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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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Bulldog Sports Center (BSC)
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Mon
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Oct 28
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Advisory Board Meeting
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Oct 29
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Mix It Up at Lunch Day
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Fri
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Nov 1
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All Souls Day
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Fri
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Nov 1
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7:00pm
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Family BOOvie Night
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Dear SJB Families,
We had a fabulous speaker, Detective Tami Gray from the Chandler Police Department on internet safety last week. I hope you were able to attend. If you missed it, please visit www.NetSmartz.org for information on how to keep your children safe online. In conjunction with that we started Red Ribbon Week. The students have been learning about the dangers of drug and alcohol use. Talk to your children at home as it is never too early to open the lines of communication.
This Friday is a Holy Day of Obligation, All Saints Day. Please join us for Mass at 9:00 or noon.
Blessings,
Dr. Marie Axman, Principal
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2013 Arizona State Fair Student Art Winners Congratulations to all the SJB students representing our school in the student art competition at the Arizona State Fair! St. John Bosco was highly recognized once again, with almost half of the entries being awarded ribbons. The following students had award winning art: 1st Place: Athena B. (8), Alice S. (3), Charmaine P. (2) 2nd Place: Athena B. (8), Shea S. (7), Bella G. (2) 3rd Place: Abbey Z. (8), Lauren L. (7), Trinity T. (2) Honorable Mention: Kaelyn N. (8) Two first place winners also received special awards. Alice's art also won an Exceptional Merit. An Exceptional Merit and Best of Show were awarded to Charmaine's rooster collage. The art submitted to the fair each fall is collected from the previous school year. Winning art from graduated students is not listed. The Arizona State Fair runs through November 3. Be sure to stop by the student art section to view the SJB art. Once again, congratulations to our "in house" artists!
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Safe Environment
Just a reminder that anyone who is volunteering on campus, helping with a field trip or working with the students in any capacity must be compliant in Safe Environment Training through the Diocese of Phoenix. The foundation class is taken in person and offered at various locations throughout the valley in English and Spanish. Once you have completed the initial class, your annual renewal is online. For more information, click here to visit the Safe Environment Training Office.
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 Recycle Contest Everyone loves a contest! St. John Bosco is entered into the competition of a lifetime. It is called Recycle Bowl which is a nationwide contest to help celebrate National Recycling Day, which is November 15. What: A competition about recycling When: Oct 21- Nov 15 Who: St. John Bosco will be competing with schools across the state to see which school recycles the most. How: City of Phoenix will come and weigh our big bins out in the parking lot each day Why: The goal is to promote recycling in schools and the community. What can you do: You can help us win the National Title of Recycling Champion of Arizona!!. Bring in clean recyclable material and place it in our blue bins in the parking lot. Clean recyclables are: paper, plastic bottles, glass, cardboard, phone books, newspaper, magazines and aluminum. Join the fun and let's promote our recycling program! |
CAP Club (Conserve and Preserve)
The St. John Bosco CAP Club will be sponsoring a shoe drive with new or slightly used shoes for 2 of our sister schools . We will be collecting for St. Peter's Indian Reservation and Frank School in Tempe. Help us celebrate the season of Thanksgiving by giving to others. We will be starting this drive November 1 and continuing through the month.
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Used Uniforms
The weather is starting to cool down and your student may be feeling the chill. The used uniform closet has many sweatshirts, long sleeve polo shirts and navy pants for sale at $4.00 each. We also have plenty of short-sleeve polos, blue skirts and shorts in stock for $4.00 to save you from doing laundry every other day! Do you have uniforms that don't fit anymore? Drop them off to the front office and we will recycle them for you!
Upcoming Used Uniform Sales
- November 8th from 12:45 - 1:30
- November 20th from 2:45 - 3:30
- November 21st from 7:30 - 8:15
If you have any uniforms to donate please drop them by the front office.
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From the Math CoachSt. John Bosco currently uses Xtramath to enhance and strengthen our fact fluency. Your child has been logging into their Xtramath account during math class. They could also have access for extra practice from home. As of today: In first grade, 2 students have passed addition In second grade, 5 students have passed addition and 3 have passed subtraction In third grade, 25 students have passed addition, 12 have passed subtraction, 3 have passed multiplication and 1 student has passed division. In fourth grade, 23 students have passed addition, 10 students have passed subtraction, 1 student has passed multiplication and 1 student has passed division.
Amazing job!! Keep it up!!
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Walking and Running Club during lunch recess
The Walking and Running Club with Mrs. Jimenez will start on Tuesday, Oct. 29th and end on Thursday, Feb. 27th. Students will walk or run laps around the field during their lunch recess on Tuesdays and Thursdays. They will set their own pace, determine how many laps they want to walk/run that day, and I will keep track. This club will be training for the first annual school wide "Running with Rosco" PTO event. Additional details will be coming soon.
Once a student in grades 3rd-8th completes 20 laps or 5 miles, they will earn a toe token to put on their backpack. Once a student in grades K-2 completes 10 laps or 2.5 miles, they will earn a toe token to put on their backpack. The goal is to complete 25 miles or 100 laps. Students must have a signed permission slip in order to participate. Please turn in permission slips during PE to Mrs. Jimenez. Send any questions to Mrs. Jimenez mjimenez@sjbosco.org
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Girls' Softball
Girls Softball season is starting November 2nd for grades 5-8th grade. Please come to our Free Clinic on Saturday November 2nd from 9 am to 11:30 am. Please turn in your Registration forms for the season ASAP. You will be billed through FACTS. Please see the "Athletics" section on our website for the nine page registration forms that need to be notarized. Completed forms should be turned into the PE office.
