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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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| Sept 10
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| Picture Day (grades PreK-1)
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| Sept 11
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| Picture Day (grades 2-4)
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| Sept 11
| 6pm-7pm
| PTO Meeting
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| Sept 12
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| Picture Day (grades 5-8)
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Dear SJB Families,
Patriot Day is this Wednesday, September 11. This is a day to recognize that we are very privileged to have the freedoms that we do here in the United States and that these freedoms need to be constantly guarded. The fact is that freedom is not free and we must continue to pray for peace and pray for the safety of the individuals who bravely serve in our military, police and fire departments.
Our school will recognize Patriot Day with a flag raising ceremony and prayer service. This will take place at 8:05 am in front of the school building. In order to ensure the safety of the students, the student drop off lane will be closed from 8:05 am to 9:00 am.
For our Emergency Preparedness Drill this month, we will be practicing a lock down. This drill will take place on Sept. 17th. In connection with this drill, we are again asking parents to be sure that they have sent a text message to our Twitter account. Please be assured that you do not have to have a Twitter account to sign up for this service. After you send the text message, you become a follower of our SJB Twitter account. As a SJB follower you will receive emergency text messages regarding any situation of concern that might occur at the school. For example, if there were a power outage caused by a windstorm and school could not open for that day, you would receive a text message on your cell phone stating that school was closed on that particular day.
You may have noticed that there have been workmen on campus during the school day. We are continuing to focus on increasing the safety of the school campus. This new addition to the gates will allow us to completely lock the campus. During after school athletic events, the campus can be secured while still allowing access to the fields and the field access bathrooms. We hope everyone has adjusted to the gate security system. Please remember that gates should never be propped open. The security system automatically releases the locks on the gates during arrival and dismissal times.
Thank you for your support of St. John Bosco Catholic School.
Sincerely yours in Christ,
Dr. Marie Axman
Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light for my path...Psalm 119:105
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Emergency Notification System Test
On Friday, September 6, at 11:00 am we conducted a test using our emergency notification system. If you set up your @911SJB properly, you should have received a text stating that we were testing the notification system.
In the event of an emergency, St. John Bosco will utilize Twitter as its first step in notifying parents of the situation. Once it is assured that all students are safe and out of harms way, emails will be sent to parents via RenWeb. If you have not already done so, please take a moment to follow "911SJB" on Twitter. By doing so, you will ensure that you receive any emergency notifications.
Instructions
- On your cell phone text: FOLLOW 911SJB to 40404.
- You will then receive one of several messages depending on your cell phone provider and whether or not you currently have a Twitter account. Follow the directions you receive in the message.
If you have any questions or need assistance please contact Lisa Campbell Watson. 480-219-4855 or lwatson@sjbosco.org
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Tickets will go on sale soon for our First Annual Fall Frenzy! Be sure and put it on your calendar, you won't want to miss out on the fun! We will have something for everyone: food trucks, beer garden, entertainment stage, costume contest, air band contest, bounce houses, obstacle courses, gaming trucks, human-size hamster wheels and much more!
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Picture Day
Individual and Group Pictures will be taken this week on the following days:
Tuesday, September 10: PreK, Kindergarten and 1st Grade
Wednesday, September 11: 2nd, 3rd and 4th Grade
Thursday, September 12: 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Grade
Students must wear their Mass uniform on their assigned picture day. Proof pages will be available for preview before purchase. No order form needed.
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Yearbook Early Bird Special
Purchase your yearbook by September 30 and get a 15% discount! Regular price of the yearbook is $25.99 for the soft cover and $32.94 for the hard cover.
To buy your yearbook, go to treering.com/validate and enter the school passcode: 1013434873754555. Remember each yearbook comes with two free custom pages that you can personalize to make your book uniquely your own. Send any questions to mcarlos@sjbosco.org.
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Sports Eligibility
Attention all 5th through 8th graders playing Flag Football or Volleyball, eligibility checks will begin on Monday, September 16th. Students must have a 75% or better in all subjects. Please check RenWeb to follow up on grades. For more information regarding eligibility at SJB, please see page 14 in the Student Handbook or page 7 in the Parent Handbook.
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Yummy Zoyo!
Every Friday, during the month of September, please stop by Zoyo (4923 E. Chandler Blvd) between the hours of 11:00 am and 11:00 pm and Zoyo will donate 20% of the sales back to SJB! Remember to tell them that you attend St. John Bosco Catholic School. Participating dates are as follows: September 13th, 20th and 27th.
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Calling All Dads
Join the SJB Dads' Club! You need not be a Dads' Club member to participate in any Dads' Club meeting or event - but why not join? Click here for the Dads' Club calendar for the entire school year. Identify things to which you want to contribute, learn, and enjoy - and get involved. Contact the Dads' Club at sjbdadsclub@gmail.com.
