The Wildcat

• Reminders
• PTO Updates
• Monster Bash
• Girls Basketball
• Fishing Club Fundraiser
• Halloween Info
• Red Ribbon Week
• Learning Lab
• Absences/Sick Days
• Arrival and Dismissal
• Extracurricular Activities
• Wellness Calendar

Monday, October 9th-K Kids 2:20-3:15pm

Tuesday, October 10th-PowerHour 2:30-3:30pm

-Girls' Basketball Game @ 3pm @ Southridge

Thursday, October 12th-PowerHour 2:30-3:30pm

-Girls' HOME Basketball Game @ 3pm

-Fishing Club Fundraiser-Deon's BBQ 2:45-6pm in the Johnston parking lot

Friday, October 13th-Monster Bash 5:30-8:30pm

**Grade Period Ends Friday, October 13th**

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.

Please finish your RDS registration if you have not done so already. If you need any help logging in, please call our office.

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

Thanks for your help!

The class with the highest attendance in September with a percentage of 97.3% was Mrs. Rausei’s class! We can’t wait to see which class will win for October!

October 19: PTO Meeting at 2:30 pm

October 26: Honor Roll Breakfast at 7:20 am

October 27: $1 Popcorn

October 27: $1 Spirit Day (info to come soon)

October 31: Fall Classroom Parties

Monster Bash: Here is the sign-up genius if you are interested in helping out at the Monster Bash this year. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F44ACAE2EAAFBCF8-44747295-johnston

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). I will share more information once I get it!

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

• 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

On Saturday, October 14th, the Highland Branch of the Lake County Public Library will be hosting the US Secret Service for two great programs. Please share this information with teachers, parents/ guardians, and students. Register at https://www.lcplin.org/events or call 219-838-2394 (Highland Branch Library) to register).

10am – Internet safety presentation for grades K-5 along with the students' parents/ guardians. Teachers are welcome as well. US Secret Service will present NCMEC's (National Center for Missing and Exploited Children) NetSmartz program to educate parents and children about online safety and the responsible use of the internet. Issues covered include cyberbullying, inappropriate content, and privacy.

11am – Operation Safe Kids: Livescan Child ID – Operation Safe Kids is a program that offers “Livescan Child ID” cards that consolidate the child's biographical and biometric data into a single document. Parents/ guardians will leave with this card. No information about the children or their families will be recorded or maintained by the US Secret Service or its employees, or shared with any other entity. The Livescan equipment used to produce the identification will not store a child's personal information.

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 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