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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The complete calendar is available at this LINK
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As we put the final touches on the school year, I would like to affirm you as parents making such a wise choice for your children. There is nothing like a St. John Bosco education and the community ranks above all others.
Personally, I thank the entire community for the last seven years. We have seen many graduates and many new arrivals and I feel blessed knowing each and every one of you, even if it was just for a short while. Thank you for your incredible generosity and the warm wishes extended to me through the Memory Book.
In the past few weeks, Mrs. Silver and I have been working side by side and will continue to do so for a few more weeks. I am honored to be passing the reins to her and know that together with faculty, staff, parents, and children, you will all continue to honor the traditions of excellence in Catholic Education for our children.
God Bless.
Mrs. Silver and I are excited to announce staffing changes for the 2013-2014 school year.
Mrs. Cesarano- Math Coach
Mrs. Cesarano has been working this spring for us as a Math Coach, supporting teaching and learning in mathematics, with particular success in developing math centers. We are seeing the success of the combined efforts of the teachers and Mrs. Cesarano's expertise. Mrs. Cesarano is currently a PhD Candidate at Northcentral University in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Assessment. Her Masters Degree is in Gifted Education and her undergraduate degree is in Secondary Education with a concentration in Mathematics. She has 20 years of educational experience, the first 15 in secondary education and working the last five as an educational consultant. She has designed curriculum and developed programs for charter schools, overseeing the entire implementation process, from the writing of a charter to the training of teachers for four local charter schools. She serves on the board of Arizona Association of Gifted and Talented. She travels around the country giving educators professional development in Differentiation. She is working closely with our teachers implementing the new mathematics curriculum, My Math and centers based differentiation method. With her increased hours next year, she will be able to work more directly with students throughout the campus. She is a member of St. Mary Magdalene parish.
Mrs. Davis - 5th Grade Language Arts and Social Studies with Homeroom Religion
Mrs. Davis taught 6-7-8 grade social studies and language arts for six years before staying home with her children. Mrs. Davis' background includes extensive expertise both in and outside the classroom working with students to include differentiating instruction, literature circles, writer's workshop, speech assessment, assessment in math problem solving, social studies including ancient civilizations and American history. Her BA degree is from Western Oregon University. She is a member of Corpus Christi parish.
While Mrs. Davis will be "new" to her position for next year, she is stepping into an existing and successful framework that has been purposefully developed over time. The culture and community, the curriculum, methods, expectations and grading are firmly established and highly successful.
The increased hours of the Math Coach (doubled for next year!) and the support of the Literacy Coach will further enhance the experience for the students and parents.
Mrs. Silver mentioned in the Bulldog Bite earlier in the week that the Assistant Principal search is in process and we are back considering applications for the 6th grade position. Although Mrs. Neumann considered, was offered and accepted 6th grade, she expressed her love for 4th grade, 4th graders, and the curriculum and upon further consideration has decided to stay put working with Mrs. Reichardt.
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Summer Enrichment
Don't miss out on the summer offerings. Click here for more information.
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Congratulations to our New Student Council Leadership.
Mary L. - President
Taylor G. - Vice President
Sophia P. - Secretary
Ryan W. - Treasurer
Frankie C. - Spirit Commissioner
Kristin K. - Sports Commissioner
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Summer Office Hours
June 10 - June 28, the school office will be open Monday -Thursday from 8 am -noon and by appointment on Fridays and the month of July by calling 480-219-4848-0.
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SCRIP Summer Hours
Tuesday: 8-10 am
Friday: 8-10am
Closed for July. Contact Dorothy for Uniform Scrip.
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Calendar Update
School starts on August 21, 2013. Click here for the school year calendar. Please note the change in the Spring Long Weekend. We needed 180 days on the calendar.
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Dibels and MAP Testing
On Thursday, we sent home with each student some end of the year test scores and information. You can access the same letter and some valuable links at this page on our website.
