The Wildcat

• PTO info
• After school events
• Picture Day
• Playground Use
• School Fundraiser
• Character Education August Nominations - RESPECT
• College GO!
• Arrival and Dismissal
• New Social Media Info
• Girls Basketball Schedule
• Extra Curricular Info

Monday, September 9th-Girls Basketball Tryouts Start

-Fundraiser Starts

-K-Kids Meeting 2:30-3:30pm

Thursday, September 12th-picture day K-5

Monday, September 16th-ECD picture day 8-9am

Wednesday, September 18th-Room Parent Meeting

September 16th-20th-Book Fair

• Room Parent forms are due 9/9. You must be a paid PTO member in order to be considered for a room parent position.
• Membership forms are due 9/13. The class with the highest percentage of paid members will receive an ice cream party.
• Popcorn on Friday 9/13
  
• Book Fair is 9/16-9/19 click the link to view volunteer opportunities and sign up. Background checks for the current school year must be on file with the office prior to the Book Fair. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4CACAF2FAAF4C61-50978159-book
• We need two volunteers to help with preschool picture day on 9/16. Volunteers will help line preschool students up for their pictures, this will start at 8am and last for approximately 1 hour. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4CACAF2FAAF4C61-51036481-preschool
• PTO meeting on Thursday 9/19 2:30pm
  
• Hat Day $1 Sept. 20th (see graphic below)

AMAZON WISHLISTS:

Johnston PTO is proud to announce for the first time an Amazon Wishlist for our incredible teachers as they settle into the school year. If you are interested in helping, please take a look at the list below. This list was made up by our teachers and will directly help them as they are getting ready for a very fun year of teaching. Everything will be delivered to our school and will be given to that individual grade teacher! Thank you for your kindness and generosity! Please click on the blue link to shop https://a.co/9jNUgBw (https://a.co/9jNUgBw)

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

K-5 Picture Day for Johnston Elementary School is scheduled for Thursday, Sep 12.

ECD Picture day will be Monday, September 16.

Preschool parents wanting their students' picture taken and are not in the morning class on Mondays must bring their child between 8-9am through the gym door F.

This event's Order Code is 87551HF.

www.inter-state.com/order

Online ordering is available before and after Picture Day. Shipping and handling charges may apply to orders placed after Picture Day. Picture ordering is online ONLY. Cash and checks will not be accepted.

We love having our students enjoy the playground after school hours!

Please remember that students must go home first after school and are welcome to return to the playground after checking in with an adult. Alternatively, an adult can meet them at the school and accompany them to the playground.

Please note that we do not provide staff supervision on the playground outside of school hours.

Monday we start a SchoolStore program to help our school raise money. An envelope explaining how the program works will be sent home with your student. Parents, please read over the information describing how you can participate. Your students will earn a participation prize when they return the filled-out envelope to school, and they can earn more great prizes when your family and friends help our school raise money. So don't forget to send the filled-out envelope back to school, and thanks for your support.

https://www.schoolstore.com

The following students were selected by their teacher for showing respect both in and out of the classroom for the month of August. We want our Johnston family to recognize and congratulate them for their outstanding character. Be on the lookout for next month's character trait, responsibility.

Who wants a free bundlet from Nothing but Cakes in Schererville?

Just read 400 minutes (less than 15 minutes a day) in the month of September, fill out the attached reading tracker and bring it to the Schererville Nothing but Cakes. Its that easy!

If you have any questions please contact Mrs. Bastaic at lbastaic@highland.k12.in.us.

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.

• • 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 Mrs. Torres's 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 Mrs. Torres's 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.

Breakfast is $1.50

Lunch is $2.00

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

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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