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CAP Club
The Motto of the CAP (Conserve and Preserve) Club is "We care about animals and the environment." CAP's mission statement is "To educate others about the natural world and to practice conservation and preservation."
CAP is responsible for the recycling at school and often has guest speakers that deal with animals and the environment. We learn about the environment working in the school garden. Some of the projects that CAP students participate in include on campus recycling, taking care of the garden, raising funds for Animal Charities through the Nation, collecting clothing and food for various no kill shelters in the valley including Sherriff Arpaio's Mash Unit, sponsoring Earth Fest and various schoolwide speakers, adopting an acre of African Rainforest, adopting an Orca whale named Wavewalker, Nature Conservancy Projects and to raise funds serving cider at the Christmas Program, serving hot chocolate and cider at the Mom's breakfast.
Our first meetings will begin September 18, 11:15-12:00 for grades 6-8 and 3:15-4:30 for grades K-5. For more information contact Ms. Whalen.
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Kenya Ambassadors, St.John Bosco's International Pen Pal Club
Kenya Club is a club designed to bridge connections between the students at St John Bosco Catholic School and Kenya. The students learn about the culture and animals of Africa through guest speakers and activities. The students then write letters to pen pals at various schools in Kenya. The first meeting is September 11 from 3:15 to 4:30 in Ms Whalen's room. If interested contact Ms. Whalen.
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Well Wishes for Mrs. Silver
It is not too late to send in your cards, notes and letters for Mrs. Silver. The PTO will be collecting them through the end of the week. Just place them in the labeled box in the front office. Please keep Mrs. Silver and her family in your prayers.
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First Reconciliation
All parents who have a child in 2nd grade or older who have not received the sacrament of Reconciliation/Confession please plan to attend one of our scheduled Parent Meetings so we can get started preparing your child for this sacrament. Please bring a copy of your child's Baptismal certificate for our records.
Join us for one of the following meetings:
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Tues, Sept. 24 from 6:15-7:00 pm in the SJB Library,
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Wed, Sept. 25 from 4:15-5:00 pm in the SJB Library or
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Thurs., Sept. 26 from 8:15-9:00 am in Room 2 at St. Benedict
Please contact Holly Forseth by email or call her at 480.961.1610 x 303 for more information on helping our children learn to live their faith.
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 J.A.M. Junior High Kick-Off
Saturday, September 14 at 6 pm
Come to the 5 pm Mass and then head out to the parking lot for some fun, games and connection with other youth in the parish! We will have food, a rock wall to climb and a bounce obstacle course. Bring a friend. All new and returning junior high students are welcome.
P.S. Yes, that is Fr. Bob climbing the Rock Wall!
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- We are now carrying Cold Stone Creamery $10 SCRIP cards!
- If you would like SCRIP order to be sent home with your child, you need to fill out a new permission slip for the 2013-2014 school year. Please stop by our window or email us for a form.
- FOR A LIMITED TIME, with every $100 spent on SCRIP, you will receive a card folio from our friends at Gold Crown Promotions. They make carrying all your SCRIP cards so much easier!
- A huge thank you to our friend Dr. MacKenzie at Foothills Animal Hospital. His practice will be donating 4% of earnings back to St. John Bosco if you mention our school!
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Parent Volunteers needed for the morning carpool
The morning carpool team needs a few parent volunteers to help out for a ½ hour between 7:15am-7:45am or 7:30am-8:00am. Two adults make the job easy, and you will get a full hour of volunteer time. If you help out most mornings, it's easy to complete your service hours. In addition to helping kids out of their car in the morning, it's a good way to meet other parents and a way to get to know the great kids attending Saint John Bosco. The carpool volunteers also help by passing out flyers for upcoming events. For more information contact Bill Feil at bfeilaz@hotmail.com or just show up at the morning drop off.
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South Gate Coverage Needed
We are in need of parent volunteers to help students cross from their cars in the St. Benedict parking lot to the school campus on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings from 7:30 -8:00 at which time the gate will be closed for the remainder of the school day. We are also looking for coverage on Wednesday, Thursday afternoons from 3:05-3:20 and Friday afternoon from 1:00-1:20. Please contact the front office if you are able to help keep our students safe during any of these times.
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Altar Server, Sacristan & Hospitality Minister Training
Sunday, September 15 at 12:30 pm in the worship space
If you have a desire to serve in any of these ministries: Altar Server, Sacristan or as a Hospitality Minister, please join us for a training session. All of these ministries are a rewarding way to be involved and do not require a significant time commitment.
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Stay Connected!
 
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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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staff and friends, providing timely and pertinent information on school events for the upcoming weeks.
Questions and comments can be directed to Lisa Watson in the Advancement Office.
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