Johnson Weekly e-Reminders
October 25, 2019
**Reminder - Picture re-takes are October 30th**
**As the weather gets colder, don't forget to send cold weather gear with your students**
Monday, October 28, DAY 2
Jane Boyd @ 7:30-8:50am
JSA Orff @ 3:50-4:50pm
Explore Engineering @ 3:50-4:50pm
Academy Expansion @ 3:50-5:00pm
Boys Let Me Run @ 3:50-5:00pm
Jane Boyd 3:50-6:00pm
Tuesday, October 29, DAY 3
Jane Boyd @ 7:30-8:50am
Intramurals @ 7:45-8:15am
*Coe Science visits 3rd-5th
Jane Boyd 3:50-6:00pm
Wednesday, October 30, DAY 1
*Fall Picture Re-take Day- AM
Jane Boyd @ 7:30-8:50am
*5th grade field trip to WickiUp Hill @ 9am-2pm
The WRITE Stuff @ 3:50-4:50pm
Gospel Choir @ 3:50-5:00pm
YOGA @ 3:50-4:50pm
Boys Let Me Run @ 3:50-5:00pm
Jane Boyd 3:50-6:00pm
Thursday, October 31, DAY 2
Jane Boyd @ 7:30-8:50am
Intramurals @ 7:45-8:15am
*READing Dog visit @ 1:45-3:15pm
Story Art @ 3:50-4:50pm
Rites of Passage @ 3:50-4:50pm
Lego League @ 3:50-5:00pm
Girls on the Run @ 3:50-5:00pm
Jane Boyd 3:50-6:00pm
Friday, November 1, DAY 3
Jane Boyd @ 7:30-8:50am
School Store @ 7:45-8:30am
Green Team @ 7:45-8:30am
*Early Dismissal @ 2:20pm
Loom Knitting @ 2:20-3:30pm
JSA Harmony Strings @ 2:20-4:00pm
Jane Boyd 2:20-6:00pm
OFFICE REMINDERS....
2019-2020 District School Calendar..... CLICK HERE
2019-2020 School Supply list....... CLICK HERE
Nurtislice School Menus..... CLICK HERE
Infinite Campus.....CLICK HERE
Breakfast served Monday-Friday @ 8:15-8:40am
Bell Schedule
Monday-Thursday: 8:50am - 3:50pm
Friday: 8:50am - 2:20pm
A New Guest @ JSA
Please join us in welcoming our new Reading Support Dog
Ms. Kathy and Navi!
They will be joining us every Thursday afternoon to read with selected students.
If you have any questions or concerns contact Leah Ferring at LFerring@crschools.us
The Elks Lodge donated Dictionaries to 3rd Grade! Yeah!
Girl Scout Troop 1631 is having a Food Drive @ JSA
This food drive will help the Wellington Heights Food Pantry. You can send food goods donations to school with your student. There will be a donation box in the JSA Gallery October 15th thru November 22nd.
Volunteers Needed....
*Boys Let Me Run helpers-
We are in need of running buddies for the final 5K (Sunday, 11/10 at Prairie High School). We are still looking for about 7-8 buddies ("walking" buddies are needed too). If interested contact Melissa Summers at
319-558-4216 or msummers@crschools.us
*Hearing Van Volunteers-
We need AM & PM volunteers on Nov 20 & 21 to escort students to the Hearing Van . If interested please contact Leah Ferring at LFerring@crschools.us
*Adopt-a-Family Distribution Volunteers-
We need volunteers to help to distribute Holiday gifts on December 19 & 20 at the Harambee House. If interested please contact Leah Ferring at LFerring@crschools.us OR Amy Conyers at AConyers@crschools.us
*Thursday morning helpers-
We are looking for Volunteers to come in on Thursday mornings and count Take Home Notes and deliver then to classrooms. If interested please contact Leah Ferring at LFerring@crschools.us
*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....
*Need Snacks- granola bars/fruit snacks for enrichment classes---serve over 200 kids per week in after school program! Please mark "Enrichments" and drop off in the Office
*Art Studio Request
If you are a greeting card hoarder (You know who you are) and you would like to purge your stash of child-friendly blank cards with or without envelopes, I would absolutely love to take them off your hands! Please drop them off in the Art Studio. Thank you so much! - Ms. Sofranko, Art Teacher
Toys for Tots & Christmas Food Registration
Where:
The Salvation Army
1000 C Avenue NW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52405
(319)364-9131
Find us on Facebook
What: All households may sign up to receive a Christmas food box. Families with kids ages 0-14 can also sign up to receive toys. Must be a Linn County resident.
When:
October 30-November 1
*9:30 am - 11:30 am & 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
November 18 - November 22
*9:30 am - 11:30 am & 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
December 2
*9 am - 11:30 am
Evening Opportunities:
October 30 & November 20, 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
To register you MUST bring the following:
Current Linn County Iowa Drivers License or Photo Identification If you do not have Linn County identification, bring a piece of mail with your name and Linn County address on it along with your photo identification.
Proof of Children Living in Household (one of the following):
DHS Notice of Decision letter Child’s medical card
Child’s social security card Immigrant visa
Child’s birth certificate Guardianship verification
Jane Boyd notes......
Are you in need of winter coats?
Join us at the Jane Boyd Community House and pick up winter coat for you or your child.
Where: Jane Boyd Community House
943 14th Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
When: Saturday, November 9, 2019 from 10a.m.-12p.m.
(or until coats run out)
Please know how many coats you’ll need and the sizes.
Questions: Please call 319-366-0431
Enjoy FREE Hot Dogs while you pick out coats!
November 2019
22nd- JB Thanksgiving Dinner
27-29th- Thanksgiving Break/ No School and No Achievement Academy
PTA NOTES.....
JSA PTA Facebook page CLICK HERE
Next PTA Meeting
November 11, 2019
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 form is attached below. Please drop off orders in the Main Office.
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.
Hy-Vee Receipts
Our school participates in the Cash 4 Students program which gives us $1 for every $200 in HyVee receipts that we submit. The funds raised will support our students and school.
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