W.A. Johnson Bulletin

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The Illinois State Board of Education annually releases report cards that show how schools are performing on a wide range of educational goals. The report cards contain information about student academic growth and achievement, student and teacher demographics, enrollment, district-level financial information, and information from the Illinois 5Essentials Survey.

This year, W.A. Johnson maintained its "Commendable" status in the state report card. This designation is based largely upon students' scores on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) completed in the spring of 2022, and it takes into account students' growth and proficiency levels in English/language arts, math, and science, as well as the schools' attendance rates and its results in the Illinois 5Essentials school climate survey.

Click here to view the Illinois Report Cards for District 2 and its schools.

• Membership Dues: Click here to pay Johnson PTA membership dues online
• The next meeting is on November 10th at 3:45pm: The 4th 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

Christina Palacios, Vice President

Mojca Anaya, (interim) Secretary

Naila Fonseca, (interim) Treasurer

PTA email: johnsonjaguarspta@gmail.com

Google Voice phone: (773) 234-8284

Due to student and staff safety, we are continuing to have the parking lots around the school closed for non-staff at certain times of the day. Please use the drive-up lane to drop-off and pick-up students. If you are parking, please do so along the street. We thank you for helping to keep us safe!

Arrival: 8:00am - 8:35am

Dismissal: 2:45pm - 3:30pm (M, W, TH, & F)

Dismissal: 2:00pm - 2:40pm (T)

Did you know…

Did you know that our school library has its own website? This allows students in grades 3 and above to access a variety of library resources 24/7. These grade levels had an opportunity to bookmark the website on their Chromebooks during a recent class visit. If you or your child would like to use the library website on a personal device, please go to https://sites.google.com/bsd2g.org/library.

Our library website contains the following:

• A link to our online library catalog.

• An ever expanding collection of how to videos to help students outside of class library visits.

• A section of book recommendations and reviews for students to explore.

• A link that allows the students to place holds on items that are currently in use by other students.

If you have any questions or need any assistance, please send an email to cnemesnyik@bsd2g.org.

Happy reading!

Ms. Catherine Nemesnyik, District Librarian

Mrs. Melissa Wallace, W.A. Johnson Library Assistant

Mrs. Lynda Gatto, W.A. Johnson LIbrary Assistant

Below you will find a link to the SEL November newsletter.

SEL November Newsletter

As the seasons continue to change, the weather will be getting cooler! Please be sure to send your child to school with a coat and necessary accessories for the forecasted weather. Elementary students will go outside for recess for 20 minutes every day when the temperature, including wind chill, is 15 or above. In those instances where the temperature is below 15 degrees, students will remain indoors for recess in their classrooms.

If you are in need of cold weather accessories (e.g., coats, gloves, scarves, etc.) please reach out to one of our SEL staff members.

• Amanda Doyle
• Jessica Hurtado
• Maggie Hanley

5th Grade Students from the Johnson Student Leadership Team are organizing a Food and Toiletry drive from November 14-30 to benefit the Wood Dale / Bensenville Food Pantry.

Food & Toiletry Drive flyer

Online Registration Link

November 8th: NO SCHOOL (Election Day)

November 10th: PTA Meeting @ 3:45pm

November 11th: Trimester 1 Ends

November 15th: Vaccination Clinic @ 5:00pm-7:00pm (Blackhawk Middle School)

November 17th: Heritage Night @ 5:45pm-7pm (5th Grade)

November 21st - 25th: NO SCHOOL

November 28th: Report Cards Released

November 30th & December 1st: Penguin Patch Holiday Shop

December 8th: PTA Meeting

December 9th: Multicultural Parent Committee @ 5:30pm-7pm

December 22nd - January 9th: NO SCHOOL - Winter Break

January 10th: School Resumes

The District’s mass notification system will contact all student households when a school must be closed for emergency reasons such as extreme weather. In these situations, parents/guardians will receive a phone call, email, and/or text message no later than 6 a.m. if their contact information with the school is up to date. Please make certain your proper contact information is on file with the school to ensure you are notified through this system.

District 2 now calls eLearning Days when schools must close due to extreme weather.

An eLearning Day counts as a regular school day, and does not require the District to use a built-in emergency day at the end of the school year.

Students in Grades K-8 will be sent home with their Chromebooks when weather forecasts suggest school closures are a possibility. Attendance will be taken during eLearning Days, and the hours of the school day will be the same. Instead of traveling to school, though, students will join their classes through their teachers’ virtual links, which will be posted on the District website and sent to parents via email and text message.

• Click here for the District’s eLearning Day Parent FAQ.

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November Breakfast Menu

November Lunch Menu

November Lunch Menu (Spanish)