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Summer Enrichment
Our Summer Enrichment Series can be seen here. All listings are for the student's grade for next year.
K-Kamp
July 22-26 K-Kamp! 9 am-noon. (Session One)
July 29-Aug. 2 K-Kamp! 9 am-noon. (Session Two)
August 5-9 K-Kamp! 9 am-noon. (Session Three)
Mrs. McCormick designs and teaches all K-Kamp sessions to be different so your child can attend one, two or all three sessions! Register HERE.
Lego Camp
The first session of Lego Camp, July 15-19 has been cancelled due to low enrollment.
July 22-26 Lego Camp: Wonders of the World: Ancient & Modern:
8:30 am to 11:30 am; Grades 1-6.
Science Camps
July 29-Aug 2 Science Camps: Our World: Grades K-2; 9 am to 1 pm.
Camp-4-a-Cause; Grades 3-5; 9 am to 1 pm
New! August 5-9 Math Camp
9-10:30 am 1st-2nd grade
10:35 am -12:05 pm 3rd-5th grade
12:10-1:40 pm 6th-8th grade
Come work with Mrs. Cesarano as we sharpen mathematical problem solving, work through common core math concepts, enhance individual strengths and strengthen individual weaknesses. Cost $75 (plus $10 registration fee) To register follow this link.
New! August 5-9 Language Arts Camp
Fine tune your language arts skills, just in time for school to begin.
9-10:30 am 3rd-5th grade
10:35-12:05 pm 1st-2nd grade
10:35-12:05 pm 6th-8th grade
Cost $75 (plus $10 registration fee). To register, follow the link .
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Report Cards
Report Cards will be available on June 21. Please verify that your FACTS account is cleared of any lunch, MAP or textbook fees to ensure your Renweb account will be active at that time.
Be sure that all invoices have been paid through FACTS and that all library and textbooks have been turned into Mrs. Harvey.
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New Lunch Provider
After a yearlong research project, we are signing on with a new local caterer for next year. There will be several choices each day and two different size lunches. Parents will order ahead online up until 9 p.m. the night before. You can also order for a month at a time. You can visit their website for a sneak peek. More information will come to you over the summer.
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Important Upgrades to Campus
The campus is finishing the wireless build out this summer. Over the last few years, St. John Bosco has slowly worked on keeping the technology up-to-date. The technology team, led by Mr. Regalado with a team of very talented folks, has planned for the next level of integration. This project will allow wireless access from all areas of campus, and will support the next level of student use of technology, which is also right around the corner. For the last 3 years, Grades 5,6,7,8 have had laptop carts in the classrooms. These laptops are being replaced (finally) with iPads. Teacher training will begin in June and students and teachers will begin using a number of educational apps in the fall.
As promised, we are also moving ahead with two security upgrades to the campus, including emergency notification system, and door locks with remote access.
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Volunteer Positions Needed
We are in need of Fresh & Easy, Campbells Labels, and Ink Cartridge Recycle program coordinators. As coordinator, you can do much of the work at home. Please contact the office for more information.
PTO, Moms' Club and Dads' Club are looking to engage new families. Please visit their website pages under For Parents/organizations to see what they are all about. You can also read about our community building events.
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The Bosco Business Directory
The success of the BOSCO Golf & Gala is due in part to all of the wonderful local and national businesses that support the event through donations of goods and services and in-kind contributions. St. John Bosco Catholic School offers this listing as a thank you to those individuals and businesses. Please support those who support our school.
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Stay Connected this Summer!
 
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Juice Pouch Collection
Dear St. John Bosco Students, Staff and Parents,
Thanks to you, Girl Scout Troop 192 and CAP have collected over 3,400 juice pouches to send to TERRACYCLE. Thank you for being good stewards of the earth! This earns over $60 for our school as well. Thank you to everyone who contributed at lunch, collected at meetings, parties, sports events, etc. A HUGE thanks to Girl Scouts and parents who washed, counted and bagged juice pouches every day. Sincerely, Jane Waypa
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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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