St. John Bosco Catholic School is a Pre-K through 8th Grade Catholic elementary school dedicated to academic excellence, serving others and developing the whole child.
St. John Bosco Catholic School serves students and their families in the Ahwatukee area of Phoenix, Tempe, Chandler, Gilbert, Maricopa and other East valley cities. |
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01/23 - Double Dollar Day & Family Dinner Night (Rubios)
01/24 - Mix it up at lunch day - students can wear mixed up socks or shoes.
01/25 - Jonas Brother Concert in support of School Choice
01/26 - Trivia Night
01/27 - OPEN HOUSE 10am -noon Bring a Friend!
01/27-02/01 - Catholic Schools Week
01/28 - St. John Bosco Play 1:15 and 2:15
0129 - Noon Release (Parent-Teacher Conferences) Picnic Brunch - Wear your favorite Jersey Day
01/30 - Noon Release (Parent-Teacher Conferences) Wear Neon Colors
01/31 - Cans Across Campus - You may dress like a Tourist
01/01 - Special Persons' Day
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At Mass last Friday we had a representative from St. Vincent de Paul come and talk about our upcoming Cans across the Campus Drive. Here is what she shared with the students....
My name is Dorothy Sullivan. I am speaking to you this morning on behalf of the Vincentians of St. Benedicts Conference and the clients we serve. I want you to think about something..... Imagine how you would feel if you opened your home pantry to get breakfast or an after school snack - and the pantry was empty? Imagine how you would feel if soap, toothpaste, shampoo - even toilet paper were luxuries that your family could not afford to buy? Sadly, this is a real situation for families in need when they must decide whether to pay rent, keep heat and lights on - or buy groceries and toiletries. Luckily, no one living in the St. Benedict parish boundary ever has to see an empty food cabinet because people like St. John Bosco schoolchildren care, and will help these families. On Thursday, January 31, during our Catholic Schools Week celebration, our students will participate in the annual Cans Across Campus community service event. Everyone in need living in our boundaries is welcome at our pantry - no exceptions! All are treated with love and respect - just as Jesus would treat them. In the last year, more than 400 families came to our pantry for help. 50 families received Turkeys and all the fixings for their Thanksgiving dinners. 21 of these families had a special Christmas because you and your families provided gifts to them through the Adopt-a-Family Program. We talk to our pantry clients as they load up grocery bags and we often learn of other ways we might help them. If you hear of a family having financial difficulty, your parents can suggest that the person in need call SVdP at the church office. I am here to ask you - as you have in previous years - to help restock our pantry store. Ideas for what to bring are on this flyer which will go home with you today. Grades Pre-K through 4 are asked to bring food items. Staff and Grades 5 through 8 are asked to bring non-food items. Please check the expiration dates and don't bring expired food! The Vincentians look forward to welcoming you to our pantry on Cans across Campus Day. You may begin bringing in the donations starting now. Thank you, families at St. John Bosco, for helping students to recognize and live their call to help others. Mrs. Conner
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Tomorrow is Double Dollar Day for Friends of the Orphans
Students may wear jeans for $1 and free shoes for $1 or just bring in money for your class Orphan. Please follow the guidelines in the Student Handbook.
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Love our community? Help spread the word and earn $300!
We hear it over and over - Our community is amazing! Now it's time to spread the word and share the love! Bring a friend to the Open House and receive $10 in the scrip of your choice. If that friend registers their child(ren) at St. John Bosco, we will give you $300 to use for your tuition or re-registration!
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Mix it up at lunch this Thursday.
Kudos to the Student Council for spearheading another Mix it up at lunch day on Thursday, January 24th. They have some great question starters prepared for the students. If you are able to take a bit of time off of work, or out of your day, it runs smoother when we have extra adults. Sign up using this link for this Thursday, January 24 Students can wear mixed up socks or shoes. Once again, it will be fun!
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Conferences
Conferences will be held on Tuesday, January 29th and Wednesday, January 30th during Catholic Schools Week. Unlike the fall conferences, these conferences are on an as-needed basis by teacher request. If parents would like to conference with a teacher or teaching team you can absolutely do so. Both days are noon release for the school. No lunch is being served, and MAP is available from noon - 6 p.m. Please refer to teacher newsletters for specific instructions and/or links to schedule a conference.
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Reading ProgramOur Kindergarten through 2nd grade classes have completed the DIBELS (Dynamic Indicators of Early Literacy Skills) assessment. Students have shown tremendous progress in their reading development! Classes have seen as much as 20% growth in these specific early literacy skills. Congratulations teacher, students and parents for all the hard work you have put into reading! Teachers have been able to take the data from this assessment and further differentiate the reading instruction for the students in their class. For more information about DIBELS, please visit: http://dibels.org/dibels.html
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MAP Reports Going Home this week for Students in 3rd - 8th
MAP (Measure of Academic Progress) reports are being sent home this week with your child. You will find a note from Mrs. Conner that includes some talking points and discussion starters for you and your child. We also had the children write a reflection on the results. The report compares Fall and Winter RIT scores in the areas of Math, Reading and Language Usage. MAP assessments are not tests that determine Mastery. Rather, MAP assessments provide teachers with students' instructional levels. These assessments are given for internal accountability, so that teachers have information about what students are ready to learn. The purpose of the assessments is to guide instruction. The Measure of Academic Progress scores are one of many tools used by St. John Bosco to evaluate student learning in addition to ITBS, DIBELS, and formal and informal classroom assessment.
