The Wildcat

• PTO information-spirit wear added
• Flex Time Info
• COVID Update
• Arrival and Dismissal
• Lunch Information
• Girls Basketball
• Wellness Calendar
• Thank A Teacher
• Red Ribbon Week

POWER HOUR-Every Tuesday and Thursday 2:45-3:45pm

Tuesday, October 12th-fishing club 2:45-3:45

Monday, October 11th-K-Kids Meeting

Friday, October 15th-report card grades posted in RDS

Monday, October 18th-Student Council Meeting & Spirit wear due

Friday, October 22nd-Monster Bash 6-9pm

October 25-28-Red Ribbon Week

Friday, October 29-Monday, Nov. 1-Fall Break

REMINDER-students are dismissed at 1:55 on Wednesdays

In the top right of our website (https://www.highland.k12.in.us/o/jes), we have added a "Parent Resource Corner". There you will find monthly "Helping Children Learn" articles, as well as a family resource library. The parent newsletter is full of ideas and will change monthly. The electronic resource library has 12 helpful brochures to access anytime you have questions or concerns day or night—from home, at work or anywhere. Check it out!

We ONLY have water bottle filling stations. In order for students to get a drink of water during the day, students have to have his/her own water bottle to fill up. Classroom donations of disposable water bottles are always welcome as well. Thanks!

A big thank you for all the generosity shown by sending in the needed items for the blessing bags! Kiwanis and K-Kids are very thankful!

Spirit wear can be ordered now!!

Here is the link to order: https://johnston-elementaryfall2021.itemorder.com/

Orders Due 10/18/21

Congrats to our new board!

President- Amy St. Michael

1st Vice President - Karla Chumbley & Sandy Smith

2nd Vice President- Amber Mendez

Treasurer- Keri Therrien

Secretary- Jessica Kutscher

Fundraising- Jessica Kutscher, Brittney Jones, and Adriana Munoz

Room Parent Representative- Brittney Jones

Hospitality- Alicia Rivera

Santa’s Secret Workshop- Brittney Jones

Publicity- Melissa Allison

Popcorn- Karla Chumbley

ROOM PARENTS!!!

If you are a room parent, your background check needs to be run through the front office BEFORE the day of your event.

Popcorn Day-Friday, October 1st

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO!!

Our schoolwide intervention structure is called FLEX time for ELA and Math. Teachers

analyze data from cycle assessments that follow a three week period of core instruction.

Using what they learn, teachers create student groupings on specific critical skills/standards.

Teachers then develop instruction/content that is differentiated to maximize student

achievement in each group. We have multiple teachers and instructional aides

designated to these blocks of time in order to get students into smaller groups to

specifically address needs.

All grades have designated times each day for FLEX ELA and Math. These

Johnston periods are not where the core curriculum is delivered. This daily 30 minutes of

math and 30 minutes of ELA is in addition to our core instruction. This time is used in

response to data collected through classroom assessment given every three weeks on

specific skills/standards.

Based on the collected data, students are put into the following group types for

three week cycles.

1. Reteaching - Students who need information retaught will get this instruction.

2. Reviewing - Students who have some grasp of the skills/standards but

need extra practice will get that time to further mastery.

3. Enrichment - Students who have proven mastery will get extension

opportunities designed to stretch their thinking and maximize their

learning.

To simplify this system, we are assessing our students on specific

skills/standards and using that in a way to tailor instruction to maximize the growth of all

of our students. Since this is done in three week cycles with different focus

skills/standards each cycle, a student could be in tutorial for one cycle, but then prove

mastery on the next set of skills and be in extension for the next. Regrouping happens

every three weeks and is based on current data we are gathering from classroom

assessment.

STOH will require all K-12 students and staff to mask starting Tuesday, September 7th.

The parents of students who are identified as close contacts of a positive Covid case will be notified via a phone call, but the student will be allowed to remain in school. Parents are asked to monitor their child every day for the 10 days following the exposure. If symptoms develop at any point, please report it immediately to your child’s school nurse.

• Doors open for students at 7:55 a.m. daily. Students who eat breakfast at school will be allowed entry beginning at 7:30 a.m. Anyone arriving after 8:10 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 do not be idle or park in the drop-off lane. Parents, please stay in your car. If you want to walk your child up to the doors, feel free to park in a spot to do so.

• 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.

• Doors C and B will be utilized for entrance as usual.

• 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. IF PARKING, PLEASE DO NOT BLOCK DRIVEWAYS.

We would like to thank you in advance for your cooperation as we strive to keep our Johnston families safe.

This coming week is Week A. We have rotating "Specials" times. Please check your classroom teacher's agenda each day to see what additional class you need to attend.

Here is a link with a calendar that lists the rotations.

Breakfast and lunch will be free again this year. You can find menus for both here.

Make a contribution to the Highland Education Foundation, and an individual of your choice, affiliated with the Highland schools, will be honored. He/she will receive a specially designed card, with your name, your special greeting and an apple pin.

Complete the form below and drop it off in your school’s office along with your payment or send your check payable to:

Highland Education Foundation, 9145 Kennedy Avenue, Highland, IN 46322

Donations may also be made on our website using Paypal: Highlandef.org
Be sure to include name of honoree, teacher, school and student’s name in notes.

Forms and donations must be received no later than Friday, November 5 in order for honoree to receive the card & pin the week of November 15, 2020.

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
Facebook: facebook.com/johnstonpto
Twitter: @harrington_jn