The Wildcat

• Johnston Playground After Hours
• T-shirt info
• Red Ribbon Week
• Staff Spotlight
• ELearning Day
• PTO updates
• Monster Bash
• K-Kids collection
• Girls Basketball
• Arrival and Dismissal
• Fine Arts and Gym Schedule
• Lunch Information
• Monthly Wellness Calendar

Tuesday, October 4th-Student Council Meeting 2:30-3:00

Monday, October 10th-K-Kids Meeting 2:30-3:15

K-Kids Donations are due Oct. 14th

Friday, October 21-Monday, October 24-Fall Break-No School

Friday, October 28th-Monster Bash 6-8pm

Tuesday, November 8th-eLearning Day

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 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.

Back by popular demand, you can purchase an "I Like You Just the Way You Are" t-shirt again! There are a variety of colors to choose from this year.

Head here: https://www.customink.com/g/hnf0-00cn-bkjm

The store will close on October 15th. Please put your child's name/teacher's name in the notes so we can deliver them to him/her in school.

As a reminder, Election Day, Tuesday, November 8th 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. More information will be provided by teachers closer to that date.

Notes came home last weekend regarding popcorn days and membership.

-Popcorn Day on Friday

-The next meeting is on November 17th at 6pm in the Johnston Library.

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!

PTO needs your help. We are asking families to PLEASE donate 1 bag of candy for Monster Bash. Please send candy in with your child and make sure the candy you donate is individually wrapped. Your donations will be a big help in making this event a success. The class with the biggest amount of candy donated will win 10 Tickets per student to be used at the event. As always, PTO thanks you for the continued help and support.

• 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

Please send in:

Any size shampoo

Any size body wash

Drop-off boxes will be by the office. Donations are due October 14th.

Thank you!

• 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