Concert! Not on our mailing list and want to view this private video? Please contact office!

Break the rule day! Today students by donation were able to break some school rules: some wore a hat, others wore their hoodie up, others wore regular clothes. Shortbread cookies and hot chocolate too were available. Grade 7 designated all proceeds ($775.00) to go towards the purchase of gifts and grocery gift cards for the North Okanagan Friendship Centre, for families of toddlers to children of 8 years of age. May their Christmas be filled with Love and Peace.

How blessed we were to have received a donation of 160 new rosaries. Every student in Grade 2 - 7 received a rosary today on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Each class prayed 1 Hail Mary for everyone affected by Covid. ... The Catechism of the Catholic Church explains the Immaculate Conception this way: 490 To become the mother of the Saviour, Mary was enriched by God with gifts appropriate to such a role. The angel Gabriel at the moment of the annunciation salutes her as full of grace. In fact, in order for Mary to be able to give the free assent of her faith to the announcement of her vocation, it was necessary that she be wholly borne by God's grace. 491 Through the centuries the Church has become ever more aware that Mary, full of grace through God, was redeemed from the moment of her conception. That is what the dogma of the Immaculate Conception confesses, as Pope Pius IX proclaimed in 1854: The most Blessed Virgin Mary was, from the first moment of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege of almighty God and by virtue of the merits of Jesus Christ, Saviour of the human race, preserved immune from all stain of original sin.

ATTENTION! Please look in today’s SJS Quick Snapper for a link to a teaser/trailer by Saige Knol for our upcoming Virtual Christmas Concert!

Mrs. Kilarski’s Grade 6 class took off to Marsville. Today the students built domes as their means of transportation to get to their planet or moon of choice. Neptune and Uranius’s moon Ophelia were a couple of the destinations. The energy and excitement amongst students and volunteers was vibrant in the gymnasium.

Staff and Students have enjoyed another glorious sunny week. Weekly Friday Mass was celebrated today with Grades 4 and 5. The Grade 6 class baked apple pies earlier in the week. Kindergarten took a class walk to enjoy the beautiful outdoors. There are never 2 days the same at St James, as we are blessed with an abundance of activity.

Visit our website stjamesvernon.com for our weekly Quick Snapper. Both October's Hot Lunch and Take Home Dinner menus are now available

Please visit our website stjamesvernon.com for an updated list of Symptoms September 22 2020

A memorable week of activity visit our website stjamesvernon.com and catch our Quick Snapper for Sept 18 RCIA may be the personal journey you are looking for... RCIA: Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults Why We Believe We have an exciting, engaging and intellectual program designed to help individuals come to understand and appreciate the faith. If you're completely new to the faith, or if you are already catholic but want to dive deeper, or if you're simply interested in learning about what the catholic faith teaches and "Why we believe", join us as we embark on a journey of discovering the depth and beauty of God's love - expressed through His church - all while building a personal and intimate relationship with Jesus, our Father and the Holy Spirit. The faith study explores a new topic each week, with our first session on Wednesday Sept. 23rd at 7:00 at Our Lady of the Valley church, where we'll discuss "What is faith? Was Jesus a myth? Faith vs Reason. And is a relationship with God even possible?" Please contact Mark for more details at 250-919-8553 or [email protected]

Back to School what a great week we had! What a tremendous week we had at St James, full of hustle & bustle. It was heartwarming to see your children’s smiling faces and hear their laughter in the halls and on the playground, once again.

Please watch the following video from Mr. R on tomorrow's start up https://youtu.be/AmxcbHaMzaY

We look forward to WELCOME you back to School on September 9 Mr R has another update based on your feedback from the most recent survey https://youtu.be/5C9VW75yaaE

Thank you for your questions and for filling out our online survey for September Start-Up. I've put together this little video to answer some questions and, hopefully, reassure some of you who may be feeling a little anxious about this coming school year. With Love and prayers for peace, Mr. R... https://youtu.be/f9KTfVHi40s

Good evening SJS Families, An email was sent out this afternoon with the SJS Stage 2 plan information within it. Please check your email and take a look! You can also click the link below to access the documents via our website. There is also a brief survey for you to fill out based upon the information shared today by Minister Flemming. Please be advised that our Stage 2 Plan is under review by the Ministry of Education and is subject to change. https://www.stjamesvernon.com.../sjsv-school-stage-2-pandemic/ Looking forward to seeing you in September! More info will follow as we work out the details for the first week of school. Peace, Mr.R

Uniform Sale September 1, 2020 8:00am 2:00pm only BY APPOINTMENT ONLY (20 minute time slots) Contact Chauna Lutz at 604.785.2497 or ... [email protected] to book your appointment See more

Good Morning SJS Families, Our office reopened yesterday and we took many of your phone calls with questions about September. Thank you for your patience as we work through this process. Yesterday, I submitted my plan for reopening to our superintendent for approval. Once I have heard from her, I will be authorized to share those details with you. ... What I can tell you now is that we will be open for classes as scheduled on Wednesday, September 9th for all students and that we will continue to follow all Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health, and CISKD protocols to ensure a safe and welcoming environment for all students and staff. We are excited to welcome you back and are looking forward to another amazing year together. I will be in touch via Facebook, www.stjamesvernon.com, and email in the next few days with more details. May the Peace of Christ be with you always. Mr.R

Good Afternoon SJS Families, Yesterday an announcement from the Ministry of Education confirmed that the current plan is for all our students to return to in-class learning for September! This is great news! And though we will still need to be flexible when September comes around and we see how we are fairing as a community, planning has begun to welcome our students back! Please be assured that we will make every effort to keep our community safe and to continue to serve you... as your choice for education in our community. Though school will look a little different, at its heart will be the same standard of excellence and compassion you have come to expect from us. I for one am very excited to face this challenge together with you and am deeply grateful for the work being done on our behalf to make this possible. Information on the specifics will be coming towards the end of August... but you can count on us to do everything we can to make this a positive experience! Many blessings to you and your families as you enjoy this summer together. For more information please access the link below. Peace! Mr. R https://www2.gov.bc.ca//edu/k-12/covid-19-return-to-school

Go Mrs. Routley, Go! Please support these great SJS ladies in their support of homeless youth! Please share! https://www.vernonmorningstar.com//north-okanagan-relativ/