Johnson Weekly e-Reminders
October 19, 2018
Calendar for Next Week....
Monday, October 22, DAY 1
JB Academy @ 7:30-8:50am
Intramurals @ 7:45-8:30am
Stories & STEAM @ 3:50-4:50pm
JSA Beat Busters @ 3:50-4:50pm
Let Me Run @ 3:50-5:00pm
Academy Expansion @ 3:50-5:30pm
JB Academy @ 3:50-6:00pm
Tuesday, October 23, DAY 2
JB Academy @ 7:30-8:50am
JSA Orff @ 3:50-4:50pm
Primary Potters @ 3:50-4:50pm
Poetry & Beyond @ 3:50-4:50pm
Air & Space @ 3:50-4:50pm
JSA Harmony Strings @ 3:50-4:50pm
Girls On The Run @ 3:50-5:00pm
Lego League @ 3:50-5:00pm
JB Academy @ 3:50-6:00pm
Wednesday, October 24, DAY 3
*Bus Evacuation Drills
JB Academy @ 7:30-8:50am
Intramurals @ 7:45-8:30am
Gospel Choir @ 3:50-5:00pm
Let Me Run @ 3:50-5:00pm
JSA Band @ 3:50-4:50pm
JB Academy @ 3:50-6:00pm
Thursday, October 25, DAY 1
*Picture Re-take Day
JB Academy @ 7:30-8:50am
Arts & Crafts @ 3:50-4:50pm
Mad Scientists @ 3:50-4:50pm
Fairy & Folktales @ 3:50-4:50pm
Rites of Passage @ 3:50-4:50pm
JSA Ambassors @ 3:50-4:50pm
Girls On The Run @ 3:50-5:00pm
Lego League @ 3:50-5:00pm
JB Academy @ 3:50-6:00pm
Friday, October 26, DAY 2
Early Dismissal @ 2:20pm
*America Reads Day!
JB Academy @ 7:30-8:50am
Intramurals @ 7:45-8:30am
School Store @ 7:45-8:30am
Green Team @ 7:45-8:30am
Garden Club @ 2:20-4:00pm
JSA Harmony Strings @ 2:20-4:00pm
JSA Band @ 2:20-4:00pm
JB Academy @ 2:20-6:00pm
PTA Harvest Hoopla @ 5-7pm
OFFICE REMINDERS....
2018-2019 School Calendar..... CLICK HERE
2018-2019 School Supply list....... CLICK HERE
Click HERE for Breakfast and Lunch menus
Breakfast is served 8:15am-8:40am
Class Bell schedules:
Monday-Thursday 8:50am-3:50pm
Friday 8:50am-2:20pm
**The weather is turning cold. Please dress your student appropriately. We do not let students in the building early.
Upcoming Events....
11/5- PTA Meeting
11/6-11/9- Police PAL visits
11/7 & 11/8- K-2 Snack Lady visits
11/8- 5th grade Learning Celebration
11/10- EIAA Arts Alive Showcase at FMS @ 9:30am-12noon
11/15- Girl Scout Meeting @ 5:30-7pm
11/16- K-2 Snack Lady visits
11/16- STEAM Discovery Day #2
11/16- Fall Enrichments end
11/19- 4th grade Symphony IV Concert
11/21- 11/23- NO SCHOOL
11/29- JSA Way Celebration
Free Family Fun Day at the CRMA
WHAT: Draw Me a Zoo
WHEN: Saturday, October 20
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
WHERE: Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
410 Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
Join us for free art-making activities for all ages and free gallery admission to celebrate the opening of our newest exhibition, If We Ran the Zoo: Animals in Children’s Book Illustration. There will be fun make-and-take animal-themed art projects, free gallery admission, scavenger hunts, balloon animals with Papa Balloon Mark Garvey, an art tools “petting zoo,” and even a special appearance by Clifford the Big Red Dog. Bring the whole family!
Volunteers Needed....
Kindergarten Vision Screening volunteers needed:
December 3rd @ 10am-1pm & 1pm-3:30pm
Volunteer would assist getting students back and forth to the classrooms
Hearing Screening volunteer needed:
December 6th @ 9am-12pm
Volunteer would assist getting students back and forth to the classrooms
PAW-SOME Attendance Volunteers needed:
Help us make it a PAWSOME year at JSA! Ms. Conyers is requesting 2-4 parents to help for 2-4 hours one day a month (sometime the first week of each month) to assist with celebrating our students with Paw-some Attendance. Volunteers will add Paws and/or stickers to lockers/classroom entry ways each month for those students being recognized for having one or fewer absences and one or fewer tardies each month. Stickers, paws, tape and markers will be provided; we just need you! Please send an email to aconyers@cr.k12.ia.us or 319-558-2174 Thanks in advance.
Weekend BackPack Program Volunteers needed:
We are looking for volunteers on Fridays to help deliver Weekend Backpack food bags to student's lockers. If interested contact Leah Ferring at LFerring@cr.k12.ia.us
Donation Needs...
We are in need of snacks for Enrichment classes. Please write "For Enrichments" and drop off in the office.
--individually wrapped snacks such as: fruit snacks, oatmeal bars, etc. (no peanuts please!)
JSA Song of the Month.....
In honor of our fundraiser “Big Dreams for Little Iowans” this month…our JSA October song of the month is “BIG DREAMS” by Teresa Jennings
Coat Giveaways
Jane Boyd
October 20th from 10 AM – 12 PM
943 14th Ave SE
Salvation Army
November 7th from 9:30 AM – 12 PM
1000 C Ave NW
For more information call 319-364-9131
**both events are first come - first serve, so make every effort to arrive as early as possible.
MCKINLEY'S SAFE HALLOWEEN
McKinley's staff and student leadership team would like to invite the community to join them for trick-or-treating, spooky science experiments and Halloween crafts. Students must be accompanied by an adult. Students arriving without a parent or guardian will not be allowed to enter. Feel free to call with any questions: (319) 558-2348.
Where: McKinley Middle School
When: Monday, October 29
Time: 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Toys for Tots
Toys for Tots registration dates are:
Oct 15-19 and Nov 12-16 @ 9:30-11:30 am and 1:30-4:00 pm
10/18 and 11/14 @ 4:30-7:00 pm
Applications must be picked up AND completed at:
The Salvation Army
1000 C Avenue NW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52405
364-9131
To register you must have the following:
1) Current Iowa Drivers License or Photo
2)Social Security Cards for every member in your
(Just the Social Security Number will NOT be accepted)
3)Proof of Income- Income Guideline for Program 185% of the poverty level
PTA NOTES.....
JSA PTA Facebook page CLICK HERE
Next PTA Meeting:
November 5, 2018
2018-2019 PTA Board:
President- Debbie Ackerman
V. President- Brandi Parsons
Co-Secretaries- Corrie Block & Jason Block
Treasurer- Wendy Greene
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