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San Jose Christian School A love for God. A desire to learn. A commitment to serve. TUESDAY, MAY 29, 2012
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School News
Upcoming Events
Volunteers Needed
Summer Programs
Attachments
May Board Summary
Teacher & Staff Appreciation
Volunteer Appreciation Brunch 5/31
eWaste Day & Summer Projects
Summer Camp & Preschool Activities
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From the Office
Summer Programs
May Board Meeting Summary Things are coming to a close for the school year, and the board continued to review our financial status and enrollment numbers for the fall. The numbers in both of those categories continue to be encouraging, and we look forward to finishing the year with a significant surplus of funds due to greater than expected enrollment, while carrying over solid retention and strong interest from new families for next year. The board discussed a few key personnel matters and reviewed the duties of trustees for the upcoming 8th grade graduation ceremony before adjourning. The June board meeting will mark the first one for our newly elected trustees, and we look forward to welcoming them into service.
Summer Internship Opportunity
Teacher & Staff Appreciation
Room parents have sent out a letter and/ or email regarding end of year group gift 2012 Summer Camp Summer Camp registration forms are avail- collections for your child's teacher, aide, and adopted staff. Our teachers have all able online at www.sjchristian.org. For worked so hard this year helping to teach additional questions please contact and train our children in a Christian way, Synamon Reeves at ext. 228. and they certainly deserve our appreciation. This is simply a reminder, that if you Preschool Summer Program were unable to make a contribution there Just a reminder to our current parents, San is still time. Just take it to the office in an Jose Christian Preschool offers a summer envelope marked with your child's class program for students who are at least 2on it. No amount is too small, and the years-old. Children may attend the proteachers will be very thankful. gram on a full or part-time basis, which includes academics, crafts, playtime, and field trips. Consider the Summer Preschool Order Scrip this Week Please find your May 29 order form atoption for your children, and invite your tached. Orders are due back to the office friends to do so as well. on Friday, June 1 and orders will be ready For complete information and a summer for pick up on June 6. brochure, contact Mrs. Valerie Arballo at (408)371-7741 or stop by the school office.
If you know of a college student looking for an engineering internship for the summer, there is an opening at Access | Closure in SJCS Picture Yearbook Mountain View. Contact SJCS parent, MiThe SJCS 2011-2012 Yearbook is available chelle Miller for more information at: to order. This year the picture yearbook is mmiller@accessclosure.com or (650)864in full color. The yearbook showcases our 5416. students, staff and events of the school year. To purchase a yearbook please stop Condolences to the Phillips Family Our prayers and support go out to the Phil- by the school office. Yearbooks are $20.
School News
lips family in the loss of Bruce’s father last week. In this difficult time, the SJCS community can help the Phillips family experience the peace that passes all understanding and the sharing of each other’s burdens that occurs amongst Christians who love each other. Please remember Bruce, Betsy, Dwyer, and Shelby in your prayers.
-eWaste Information
Tuition and Daycare Reminder Outstanding Accounts are due Tuesday, June 5th. Please be sure to pay all outstanding monies by this date. Including: • Delinquent tuition • Daycare through May • Sports uniforms, library books, music items & classroom books
This Week at SJCS Tuesday, May 29
2012 Sports Awards Event | 6:30pm Church of the Chimes 1447 Bryan Avenue, SJ, 95118
Wednesday, May 30
Happy Birthday Mr. DeGraaf!
