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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April 16: Kinder and PreKinder Spotlight
April 20: The 12th Annual Bosco
April 20-21: Pastor Appreciation Sunday and Corpus Christi weekend
April 24: Double Dollar Day
The complete calendar is available at this LINK |
 LAST DAYS - It is good to Give, Receive and Celebrate! GIVE to a Tuition Organization $2006/$1003 APPLY for scholarships www.fairapp.com The School Code: 700, School Password: cea700 Today is the DAY! Today is also the last day to nominate a teacher, staff member or a program from St. John Bosco for excellence award in the Private School category. See the April 8th Bulldog Bite for more information or here is the link to nominate. |
Good Shepherd Sunday
This Sunday is Good Shepherd Sunday and a great time to thank our priests and pastors for serving as our guides and caring for each of us as lambs in the pasture. We encourage you to send a note (or email) of appreciation to your pastor for the difference he has made in your life - spiritually, emotionally, or communally -- for you and your family. Here are a few addresses for the local pastors:
St. Benedict: Fr. Gary frgary@stbenedict.org
Holy Spirit: Fr. Thomas: tjhallsten@holyspirit-tempe-az.org
Corpus Christi: Fr. Al Hoorman:corpus_christi@diocesephoenix.org
St. Andrew: Fr. John Coleman, frcoleman@diocesephoenix.org
St. Mary Magdalene: Fr. Will Schmidt, frwill@stmarymag.org
If your Pastor is not listed, you can find him on the Dicoese of Phoenix website at www.diocesephoenix.org or Diocese of Tucson at www.diocesetucson.org
The students will make cards this week and we would like you to make sure each student has the opportunity to give them to their parish priests this weekend. Please take your family to Mass this weekend (it will be a busy one with the Bosco, but still...) so the students can deliver them personally to their Shepherd (if you end up at a Mass without the pastor presiding, the students could put their card in the collection basket). Thank you for taking this opportunity to show your appreciation!
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 Calling Corpus Christi Families!
Fr. Hoorman has invited us to highlight our school during the Masses the weekend of April 20 and 21 for Pastor Appreciation weekend. There will be pulpit announcements, bringing up the gifts, handing out bulletins, and a table outside with some giveaways and information. For maximum impact, we would like all students attending Mass during Pastor Appreciation Sunday (Saturday too) to wear their uniform. Please sign up here to help at the Masses. |
Congratulations and Thank You!
The St. John Bosco School Advisory Board would like to welcome our newest Board members.
Adriana Brown Peter Grossgold Nancy Kopplin Jessica Satiroff They will begin their terms starting in August of the 2013-14 school year. We are thankful for their service to others and for their commitment to the Parish of St. Benedict and the St. John Bosco School community. Congratulations! |
Summer Programs
This summer, St. John Bosco has a wonderful menu of summer camps to include Vacation Bible School, K-Kamp, Lego Camp, SciPrunuer Science and an academic skills camp. Follow the link for more information
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The Bosco is Here!
Looking for a great day and/or night out? Register NOW for the 2013 Bosco Gala on Saturday, April 20. There are opportunities here for everyone: If you enjoy golfing, shopping, eating, drinking, volunteering, promoting your business, spending time with great people, raising funds in support of Catholic education...it is all here. Even if you cannot make it to the event, there are ways to be engaged. Click here for more details.
If you missed the golf registration deadline, contact Peter Grossgold.
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Summer Solutions Deadline to order is May 4
Early Orders = Cash for Our School!
Order by April 30th and our school will receive $1 per book because they save on shipping costs and so do you!
Summer Solutions books provide systematic review and practice to allow students to retain important math and language arts skills over the summer break. They are reasonably priced at $10.00 each and if ordered online by May 4, will be delivered to the school free of shipping charges when using the school code JBO85048. For more information and to order visit www.summersolutions.net.
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Just a Reminder
Warmer weather means cover up to maintain modesty. Regardless of your personal choice, when you are on campus, either to volunteer, attend a performance or party, or walking on campus to pick up your child, please dress modestly. As the weather is quickly warming, and our wardrobes change to summer attire, this is a good opportunity for a reminder. We have several "loaner" sweaters in the office if needed.
