Johnson STEAM Academy
October 8, 2021
OFFICE REMINDERS....
2021-2022 District School Calendar..... CLICK HERE
Nurtislice School Menus..... CLICK HERE
Infinite Campus.....CLICK HERE
*Oct. 12 - JSA PTA meeting @ 6pm - Video call link: https://meet.google.com/wia-qbii-tii
*Oct. 14 & 15 - Fall Conferences
*Nov. 3 - Picture Re-take Day
*Nov. 7 - Daylight Savings Time Ends
Check out the Holiday Assistance flyer attached at bottom
Famous Wellington Heights author!
Did you know that October 12 is designated as "Paul Engle Day" in the state of Iowa ?
*In 2000, nearly a decade after his death, Paul Engle was declared Iowa's “Poet of the Century” and then-Governor Tom Vilsack declared that Engle's birthday, October 12th, would hereafter be known as “Paul Engle Day” to honor his life of creativity, mentorship, and generosity.
Did you know that Paul Engle grew up a few blocks from JSA?
This world famous author was born in Cedar Rapids in 1908. He grew up in Wellington Heights, graduated from Washington High School and received degrees from Coe College, Univ. of Iowa, Columbia and Oxford (a Rhodes scholar)! NOTE: In some of his books he references playing on the old Johnson School playground!!!
- See this Paul Engle slideshow on how an important writer grew up in our neighborhood!
- "Song of the Cedar" poem that Paul Engle wrote about the History of Cedar Rapids ---the "7 stages or our city" (one part of CR history described in each poem stanza)
- Take a neighborhood walk to the Paul Engle Center at 1600 4th Ave. (where he worked as a soda jerk at the drugstore counter when he was a teen--his favorite was making root beer floats!)
- Check out the artwork by the famous Mexican artist Isidrio Leonardo Torcuato Ortiz on the outside wall of the Paul Engle Center. (it represents the Song of the Cedar poem) NOTE--this same artist created the large world map in our JSA cafe!
JSA PTA
The October PTA meeting will be held on Tuesday, Oct 12th at 6pm, via Google meet.
Please join us to discuss upcoming events and volunteer opportunities.
Click the link below or copy & paste it to your web browser.
We hope to see you there!
PTA Meeting
Tuesday, October 12 · 6:00 – 7:30pm
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/wia-qbii-tii
2021-2022 Board Members
Bryan Anderson
Brandi Parsons
Corrie Block
The PTA board can always be reached at
CDC information regarding Covid testing if needed....
Excerpt from Iowa Department of Public Health:
To provide more timely results to symptomatic Iowans, seven Test Iowa pick-up sites will also provide same day delivery to SHL. This change is being made to expedite test processing. Samples dropped off Monday-Friday at the seven sites listed below will be collected and delivered daily to the SHL by a contracted courier service.
Test Iowa pick-up and drop-off sites with same day delivery to SHL are:
Black Hawk County: Peoples Community Health Clinic, 905 Franklin Street, Waterloo
Linn County Public Health: 1020 6th Street Southeast, Cedar Rapids
Johnson County Public Health: 855 South Dubuque Street, Iowa City
Polk County Public Health: 1907 Carpenter, Des Moines
Pottawattamie County Public Health: 600 South 4th Street, Council Bluffs
Scott County Public Health: 600 W 4th Street, Davenport
Woodbury County, Siouxland District Health Department: 1014 Nebraska Street, Sioux City
For more information about testing please see the following website
Donations Needed...
Kindergarten/Art Room
We are in need of Crayola Markers for the Kindergarten classrooms and the Art Room
We are in need of new (preferably Crayola) 24 packs of crayons. Each student needs to have their own box of crayons to use in the Art Room while at JSA
Kids Fun Event
Donations are needed of individually wrapped candy and/or treasures. Please help us represent JSA at our School District Community Trunk or Treat event. Our theme is JSA Adventure!
All families are invited to attend. Here is the flyer link
Fabric Kids Size Masks
Any sewists out there? With the recent mask mandate, we are in need of fabric kids size masks. We distribute about 150 disposable masks each day.
Thank you!!
Community Resources and Events......
Together We Achieve
Turkey Time Together Holiday Dinners
Registration | 10/1 through 11/10
Distribution | 11/21 from 11am to 2pm
Community Trunk or Treat
Saturday, October 23rd 12:45 1-4 pm
at Kingston Stadium parking lot
*Flyer link HERE or attached at bottom
BoxTops For Education
JSA School.....
Safety Protocol
Effective until further notice:
No volunteers or parent visitors will be allowed at elementary schools. We will return to the same practice as the 2020-21 school year in contacting schools for student pick up, drop off, or other needs
Dismissal Procedures
- Walkers are picked up on Park Ave. Parents/Guardians need to use the crosswalk to come pick up their children if they park somewhere. There is no parking on Park Ave on the side by our building.
- Car Riders are picked up at the front doors on 18th St. Students are not be allowed to walk to a car on Park Ave or cross over to the parking lot side of 18th St. Drivers should get in the pick up line and their student will be called to go to the front of the building with car riders
- Parents/Guardians- please call the school BEFORE 3PM if the regular pick up routine will be different
Daily Healthy Snacks at School
The USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) provides students within our elementary school a variety of free fresh fruit and vegetables as healthy snacks each week. The goal is to increase children’s consumption of fresh produce as they continue to be introduced to new and different types through nutrition education and tasting opportunities.
Be sure to ask your child what fruits or vegetables they have been trying in their classroom, what have they tried, any they were surprised they liked, or interesting facts they have learned about related to the food items they taste tested.
Johnson STEAM Academy
Email: LFerring@crschools.us
Website: https://jsamagnet.crschools.us/
Location: 355 18th St SE, Cedar Rapids, IA, USA
Phone: (319) 558-2174
Facebook: facebook.com/JohnsonSTEAMAcademy/
Twitter: @JSAMagnet