September 2024

Please help us keep this routine safe and smooth for our students and you! Follow the directions below and drive with the utmost care! It is a guarantee that we have children in close proximity! Let's keep them safe! Thank You!

Parent Drop-off (morning) from 9:15am-9:30am:

Drop your child off curbside and exit safely and immediately. We have staff supporting arrival and dismissal procedures for all students and especially for our youngest learners.

**Students may enter Door 4 (bussers/walkers) and Door 1/8 for breakfast at 9:05am.

Parent Pick-up (afternoon) from 4:01pm-4:08pm (map below):

All K-1st grade students (and their siblings) are to be picked up at Door 8 (Polk Street).

All 2nd-5th grade students are to be picked up at Door 1 (Main Entrance).

Walkers will exit out of our north Doors 4 and 6.

Bus Riders/Daycare Vans - expect that students riding the bus will be home later than their assigned drop off time the first few weeks. School staff and transportation staff will be going a bit slower to ensure students get on their correct buses and get off at their correct stops.

A+ Plus students will walk directly to the cafeteria for afternoon check-in.

First Day of School: Tomorrow (September 3) is or first day of school for our 1st through 5th grade students. We welcome everyone back and welcome any new students and families to our Johnsville community.

Kindergarten Parent-Teacher Conferences: For our kindergarten families, we have Parent-Teacher Conferences planned for Tuesday, September 3 and Wednesday, September 4 this week. If you did not sign up, please call Sue at (763) 506-3002 to schedule a time to meet with your child's teacher.

First Day of School: We have a soft start for all of our kindergarteners this first week with conferences on Tuesday and Wednesday, then Thursday, September 5 we welcome half of the kindergarteners, and then Friday, September 6 the other half. All kindergarten students will be here together on Monday, September 9.

PTO Meeting: Tuesday, September 10 - We have our monthly PTO Meeting in our Media Center at 6:30pm. If you are looking for a way to get involved in your child's education and beyond, stop in for the meeting to see how you can participate!

Boosterthon Fundraiser: Our big fundraiser orchestrated by our Johnsville PTO takes place from September 16 - September 24. There will be more information to come!

Family Fun Night: Tuesday, September 24 from 5:00pm-7:00pm - This is our big kickoff to the school year. Please come join us for games, music and food out on our playground fields. It is a night of fun to gather as one school community! Hope you can make it!

We welcome you to our PTO meetings every third Tuesday of the month (usually). The goal of the organization is to support our students and staff. The support offered comes from the success of two major fundraisers: Boosterthon (September 16-24) and Heggies Pizza (February).

The funds raised go towards the financial support of field trips, teacher wishlists, and events like Family Fun Night, School Carnival, Science Fair, and Track & Field. Next meeting is Tuesday, September 10 at 6:30pm in our Media Center. If you are interested or would like more information, please reach out to: johnsvillepto@gmail.com

PTO is organized for the purpose of supporting the education of children at Johnsville Elementary School by fostering relationships among the school, parent and teachers. The organization will not seek to control administrative policy of the school but may offer input.

Lunchroom Help - Daily through September 13th

Help in the lunchroom during lunch service with lunchroom etiquette, entering PIN codes, opening items, and other needs. Sign up for as many shifts as you'd like.

Click here to see available shifts and to sign up!

Family Fun Night - September 24th

Assist with set-up, food stations, activities, and/or tear-down. Shifts are short, so you can spend time with your family, too.

Click here to see available shifts and to sign up!

NEW…Connections: Student Mentorship Program

Johnsville Elementary is one of three elementary schools piloting a mentorship program called

Connections. The purpose of the program is to focus on fostering relationships through quality

engagement between students and volunteers. This program requires in-person training and a

background check. If you are interested, please reach out CLICK HERE.

Enrichment Programs

Seeking volunteers who are interested in leading any of the following programs for the 2024-2025 school year. Online training is available. Please contact Jenni Kulseth if you are interested. (Training is required)

Challenge Reading

Volunteers provide children with additional opportunities to foster a love of reading outside of the classroom by introducing various genres of literature, extending students' writing connections, and promoting higher level thinking skills. Like a book club! This occurs outside of school hours, usually after school.

Math PLUS

The purpose of the Math PLUS is to provide additional, on-going mathematical experiences for students in grade K-5. Students participate in math activities that reinforce problem solving, logic and reasoning, and communicating mathematical findings. This makes math learning fun! This occurs outside of school hours, usually after school.

Skillbuilders

This volunteer program is comprised of a variety of activities that volunteers can practice with students one-on-one in the classroom while reinforcing the skills that classroom teachers have already introduced to kindergarteners, 1st and 2nd graders through lesson plans, including: Reading aloud, tracing the alphabet, sorting and finding letters, listening to sounds, and counting and building number recognition.

Remember to fill out the Volunteer Application Forms for the 2024-25 school year, and to be notified when opportunities become available throughout the school year: Volunteer at Johnsville Elementary

Questions? Contact Jenni Kulseth, Volunteer Services Coordinator

As a new School-wide Titie I building, there are several teachers your child may work with this year depending on their need). If you ever have questions, please connect with your child's classroom teacher. Here are teachers that serve your students:

• Other Classroom Teachers at the same grade level

• Supplemental Program Teachers

• Literacy and Math Intervention Teachers

• Literacy and Math Specialists

• Special Education Teachers

• ML (Multilingual Learner) Teachers

Warm weather, cold weather, warm weather - we continue to have viruses flying around, flu symptoms rearing themselves, and allergies on the rise. We want your children at school but if they are sick (fever, throwing up, diarrhea, etc.) keep them home. Be sure to call our attendance line at (763) 506-3006 so that we mark them with an excused absence. If you do not call our attendance line, the absence is considered unexcused.

Once your child is not running a fever, hasn't thrown up for a 24 hour period, and is feeling better, send them back to school! Thank you! Stay healthy and strong!