San Jose Christian School A love for God. A desire to learn. A commitment to serve.

MONDAY, MARCH 5, 2012

Top News!

Spring Town Hall Tonight!

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School News

Box Tops Class Winner

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Auction News

Donation Form Attached

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SJCS Board News

February Meeting Summary

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Happy Birthday

Janace Clark on our Preschool staff | 5/6

Calendar

Events at SJCS this week

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From the Office February Board SummaryThe SJCS Board of Trustees tried something new at its February meeting. The group has been working on strategies that will make a greater number of the year’s meetings more strategic in nature, and the February gather-ing was the first of these. One topic of dis-cussion at the meeting was the SJCS En-dowment and the strategies we want to employ to make future-minded financial planning a natural part of the school’s cul-ture. We are excited to share some of these thoughts at the Spring Town Hall.

A second major topic of the evening’s dis-cussion centered on our campus. The trus-tees agreed that the current state of our campus does not meet all of the needs we have for the future. However, the cost of purchasing or developing a campus at an-other location is not realistic for us at this time either. What is feasible, however, is a thorough renovation of our current facility, and we are excited to embark on a cam-paign to get that accomplished starting next year.

For an even more detailed account of these topics, please come to the Spring Town Hall meeting this evening.

Standardized TestingThis year, SJCS will be doing its school-wide standardized testing during the week of March 26-30. Tests will be given each morning to students in grades 1-8, so it is imperative that all students are at school during that week. Please make every effort to have your children in class for their test-ing time. Thank you for your cooperation.

Spring Town Hall TonightTwice each year, SJCS holds Town Hall events to keep parents informed of ongo-ing initiatives, new developments, and top-ics related to the future of the school. We have a full slate tonight that includes up-coming events, new and revamped educa-tional programs, leadership roles for par-ents at SJCS, and much more. The Town Hall runs from 6:30-8pm in the audito-rium, and childcare will be provided for $5 per child with a family maximum of $15. We hope to see all of you there!

Financial Drive UpdateThis year’s annual financial drive—Bold Vision, Bright Future—is moving along well. To date, we have raised $63,257, putting us well on our way to our goal of $100,000. This year’s donations have in-cluded cash, stocks, and pledges. If you have an idea for a creative way to give to SJCS through our annual campaign, please call the office, and we will be glad to help you. All donations to the drive are 100% tax-deductible.

Box Tops for Education - WINNERCongratulations to the third graders! They have won the ice cream party by bringing in the most box tops. The school overall brought in $298 worth of box tops includ-ing all the bonus. We are three quarters of the way to meet our $1000 goal. Continue to support SJCS campus improvements by shopping online via www.boxtops4education.com/earn/marketplace (Oriental Trading, Land’s End, Target, Snapfish and more) and by collecting box tops from the various products. Turn in all box tops to the office.

Dine Out - ThursdaySJCS Dine Out NightDine Out with SJCS this Thursday, March 8 at Round Table Pizza (Camden & Union location). Attached to the Tiger Tracks is the flyer for the event this week. Enjoy a meal between 12noon and 8pm and support the efforts of the SJCS CPTA.

This Week at SJCS Monday, March 5Girls Volleyball vs Legacy | 3:30pmLincoln Glen Church2700 Booksin Ave. SJ 95125

Boys Soccer vs Legacy | 3:30pm @ SJCS

Spring Town Hall Meeting | 6:30 - 8:00pmSJCS AuditoriumChild Care Check In - Room 3

Tuesday, March 6Girls Volleyball vs Los Gatos | 3:30pmSt. Nicholas Church 1270 Davis Street, SJ 95126

Boys Soccer vs. Los Gatos | 3:30pm @ SJCS

Wednesday, March 7JK Field Trip | depart 8:45amVasona Park with the Youth Science Institute

Thursday, March 8Boys Soccer @ Legacy | 3:30pm420 Allegan Circle, SJ 95123

Dine Out Event |12:00noon - 8:00pm

Friday, March 9CPTA Coffee Cart | 8:00am

S J C S T I G E R T R A C K S

SJCS - 1300 Sheffield Avenue, Campbell, California 95008 (408)371-7741

SJCS Tax ID NumbersSan Jose Christian School Tax ID numbers for those claiming deductions for Extended Care :

Federal 94-6050093State 920-1017-2

Cartridges for KidsCFK is a recycling program that pays schools CASH for cell phones, empty laser and inkjet cartridges, laptops, iPods, PDA’s, video games & consoles, digital cameras, DVDs and GPS devices. Our school is hav-ing a contest for the month of March. The classroom that brings in the most items will win an ice cream party in their classroom. Mark all items with homeroom class num-ber and bring them to the office. See at-tached flyer for facts about this recycling program or visit www.CFKtoday.com.

CPTA NewsSJCS Staff Appreciation WeekThe CPTA will be leading the Annual Staff Appreciation Week, March 26 - 30. Please watch your email for sign up opportunities.

Moms In Touch The SJCS Moms in Touch group will meet this week in Room 13, entering from the door that faces wing 1. This is an amazing group of parents that pray for our students, our campus and, our staff. To learn more about Moms in Touch please email hwenke@sjchristian.org or come to the meeting this Thursday at 1:45pm.

SJCS SportsVolleyballThe Girls Volleyball team is getting stronger each match. With two weeks left in the season the girls are ready to get a winning streak started. Go Tigers!

Soccer ResultsSJCS 2 – Baymonte 3Baymonte dealt the boys soccer team its first loss of the season last week. Had a couple of balls fallen for the Tigers, the outcome may have been different. We know there are a lot of things to improve on, and we are lucky to have been tested this early. We will see how the Tigers can bounce back.

SJCS 5 – Achiever 0 The Tigers answered the call. After their first loss of the season, the Tigers re-sponded great with a team win. We saw Isaiah, and Atheer both get a pair of goals. One of the goals had a little help from Achiever. Carmona added a goal to really push the score up. Josh, and Isaac teamed up for a clean sheet, not allowing a goal in the game. The middle was controlled by Blake the whole first half. The game also was a good chance for some young Tigers to sharpen their claws with some good playing time too. Keaton, David, Braedon, and Michael all played a lot of vital min-utes to keep the lead and clean sheet in-tact.

Upcoming Calendar

March 23End of Quarter 3

Middle School PerformanceRomeo & Juliet | 7:00pm

March 24Middle School Performance

Romeo & Juliet | 2:00pm

March 26-30Standardized Testing

March 27CPTA Meeting | 8:30am

T I G E R T R A C K S

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Spring Auction “Together We Shine”

Attached to today’s Tiger Tracks is a donation form for the upcoming Spring Auction. There are many ways you can donate.

ü If you have a vacation home, you can donate a week or weekend to the event.ü If you have a business that provides goods and/or services, you can donate to the event.ü If you are a sports fan and have tickets or memorabilia, you can donate to the auction.ü If you make unique, cool and fun items, you can donate them to the auction.ü If you have a favorite store or supplier, you can take the attached form and ask them to donate to SJCS. This is a great

way to build their business and gain something for this wonderful SJCS event.

Additional forms are available in the school office. Please pick up a few and help us by gathering items for the event.