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Arizona Rosary Celebration Art Contest Winner
Congratulations to Julia Neumann! She is one of the 24 diocesan winners of this year's Rosary Celebration Art Contest. Her art was chosen from over 2,500 entries. This year's theme was to depict any one of the joyful mysteries. Julia chose to illustrate "Mary visits Elizabeth". Julia and one of her parents will join the other winners/parents for a pizza party in February with Bishop Olmsted. Nice job, Julia!
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The Annual Campaign: Your Participation Makes a Difference.
The funds received through the Annual Giving Campaign support the daily and immediate needs of our school. Things such as teacher and staff development, classroom supplies, performing arts and immediate technology needs are paid for in part by the Annual Campaign. Your participation also allows us to take advantage of opportunities that present themselves throughout the year such as new teaching tools in the classroom and special programs for our students. Contributing to the Annual Campaign makes a direct and immediate impact on our campus today. Our participation goal is 100%. Have you made your contribution yet? Donate online.
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Support Catholic education with your tax dollars
A big thank you to all who made their contribution to Catholic Education Arizona by the stroke of midnight on December 31. For those of you who missed the end of year deadline for the federal deduction, there is still time to take advantage of the state tax credit. Contributions can be made up until April 15th - tax day. Be sure to make your contribution before you file your 2012 taxes to be eligible for the dollar-for-dollar tax credit.
While it costs you nothing to help, your participation is priceless to those families in need of scholarship funds. Maybe it is your family receiving the scholarship or maybe it is your child's best friend in need, either way, the choice is easy and simple! Participate in the tax credit. Donate on-line. |
Family Dinner Night
Rubio's - PHOENIX - AhwatukeeJanuary 23rd, 2013 from 3:00 pm to CLOSE at the following Rubio's location:4905 East Ray Road, Phoenix, AZ 85044Click here for the flyer.
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Save the Date- Whole Family Event
On March 15 the School Families are invited to lead the Stations of the Cross at the Parish of St. Benedict. Our Prayer Journey has each family lead a station, and there is typically a parent and a child reflection. There will be a sign up as we approach. Immediately following the Stations of the Cross is a simple soup and bread meal. New this year, will be a Taize (ta-zay) Prayer service to follow. This is a family event, and a great way to share, or experience for the first time, a tradition in our Catholic Faith. Add the date to your calendars now for March 15th starting at 6 p.m.
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Cans Across Campus
Each year, during Catholic Schools Week, St. John Bosco holds our Cans Across Campus community event. Every single student and staff member at the school will be asked to bring a food or non-food item(s) to school by Thursday, January 31. On that day, the entire school will walk over to St. Benedict's St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry and stock the shelves with the donated items. Items will be distributed to SVdP clients in our parish. The typically clients are families like many of us, who have come upon a temporary difficult period (loss of job, illness, lack of transportation, housing issues). SVdP provides a bit of financial relief in the form of food, non-food, gas, utilities etc. until the families get back on their feet. Donations to food pantries typically decrease in the post-holiday months and that is the case at St. Benedict now. Please look for the red information flier in your student's backpack and donate whatever you can to this community effort.
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Lego Club
There will be no Lego Club on Monday January 28th due to a conflict. We will resume regular session on Monday February 4th right after school in the conference room. We will begin working on our next stop motion video. Please be prepared with your theme and teammates. Any questions please James Rubio. |
Hey, are you in Jr. High? Would you like to take a break and have some fun?
How about a day of adventure while making some new friends? All Jr. High School youth are welcome and encouraged to attend this retreat day on Feb 9, 2013. We will start at 8 am and return to St. Benedict by 4:30 pm. If you like to learn new things and have fun doing it then this retreat day is for you. Join us as we gather at Our Lady of Guadalupe Monastery, 8502 W. Pinchot Avenue - Phoenix AZ, 85037 to take a break and to make some new connections in our lives. If you are a parent and would like to help out driving and/or chaperoning, please sign up as well and we will contact you. The retreat is sponsored by, but not limited to, St. Benedict or St. John Bosco students. Sign-up Here! Please email Patrick or phone him at 480.961.1610 x 307 for more information.
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The Rosary Pocket
In honor of the Year of Faith, continues to circulate through each class. If you have a family story that your family would like to share about your experience with the Rosary Pocket, please send it to Holly Forseth for an article she is writing for us.
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Volunteers Needed for Game Day
On January 29th from 9:15 - 11:30. Contact Mrs. McCormick if you can help. |
Parent Supervisors for Mix it up at Lunch Day
Use this sign up genius for this Thursday, January 24 beginning at 11:15
(or copy and paste this link into your address bar:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A094BABA78-mixitup ) |
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Moms' Club
Moms' Club t-shirts are still for sale. Contact Laura DeCaro if you are interested in purchasing one!
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6th Annual Father-Daughter Dance, Saturday, Feb. 9thThis year's annual Father-Daughter dance is scheduled for Saturday, Feb 9th.
The event is held in the SJB MPR room from 6-9pm. All dads be sure to mark
your calendars to support this fun Dads' Club event.
We will have a live disc jockey that will be taking song requests. The event includes an ice cream social. We will have photographers on had to take 5x7 photographs of each dad and daughter(s).
Flyers will be sent home with all girls next week. The cost of the event is $25/family. Make checks payable to St. John Bosco. You can leave the form and check in the Dads' Club box in the office. Get your registration in early before the Feb 6th deadline.
We will be sending out an email to the members looking for volunteers to help with set-up. Any moms can also volunteer to help with set-up and sign in.This is a really fun event so don't miss out. Sign up today!!
Any questions, contact
Bill Feil.
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St. John Bosco Catholic School, a Ministry of the Parish of St. Benedict
St. John Bosco Catholic School 16035 S. 48th St., Phoenix, AZ 85048
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