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 Yearbook News
If you missed the Sept. 30 deadline for the 15% discount, here's another chance to save. The yearbook company is offering a 10% discount if you buy your yearbook by Oct. 31.
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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 Free Family BOOvie NightFriday, November 1 at 7pm Monsters University
Get one more wear out of your awesome costume... Wear it to watch the BOOvie! PTO will be doing a candy buy back for Operation Gratitude. With each child's donation they will receive a raffle ticket that will put them in the running for some awesome prizes! Bring your chairs and blankets to set up camp, PTO will provide popcorn and water. Can't wait to see you there!
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Who doesn't' love JAMBA JUICE?
No one! PTO will be hosting a JAMBA JAM on campus Friday November 8th from 1-1:30. The JAMBA mobile will be on campus selling: Strawberries Wild, Razzmatazz and Peach Perfection (non-dairy) for $3.00 each. The are donating 25% back to SJB! CASH only.
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 6th Annual SJB Dads' Club Poker Tournament - Friday November 15th The SJB Dads' Club Annual Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament benefits the St. Benedict Chapter of St. Vincent de Paul. Last year we raised $990 and provided many boxes of food to the food pantry - let's beat that! If you need incentive to register early and often, we have it for you... - Signup by November 8th for a 20% chip bonus
- Bring five cans of food to the door for a 20% chip bonus
- Knock off last year's co-champion Greg Edmonds for an additional chip bonus.
If you have never played in a Poker Tournament before this is a great place to start - click here for Tournament Rules. The entry fee is only $40, and payouts to all of the Final Table participants will be made in SCRIP. To signup, click here to print the registration form. Email Brad Sanders with questions. |
Everyday Faith - Faith Everyday
Living out our Faith day in day out can be tough, especially with the demands of children, families, life. How are you teaching the Kingdom of God in your life everyday? We invite you to come and spend time with Fr. Bob Gielow as he shares his wisdom with us for this great balancing act. Each day is self-contained, so you are welcome to join us for one night or all three. Each evening we will celebrate the Eucharist, with the Mission Talk being given during the homily. The daily readings will support the focus for each day. It is our goal that you will leave with a conversion of heart, happy that you came and be immensely proud of your Catholic Faith. November 18-20, 2013 from 6:30 pm to 8pm. See the website for more details.
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Morning Carpool Volunteers Needed
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 makes 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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Website Help Needed We are in need of a volunteer to assist with the SJB website. A working understanding of WordPress is needed. Work can be done from home or at school. Please contact Lisa Watson. |
Important Escrip Information!!!
For Safeway shoppers, you will now only earn escrip credit if you pay with Safeway gift cards, debit cards, cash or check. You cannot use a credit card to earn escrip credit. The good news is you can buy your Safeway cards at the scrip office.
It is time to renew your escrip membership. If you shop at Safeway, escrip is a good way to earn more scrip dollars. If you haven't used it before, send us an email or give us a call and we will tell you all about it. If you are a current escrip user, you need to renew.
Here's how:
Go to escrip.com
Click on "Yes, Renew!"
Enter your phone number or your email or club card number.
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 Team Karing 4 Karley - 2013 Light the Night Walk for Leukemia We are walking this year in the 2013 Light the Night Walk for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society at the Tempe Arts Park on November 9th. The Karing for Karley team is in honor of my daughter, Karley Sichmeller, who was diagnosed with Leukemia on April 8, 2013. Karley just turned 5 and has 2 ½ years of chemo to endure to help her fight this disease. Karley was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia which is the most common type among children. She is fighting like a champ and we are hopeful for a cure! We are walking to help support the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. When the LLS Light the Night Walk funds treatments that save lives, it's all due to people like you. Without your efforts LLS could not provide these lifesaving treatments. LLS really is making cures happen with your help. Please join our team's effort today by registering to walk or by making a donation. Your participation in the Light the Night Walk will save lives today. Be sure to check our team website frequently to see our progress and make a donation to any team member. Thank you for your support! Go Team Karing 4 Karley!! |
Save the date
St. Gerard Circle at Corpus Christi Catholic Church will be hosting a Woman's Retreat on Friday November 1st from 8:45-12noon. All women are welcome so come and bring your friends! Our speaker that morning has been changed from Christina Gavin to Ayrn Sylvester who is also from the Diocese of Phoenix, John Paull II Resource Center for Theology of the Body and Culture. The topic will be "Being the Spouse God Wants Us To Be". Whether we are married, widowed, single, we are all called to live the "Spousal Meaning of the Body" as taught to us by Blessed John Paul II in his book, Theology of the Body. This promises to be a day of fellowship, prayer, education, and faith-building! Check-in time is 8:45am at the parish center and the program begins promptly at 9:30am Come and enjoy coffee, refreshments, and fellowship before we get started. There is no fee for this event but please RSVP to sgcprograms@gmail.com by Monday, October 28th to reserve your seat!
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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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The Bulldog BITE from St. John Bosco Catholic School is published for the benefit of our parents, faculty,
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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