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Calendar for 2013-14
We have established the major dates for the calendar for the 2013-14 School Year. Please follow this link to find it on our website. The Event Calendar is not completely updated with these dates, but will be very shortly.
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 Yearbook -
It's not too late to purchase your yearbook! Go to treering.com/validate and enter the school passcode: 1013434873754555. You can purchase the soft cover for $24.49 or the hard cover for just $6.95 more.
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Make your child the star of his or her own yearbook --- personalize your custom pages. Each purchase already includes two FREE pages that you can customize for your child. You have until April 26 to finalize the custom pages. To customize the pages, go to treering.com, enter your username and password, and then click on "yearbook." From there, you can design the pages anyway you want: upload pictures, put funny captions, list favorites, add graphics, or even post personal messages from teachers and friends.
For ANY questions, please email Mrs. Carlos through mcarlos@sjbosco.org. |
Funding Factory Recycling Program
We are participating in FundingFactory which has been supporting schools and nonprofit organizations since 1997 through its unique recycling program.. We collect empty cartridges, cell phones, small electronics, and laptops and send them to FundingFactory in exchange for our choice of technology and recreation products, or even cash. You can help us by dropping off empty ink and toner cartridges, cell phones, and small electronics in the collection box in the MPR.
If you know of any companies that are willing to participate, we can provide shipping boxes with prepaid mailing labels which they can fill and ship from their office. Not only are you helping the school, you are also recycling responsibly. For more information, please check out their website fundingfactory.com. Thank you for your support.
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Scrip News:
We have fewer than 20 summer movie passes available for purchase. Each packet is $7 and includes tickets to 10 kid-friendly movies. The movies are shown each Friday morning at the Chandler Mall Harkins. Stop by the Scrip office or send us an email to purchase them for you and your kids.
LongHorn Steakhouse is now open at the corner of 54th Street and Ray Rd. in Chandler. You can use our Olive Garden scrip at this new restaurant!
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An Epic Adventure Awaits!
June 17-21, 2013
At Kingdom Rock, your kids will participate in memorable Bible-learning activities, sing catchy songs, play teamwork-building games, make and dig into yummy treats, experience epic Bible adventures, collect Bible Memory Buddies to remind them to stand strong, and test out Sciency-Fun Gizmos they'll take home and play with all summer long. Plus, kids will learn to look for evidence of God all around them through something called God Sightings.
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Family Camp-Out June 14th -16th
Registration is open for this year's summer camp out on Mt. Lemmon. This year's camp out will once again be at the Whitetail Campground on Mt. Lemmon near Tucson Friday through Sunday. Whitetail Campground is probably the most modern campground in the state with a large, lighted pavilion with electric outlets, large charcoal grills, excellent tent site platforms. At 8,000 feet elevation, enjoy the cool, crisp mountain air. No prior camping experience is necessary and there will be plenty of experienced campers on hand to help out any rookies. The fee is $20 per family with a limit of 15 families.
For further information contact Brad Sanders at: sander.b.bs@gmail.com
To sign up please use the following link:
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C084FA5AE28A46-summer
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 Vacation Bible School is Gonna Rock this Year!
But, we are going to need YOUR help to make it happen! Can you: shop, cut with big-kid scissors, color, paint, draw...are you a Tim-the-tool-man- Taylor who can build stuff? If so, we need you and your skills to help us prepare for a Rocking VBS 2013! Camp is not scheduled until the week of June 17, but your assistance is needed long before. If you have some time to spare, please let Sr. Colleen know and we will get you in the loop and on board! |
Volunteer for the COOLEST JOB of the YEAR!
If you are not golfing in the BOSCO, consider joining the fun by volunteering at the Golf Course.
BONUS- you get SJB Volunteer Hours right in the nick of time.
Please click (or paste into your browser) for the Sign Up Genius below to help out.
Contact Chris Grossgold at sjbmom@cox.net or 602-810-5000 to answer all your questions.
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Packaging begins on Monday, April 15th in the Conference Room. If you have time to help, please stop by. Hours will be from 9:00am to 2:30pm.
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Do you Like to Swim, Bike and Run?
Kiwanis Park in Tempe is hosting a Kids Triathlon on Sunday, April 28th. For more information about the race please check out the following website: www.arizonakidstriathlon.org.
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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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