Jaguar Journal January 2025

Johnson PK Center Monthly Newsletter

A Note from our Site Administrator - Mrs. Huggins

Happy New Year to all of our Jaguar families!

We are excited to welcome our students back to school on Tuesday, January 7th. We will open the doors at 7:45am to begin welcoming students! Please take some time to monitor the weather this month so that your children are coming in weather-appropriate clothing and coats. On days that the "feels like" temperature is above 32 degrees, student will be going outside for recess, and It is important that they have coats and hats on days that are especially cold. This is also a great time to switch out long pants and long-sleeved shirts for the tees and shorts in their emergency change of clothing in their backpacks.

Thank you to everyone who was able to join us last month for our winter programs. Your Lil' Jags did a fantastic job, and it means so much when you are able to come and show your support! I know that they loved singing for you!

We are ready to kickoff the second half of our school year by refocusing on our procedures and expectations, and working forward into our second semester learning targets. You can help by making sure that your students are here at school every morning on time (school starts at 8am). Plus, if you bring them before 8, you can drop them through the car loop and you don't have to get out of your car in the cold weather: win-win. And students have the opportunity to start their day off with a delicious hot breakfast before the school day begins! Let's make this an amazing new year!

Jana Huggins, Site Administrator

Important Dates for January

Monday 1/6 - No School * Teacher Professional/Work Day

Tuesday 1/7 - Classes resume! Doors open at 7:45am

Friday 1/17 - December Lil Jags of the Month recognized at Rise-n-Shine @ 8:20am

Monday 1/20 - NO SCHOOL/ MLK Jr. Day Holiday

Wednesday 1/22 - Beautiful Beginnings at Johnson PK @ 8:30am

January Character Trait: Fairness

Fairness means "playing by the rules; Impartial and just treatment or behavior without favoritism or discrimination.

Quote: "Never judge a man until you have walked a mile in his moccasins." - Native American Proverb

NO School January 20th - Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Beautiful Beginnings at Johnson Pre-K Center 01/22 @ 8:30am!

Parents of children birth to age 4 years old (not yet in school) - Please join us for Music and Movement in the Library at Johnson Pre-K Center on Wednesday, January 22nd! There are fun activities for the children and parents to all do together! This is a great opportunity to meet other parents and build new friendships. Every child will also receive a free book. Come and see what it's about and have some fun playing, too!

Perfect Attendance Days

When everyone in the class is in attendance on the same day, we call that a Perfect Attendance Day! Classes track their Perfect Attendance Days and they are celebrated at Rise-N-Shine every week. For every 10 Perfect Attendance Days, the class gets a special reward. The first 10 and 20 are celebrated with an extra recess. So far Mrs. Ellis and Mrs. Ortiz's class is leading the way with 22 Perfect Attendance Days! Read below to see where your child's class is on the list:

Mrs. Ellis has 22 Perfect Attendance Days!!

Mrs. Katy 23

Mrs. Bobbitt 9

Mrs. Takahata 9

Ms. Buckley 8

Mrs. Caldwell 8

Ms. Maguire 8

Mr. Jones 7

Mrs. Ketch 7

Ms. McKellar 6

Mrs. Silvers 3

Why Attendance Matters...

Johnson Pre-K Aftercare Program

Did you know that Johnson Pre-K has our own Aftercare program? We are open on school days from 3pm - 6pm. We have fun activities, learning opportunities, and even a snack every day! Right now we have openings in our Aftercare Program, so call the office if you would like more information, or email Mrs. Huggins at jjhuggins@okcps.org

School Menus

January Menus

Please see the Pre-K Menus for Breakfast & Lunch. Menus posted by OKCPS School Nutrition Services

MEDICATION & ALLERGIES

Please be sure that we are aware of any medical issues or allergies that your child has that may affect them here at school. As per district policy, we are unable to provide or administer medication to your child unless we have an Authorization of the Administration of Medication form that has been completed by your child's physician. Please DO NOT send medication - including inhalers - in your child's backpack. When the form has been completed and sent to us, you will need to bring the inhaler into the office where it will be locked in a medical safe.

Also, if your child has food allergies that we should be aware of, please have your child's physician complete a Medical Statement form and return to us so that we may share this information with our cafeteria staff to make accomodations for your child. Both of these forms are available in the front office or on the OKCPS website.