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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.


July 7, 2014
Looking Ahead 
Campus will be closed June 30 through July 14.
Join us for Daily Mass in the chapel at 8:15 am.
School News 

St. John Bosco Students' Test Scores Top in the Nation 

4th through 8th grade students at St. John Bosco Catholic School (SJB) scored in the 89th to the 99th percentile across math, reading and language on Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) testing. 

 

In the second year since implementation of MAP testing for 3rd through 8th grade students at SJB, students' scores are the highest to date. For more information on students' MAP scores and how they compare to the national norm, read the whole article here.

Bulldog News

Send us a "selfie" of your summer vacation! Hiking the Grand Canyon, catching a Broadway show, or wherever you and your family are going this summer, the Bulldog Bite would love to receive a digital copy of your favorite snapshot. Please send them to mcarlos@sjbosco.org anytime before the first day of school.

Lego Club

Lego Club for grades K-3 is looking for new coaches for next school year. Meetings are once a week right after school and require organizing a weekly theme and working with the students. This is a great opportunity to earn volunteers hours and have fun with the students. SJB has a large supply of Legos and figures. For more information, please contact Mr. Rubio at rubio.james@gmail.com.
Scrip News 

See below for our summer hours. Keep using Scrip all summer long - remember you are earning money for the school and money off your tuition every time you shop!   

 

Tuesdays and Thursdays in June: 7:30 am - 9:30 am

 

Closed July 1 through August 11.

 

Tuesday, August 12: 7:30-9:30 am

Thursday, August 14: 7:30-9:30 am

Tuesday, August 19: 7:30-9:30 am

 

In July, Mrs.Dorothy Abril will sell uniform scrip only. Email her at dabril@sjbosco.org to place your order. She will let you know when you can pick it up.

Community News 
Join the Cub Scout Fun this Summer

Calling all boys from Kinder to 4th Grade!

Cub Scout Pack 77 is inviting you to our summer activities.They are all FREE. If you have wondered about Cub Scouts and want to check out what we do, please join us. We will bowl, head down water slides and play laser tag this summer. Please see the attached flyer with the dates, times and locations. If you have any questions you can call Duane Fletcher at 602-295-0247.

Volunteer News 
ATTENTION Volunteers - It's Time to Renew Safe Environment!
It is that time again to renew your Safe Environment Training. It's easy, takes hardly any time (only 30 minutes!) and you can do it at your convenience from your home computer--click here to find out how to stay current so you can continue to volunteer at SJB.

 

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