Thursday, May 31
Volunteer Appreciation Brunch | 8:30am SJCS Auditorium
Friday, June 1
All SJCS Library Books Due CPTA Coffee Cart Frozen Friday 2012 Jazz Show | 7:00pm | SJCS Auditorium
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Annual Jazz Show | June 1
The SJCS Jazz Band will be presenting our annual jazz show this Friday June 1. Tickets Mentor Families SJCS is proud to offer a program known as are available in the school office. Tickets are for general seating and cost $5 for Mentor Families. Current SJCS families are matched up with families that are new guests ages 10 - adult. Support our young to our school. Mentor families are available musicians and join us for a night of great music and fun! The show begins at to welcome new families and answer 7:00pm. their questions as they navigate through their first year at SJCS. Please consider the impact you could have as a Mentor Family eWaste Event | June 2 for the 2012-2013 school year. If you have SJCS will be hosting an eWaste event this any questions, please contact BetsyPhillips Saturday, June 2 from 9am - 1pm. Acceptable electronic waste include computers, in the school office. monitors, computer cables and mice, keyboards, VCRs, faxes, radios, printers, tele2012 Walk-a-Thon phones, televisions, CPUs, monitors, stePlanning is underway for the 2012 Walk-a reos, speakers, DVD players, cell phones -Thon. The event date will be Saturday, and recorders. Small household electronOctober 13. A few areas that need addiics are also accepted. All materials dotional support are: nated will be evaluated for reuse or safely Publicity; sharing information with families recycled by a State approved recycler. in advance of the event Used clothing and textiles can also be colTicket Sales; helping the week before the lected on this day for our textile recycle event selling advance tickets program. Emcee Support; working at the announcers booth the day of the event, keeping every4th Annual Book Swap | June 4 & 5 one encouraged and supporting SJCS. Melissa Findley is available to answer your As summer approaches we want to offer new and exciting reading material for our questions and get you connected to comfamilies. What better way than to swap mittees. Please contact her via email at books? Please bring as many books as melissa@bodl.com or via phone at you plan to take with you. This is not a (408)912-2370 donation drive but an exchange program. Bring in 1-10 books and take 1-10 books with you. All reading levels are welcome. Please be mindful of the content of the Sports Awards Evening | Tonight! books you bring to exchange. Tonight, May 29 is the SJCS Sports Awards Contact Uli Meyer or Betsy Phillips with Evening. The event will be held at Church questions about the event. (408)371-7741. of the Chimes beginning at 6:30pm. If you have questions about the event please con- MS Awards Assembly | June 6 tact the school office. Each year, our middle school students receive recognition for their achievements in academics, fine arts, physical fitness, and Volunteer Appreciation | May 31 citizenship. These awards will be preSince many of you have volunteered this sented at an assembly on Wednesday, June year, we want to be sure you have the 6 at 8:45am. Parents are welcome to atmorning of Thursday, May 31 on your calendar. SJCS would like to show its appre- tend. ciation for your hours of service. If you have prayed, chaperoned a field trip, 8th Grade Graduation | June 6 graded papers, volunteered on a commitThe ceremony is taking place at Sunnyvale tee, brought snacks, or any other type of Presbyterian Church at 7pm. A short reservice, we want you to know how much ception follows. 8th graders will practice we appreciate your time. We look forward for graduation at the site earlier that day. to seeing you on Tuesday at 8:30am for brunch in the auditorium.
End of Year Events
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Kindergarten Graduation | June 7 This event, commemorating the completion of Kindergarten, takes place on the last day of school in the SJCS Auditorium at 9:30am. Contact Miss Braaksma or Jill Zapp for more information.
All School Bowling Event | June 7 Every year, on the last day of school, the SJCS students participate in fun activity together. This year, we have reserved San Jose 300 for bowling after lunch. Students in grades 1-7 are required to attend this free event, and it is optional for our 8th grade students. JK and K students do not participate. We will need parent drivers to help transport students to and from San Jose 300. Please contact your homeroom teacher if you are available to help with driving or acting as a chaperone.
Volunteers Needed Help needed | eWaste Event | June 2 If you are available to help at the eWaste event this Saturday we have two shifts that need support: 9:00am - 11:00am 11:00am - 1:00pm Please contact Betsy Phillips in the school office to sign up.
Summer Projects Are you interested in helping on summer projects? Maybe you cannot help on the All School Work Day on August 11th but would still like to contribute in some way. Projects range from mailings to building improvements. Please contact Arlene Muir or Betsy Phillips in the school office if you would like to assist us over the summer.
Lost and Found The lost and found tables are outside the auditorium. Many new items have been added and will continue to be added as they are found laying around campus unclaimed. Please take a moment this week and next week to claim your child’s belongings.
Save the Date!
All School Work Day | August 11 First Day of School | August 22 Annual Walk-a-Thon 2012 | October 13
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