• 2nd and 3rd IREAD information
• Dr. Seuss Week
• PTO info
• Book Blast
• Spring Pictures
• Message from the Cafe
• Fun Fair
• Math Bowl
• Kindergarten Registration Info
• Library Information
• After school events
• Riding the Bus Home with a Friend
• Libby App
• Extra Curricular Info
• Arrival and Dismissal
• Meals

Monday, March 3rd-Math Bowl 2:30-3:30pm

Thursday, March 6th-Math Bowl Practice 2:30-3:30

Friday, March 7th-End of 9 Weeks

IREAD Testing is this week for 2nd and 3rd grade students

Dr. Seuss Week and Book Blast-March 3rd-7th (see below)

-3/7- Popcorn

-3/11- McTeacher’s Night at McDonald’s *Flyer below

-3/14- Popcorn

-3/18- Honor Roll Breakfast 7:20am

-3/20- PTO Meeting 2:40pm - Nomination forms go out

-3/21- Popcorn

McTeacher’s Night Schedule Now Available!

We’re excited to invite you to McTeacher’s Night on Tuesday, March 11th from 4 PM to 7 PM at the McDonald’s located at 3904 Ridge Road, Highland!

There are 3 different time slots listed. Check out the time slot your favorite staff member is working and come join the fun! It’s going to be a great time with food, laughter, and community support.

We can’t wait to see you there!

Inter-State Studio will only be photographing those students who order online by picture day. This is a pre-pay program and will be the only opportunity for your child to participate in spring pictures this year. Ordering is available online only & MUST be placed by picture day. If not, your child will NOT be photographed. Ordering will only be available until 9:00 AM the day of pictures. Please direct all questions to the Inter-State Studio office at (219) 662-4036. All orders are 100% satisfaction guaranteed!

Spring Picture Day is: Tuesday, March 11th, 2025

Order Code is: 93829JT

Website: https://inter-state.com/

Your link to order is: https://inter-state.com/FlyerEntry/93829JT

Attention Johnston Families!

The Fun Fair is quickly approaching, and we need YOUR help to make it a success!

Each grade level has been assigned a unique theme for their raffle basket, and we’re counting on your donations to make these baskets extra special! You can contribute by donating items that fit your grade level’s theme. You may also make a monetary donation, and the funds will be used to purchase items for the basket.

️Items will be DUE to teachers by Thursday, April 17th.️

Each basket will be raffled off, so let’s make them the best they can be!

We’re excited to see the creative baskets each grade level comes up with! Thank you for your support!

Emma Allison

Bellamy Avina

Julius Campos

Miles Kozak

Tate McHenry

Lia Melgoza

Jacob Orris

Dahlia Phillips

Noah Sexton

Mackenzie Sutton

Tommy Szczur

Sanchez Tate

Jaxson Trevino

Cole Villagomez

Connor Welch

Hi families, please don't forget to check your MealTime balance for your students' accounts weekly. Payments can be submitted in person to your school's office or kitchen manager in the form of cash/check. Payments can also be made online via www.MyMealtime.com, and conveniently via the My Mealtime app in the Google and Apple app stores. You will need your student's ID number to register online/in the app. There is a small service charge to make payments online/app. Don't forget, you can submit a meal application at any time during the year. Paper applications are in the main office, and online applications are also on www.MyMealtime.com. Thank you for your contribution to tackling school meal debt.

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 yellow form) and fill out the permission slip. 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 13th until February 24th. After reading please collect all the money and turn in your white envelope to Mrs. Bastaic in the library. All monies collected must be returned by March 4th. When the envelopes are turned in, the student will get a small thank you gift from the Johnston library. Ribbons and trophies will be handed out at awards day during the last week of school.

Happy Reading,

Mrs. Bastaic

Children under the age of 5 in LCPL school districts are eligible to receive a free book every month from Dolly Parton's Imagination Library! The books are theirs to keep forever.

The LCPL Foundation has provided the seed money for this program and pledged annual support so that we can bring books into as many kids' homes as possible.

You can pick up an application at any LCPL location or print one and mail it in. Start building your child's library today!

As colder weather approaches, please be aware that students go outside unless it's is under 15 degrees "feels like" outside, so how they come to school will be how they go outside for recess. We have several gently used coats and a few pairs of boots if anyone is in need of warm clothes. These coats and boots are for school age students who attend Johnston Elementary. Please contact Mrs. Jennings at 219-923-2428 if she may be of assistance.

All students will be given digital access to our Lake County Library on their I-Pads via an app called Libby. This app allows the students to check out and read books at their convenience. If you do not want your child to have access to this, please email lbastaic@highland.k12.in.us, and Mrs. Bastaic will ensure they do not get a digital library card. Thank you!

If your child is riding the bus home with a friend, you need to send in a note with your child's name, the date, and who your child will be riding home with. The principal will need to sign off on those each time.

For their own safety and the safety of our community, pre-high school students can attend STOH events ONLY if accompanied by a paying parent or adult chaperone. The parent/chaperone will be responsible for the supervision of the student(s) throughout the duration of the event. All students may be required to show proper STOH identification at the ticketing window prior to entering STOH events. STOH reserves the right to deny entry to any individual 18 and under who cannot provide proper identification and demonstrate they are of high school age.

Here is a link to the full policy.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTkKU2kYoUp_qq5Vb-W4oyCnJVxYHAgfKLmILeiLfmdS5_AQf9LtJwWM9zgmIhIsfSuRv7CaeZGpvHV/pub

Only those that are eating breakfast can come in to the cafe at 7:20am. All other students can enter the building starting at 7:35am.

Breakfast is $1.50

Lunch is $2.00

You can find both menus here: https://www.schoolnutritionandfitness.com/index.php?sid=2809100435083594&page=menus

• • 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. 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. 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.

  • 1st, 2nd, and 5th grade should be dropped off at Door C.

  • Kindergarten, 3rd, and 4th grade should be dropped off at Door B.

  • 5th graders and Lifeskills class will use Door G.

At the end of the school day, the following doors will be used for dismissal:

• 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 Lifeskills 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.

PLEASE DO NOT PARK IN THE BUS LANE ON GRAND STREET.

We would like to thank you in advance for your cooperation as we strive to keep our Johnston families safe.

Please don't hesitate to contact us in the office for any ideas, thoughts, concerns, or words of encouragement! We are all part of this large extended mix of wonderful people we affectionately refer to as our Johnston Family.

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
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