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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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Re-Enrollment Due NOW
If you missed the deadline for re-enrollment on Friday, you MUST submit your re-enrollment information as soon as possible. You may access RenWeb re-enrollment through your family's RenWeb account. District Code: SJB-AZ; User Name; Password; Login > Family Information > 2015-16 Re-enrollment > Student Name > Start. Please do not create a new application for your family.
The re-enrollment fee is $150 per student with a maximum charge of $300 per family. Since the deadline has passed, a late fee of $50 will be applied. If you have chosen to apply your Scrip credit to your re-enrollment fee(s), this credit has already been applied to your FACTS account. If your student will not be re-enrolling, please email our school Admissions Coordinator, Dorothy Abril as soon as possible.
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Thank you to our sponsors so far!
BZ Realty | John Spini | Marcus Networking | Chandler Analytical Labs | The Bill Watson Group | The Hansen Family | Barefoot Pools | Scott's Training Systems
If you are interested in supporting The Bosco as a sponsor, please click here for more information.
First Ever St. John Bosco Tuition Raffle
As part of The Bosco, we are raffling off one full year of tuition at the Catholic Tuition Rate--that's $5,412! Only 100 tickets will be sold at $100 per ticket. Watch for tickets to go on sale next week!
Ticket Sales
Online ticket sales for The Bosco will be available beginning next week. Look for the link in the Bite and in your teacher newsletters.
The Bosco Hospitality Opportunity
Earn service hours while donating to The Bosco Golf and Gala! For EACH bottle of wine donated from the list, you will earn three service hours.
You can purchase the wine at Total Wine & More and be sure to tag each bottle with your child's name and grade. Bring the wine to the SJB office by March 13--get your donation in before the long weekend! Thank you for your help and support. For a list of bottles, click here.
Calling all Golfers!
The 14th Annual Bosco Golf Tournament will be on April 18 at Club West Golf Club. We begin with a 7:00 am shotgun start. Online sign up coming soon. Click here for sponsorship information.
Promote your Business at The Bosco Golf Tournament
Do you have a company that would like to benefit from exposure at the 2015 Bosco Golf Tournament? Consider donating 150 items with your company logo to be included in The Bosco goodie bags. If you would like to gain visibility and exposure for your company but need a creative marketing solution, please contact Peter Grossgold at 602.810.5555.
Donation Opportunities for "The Bosco Goes to Broadway"
Do you have a product or service you'd like to donate to this year's Bosco? The Bosco committee could use your help with donations for the silent auction.
Click here for the official Bosco donation letter.
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SJB invites you to become a Mentor Family for the 2015-16 school year! To become a mentor family, you must:
All mentor families receive 50 volunteer hours! If you have any additional questions, please contact PTO New Family Coordinator Kelly Sorkin at 480.559.3242.
If you have any alumni news you'd like to share with the Bite, please email Ms. Holtgreve.
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Rescheduled State of the School Presentation
Please join us on Monday, March 30 from 5:30 - 6:30 pm for an abbreviated Advisory Board meeting, with the State of the School to follow from 6:30 - 7:30 pm. This will be a very informative meeting and we encourage all parents to come. We will be providing child care, if needed--please RSVP for child care here.
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Vacation Bible School: Save the Date
Save the date for the St. Benedict/St. John Bosco Vacation Bible School this summer - June 15-19, 2015. Come and join in the fun!
We are looking for teachers for children entering Kindergarten through 5th grade, snack coordinators, activity coordinators, and craft coordinators. SJB parents can earn 30 volunteer hours by fulfilling one of these roles. Reserve your favorite position today! Please contact Holly Forseth for further information.
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Survey Free Dress Day
For those students whose parents filled out our Annual Parent Satisfaction Survey, there will be a Free Dress Day on Wednesday, March 11, which is also Spirit Day.
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Save the Date for SJB Summer Camps!
Summer camp information is coming soon! SJB will be having our summer camps in one-week sessions from June 15 - July 2. Summer camps will be include math, science, language arts, sports, kinder, pre-k and LEGO.
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Sports Eligibility Checks
The third trimester has begun and after-school sports eligibility checks will begin again on Monday, April 13.
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Now Accepting Advisory Board Applications
If you know of someone who would be interested and can fully commit to the SJB Advisory Board, please ask them to apply! You can find the application here. Applications are due by the end of March. Please hand them in to the front office.
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Catholic Education can be Affordable for Everyone
Dreaming of making a Catholic education affordable for your family? We can help! Join us for the next informational session on how you can reduce what you pay for tuition on Thursday, March 12 at 6:30 pm in the SJB Library.
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Youth Athletic Performance Enhancement Clinic
Starting March 6, 2015, CAPE Performance and Enhancement Clinics will be ongoing on Fridays from 1:15 - 2:15 pm. There will just be one session at 1:15 pm that will combine grades 4th - 8th. The monthly fee for the month of March will be only $60 ($20 per session) and we will only be training three days (March 6, 20, 27). Along with the speed, agility and conditioning training, athletes will perform timed drills. Also I will be handing out healthy information to take home for better understanding of how to eat and live like and athlete. RSVP online today. |
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Yearbook Information
It's not too late to buy the yearbook! Go to treering.com/validate and enter the school passcode: 1013434873754555. The deadline to order a yearbook is April 11. Yearbooks can only be purchased online--there will be no extras.
