Johnson Weekly e-Reminders
March 30, 2018
Calendar for Next Week
*Monday, April 2 (DAY 3)
Iowa Assessment testing
JSA Orff Ensemble @ 7:45-8:25am
Intramurals @ 7:45-8:25am
Academy Expansion @ 3:50-5:30pm
Let Me Run @ 3:50-5:00pm
JSA Harmony Strings @ 3:50-4:50
JSA Orff Ensemble @ 3:50-4:50pm
Writers Workshop @ 3:50-4:50pm
What you Wear @ 3:50-4:50pm
Comic Club @ 3:50-4:50pm
Jane Boyd @ 3:50-6:00pm
JSA PTA- Dinner @ 5:30pm, Meeting 2 6:00pm
*Tuesday, April 3 (DAY 1)
Iowa Assessment testing
Intramurals @ 7:45-8:25am
Playtime Poppy: One Great Line visits 5th grade @ 1:30pm
Girls on the Run 3:50-5:00pm
JSA Dance @ 3:50-4:50pm
Primary Potters @ 3:50-4:50pm
Book Club @ 3:50-4:50pm
STEAM Challenge @ 3:50-4:50pm
GREAT Kindness! @ 3:50-4:50pm
We Power Up @ 3:50-4:50pm
Jane Boyd @ 3:50-6:00pm
*Wednesday, April 4 (DAY 2)
Iowa Assessment testing
JSA Band @ 3:50-4:50pm
Let Me Run @ 3:50-5:00pm
Gospel Choir @ 3:50-5:00pm
Green Team @ 3:50-4:50pm
Collage Art @ 3:50-4:50pm
Jane Boyd @ 3:50-6:00pm
*Thursday, April 5 (DAY 3)
Iowa Assessment testing
Intramurals @ 7:45-8:25am
Girls on the Run 3:50-5:00pm
JSA Ambassadors @ 3:50-4:50pm
Rites of Passage @ 3:50-4:50pm
Lego Club @ 3:50-4:50pm
Titanic Search @ 3:50-4:50pm
Story Art @ 3:50-4:50pm
We Power Up @ 3:50-4:50pm
Jane Boyd @ 3:50-6:00pm
*Friday, April 6 (DAY 1)
Iowa Assessment testing
Early Dismissal @ 2:20pm
School Store 7:45-8:25am
Intramurals @ 7:45-8:25am
JSA Band @ 2:20-4:00pm
Harmony Strings @ 2:20-4:00pm
Garden Club @ 2:20-4:00pm
Jane Boyd @ 2:20-6:00pm
OFFICE REMINDERS
Breakfast Menu CLICK HERE
Lunch Menu CLICK HERE
Looking Ahead...
April 2nd-12th- Iowa Assessment testing
April 11th- 2nd Grade to see Author Matt De La Pena @ WHS
April 13th- No School
April 13th- No Jane Boyd Achievement Academy
April 17, 18 & 19th- 1st grade History Center trips to Library
April 18th- Kindergarten to see Playtime Poppy @ WHS
April 18th- 5th grade Orchestra Tryouts
April 19th- 5th grade Band Tryouts
**Spring Picture order forms were sent home. Order deadline is April 11th
**Most Spring Enrichments end week of April 23rd
**Classes will be held on Friday, June 1, 2018, to make-up for class time lost to weather-related cancellations. This date is designated on the District calendar as a make-up date; it will be an Early Dismissal Day.
April 2nd – 13th, 3rd-5th grade students in will be taking the Iowa Assessments
The Iowa Assessments provide information about many of the skills your child is learning at school in the content areas of: Reading, Mathematics, and Science. In addition:
* The Iowa Assessments help determine how students are performing on the state curriculum as described in the Iowa Core.
* The Iowa Assessments measure student growth and progress from year to year.
* The Iowa Assessments help teachers identify a student’s strengths and identify areas that may need additional emphasis.
