The Wildcat
Monday, January 23rd-Friday, January 27th
Highlights
- Message from our nurse
- Honor Roll
- PTO updates
- Staff Spotlight
- Read-A-Thon
- Student Council Collection
- Yearbooks
- Boys Basketball
- COVID Protocol
- Arrival and Dismissal
- Johnston Playground After Hours
- Fine Arts and Gym Schedule
- Lunch Information
- Monthly Wellness Calendar
Dates To Know
January 17-February 10th-Coat, Hat, and Glove Drive
January 23rd-27th-Book Fair
Monday, January 23rd-100th day of school
-K-kids meeting 2:30-3:15pm
-Math Bowl Practice 2:30-3:30pm
-Boys' Bball Practice 2:30-4pm
Tuesday, January 24th--Science Bowl Practice 2:30-3pm
-Boys' Bball Game @ Merkley 3pm
Wednesday, January 25th-5th grade to Starbase
Thursday, January 26th-Math Bowl Practice 2:30-3:30pm
-Science Bowl Competition 3-4pm
-Boys' Bball Game @ Johnston 3pm
Report Cards Are Ready!
A Message from Our Nurse
Hi Parents,
As we are getting colder outside, I am beginning to notice more students' chapped lips. Chapped lips are a result of dry, cracked skin on the lips due to cold temperatures, artificial heat, and lip licking which is a natural response when the lips feel dry. The remedy is really prevention. Chapstick will help a little to heal, but the best way to treat chapped lips is to prevent it from happening. Please help your student pack some chapstick to carry in their backpack. Avoid the discomfort of chapped lips!
Thank you,
Cheryl Progler, RN
Winter Is Here!
If you are in need of any items, Mrs. Jennings has several gently used coats and a few pairs of boots looking for a new home. Some sizes are limited but hopefully, we can find something to fit your needs. These coats and boots are for school-age students who attend Johnston Elementary. Please contact her at 219-923-2428 if she may be of assistance.
Congrats to our 4th and 5th Grade Honor Roll Students
Alvarez, Jayleen
Bravo, Maylani
Herbst, Ingrid
Kutscher, Brantley
Plant, Gavin
Rivera, Bella
Rivera, Beya
Sahagun, Isabella
Schuster, Emma
Smith, Sofia
Whitaker, Isaac
Alvarado, Manuel
Avina, Emmanuel
Bastaic. Maki
Bodnar, Reid
Bond, London
Chumbley, Shawn
Harrington, Reed
Hernandez, Elizabeth
Jennings, Harper
Johnson, Colin
King, Olivia
Konieczny, Carolina
Koziol, Alex
Lagunas, Emma
McGinnis, Chloe
McGowan, Joseph
Pottorf, Jocelyn
Sasek, Carsynn
Vasquez, Abby Almaraz, Sophia Bellamy, Jared Lopez, Julissa Alvarez, Sophia Burnett, Ca'Nyla Chidichimo, Jenna Colon, Gabriel Dawkins, Mikyla Eberle, Addison Franko, Annabella Geringer, Owen Grace, Brady Ramos, Jose Rivera, Andres Royster King, Carter Schmidt, Ryan Soto, Vidal Tallarico, Isabella Wilson, Bailey
PTO Information
A few reminders:
-Popcorn Day on Fridays
-Book Fair is January 23-27th, a Signup Genius is below for volunteers.
-Next meeting Thursday, March 16th @ 6pm
Shop at Strack & Van Til Food Market, save your receipts & send them to school with your student to help us earn free classroom equipment, courtesy of Strack & Van Til Food Market!
Book Fair Volunteers Needed
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4CACAF2FAAF4C61-book1
Student Council Collection
Snow Days!
Read-A-Thon
Dear Johnston Families,
It’s time for the LCPL Annual READaTHON! Our goal is to encourage your student’s love of reading while raising funds for our Lake County Public Library and our very own Johnston Library.
How does it work? Read (important details and prizes are on the green form) and fill out the permission slip. Please send the completed permission slip in with your child and then your child will receive a white envelope to keep track of the books they read and to sign up their sponsors. Next, you read, read, read from January 9th until February 20th. After reading please collect all monies and turn in your white envelope to Mrs. Bastaic in the library. All funds collected must be returned by March 6th. When the envelopes are turned in, the student will get a small thank-you gift from the library. Ribbons and trophies will be handed out the last week of school.
