• Intent to Return
• After-School Playground Use
• PTO updates
• Book Fair
• K-kids collection
• ILEARN schedule
• All Kids Bike Program
• Arrival and Dismissal
• Fine Arts and Gym Schedule
• Lunch Information
• Monthly Wellness Calendar
• Vaccine Clinic
• Extracurriculars

ILEARN Testing April 17th-May 8th (see schedule below)

Book Fair Week!

Tuesday, May 9th-Girls on the Run (GOTR) 2:30-4pm

-Fishing Club 2:30-3:15pm

Thursday, May 11th-Girls on the Run (GOTR) 2:30-4pm

-Family Night 2:30-6:30pm

Friday, May 12th-4th grade field trip

Monday, May 15th--Student Council 2:30-3pm (**Date changed)

Our last book fair will be the week of May 8th. PTO will be putting on a family night that Thursday the 11th from 2:30-6:30 as well! See the link below to sign-up to volunteer.

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10C0D4CACAF2FAAF4C61-book2

In order to prepare for the upcoming year, the School Town of Highland must assess your student enrollment for the 2023-2024 school year. This information is being requested as part of the Spring Registration Process and to assist in determining those students who may be affected by the transfer procedures as discussed in Highland Elementary School Parent/Student Handbook and School Town of Highland Elementary Transfer Procedures Brochure.

By signing up now, your child’s attendance slot can be secured for fall attendance. Those families not signing up at this time will not secure their child’s current attendance slot for next school year. Transfer decisions are based upon a secured registration. The parental sign-up of their child (children), is considered a secured registration. Students who are currently on free lunch/book rental will continue in this program until mid-September 2023, but will need to fill out new forms for next school year per federal law.

Please complete the online survey, fill in your child’s name, and your response will be collected when you hit the submit button at the end. The schools will begin accepting this spring registration form starting today and the process will end on May 12, 2023. Registration after May 12, 2023 will not be considered secure for transfer purposes. Contact our office with any questions. Thank you for your assistance.

https://forms.gle/m1WqRL9CJyMR1WZG9

We absolutely love having our students play at our playground after school. However, there are one of two things that have to happen for your child to be allowed at the playground after school hours:

1. Come with a parent to supervise.

2. Go home after school to check in and then come back.

Unfortunately, we do not have staff that can supervise the playground after school, so we want to ensure our students are safe and accounted for. Thank you so much for your cooperation with this.

A few reminders:

-Next meeting is Thursday, May 18th @ 6pm

-Popcorn Day on Fridays

-Candy Bar Fundraiser (see below)

Shop at Strack & Van Til Food Market, save your receipts & send them to school with your student to help us earn free classroom equipment, courtesy of Strack & Van Til Food Market!

Johnston Elementary School is seeking support for a complete Kindergarten PE Program, including a fleet of 30 Strider AKB-Specific Bikes, helmets, pedal conversion kits, one Strider 20-inch Bike for teacher instruction, and curriculum.

"The All Kids Bike program will be used for our kindergarten students and students with special needs in our early childhood development classes. We service a largely impoverished community where the luxury of strider-type bikes is just not feasible for most of our families. To be able to provide the opportunity for every student to learn to ride a bike at a developmentally appropriate age fits our mission and goals perfectly." PE Teacher, Joe T.

Donate here:

https://stridereducationfoundation-bloom.kindful.com/johnston-elementary-2023/johnston-elementary-school

Our staff and students do an excellent job following safety protocol. Here is a summary of some of the things we have in place here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/11aZLQChUOAt-bdUKyo1SnmHy0zljJPNI/view?usp=sharing

• 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 at Door D. 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, and parents stay in their cars. 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 (1st & 2nd) and B (Kindergarten, 3rd, & 4th) 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.

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

We have rotating "Specials" times. See the link below or check our website's calendar. Please check your classroom teacher's agenda each day to see what class you need to attend.

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

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
Facebook: facebook.com/johnstonpto
Twitter: @harrington_jn