The Wildcat

• Message from our nurse
• PTO updates
• Staff Spotlight
• Read-A-Thon
• Student Council Collection
• Girl Scouts
• Yearbooks
• Parent's Corner
• Boys Basketball
• COVID Protocol
• Arrival and Dismissal
• Johnston Playground After Hours
• Fine Arts and Gym Schedule
• Lunch Information
• Monthly Wellness Calendar

Monday, January 16th-NO SCHOOL-MLK Day

January 17-February 10th-Coat, Hat, and Glove Drive

Tuesday, January 17th--Science Bowl Practice 2:30-3pm

Thursday, January 19th-4th & 5th Grade Honor Roll Breakfast @ 7:20am

-Math Bowl Practice 2:30-3:30pm

-Science Bowl Practice 2:30-3pm

-PTO Meeting @ 6pm in the Johnston Library

Monday, January 23rd-K-kids meeting 2:30-3:15pm

-Math Bowl Practice 2:30-3:30pm

January 23rd-27th-Book Fair

You can check RDS to see 2nd quarter and 1st-semester grades! They are available now.

Hi Parents,

As we are getting colder outside, I am beginning to notice more students' chapped lips. Chapped lips are a result of dry, cracked skin on the lips due to cold temperatures, artificial heat, and lip licking which is a natural response when the lips feel dry. The remedy is really prevention. Chapstick will help a little to heal, but the best way to treat chapped lips is to prevent it from happening. Please help your student pack some chapstick to carry in their backpack. Avoid the discomfort of chapped lips!

Thank you,

Cheryl Progler, RN

Just a reminder that we try and have our students go outside each day to run around and get some fresh air. With our weather changing (day to day!), please be sure your child has outerwear so that he/she is comfortable outside.

If you are in need of any items, Mrs. Jennings has several gently used coats and a few pairs of boots looking for a new home. Some sizes are limited but hopefully, we can find something to fit your needs. These coats and boots are for school-age students who attend Johnston Elementary. Please contact her at 219-923-2428 if she may be of assistance.

A few reminders:

-Popcorn Day on Fridays

-PTO meeting on January 19th at 6pm

-4th & 5th grade Honor Roll Breakfast January 19th

-Book Fair is January 23-27th, a signup genius below for volunteers.

Shop at Strack & Van Til Food Market, save your receipts & send them to school with your student to help us earn free classroom equipment, courtesy of Strack & Van Til Food Market!

Book Fair is in two weeks! Please sign up to volunteer if you're available. Volunteers are needed to help each class shop and time slots are for 45 minutes per class. We appreciate all of your help!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4CACAF2FAAF4C61-book1

Please make sure your phone numbers and emails are up to date in RDS in case we have inclement weather as these winter months approach. This is how families are notified of delays, eLearning days, or snow days. Thanks!

Dear Johnston Families,

It’s time for the LCPL Annual READaTHON! Our goal is to encourage your student’s love of reading while raising funds for our Lake County Public Library and our very own Johnston Library.

How does it work? Read (important details and prizes are on the green form) and fill out the permission slip. Please send the completed permission slip in with your child and then your child will receive a white envelope to keep track of the books they read and to sign up their sponsors. Next, you read, read, read from January 9th until February 20th. After reading please collect all monies and turn in your white envelope to Mrs. Bastaic in the library. All funds collected must be returned by March 6th. When the envelopes are turned in, the student will get a small thank-you gift from the library. Ribbons and trophies will be handed out the last week of school.

Happy Reading,

Mrs. Bastaic

Yearbook order forms will be coming home soon! Orders are due by Friday, February 17. You can also place an order online by going to inter-state.com/order and entering code 75290K

Here is a link to our Girl Scout troop's site for cookies so all the girl scouts at Johnston can benefit from selling through this link.

https://digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/troop15493-430?fpkp=1

Our staff and students do an excellent job following safety protocol. Here is a summary of some of the things we have in place here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/11aZLQChUOAt-bdUKyo1SnmHy0zljJPNI/view?usp=sharing

We absolutely love having our students play at our playground after school. However, there are one of two things that have to happen for your child to be allowed at the playground after school hours:

1. Come with a parent to supervise.

2. Go home to check in and then come back.

Unfortunately, we do not have staff that can supervise the playground after school, so we want to ensure our students are safe and accounted for. Thank you so much for your cooperation with this.

We want all of you to be aware of our COVID protocols for this academic year, so here is a note from our Health Services Team.

Please see the flowchart below. We are starting the year just like we ended the 2021-2022 school year.

• Positive students and staff will be out for 5 days.

• Day 0 is the symptom onset date or positive test date (whichever comes first).

• Days 6-10 the student may be back in the building (if symptom-free) but must wear a mask unless participating in an athletic or P.E. activity.

• Students must eat isolated on days 6-10.

• These students will be tracked on the COVID trackers at each school.

If a student/staff member calls off ill with a persistent cough, vomiting, diarrhea, or fever, they must be out and return after being symptom-free for 24 hours. If they call off Monday, they return on Wednesday, etc.

Please let us know if you have any questions. We hope to keep everyone safe and healthy as best we can.

• Doors open for students at 7:35 a.m. daily. Students who eat breakfast at school will be allowed entry beginning at 7:20 a.m at Door D. Anyone arriving after 7:50 a.m. will need to buzz and come into the main office to sign in.

• Cars will enter the parking lot off Duluth Street (right turn only) and follow the curve to drop off students. Please pull up as far as you can and drop all your students off at one time. Have your children ready with their backpacks, lunch money, hugs, and kisses, so that when you stop they may exit the car quickly, and we can keep the drop-off line moving. The line can become backed up onto Duluth Street very quickly which causes safety issues for our parents, as well as other drivers.

• Please drop off curbside only, and parents stay in their cars. Avoid dropping children off where they have to cross the street, this is extremely dangerous. It will be your responsibility to cross them if you choose to do this.

• Please be mindful of other drivers and walkers. We know many of you have to get to work, and we want all children to be able to enter the building safely and on time.

• Doors C (1st & 2nd) and B (Kindergarten, 3rd, & 4th) will be utilized for entrance as usual.

• 5th graders and Mrs. Torres's class will use Door G.

At the end of the school day, the following doors will be used for dismissal:

• Grade K will exit through door J (FIVE minutes before the rest of the grade levels)

• Grade 1 will exit through door C (main doors)

• Grade 2 will exit through door B

• Grade 3 will exit through door J

• Grade 4 will exit through door I

• Grade 5 and Mrs. Torres's class will exit through door G

• Bus riders will exit through door J (a few minutes prior to the remainder of the school being dismissed where the buses will be waiting).

Cars may enter the parking lot off Duluth Street and follow the curve to pick up or park in the parking lot to walk up to get students.

We would like to thank you in advance for your cooperation as we strive to keep our Johnston families safe.

We have rotating "Specials" times. See the link below or check our website's calendar. Please check your classroom teacher's agenda each day to see what class you need to attend.

Here is a link to a calendar that lists the rotations.

Breakfast is $1.50

Lunch is $2.00

You can find both menus here: https://www.schoolnutritionandfitness.com/index.php?sid=2809100435083594&page=menus

Please don't hesitate to contact us in the office for any ideas, thoughts, concerns, or words of encouragement! We are all part of this large extended mix of wonderful people we affectionately refer to as our Johnston Family.

Email: aharring@highland.k12.in.us
Website: https://www.highland.k12.in.us/o/jes
Location: 8220 5th Street, Highland, IN, United States
Phone: 219.923.2428
Facebook: facebook.com/johnstonpto
Twitter: @harrington_jn