Happy Reading,
Mrs. Bastaic
Yearbook Sales
Johnston Wildcat Boys' Basketball Team
1-Ryan Schmidt
2-Emmanuel Avina
3-Gavin Plant
4-Dominik Bixenman
5-Isaac Whitaker
10-Sabastian Martinez
11-Andres Rivera
14-Justin Jones
15-Elliot Macak
20-Joe Wagner
21-Jio Serrano
22-Reed Harrington
23-Sam Alyea
24-Noah Alvarez
25-Shawn Chumbley
Coach Greg Zabrecky
Safety at Johnston
https://drive.google.com/file/d/11aZLQChUOAt-bdUKyo1SnmHy0zljJPNI/view?usp=sharing
Extracurricular
Johnston After School Playground Use
We absolutely love having our students play at our playground after school. However, there are one of two things that have to happen for your child to be allowed at the playground after school hours:
Come with a parent to supervise.
Go home to check in and then come back.
Unfortunately, we do not have staff that can supervise the playground after school, so we want to ensure our students are safe and accounted for. Thank you so much for your cooperation with this.
COVID Protocol
We want all of you to be aware of our COVID protocols for this academic year, so here is a note from our Health Services Team.
Please see the flowchart below. We are starting the year just like we ended the 2021-2022 school year.
Positive students and staff will be out for 5 days.
Day 0 is the symptom onset date or positive test date (whichever comes first).
Days 6-10 the student may be back in the building (if symptom-free) but must wear a mask unless participating in an athletic or P.E. activity.
Students must eat isolated on days 6-10.
These students will be tracked on the COVID trackers at each school.
If a student/staff member calls off ill with a persistent cough, vomiting, diarrhea, or fever, they must be out and return after being symptom-free for 24 hours. If they call off Monday, they return on Wednesday, etc.
Please let us know if you have any questions. We hope to keep everyone safe and healthy as best we can.
Arrival Procedures
Doors open for students at 7:35 a.m. daily. Students who eat breakfast at school will be allowed entry beginning at 7:20 a.m at Door D. Anyone arriving after 7:50 a.m. will need to buzz and come into the main office to sign in.
Cars will enter the parking lot off Duluth Street (right turn only) and follow the curve to drop off students. Please pull up as far as you can and drop all your students off at one time. Have your children ready with their backpacks, lunch money, hugs, and kisses, so that when you stop they may exit the car quickly, and we can keep the drop-off line moving. The line can become backed up onto Duluth Street very quickly which causes safety issues for our parents, as well as other drivers.
Please drop off curbside only, and parents stay in their cars. Avoid dropping children off where they have to cross the street, this is extremely dangerous. It will be your responsibility to cross them if you choose to do this.
Please be mindful of other drivers and walkers. We know many of you have to get to work, and we want all children to be able to enter the building safely and on time.
Doors C (1st & 2nd) and B (Kindergarten, 3rd, & 4th) will be utilized for entrance as usual.
5th graders and Mrs. Torres's class will use Door G.
Dismissal Procedures
Grade K will exit through door J (FIVE minutes before the rest of the grade levels)
Grade 1 will exit through door C (main doors)
Grade 2 will exit through door B
Grade 3 will exit through door J
Grade 4 will exit through door I
Grade 5 and Mrs. Torres's class will exit through door G
Bus riders will exit through door J (a few minutes prior to the remainder of the school being dismissed where the buses will be waiting).
Cars may enter the parking lot off Duluth Street and follow the curve to pick up or park in the parking lot to walk up to get students.
We would like to thank you in advance for your cooperation as we strive to keep our Johnston families safe.
Fine Arts and Gym
Breakfast and Lunch Information
Breakfast is $1.50
Lunch is $2.00
Johnston Elementary - Highland's Shining North Star
How to get a hold of me:
Email: aharring@highland.k12.in.us
Website: https://www.highland.k12.in.us/o/jes
Location: 8220 5th Street, Highland, IN, United States
Phone: 219.923.2428
Facebook: facebook.com/johnstonpto
Twitter: @harrington_jn