The Wildcat

• Family Fundraiser
• Arrival and Dismissal
• Picture Day
• PTO information
• Lunch Information
• School Clothing Voucher Information

Thursday, August 26th-Hat Day for $1+

Friday, August 27th-Popcorn Prepay Form due

Friday, September 3rd-Picture Day

Friday, September 17th-PTO membership drive ends

REMINDER-students are dismissed at 1:55 on Wednesdays

Help show your support to the Scheidt Family after the tragic loss of their oldest son. Students can donate a dollar (or more) to wear a hat for the day at school on Thursday, August 26th.

Picture Day is FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3! You can order pictures online before then with the Order Code is: 60167X. Your link to order is: https://inter-state.com/FlyerEntry/60167X

Due to increased positivity rates throughout Lake County, new information on the more contagious COVID Delta variant strain and students under twelve still unable to get vaccinated, STOH will be requiring masks for students preschool through sixth grade for the start of the 2021-22 school year. Staff members working with students in preschool through sixth grade will be required to wear a mask if they cannot provide proof of vaccination.

You can find more information here regarding STOH's policy.

PTO is looking for families like YOU to join! Please help support our students and school. Family memberships are $10, and the class with the highest participation will receive extra recess! membership forms are due back by September 17th. Follow the Facebook page "Judith M. Johnston PTO" for news and updates.

Popcorn Day's will begin September 3rd. Popcorn will be available to purchase on most Fridays during the school year for $1.00 a bag. Prepay forms have been sent home (red), and are due back by August 27th.

• Doors open for students at 7:55 a.m. daily. Students who eat breakfast at school will be allowed entry beginning at 7:30 a.m. Anyone arriving after 8:10 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. 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 and B 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.

This coming week is Week C. We have rotating "Specials" times. Please check your classroom teacher's agenda each day to see what additional class you need to attend.

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

Breakfast and lunch will be free again this year. You can find menus for both here.

The North Township Trustee's Office provides a School Uniform/Clothing Voucher Program to help families in need with the purchase of school clothing.

There are many families within the North Township (Whiting, East Chicago, Hammond, Highland and Munster) who find the start of school a stressful time, trying to balance finances and budgets to include school supplies and clothing.

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