The Connection Magazines Bernards-Ridge Edition Feb-March 2021

THE BERNARDS-RIDGE CONNECTION PAGE 11 FEB - MAR 2021 theconnectionsnj.com PAGE 11 KIDZ CONNECTION We are a part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen, and serve students in Grades Pre-School through 8. In all grade levels, students have classes in Art, Music, Physical Education, World Language, and Technology. Saint James School (SJS) is a co-ed Catholic elementary school located in Basking Ridge, New Jersey. We are a part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen, and serve students in Grades Pre-School through 8.We havebeenopen for 5-full days a week during COVID-19, and we have taken every precaution to ensure the safety of our students, teach- ers, faculty and staff. At Saint James , we strive to create an atmosphere inspired by the Gospel, and ev- erything we do is de- rived from the teach- ings, traditions, and values of the Catholic Church. We offer Pre- School classes for 2 ½, 3 and 4 year olds, which are aligned to the New Jersey Pre- School Guidelines. Every teacher at SJS has been certified by the state of New Jersey. Starting in Kindergarten, our students partici- pate in a full-day learning program of Religion, Language Arts, Mathemat- ics, Science, and Social Studies. In all grade levels, students have classes in Art, Music, Physical Education, World Language, and Technology. Our curriculum is based on the resourc- es from the Diocese of Metuchen and the New Jersey State Education Standards. We use technology to enhance and en- rich our curriculum. In addition to recently enhancing our infrastructure to handle the simultaneous use of multiple devices, new technology has been added. Interactive projectors and document cameras have been installed in every classroom. Our middle school students have the opportu- nity to use Chromebooks for Internet ac- cess, Google Education Apps, and many online educational resources. Each year, our graduates move on to high performing high schools, pri- vate and public, as well as Catholic high schools, including Delbarton, Pingry, Seton Hall Prep, Oratory Prep, Mount Saint Mary Academy, Academy of Saint Elizabeth, Gill Saint Bernard, Oak Knoll, Villa Walsh, Morris Catholic, Union Cath- olic, and Immaculata High School. For more information on Saint James School , please contact us at 908-766-4774, or email our Direc- tor of Admissions, John Falcone – jfalcone@sjsbr.org. SAINT JAMES SCHOOL 200 South Finley Avenue Basking Ridge, NJ 07920 908.766.4774 www.sjsbr.org