Each book comes with two FREE pages which you can customize or personalize. Please email Mrs. Carlos if you need help or have any questions about these pages. If you prefer not to use the custom pages option, your yearbook copy will have two blank pages for autographs.
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Lenten Longings for Moms
Lent is the perfect season to consciously make time for God. St. Benedict is hosting a Lenten Longings group for Moms of all ages on Thursday mornings at 8:15 am during Lent in the St. Benedict Meeting Room. For more information and to sign up, visit the Lenten Longings page and choose the "Moms of all ages" session or contact Sr. Colleen for more information.
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Mark Your Calendar for Family Service Saturday!
and reflect on living out our faith during the season of Lent. The event will be held on Saturday, March 21, from 10 am to 2 pm. Families are encouraged to drop in anytime during the event! For more information and to RSVP for the event, visit the Family Service Saturday website. |
Do You Crochet?
For the Family Service Saturday event, we need a few people who know how to crochet to help create the sleeping mats for the homeless. Instead of yarn, plastic bag strips (already formed into "yarn" balls) are used to crochet the sleeping mats. If you are available on March 21 anytime between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm and are willing to either help crochet the "yarn" balls into mats, or teach others how to do so, please contact Holly Forseth at the parish for more information. We would love for you to join us and share your skill with our community!
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CRS Lenten Rice Bowls
This third week of Lent, CRS Rice Bowl introduces us to Habibou from a village in rural Niger. During the "hungry season," the time when food supplies run out and prices rise, Habibou has to leave his family in search of work far away from his village and his family. Watch this week's Story of Hope video to learn how Habibou's involvement with a CRS project allowed him to stay in his village, close to his family during this year's hungry season. Will your family join Catholics across the US in this week's fast from meat all week long? Remember to put your savings into your CRS Rice Bowl to change the lives of families like Habibou's.
Prayer: For workers around the world, that they may find productive employment and earn fair wages for their labor. We pray to the Lord.
Activity: Make a meatless meal with your family and share a photo (and your recipe!) on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram with #4Lent4Life.
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News from the Business Office
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Financial Aid
As we prepare to enroll our students for the 2015 - 16 academic year, please note that the various student tuition assistance organizations (STOs) have different deadlines and procedures for their application process. For a list of organizations that have supported SJB students over the past few years, click here.
Catholic Education Arizona (CEA)
The application process for the 2015 - 16 school year is now open. Catholic Education Arizona uses FAIR-Financial Aid Independent Review to process its applications. Please note that there is a $24.00 application fee. The application is available online or you can also download the CEA-FAIR brochure for 2015 - 16. The CEA school code is 700 and the school password is cea700. If you fax your supporting documents to FAIR, be sure to confirm receipt with FAIR. CEA application deadline for round one awards is April 15. Parents will be notified of the disposition of your submitted application by CEA by June 30, 2015.
Brophy Community Foundation
The Brophy Community Foundation applications for financial aid for the 2015 - 16 school year are now available at this link. The Foundation's application deadline is April 15--there is no charge for applications submitted on or before April 15. All families who have received an award previously must re-apply every year. Please note that the Foundation uses FACTS to process their applications. This FACTS grant and financial aid system is different from the tool that SJB uses for our FACTS tuition management. If your family applies for CEA scholarship funds, you are encouraged to consider submitting an online application to the Brophy Community Foundation.
If you have any questions regarding financial aid resources, please feel free to email Caroline Panzarella, SJB Operations Manager at 480.219.4845.
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Please be aware that this week is the last week of our Scrip year! Purchases made through March 12 will go toward this school year. After break, you can start working toward your $100 credit for next year. Scrip office hours remain the same.
It's time to place your order for See's Easter candy! Each item costs $5, which is considerably less than the retail value of the item. Candy will be in this week and supplies are limited. |
There will be a PTO meeting on Wednesday, March 11 at 6:00 pm in the Art Room. Please come to discuss upcoming PTO events and Running with Rosco.
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| Annual Poker Tournament
Scheduled for Friday, May 8. More details coming soon!
Dads' Club Meeting Come to the next Dads' Club meeting on Friday, March 20 at 7:00 pm in the MPR. |
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St. Benedict Annual Rummage Sale The Annual Rummage Sale is scheduled for Saturday, March 14, beginning at 7:00 am. We are looking for volunteers! If you would like to help or if you need items picked up, please call Gayle Siewert at 480.773.5300 or email her. We will start accepting items for donation after every mass, now thru March 8. Donations can also be dropped off on March 13, 2015 after 12:00pm at Saint John Bosco.
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Seton Catholic Prep Charity Softball Tournament
Join us on Saturday, March 28, for a memorial softball game to celebrate the life of Joe Kahler, a dedicated parent, husband, coach, friend, and athlete. All proceeds go towards a memorial on campus honoring Joe Kahler. For more information and to sign up, download the flyer.
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