Johnson Weekly e-Reminders
October 12, 2018
Calendar for Next Week....
Monday, October 15, DAY 2
*I-SMILE Dental Visits
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
PTA Meeting- Dinner @ 5:30pm, Meeting @ 6pm
Tuesday, October 16, DAY 3
JB Academy @ 7:30-8:50am
JB Academy @ 3:50-6:00pm
Fall Conference 4-8pm
Wednesday, October 17, DAY 1
*Fire Dept visit K & 3rd
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 18, DAY 2
JB Academy @ 7:30-8:50am
2nd grade fieldtrip to WickiUp Hill @ 9am-2pm
JB Academy @ 3:50-6:00pm
Fall Conference 4-8pm
Friday, October 19, DAY 3
Early Dismissal @ 2:20pm
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
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
Upcoming Events....
10/24- Bus Evacuation Drill
10/25- Picture Retake Day
10/26- America Reads Day
10/26- PTA Harvest Hoopla
11/5- PTA Meeting
11/6- Hearing Screening
11/10- EIAA Arts Alive Showcase at FMS @ 9:30am-12noon
11/16- STEAM Discovery Day #2
11/16- Fall Enrichments end
You are invited to a special celebration Sunday, October 14 from 2-4 pm at JSA! (In the gallery)
- We will be unveiling the 7 new “Song of the Cedar” Collage Art panels created by JSA students last spring!
- These panels will be hung in the first hallway (replacing old ones) after the school is repainted later this year.
- The event will also feature JSA Harmony Strings students & JSA Orff Percussion Ensemble performances, JSA student artwork & writing displays.
- Please bring your friends and family-- event is free and open to the community.
- See the details in the flyer below!
We really look forward to your support of this special collaborative community and STEAM-integrated event—hope you can attend! 😊
--Melissa S and Jeanette (on behalf of the Paul Engle Association for Community Arts)
America Reads Day- October 26, 2018
A NATIONAL CHALLENGE TO IMPROVE LITERACY
IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN
Please join the AMERICA READS: Reading is Contagious celebration in our schools
❖ Last year, more than 2,000 community members shared their joy of reading with over 17,000
elementary students, preschool through grade 5.
❖ A visit takes about 30 minutes, including time to select, review and read the book.
❖ Books may be provided by the school library, or readers may bring a favorite story to share.
❖ Sign up by October 19 to allow adequate scheduling time for participating schools.
❖ A confirmation verifying school, day, time and audience will be sent to you prior to the event.
To sign up, go to the Cedar Rapids Community School District
Web site www.cr.k12.ia.us or call 319-558-2124
AMERICA READS:
Reading is Contagious invites
✓ parents, other family members
✓ young adults
✓ community citizens
✓ business representatives
to visit a local elementary school to share a story with a classroom of children.
Special thanks to the following for their support of AMERICA READS 2018
Supporters ($500 or more): Friends of the Cedar Rapids Library,
Hills Bank & Trust Company
Friends ($25-$499): Fairfax State Savings Bank, Ryan Companies,
University of Iowa Community Credit Union, Van Meter Inc.
In-kind: Cedar Rapids Public Library, Grant Wood Area Education Agency
JSA has BIG DREAMS for LITTLE IOWANS!
Most Johnson students and families have heard of the amazing Iowa Wave supporting the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital in Iowa City during Hawkeye football season, but did you know that there are many young Iowan’s, and their families, needing our help right here in Cedar Rapids too?
Johnson STEAM Academy is excited to “kick off” our 2018-2019 Fall Family Service Project supporting the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern Iowa & Western Illinois that serves both the Ronald McDonald Family Rooms of Iowa City AND St. Luke’s just a few blocks from JSA in Cedar Rapids.
Founded in 1985, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern Iowa & Western Illinois (RMHC-EIWI) creates, finds and supports programs that directly improve the health and well-being of children. RMHC-EIWI provides care and comfort to children and their families by supporting the 31-room "home away from home" Ronald McDonald House of Iowa City. Additional programs include a Ronald McDonald Family Room at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids, and Ronald McDonald Food Pantries at University of Iowa Children's Hospital. RMHC-EIWI also supports not-for-profit children's programs and students making a difference in eastern Iowa and western Illinois through its grants and scholarships program.
JSA Classrooms will be “competing” by bringing in cash and coin donations
each school day: Thursday, October 4th – Thursday, October 18th, 2018.
Please send your student to class with donations to be collected after Community Circle. Donations will be collected in the Gallery.
Parents, you are invited to bring YOUR donations during Parent/Teacher Conferences October 16th and/or October 18th.
Students and parents who bring in donations will have a chance to send a social media “Wave” to the families being served by the Ronald McDonald Family Rooms.
*Please see attached flyer at the bottom
Volunteers Needed....
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
Join us for Our Grand Opening
The History Center (Douglas Mansion)
800 2nd Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
Join us for an exciting day as we reopen our doors for everyone to see! Look below to see what's happening all day and at what time.
The house will be open for self-guided tours of our exhibits.
Ribbon Cutting: 10:00 AM
Events: 10am-7:30pm
Admission is FREE due to the generosity of
Mike & Esther Wilson.
Help wanted with Painting & Pulling Carpet
PAINTING PROJECTS
LOOKING FOR: 3 Groups of 10-12 volunteers
WHEN: Anytime Monday-Friday between 8:00am-5:00pm (4 hour shift)
WHERE:
- 1628 4th Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52403
- 1548 A Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 52402
- 368 15th St. SE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52403
OUR NEED: Volunteers to help paint HACAP’s Affordable Housing units.
A HACAP Staff member will be on-site to supervise. Materials are provided.
PULLING CARPET PROJECT
LOOKING FOR: 1 Group of 10-12 volunteers
WHEN: Anytime Monday-Friday between 8:00am-5:00pm (3-4 hour shift)
WHERE: HACAP Inn Circle Site, 5560 6th St SW #209, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
OUR NEED: Volunteers to help rip up carpet in HACAP’s Affordable Housing units.
A HACAP Staff member will be on-site to supervise. Materials are provided.
Those interested should email volunteer@hacap.org or call (319) 393-7811 ext. 1005 for more information and to get started!
PTA NOTES.....
JSA PTA Facebook page CLICK HERE
Next PTA Meeting:
October 15, 2018
November 5, 2018
Happy October JSA families and PTA members!
Each semester, JSA families provide dinner for the teachers and staff at JSA during conferences to thank them for all the extra hours and hard work they give to make JSA the wonderful place that it is for our kiddos. This year the Fall Conference Meal will be on Thursday, October 18th and will have a Mexican Fiesta theme, so break out your favorite Mexican-themed recipes!
Please take a look at the Google Docs link below and sign up for any items you can bring. If possible, please try to have the prepared items dropped off around 4 PM on Thursday, October 18th. Items that do not require preparation can be dropped off any time that day. If you are unable to bring an item in, but would like to provide a cash donation to purchase the food, please provide your donation to Shawn Carlson in the JSA office by Monday October 15th or better yet, bring it with you and join our next PTA meeting!!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KUCQ3Mc26tQ6NFSoCaWLkh0aCb1cWvHQC6aSdqb22H0/edit#gid=0
If you have any questions about this, please feel free to contact Corrie Block directly at corrieblock@gmail.com.
Thank you all so much!
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