Family Firebird Focus

Happy December!

I cannot believe we only have just a couple weeks left until Winter Break. We have been cruising right along and have enjoyed our school year with your children! Please check out this Focus to learn about our upcoming dates and activities for students AND families!

As we prepare for Winter Break, please know that my staff will also be on break and will not be available during that time. They, too, deserve time with loved ones and take the much-needed rest we all need!

Our Engagement Committee has done a spectacular job planning family events this year. In December, they will be hosting our first annual Holiday Craft Night. Please consider attending and having some fun with our Johnson Community.

We meet in the JJHS Conference Room and will have a virtual link sent on Remind the day of.

We will be discussing:

• State of the School - Academics, Attendance, & Behavior
• Communication Plan for Families
• School Improvement Plan and 1003(b) Grant
• Title I Status
• Input, Suggestions, & Questions

You do not want to miss out on next week's performance at Storey Gym!

Next Friday is our JJHS performance of "Bad Auditions by Bad Actors" written by Ian McWethy.

Our students have been working hard to prepare this production for the stage, and their work has truly paid off!

The show "Bad Auditions by Bad Actors" follows the casting director, played by Evelyn Hart (7th Grade), and her assistant, Rodger, played by Jordan Maldonado (8th Grade), as they try to cast the leads for an upcoming production of Romeo and Juliet. However, the actors coming in for their audition all have a special quirk that makes this casting job hard.

The performance will be in the South High School auditorium at 6:30 pm on Friday, December 13th, and is free to watch! Concessions will be available for purchase at intermission.

Come out to support our students and laugh and cringe at this amazing production!

SPED Update:

We are excited to welcome Celyssa Trevizo to our team. She will be working with Jamie and doing the scheduling of IEPs and many other things.

Student Behavior:

As we approach the holiday season, we generally see an increase in student behavior. Please be vigilant and understanding with our students. When supervising students please be active. We can eliminate many behaviors by being present.

Holiday Season:

Please make sure you are making time to connect with your family and friends. Enjoy the next three weeks with our students!

Please congratulate Mr. Frondee Waters as he has been hired to be our new Boys Basketball Head Coach!

After multiple discussions with Johnson and South administration, we have decided to establish certain requirements surrounding attendance to Johnson and South winter sporting events.

This will be in effect until the end of the winter sports season at Johnson and South

1. You must have a parent(s) with you to enter the game. They must stay with you for the duration of the event.
2. You may not have any ISS or OSS referrals for the past 2 weeks of school.
3. No re-entry allowed, once you are in, you are in, and when you leave you cannot come back into the gym area.
4. No backpacks
5. Starting in January, Johnson students will be required to show their ID when entering a South High winter sporting event.

Thank you for helping keep the safety of our students the number 1 priority and please come out and cheer on our Firebirds and Bison as a South family.

The Engagement Team is hosting a Board Game drive as we are hoping to secure as many board games as possible for teachers to have in their advisory classrooms. We are hoping to not only get the screens out of their faces but build more positive relationships between each other.

There are donations boxes located around town in small businesses. Please thank the following businesses for supporting our Board Game Drive:

• Westby's
• Freedom's Edge
• Ike's Restaurant