St. John the Baptist Catholic School-Milpitas

SJBS families are invited to participate in the Scholastic Book Fair Raffle Contests for a chance to win Scholastic e-gift cards! We have two raffle drawings coming up. First week raffle runs from November 2-8 and second week raffle runs from November 9-15. If you want to find out more details on how to participate and submit your entries, please check out Mrs. Sukendro's ParentSquare post, and watch this new video by Adrian D., our Sixth Grade Student Council Representative.

Tomorrow, the school will celebrate Mass on the School Assembly and Morning Prayer Link at 8:45 am (please see Mr. Brazil's post on ParentSquare for the Zoom link and passcode). There is no morning prayer at 8:10 am. Students in-person who have already received their first communion will have the opportunity to receive communion in their classrooms. This opportunity is optional. Communion will be given out by a staff member who is part of the classroom cohort. Parents, please advise your children whether you would like them to receive communion tomorrow. Here's a short reminder courtesy of Nathan C., our Student Council President.

11/2/2020: Order your favorite books today! Please share the link to your family and friends, too! ********************************** Our school's Scholastic Virtual Book Fair will be open this Monday, November 2. To learn more about our Book Fair and to see a special preview about the new 360 interactive shopping experience, please watch this Knightly News Jr. Video, featuring Adrian D., our 6th Grade Student Council Representative. You can shop at our store from November ...2 to 15, 2020. Please make sure to use the link below, and share the link with your family and friends to help our school earn rewards! https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/boo/cptoolkit/homepage.do

Wishing everyone a safe and happy Halloween! From your friends at St. John the Baptist Catholic School

See you tomorrow on Zoom! Happy Halloween!

SJBS families, please join us for the 2020 Virtual Halloween Carnival this Friday, October 30, from 1:30 to 3:00 PM on Zoom! All students will log on to Mr. Dempsey’s Zoom link at 1:30 PM. The Zoom link and the complete event details have been posted on ParentSquare. There will be a costume contest, wall decorating contest, fun activities for all grades in the breakout rooms, and dancing! As a reminder, this Friday is early dismissal day (Wednesday schedule). For more details..., please watch the Knightly News Jr. video courtesy of Miko, our Student Council 5th grade class representative. We look forward to seeing all of you at the Carnival! Have a safe and happy Halloween! #SJBSmilpitas #SJBShalloweencarnival2020

Great news, SJBS Families! We have exceeded our Walkathon fundraising goal! Together, we have raised $43,747! Thank you to each and every one of you for your generosity! Thank you to your family and friends who donated to your child's 99Pledges page. All proceeds from this event will go towards school programs and will benefit each and every student. #SJBSwalkathon2020 #SJBSmilpitas

Update: Our Walkathon fundraiser has ended and we have exceeded our goal! Together, we have raised $43,747! ********************* A huge THANK YOU to our SJBS Families for participating in our 2020 5K Family Fitness Day and Walkathon! It was very nice seeing everyone at the drive-thru event kickoff. Special thanks to our school staff, our PTG Team, Mrs. Vicki Lee, our Walkathon Team lead and the rest of her team for making this event a huge success! We appreciate all of you! ...As of 6:30 PM today, our school has raised $33,234 of $40,000 goal! Thank you for your support! If you would like to contribute, it is not too late yet. Our students' 99Pledges pages can still accept donations until midnight tonight. Thank you to our SJBS Families and our Sponsors! God bless you and your families! #SJBSmilpitas #SJBSwalkathon2020 #SJBSknightlynews

OUR SCHOOL CHOIR'S BEAUTIFUL RENDITION OF "10,000 REASONS" A reminder that we should praise God all day, every day -- through the good times and bad! Indeed, we have ten thousand reasons to praise Him. God means for us to worship His holy name when life is good, when the sun comes up, and when a new day dawns. Thanks to Sister Norie Noman, our Choir Director, for teaching this song! #SJBSmilpitas #SJBSchoir

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. We ask students, families, and school staff to wear something pink or put on a pink ribbon this Friday, October 23, in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and please say a special prayer for people suffering from breast cancer. Please watch this video reminder from our Student Council representative.Thank you! God bless you all. #SJBSmilpitas #sjbsknightlynewsjr #SJBSstudentcouncil #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth #WeAreStrongerTogether #WearPink

This is a reminder that tomorrow (Monday, October 19, 2020) -- we will have the blessing of the students, staff, and family who celebrate birthdays this month. The blessing will occur at morning prayer. Students with birthdays in October may wear free dress. Here is a short video reminder from the Student Council. #SJBSmilpitas #SJBSknightlynewsjr #SJBSstudentcouncil

KNIGHTLY NEWS EP. 10 - 2020 WALKATHON: A MESSAGE FROM TEACHERS TO STUDENTS ***** Our Walkathon will look a little different this year, but it will still be a blast! We are excited to see all of you in your crazy hairdos at our Drive-Thru Kickoff Parade tomorrow, October 17, 2020, from 10:30 to 11:30 AM! #SJBSmilpitas #SJBSknightlynews #SJBSwalkathon2020

Hi SJBS Families! We are excited to see all of you at our drive-thru kickoff parade for our Walkathon this Saturday, October 17, 2020, at 10:30 AM! Don't forget, our theme is CRAZY HAIR DAY! #SJBSmilpitas #SJBSwalkathon2020

Dear SJBS Families! Please don't forget to pick up your Walkathon t-shirts tomorrow, October 15th. The pick-up procedure and schedule are posted on ParentSquare. Thank you!