Click here for the athletic calendar and games scheduled this week. 

This Weeks Schedule: All games are 4:00 pm unless indicated otherwise.

Click here for school addresses for away games. 

Good Luck to all the Bosco Bulldogs!!!

Saturday, October 4th, the St. John Bosco Girls Volleyball program hosted the First Annual SJB Invitational Tourney @ Spiral Courts in Chandler. The tournament was full and there were 20 teams competing in grades 6, 7, & 8th. Programs from Catholic Youth Athletic Association, Kyrene District, Chandler Unified and Tucson Marana were all represented.

The results were outstanding:

7th graders placed first, 6th graders placed second & 8th graders placed third in their divisions. All the coaches were extremely pleased with the outcome. The Athletic Dept would like to thank ALL the parents, student Volunteers, Rosco and Fr. Bob for their support.

A special thanks to Coaches Stacey Lykins, Tony Comancho, Erikah Gamez, Celeste Burton, and Maggie Shearan for pulling the tourney together.

ESP will be available October 10,11,14 from 6:45 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.  Your child should bring a sack lunch (NO PEANUT BUTTER or PEANUT PRODUCTS), water bottle, hat and wear sunscreen and closed toe shoes.

The rate will be $30 per student per day and will be invoiced through FACTS. Registrations accepted after October 8th will be subject to the rate of $40 per student per day.

Click here to register.

"The Internet can be a wonderful resource for kids. They can use it to research school reports, communicate with teachers and other kids, and play interactive games. Kids who are old enough to punch in a few letters on the keyboard can literally access the world. But that access can also pose hazards. That's why it's important to be aware of what your kids see and hear on the Internet, who they meet, and what they share about themselves online.  Just like any safety issue, it's wise to talk with your kids about your concerns, take advantage of resources to protect them, and keep a close eye on their activities." (HealthKids.org)

Please join us on October 24 at 6:30pm in the library for an informative and eye-opening presentation on internet safety and your children.  Detective Tami Gray, Chandler Police Department, will be speaking about the three main risks for children online:

• Online Predators
• Revealing too much
• Cyberbulling

Detective Gray will also talk about the following popular messaging applications:

• Kik is a free mobile messenger app that allows kids to text friends who are also using the app. Teens like Kik because it allows them to do more than just type written messages. Kik makes it easy to add video and pictures to a text.   Basically, Kik is just fun and that's what kids are looking for-fun, cool ways to ensure they stay in the peer conversation.
• Instagram is a free photo sharing app that lets users take pictures with their mobile phones, apply an "optional" filter to the image and share it with friends.  Roughly 58 photographs are being uploaded each second.  Instagram gains one new user every second.
• Snapchat is a way to share moments with friends.  Snap Chat is a popular app that has become more and more popular with teens because of the assurance that photos sent will disappear automatically a few seconds after they're viewed.   Snapchat is becoming a parent's biggest nightmare, as teens are using it for "Texting" without any ability to track, which makes them feel liberated and scandalous. A recent NYTimes article calls out that although some users aren't clever enough to know not to send inappropriate or unflattering pictures of themselves, they are figuring out how to outwit the system, by taking a quick screenshot of a photo before it evaporates.

Let it Snow!!  Winter Wonderland is almost here! This family fun-filled event is on Saturday, December 7th from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.

We will have our kickoff meeting on Wednesday, October 9 at 7:00 pm in the library. This is a great way to get volunteer service hours, so join us to find out how you can be a part of this great event.

Have you always had a passion for, or skill at, Trivial Pursuit?  Are you a repository for good and useless information?  Do you have friends who know things you don't know?  Do you think the SJB teachers and staff will dare field a team?  Recruit your team and join your fellow adult trivia buffs for a night of food, fun, and competition on January 25, 2014. Bragging rights included.

Have you always had a passion for, or skill at, Trivial Pursuit?  Are you a repository for good and useless information?  Do you have friends who know things you don't know?  Do you think the SJB teachers and staff will dare field a team?  Recruit your team and join your fellow adult trivia buffs for a night of food, fun, and competition on January 25, 2014. Bragging rights included.

Arizona Cardinals

Outstanding Teachers/ Outstanding Students - sponsored by the Arizona Cardinals --- go to  www.azcardinals.com/mvp to nominate an Outstanding SJB Teacher.  

Fulton Homes

As the new school year begins, Tempe-based home builder Fulton Homes will continue its program to support teachers and education.  The business will run it's Teacher of the Week program and showcase teachers who inspire their students. Students and parents can nominate an educator each week at  www.knixcountry.com for that teacher's chance to win $300.00 and other prizes. The chosen educator will be announced from 6:20 to 7:20 am each Friday on "Ben and Matt in the Morning Show" on KNIX-FM (102.5).  In May, a Teacher of the Year will be chosen from the weekly winners and will receive $1,000.00. 

Box Tops and Campbell's Soup Label News

Hi everyone! This is your Box Tops Coordinator, Tammy Mlecko, with a quick update. Thanks to all who helped save and turn in Box Tops and Campbell's Soup Labels for Education at the beginning of the year. We  collected over 8000 tops and over 1500 Labels for Education! CONGRATULATIONS to the 3rd Grade level who collected over

1600 tops and labels to earn their Free Dress Day in September. Please continue to keep clipping and savings as we will have another contest in November. This will be a free dress day PLUS having soft pretzels and lemonade with Father Bob in December.

Did you know that you can also earn Box Tops by shopping online? There are over 300 retailers  to choose from who participate in the program. Simply go to the box tops website at   www.btfe.com and sign up. Our school's designation is ST JOHN BOSCO CATHOLIC SCHOOL. Once you sign up,  go to the "earn online" tab and shop away. For every $10 spent you can earn box tops on your purchase. They will be banked into our online account that you can watch grow. With over 300 retailers to choose from, this is an easy way to earn money for our teachers. **You MUST log in to the Box Tops website in order to earn box tops; you cannot go directly to the retailer's website online.* *

Thank you again for supporting our school and our  teachers!

Shade Structure Update

The shade structure over the playground equipment that was damaged over the summer, will be replaced during our fall break.  When we return on the 15th, we will once again have shade!

Do you have a favorite vendor? Ask them if they would consider selling SCRIP to us.  Let us know and we will contact them!