The Wildcat

• Dates to Know
• PTO Updates
• Halloween Info
• Girls' Bball
• Honor Roll
• ELearning
• Body Lessons
• Spell Bowl
• Thank a Teacher
• Learning Lab
• Absences/Sick Days
• Arrival and Dismissal
• Extracurricular Activities
• Wellness Calendar

Monday, October 30th-Spell Bowl Practice 2:30-3:15pm

Tuesday, October 31st-Halloween Celebrations (see below for more detail)

-POWERHOUR IS CANCELLED

Wednesday, November 1st-4th grade field trip

-Student Council Meeting 2:30-3:15pm

Thursday, November 2nd

-PowerHour 2:30-3:30pm

-Spell Bowl Practice 2:30-3:15 in Mrs. Boyd's room

Tuesday, November 7th-eLearning Day

• School-appropriate costumes and accessories (no weapons). Students will put costumes on after lunch
• The parade begins inside the school for the kids at 1:00 PM
• Check the photo below to know where parents and paparazzi can take pictures
• Only room parents are allowed in for the classroom parties starting after the parade

October 31: Fall Classroom Parties

Fundraiser: PTO will be hosting a Double Goods Popcorn sale starting Nov. 2nd. It is going to be a quick sale (4-5 days only). Information below!

Our girls took home the championship title in an intense final game against Merkley. The girls went UNDEFEATED (7-0) this season for the second year in a row. Great job, ladies! We are so proud of all your hard work! A huge "thank you" to Coach Zabrecky too for helping the girls work on their skills and stay motivated throughout the season!

5th Grade All As

Isaac Whitaker

Mylani Bravo

Ingrid Herbst

Harper Jennings

Colin Johnson

Brantley Kutscher

Chloe McGinnis

Beya Rivera

Isabella Sahagun

Sofia Smith

5th Grade A/B Honor Roll

Manny Alvarado

Noah Alvarez

Sam Alyea

Maksim Bastaic

Shawn Chumbley

Tristen Cyphers

Ethan Dolph

Reed Harrington

Lillian Johnston

Carolina Konieczny

Emma Lagunas

Ethan Martinez

Lailah Pickett

Jocelyn Pottorf

Bella Rivera

Carsynn Sasek

Emma Schuster

Joe Wagner

4th Grade All As

Abdullah Nassar

Kaycee Urbanczyk

Cole Villagomez

4th Grade A/Bs

Violet Larmon

Daisy Aguilera

Emma Allison

Mason Bailey

Julius Campos

Vincent Carollo

Henry Clay

Mason Ely

Georon Henderson

Benjamin Kime

Violet Kime

Dalia Nassar

Olivia Okamoto

Briella Ortega

Emeila Rodriguez

Mackenzie Sutton

Tommy Szcaur

Evie Van Bodegraven

Emilia Machuca

As a reminder, Election Day, Tuesday, November 7th is planned E-Learning Day for all STOH students. No students will attend school that day in-person. There will be e-learning taking place during regular school hours on students' iPads. Teachers will post assignments by 9am that day for students to work on. More information will be provided by teachers closer to that date.

A note from Mrs. Jennings, JN's school counselor:

As part of the guidance lessons presented this year, there will be a lesson on body safety. This topic is now a state mandate (SEA 355/Erin’s Law) and must be covered by ALL students by the end of November. I will be going into classrooms to teach these lessons.

I will be using grade-appropriate videos as the focal point of her lessons. Feel free to preview these videos sponsored by The Barbara Sinatra Center for Abused Children. The videos will be shown to students in 1st-5th grade. The videos are available online if you Google the following titles:

Protect Yourself Rules grades K-3

Protect Yourself Rules grades 4-6

For Kindergarten students, I will read and discuss the book entitled, “My Body Belongs to Me”. The videos and book are meant to convey that: a child’s body is their own; a child has the right to decline touch-no matter how innocent; and that parts of a child’s body covered by a bathing suit are private parts.

*Ideas for how to talk with your kids about this all-important topic are linked below.

For their own safety and the safety of our community, pre-high school students can attend STOH events ONLY if accompanied by a paying parent or adult chaperone. The parent/chaperone will be responsible for the supervision of the student(s) throughout the duration of the event. All students may be required to show proper STOH identification at the ticketing window prior to entering STOH events. STOH reserves the right to deny entry to any individual 18 and under who cannot provide proper identification and demonstrate they are of high school age.

Here is a link to the full policy.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTkKU2kYoUp_qq5Vb-W4oyCnJVxYHAgfKLmILeiLfmdS5_AQf9LtJwWM9zgmIhIsfSuRv7CaeZGpvHV/pub

Spell Bowl has begun! Here is our team this year:

4th graders:

Kaycee Urbanczyk

Thomas Szczur

Abdullah Nasser

Cole Villagomez

Dalia Nasser

Vincent Carollo

Violet Larmon

5th graders:

Harper Jennings

Tristen Cyphers

Carolina Konieczny

Isabella Sahagun

Isaac Whitaker

Olivia King

Ingrid Herbst

Maylani Bravo

Sofia Smith

Beya Rivera

The state of Indiana has a resource that is a wealth of information and resources on all types of topics. It is called the Indiana Learning Lab. Please use this resource to help your child make learning easier. Indiana Learning Lab

If your child is going home a different way than normal, please inform the teacher before noon on that day or sooner. This includes Dependent Care as well.

See below for drop-off and pick-up doors.

Thanks for your help!

If your child is going to be absent, please call our office at 219-923-2428 by 8am to let us know. If a student calls off ill with a persistent cough, vomiting, diarrhea, or fever, they must be out and return after being symptom-free for 24 hours. If they call off Monday, they return on Wednesday, etc.

Our COVID procedures are the same this year as they were last year. They are as follows:

• Positive students and staff will be out for 5 days.

• Day 0 is the symptom onset date or positive test date (whichever comes first).

• Days 6-10 the student may be back in the building (if symptom-free) but must wear a mask unless participating in an athletic or P.E. activity.

• Students must eat isolated on days 6-10.

• These students will be tracked on the COVID trackers at each school.

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Students are considered tardy after 7:50 a.m. Each tardy results in missed educational opportunities for a child and results in a substantial disruption to the classroom environment when the student enters. As a result, for every 10 tardies accrued during an academic calendar year, a child will be charged with one unexcused absence.

Please let us know if you have any questions. We hope to keep everyone safe and healthy as best we can. You can find more detailed information in our student handbook.

We have rotating "Specials" times. Please check your classroom teacher's agenda daily to see what additional class you must 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

• 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. 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. 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.

• 1st, 2nd, and 5th grade should be dropped off at Door C.

• Kindergarten, 3rd, and 4th grade should be dropped off at Door B.

• 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 (at 2:15pm)

• 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.

PLEASE DO NOT PARK IN THE BUS LANE ON GRAND STREET.

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

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