This Week at Johnson Elementary
October 11th - 15th
School Begins at 9:10 am Students are not permitted inside the building until that time
School Ends at 4:07 pm Students must be picked up by 4:15
Lunch Times
K & 5th - 11:30 - 12:15
1st & 3rd - 12:20 - 1:05
2nd & 4th - 1:10 - 1:55
Early Dismissal - School ends at 2:37 pm
1/2 Day Dismissal - School ends at 12:45
UPCOMING EVENTS
October
12- Early Release Day - Teacher Inservice 2:37 Dismissal
14- Fun Run | Upper El Playground
K 1:30–1:45 1st 1:50–2:05 2nd 2:10–2:25
3rd 2:30–2:45 4th 2:50–3:05 5th 3:10–3:25
15- PTA Meeting 12 p.m. | Virtual
29 - Fall Parade
29- Popcorn Friday to benefit The Snack Pantry
November
2 - No School - Teacher Inservice
4 - Picture Retake Day
4 - Parent Teacher Conferences
9 - Parents Teacher Conferences
24-26 - No School - Thanksgiving Holiday
Alternate Bus Schedule Continues
ALTERNATE BUS SCHEDULE OCTOBER 11th TO OCTOBER 22nd
On Thursday, September 23rd the district sent out an email to all families outlining a modified bussing schedule for the next two weeks due to staffing shortages. Below is a simplified version of the schedule. I hope it will help in deciphering which days your child(ren) will have a bus and when you have to arrange transportation to and from school. This information does not include Childs Lake.
Monday, October 11th
NO BUS for Routes 18 & 21
Tuesday, October 12th
NO BUS for Routes 19 & 27
Wednesday, October 13th
NO BUS for Routes 18 & 21
Thursday, October 14th
NO BUS for Routes 19 & 27
Friday, October 15th
NO BUS for Routes 18 & 21
OCTOBER 18th - 22nd
Monday, October 18th
NO BUS for Routes 19 & 27
Tuesday, October 19th
NO BUS for Routes 18 & 21
Wednesday, October 20th
NO BUS for Routes 19 & 27
Thursday, October 21st
NO BUS for Routes 18 & 21
Friday, October 22nd
NO BUS for Routes 19 & 27
Non Homestead Millage information
Wondering what the Non Homestead Millage is all about? Click the links below for more information.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0FIZbTWXUY
https://www.hvs.org/district/2021-non-homestead-millage-renewal/
Become a Johnson Champion!
Requests in the past included healthy snacks, winter gear, clothing, gas cards, etc.
To join, simply click on the link below. As always, a giant jaguar shout-out to all those past and current Champions who have helped out our community!
https://forms.gle/Qwj84PSjF4fNZZ6XA
Anna Moreno & Lauren Scanlon, School Social Workers
Fall Parade Informaton
Dear Parents and/or Guardians,
On the morning of Friday, October 29th, Johnson Elementary will celebrate fall with a costume parade. The morning will begin as usual, with students entering the building and heading to their classrooms. We ask that costumes be worn to school, preferably over your child’s clothing and not interfere with our mandatory masking policy. A costume mask does not suffice as a suitable mask covering, therefore, should not be worn as a substitute. As we have done in the past, we will continue our partnership with the Milford Fire Department by having the Chief of the Fire Department join us as our special guest for morning announcements. He will briefly outline some kid-friendly Halloween safety tips for our students. From there, we will begin our parade to the fire station and back. After the parade, the children will need to remove their costumes and place them in their backpack or a bag labeled with their name.
Parade Details: Weather permitting, at approximately 9:40 a.m. students and staff will begin the parade to the fire station. Parents and caregivers are invited to watch the parade by forming a line outside on the perimeter of the sidewalk, starting at the pick-up area (in front of the main entrance) and continuing en route towards the fire station. Students will be parading down the sidewalk on the right hand side of the street, crossing the street, looping through the station and back down the sidewalk coming back towards Johnson.
In the case of inclement weather, we will hold the parade in-doors but, for safety reasons, it
will be for students only.
Classroom Celebrations: Individual classrooms may have celebrations at different times of the day. Please consult your child’s classroom teacher, newsletter, or website for those details.
Costume Information: Please note the following rules regarding Halloween costumes for
students and adults during this day of fun:
1. Gory and/or scary costumes will not be allowed. Instead, children are encouraged to wear
child friendly costumes such as superheroes, story book characters, movie or T.V show/cartoon characters, etc.
2. While we understand that make-up is often an integral part of the costume, we regret that it
cannot be worn for the school Fall Festival activities.
3. Absolutely no weapons or replicas of weapons are allowed in school.
5. A costume mask does not suffice as a suitable mask covering, therefore, should not be worn as a substitute.
4. Lastly, we understand and respect that not everyone feels comfortable with costumes and/or participating so feel free to choose the level of participation that meets your child’s needs.
Snacks and Allergy Alert: All snacks must be individually wrapped and store bought (not
homemade). Your child’s teacher will communicate if snack donations are needed. Lastly,
please consider this a friendly reminder to be mindful of items purchased for student
consumption. We do have students with peanut/tree nut allergies. Thank you for taking this into account when purchasing snacks for our students.
We are looking forward to a fun and exciting day. If you have any questions, please contact our office. As always, thank you for all you do for the staff and students of Johnson!
With Jaguar Pride,
Josh Gignac
Johnson Elementary, Principal
PTA Information
2021-22 Calendar of Events
*Events, dates and times are subject to cancellation or change. Please follow us on social media and subscribe to our emails for up-to-date information. We look forward to adding additional events and activities to the calendar as advised by the Oakland County Health Department and our School District!
October
8 | Fun Run | Upper El Playground
K 1:30–1:45 3rd 2:30–2:45
1st 1:50–2:05 4th 2:50–3:05
2nd 2:10–2:25 5th 3:10–3:25
15 | PTA Meeting 12 p.m. | Virtual
29 | Popcorn Friday to benefit The Snack Pantry
November
4 | Parent teacher conferences
9 | Parent teacher conferences
17 | PTA meeting 6:30 p.m. | Johnson Elementary- exact location TBD
December
6-10 | Winter Bookfair | Johnson Media Center 1
4-17 | Holiday Shoppe | Johnson Media Center
2 Days Left to Buy Spirit Wear Order by October 10th
Spirit wear sale has two days left!
https://kensingtonvalleyvarsity.com/johnson_elementary_2021/shop/home
PTA Meeting, October 15th
PTA meeting, Friday October 15th at Noon via zoom
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86219901739?pwd=WXBEamM1Y1hRN0syNGdualphejZoZz09
Meeting ID: 862 1990 1739
Passcode: 251344
NEW FUN RUN INFORMATION
Fun Run has been rescheduled to October 14th. Donations are accepted until October 15th. Keep up the great work!!! https://www.getmovinfundhub.com/event-webpage/609a9684ef22d
Volunteer opportunities are available at https://johnsonjaguars.ptboard.com/sgnvw?signup=h655zUBNQfyqR65DVqEsiXN___6EY16Mwn___oOk_NRO