* The Iowa Assessments provide information about your student’s performance relative to the school, the State of Iowa, and the nation.
Once results from Iowa Assessments are received by the District they will be shared with families in a timely manner. Individual student scores, while of interest to educators and parents, must be looked at in conjunction with other assessments and teacher reports to get a reliable view of student’s achievement level.
We appreciate your support and partnership in encouraging your child to do their personal best. You can help by making sure that they come to school each day, get plenty of rest, and have a healthy breakfast each morning.
Thanks in advance for your help in encouraging your child to give exceptional effort in school. Please call the school office if you have any questions about the testing or its administration.
Sincerely,
Karla Ries
Executive Director of Instructional Services
Community Advisory Team Meeting: Question & Answer Night for 5th Grade Parents
Where: McKinley Middle School IMC
Join the McKinley Community Advisory Team and McKinley staff for a question and answer session on McKinley's current practices and future.
Please join us for Johnson STEAM Academy Night at the Cedar Rapids Kernels on Monday, April 23rd at 6:35pm! Gates open at 5:30pm.
Discounted Club tickets are $8.00 and are available for Johnson staff, students, families and friends. Come enjoy a night out at the ballpark!
Tickets can be purchased using the flyer distributed at school (also attached below), by calling the Kernels ticket office at (319)-896-7560, or online at the link below (Please select Section 114 to sit with other Johnson STEAM Academy friends!)
ONLINE ORDERING: https://www.ticketreturn.com/prod2/Buy.asp?EventID=253580&promocode=johnson
Playtime Poppy: Pippi Longstocking
When: Thursday, April 19th @ 5pm
Friday, April 20th @ 5pm & 7:30pm
Saturday, April 21st @ 11am & 2pm
Tickets: $4 (ages 1-99)
McKinley Incoming 5th grade Parent Night
Where: McKinley Middle School Auditorium
Presentation in the auditorium by school counselors followed by a question and answer session with McKinley's 6th grade teachers and building administration. 6th grade classrooms will also be available for students and parents to visit.
Franklin Incoming 5th grade Parent Night
Where: Franklin Middle School
Southside Boys & Girls Club Summer Program
· You can get our registration forms at our South location (across from the Johnson school playground: 361 17th St SE) or at Polk Alternative School (1500 B Ave NE)
· You are required to attend one of these orientations (361 17th St SE from 5:30-6:30 pm): - First come first serve – spots are limited
Thursday, May 3rd
Thursday, May 10th
Thursday, May 31st**See attached flyer for more information
If you have further questions, please contact:
Lori Ampey
319.350.3759
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
** NEEDED- Chaperones for 1st grade fieldtrips to Downtown Library
April 17 (Williams 106) @ 9:30-11:15am
April 18 (Clymer 108) @ 9:30-11:15am
April 19 (Clark 103) @ 9:30-11:15am
Fish Tank Helper- We are looking for someone to help upkeep our fish tank. Please inquire at the front desk.
Needed Volunteers- We are looking for volunteers that can wind-up tangled yarn for the Art Studio (this can be done at home)
Assistant Coach for Boys Let Me Run- Monday/Wednesday @ 3:50-5:00pm (especially looking for someone to help on Wednesdays)- the group meets late March thru May,
Winter Gear and Clothing Organizer- an hour once a week or once bi-weekly to help insure our small storage space in the clinic is orderly. Anytime between 9 am-3 pm Monday-Friday.
Reading Buddies Needed- 1 hour a week working with students on reading
DONATION REQUESTS
**NEEDED!! - Snacks needed for Enrichments- We are completely out of snacks for the students in after-school Enrichments and we still have 3 weeks left! Snacks- granola bars or fruit snacks- can be dropped off in the office. Thank you!
Small plastic trays with no dividers- please drop off in the Art Studio
Plastic lids- Any plastic lid that is washed and ready. Milk jug, cottage cheese, juice, Gatorade. The more colorful the better! No clear lids. Please bring them to the Art Studio
PTA NOTES
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