Johnson Weekly e-Reminders
October 4, 2019
**NO SCHOOL on Monday October 7th**
Calendar for Next Week....
Monday, October 7,
NO SCHOOL
Tuesday, October 8, DAY 3
*I-Smile Dental Screening
*Snack Lady visits K-2nd
Jane Boyd @ 7:30-8:50am
Intramurals @ 7:45-8:15am
Clay Creations @ 3:50-4:50pm
JSA Harmony Strings @ 3:50-4:50pm
Lego League @ 3:50-5:00pm
Girls on the Run @ 3:50-5:00pm
JSA Band @ 3:50-5:00pm
Jane Boyd 3:50-6:00pm
Wednesday, October 9, DAY 1
*I-Smile Dental Screening
Jane Boyd @ 7:30-8:50am
The WRITE Stuff @ 3:50-4:50pm
Gospel Choir @ 3:50-5:00pm
YOGA @ 3:50-4:50pm
Boys Let Me Run @ 3:50-5:00pm
Jane Boyd 3:50-6:00pm
Thursday, October 10, DAY 2
*I-Smile Dental Screening
*Snack Lady visits K-2nd
Jane Boyd @ 7:30-8:50am
Intramurals @ 7:45-8:15am
*Coe Science visits 3rd-5th
Story Art @ 3:50-4:50pm
Rites of Passage @ 3:50-4:50pm
Lego League @ 3:50-5:00pm
Girls on the Run @ 3:50-5:00pm
Jane Boyd 3:50-6:00pm
Friday, October 11, DAY 3
*Early Dismissal @ 2:20pm
*I-Smile Dental Screening
Jane Boyd @ 7:30-8:50am
School Store @ 7:45-8:30am
Green Team @ 7:45-8:30am
*Active Threat Drill @1:30pm
NO JANE BOYS AFTER SCHOOL
*JSA Harvest Hoopla @ 5-6:30pm
OFFICE REMINDERS....
2019-2020 District School Calendar..... CLICK HERE
2019-2020 School Supply list....... CLICK HERE
Nurtislice School Menus..... CLICK HERE
Infinite Campus.....CLICK HERE
Breakfast served Monday-Friday @ 8:15-8:40am
Bell Schedule
Monday-Thursday: 8:50am - 3:50pm
Friday: 8:50am - 2:20pm
KCRG's "Coats For Kids" promotion is up and running and they need our help!
Please donate your new/gently used coats to the donation box at Washington High school. There are other locations throughout eastern iowa, but if Washington and Kennedy reach their combined goal of 500 coats, the administration at both high schools have agreed to getting pied in the face at our upcoming football game! We don't have much time, so clean out your closets and stop by the Wash student center or main office.These winter coats will be washed, then donated to several human service organizations, so that kids who don't have the resources, are able to stay warm during our cold Iowa winters. If you would like to help out, but don't have any coats, you can make an online donation at kcrg.com/care.
JSA Harvest Hoopla & Paul Engle Birthday Celebration - Friday, Oct 11th
Come join in the exciting fall festivities!
Author Readings & Student Performances, Food, Games & Prizes!
FOOD
FREE meal provided for JSA students
$5 donation per meal for family & friends
Meals served 5-6pm
Birthday Cake at 6pm
Program
Starts at 5:30pm featuring:
JSA Harmony Strings
reading by Author CJ Anderson
Paul Engle Student Skit
reading by Stacy Walker
JSA Gospel Choir
The Games & More
Cedar Rapids Public Library Station
Play fun games & win Prizes!
Face Painting & Sidewalk Chalk
JSA Book Store
Paul Engle Student Artwork Display
Volunteers Needed....
*America Reads Day Readers-
The Cedar Rapids Community School District invites neighbors, community members, parents, grandparents, and other friends of education to visit an elementary school for America Reads: Reading is Contagious on October 18th and share a story. A visit will take about 30 minutes including time to select, review and read the book provided by the school library. Please complete the form attached at the bottom and return by October 11 OR contact Leah Ferring at LFerring@crschools.us
*K Eye Checks Volunteer-
We need volunteer to escort K students for Eye Checks on October 21 @ 9-11am. If interested please contact Leah Ferring at LFerring@crschools.us
*3rd grade Vision Screening Volunteer-
We need a volunteer to escort students for Vision Screenings on October 25 @ 9:30-11:30am. If interested please contact Leah Ferring at LFerring@crschools.us
*Hearing Van Volunteers-
We need AM & PM volunteers on Nov 20 & 21 to escort students to the Hearing Van . If interested please contact Leah Ferring at LFerring@crschools.us
*Adopt-a-Family Distribution Volunteers-
We need volunteers to help to distribute Holiday gifts on December 19 & 20 at the Harambee House. If interested please contact Leah Ferring at LFerring@crschools.us OR Amy Conyers at AConyers@crschools.us
*Boys Let Me Run helpers-
We are looking for 1-2 volunteers for our Mon/Wed (4-5 p.m.) after school Let Me Run program for fifteen 4th & 5th grade boys. Starts Sept. 16 and ends week of Nov. 11 (with a 5K run event on Nov. 2). If interested contact Melissa Summers at
319-558-4216 or msummers@crschools.us
*Thursday morning helpers-
We are looking for Volunteers to come in on Thursday mornings and count Take Home Notes and deliver then to classrooms. If interested please contact Leah Ferring at LFerring@crschools.us
*Weekend BackPack Program helpers
We are looking for Volunteers to come in on Fridays and deliver weekend food bags to student lockers. If interested please contact Leah Ferring at LFerring@crschools.us
Donations Needed....
