JSA Volunteer Opportunities
Feruary 2020
Volunteers Needed....
*Hearing Van Volunteers-
We need volunteers on Thursday Feb 20 @ 9am-12n & 12n-3:30pm to escort students to the Hearing Van . If interested please contact Leah Ferring at LFerring@crschools.us
*Kindergarten BMI Testing Volunteer-
We need a volunteer on Tuesday March 10 @ 12:30-3:30pm to escort students from their classroom. If interested please contact Leah Ferring at LFerring@crschools.us
*Discovery Day Helpers-
We need Volunteers to help in the classroom with Discovery Day, March 13 @ 9:30am-1:30pm. Come join us for a few hours or spend the day. If interested please contact Leah Ferring at LFerring@crschools.us
*Chaperones Needed-
We need a few volunteers to chaperone a field trip to the Art Museum on March 13 @ 9:45-12:45pm. If interested please contact Leah Ferring at LFerring@crschools.us or Molly Sofranko at msofranko@crschools.us
*Volunteers Needed-
We are in need of 1-2 Volunteers to assist to assist with student management, walking kids to and from gardens, etc for Garden Club on Fridays from 2:20-4 p.m. It will start later this spring. If interested please contact Leah Ferring at LFerring@crschools.us or Melissa Summers at MSummers@crschools.us
*Art Studio Helpers-
- Volunteer to help hanging artwork in the hallways
- Volunteers to help in Art Class in the afternoons with the younger students
If interested please contact Leah Ferring at LFerring@crschools.us or Molly Sofranko at
*Weekend BackPack Program helpers
We are looking for Volunteers to come in on Fridays and deliver weekend food bags to student lockers. If interested please contact Leah Ferring at LFerring@crschools.us
Donations Needed...
Art Room Supplies:
- Shoe Boxes
- Wrapping paper or paper towel tubes
- Child-friendly magazines and calendars with pictures
- Cereal boxes
- SMALL Clean Plastic containers with Lids
- Old Jewelry
- Cool objects to draw- Skulls, Mannequins, etc.
- How to Draw books
- Sponges
- Fake plants/flowers
- Aluminum foil, cling film, wax paper
- Yarn
STEAM Lab needs.....
- Beans
- Cardboard pieces
- Foam pieces
- Sandpaper
- Corks
- Toothpicks
CLINIC needs.....
- S/M/L/XL Girls & Boys pants - stretch or sweatpants preferred
- deodorant - travel size okay
PTA NOTES.....
JSA PTA Facebook page CLICK HERE
Next PTA Meeting:
March 9, 2020
JSA Window Clings
Show your support for our school with your own 4" x 4.25" window cling for just $5!
All proceeds go to the JSA PTA to support before and after school enrichments and other programming.
*Order forms are attached below
2019-2020 PTA Board:
President- Brandi Parsons
V. President- Jessica Karma
Secretary- Melissa Summers
Treasurer- Corrie Block
Box Tops for Education program
*Traditional Box Tops clips can still be turned in to school
*Participating brands are starting to change their packaging from a traditional Box Tops clip to the new Box Top label.
Prairie Farms milk caps
- Peel off the Prairie Farms cap sticker to reveal a unique, redeemable code.
- go to www.prairiefarms.com/ourcapsyourcause/
- Select Johnson STEAM Academy
- Enter cap codes.
- Click the donate button.
Please Save Hy-Vee Receipts!
Volunteer Management System
VOLUNTEERS: you MUST complete an online application BEFORE any volunteering at Johnson.
You can access that form at:
Click on “Our School”, scroll down, click on “Volunteer Register” and complete application. The approval for this can take up to 7 days, so please make sure this is filled out and submitted before volunteering. If you have any questions about the volunteer system, please contact Mrs. Ferring - LFerring@crschools.us
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, USA
Phone: 319-558-2174
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JohnsonSTEAMacademy?ref=aymt_homepage_panel
Twitter: @JSAmagnet