W.A. Johnson Bulletin
APRIL 2023
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REGISTRATION!!! 2023-2024
Online registration for students returning to District 2 for the 2023-2024 school year will begin Wednesday, April 5.
On Wednesday, April 5th, parents received important information they will need to complete their students’ registration.
This information will include a letter listing the specific login credentials required to complete each student’s registration. It will also include instructions for creating a Parent Portal account and completing the registration process in the District’s new PowerSchool student information system.
This important registration information has been mailed to middle school students’ home addresses, and will be sent home in elementary students’ backpacks. If you do not receive this information, please contact your child’s school.
This is the first time that online registration will be conducted through the District's new PowerSchool student information system, and it will require parents to create Parent Portal accounts.
The Parent Portal opened in January, and letters providing login information for the system were sent to parents in early December. If you already used that information to create a Parent Portal account, you are already setup to complete your student’s registration.
In-person registration assistance will be available …
- At Blackhawk Middle School from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 12, and 8-9 a.m. Thursday, April 13.
- At Tioga and W.A. Johnson Schools from 2-3 p.m. Wednesday, April 12, and 8:45-9:45 a.m. Thursday, April 13.
- By appointment at the Bensenville Community Center. (Call 630-766-2602 ext. 4655.)
- By contacting your child’s school during school hours.
Visit www.bsd2.org/powerschool for a variety of online resources that will help parents create Parent Portal accounts, complete the registration process, and use PowerSchool to access their students’ schedules, attendance, assignments, and grades.
CREATE YOUR POWERSCHOOL PARENT PORTAL ACCOUNTS
District 2 has completed its transition to its new PowerSchool student information system, as families can no log in and create accounts in the PowerSchool Parent Portal.
This PowerSchool Parent Portal provides parents access to their students’ schedules, attendance, assignments, and grades. Parents will also use it later this spring to register returning students for the 2023-2024 school year.
Letters providing login information for the PowerSchool Parent Portal were sent home with elementary students and mailed to middle school students' home addresses in early December. If you didn't receive the letter or have since misplaced it, please contact your school office.
Online resources and webinars to help parents create and use their accounts are available at www.bsd2.org/powerschool.
PTA
- Membership Dues: Click here to pay Johnson PTA membership dues online
- The next meeting is on April 13th at 3:45pm: The 1st Grade team has signed up to attend.
- Zoom option to share with families: PTA Meeting Zoom link. This will be the same link for ALL meetings this school year
PTA Board Members:
Victoria Myhre, President
Diana Sanchez, Vice President
Nicki Zengilani, Secretary
Christina Palacios, Treasurer
PTA email: johnsonjaguarspta@gmail.com
Google Voice phone: (773) 234-8284
- April 13th: PTA Meeting @ 3:45pm
- April 14th: Multicultural Parent Committee @ 5:30-7pm
- April 21st: Trimester 3 Midterm
- April 26th & 27th: Scholastic Book Fair
- April 28th: Progress Reports Sent Home
- May 1st-May 5th: Teacher Appreciation Week
- May 11th: PTA Meeting @ 3:45pm
- May 18th: Jaguar JAMBOREE @ 5-7:30pm (May 25th rain date)
- May 26th: WAJ Field Day (May 30th rain date)
- May 29th: Labor Day - NO SCHOOL
- June 2nd: Last Day of School
PARENT EDUCATION SERIES
April 13 presentation will explore issues of insecurity and self-confidence in young people.
Bensenville School District 2 and Fenton High School's Padres Unidos are partnering this year to present a yearlong parent education series facilitated by Chicago-area psychologist Dr. Ferney Ramirez (Spanish) and YWCA clinical therapist Theresa Taylor (English).
The seventh presentation in the series will be held from 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, April 13, at Fenton High School, located at 1000 W. Green Street in Bensenville.
The presentation is titled “What Do You Put In Your Brain - Reasons or Excuses?” This presentation will explore issues of insecurity and self-confidence in young people, and give parents tools to motivate their children to study and get good grades.
This presentation will be offered in English and Spanish.
Childcare and food will be provided.