*Need Snacks- granola bars/fruit snacks for enrichment classes---serve over 200 kids per week in after school program! Please make "Enrichments" and drop off in the Office
*Art Studio Request
If you are a greeting card hoarder (You know who you are) and you would like to purge your stash of child-friendly blank cards with or without envelopes, I would absolutely love to take them off your hands! Please drop them off in the Art Studio. Thank you so much! - Ms. Sofranko, Art Teacher
*STEAM Lab Requests- please label “For STEAM Lab" and bring to the Main Office.
Plastic bottles - assorted 12 oz, 20, 2L, gallon
Plastic rope/cord
Sand paper
Foam bedding or polyfiber stuffing
Old CD discs and cases
Newspaper
Corks
Raffia in all colors
Playdoh
Playdoh tools (extruder tools, scissors, cookie cutters)
Pliers (for jewelry making)
Assorted buttons
Felt (not red)
Tissue paper (not white)
Dried beans
Cotton balls
Streamers (all colors)
Foam pieces
Feathers
Toothpicks
Note cards
Tempera Paint
Wide paint brushes
Masking tape
Duct tape in different patterns
Toys for Tots & Christmas Food Registration
Where:
The Salvation Army
1000 C Avenue NW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52405
(319)364-9131
Find us on Facebook
What: All households may sign up to receive a Christmas food box. Families with kids ages 0-14 can also sign up to receive toys. Must be a Linn County resident.
When:
October 30-November 1
*9:30 am - 11:30 am & 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
November 18 - November 22
*9:30 am - 11:30 am & 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
December 2
*9 am - 11:30 am
Evening Opportunities:
October 30 & November 20, 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
To register you MUST bring the following:
Current Linn County Iowa Drivers License or Photo Identification If you do not have Linn County identification, bring a piece of mail with your name and Linn County address on it along with your photo identification.
Proof of Children Living in Household (one of the following):
DHS Notice of Decision letter Child’s medical card
Child’s social security card Immigrant visa
Child’s birth certificate Guardianship verification
Jane Boyd notes......
Halloween in the Halls
When: Saturday, October 26, 2019
1:00 p.m. — 3:00 p.m.
Please join us at Jane Boyd Community House for a fun afternoon full of lots of trick or treats, a free meal, face painting, games, and more!
Where: Jane Boyd Community House
943 14th Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
Are you in need of winter coats?
Join us at the Jane Boyd Community House and pick up winter coat for you or your child.
Where: Jane Boyd Community House
943 14th Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
When: Saturday, November 9, 2019 from 10a.m.-12p.m.
(or until coats run out)
Please know how many coats you’ll need and the sizes.
Questions: Please call 319-366-0431
Enjoy FREE Hot Dogs while you pick out coats!
PTA NOTES.....
JSA PTA Facebook page CLICK HERE
Next PTA Meeting
October 14, 2019
Happy Fall JSA families and PTA members!
Time is already flying this year and the first round of conferences are just around the corner. Each semester, the PTA coordinates a meal for all the teachers and staff at JSA during conferences to thank them for all the extra hours and hard work they give to make JSA the wonderful place that it is for our kiddos. This year the Fall Conference Meal will be on Tuesday, October 15th and will have a Mexican Fiesta theme, so break out your favorite Mexican-themed recipes!
Please take a look at the Google Docs link below and sign up for any items you can bring. If possible, please try to have the prepared items dropped off around 4 PM on Tuesday, October 15th. Items that do not require preparation can be dropped off any time that day. If you are unable to bring an item in, but would like to provide a cash donation to purchase the food, please provide your donation to Shawn Carlson in the JSA office by Friday, October 11th (please make sure to mark it for JSA PTA - Conference Meal). If you have any questions or are unable to update the Google Doc sign up, please contact Corrie Block directly at corrieblock@gmail.com.
To sign-up to bring something for the teacher conference meal:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KUCQ3Mc26tQ6NFSoCaWLkh0aCb1cWvHQC6aSdqb22H0/edit?usp=sharing
The PTA Harvest Hoopla is coming up soon on October 11th. We need volunteers to make this a fun evening for all.
To sign-up to help with Harvest Hoopla:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409084bada622abf49-harvest
Thanks a bunch!
JSA PTA
JSA Window Clings
Show your support for our school with your own 4" x 4.25" window cling for just $5!
All proceeds go to the JSA PTA to support before and after school enrichments and other programming. Order form is attached below. Please drop off orders in the Main Office.
2019-2020 PTA Board:
President- Brandi Parsons
V. President- Jessica Karma
Secretary- Melissa Summers
Treasurer- Corrie Block
Box Tops for Education program
*Traditional Box Tops clips can still be turned in to school
*Participating brands are starting to change their packaging from a traditional Box Tops clip to the new Box Top label.
Prairie Farms milk caps
- Peel off the Prairie Farms cap sticker to reveal a unique, redeemable code.
- go to www.prairiefarms.com/ourcapsyourcause/
- Select Johnson STEAM Academy
- Enter cap codes.
- Click the donate button.
Hy-Vee Receipts
Our school participates in the Cash 4 Students program which gives us $1 for every $200 in HyVee receipts that we submit. The funds raised will support our students and school.
Johnson STEAM Academy Magnet School
Johnson STEAM Academy provides an innovative, respectful, educational environment for all its students. It does this by focusing on academic achievement through a curriculum infused with STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics.
Email: LFerring@cr.k12.ia.us
Website: http://johnson.cr.k12.ia.us/
Location: 355 18th Street Southeast, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States
Phone: (319)558-2174
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JohnsonSTEAMacademy?ref=aymt_homepage_panel
Twitter: @JSAmagnet