• PTO info
• ILEARN dates/times
• Message from the Cafe
• Fun Fair
• Math Bowl
• Library Information
• After school events
• Riding the Bus Home with a Friend
• Libby App
• Extra Curricular Info
• Arrival and Dismissal
• Meals

Spring Break March 24th-March 28th

Thursday, April 3rd-Math Bowl 2:30-3:30pm

APRIL:

4- Popcorn

11- Popcorn

14- Nomination forms due *Forms can be found in the school office, list of positions and descriptions below

17- Meeting 6pm *Must be present in person/virtually to accept nomination

17- Basket donations due

23- Basket wrapping 2:30pm

25- Fun Fair

• For the time being, RDS is only accessible from the hours of 4PM to 6AM.

• Please use the link on the School Town of Highland website as it has the most current IP address. It is a tab at the top of the page that says RDS Parent Access. https://www.highland.k12.in.us/

• Any other questions or concerns, please contact the school.

Open Enrollment for incoming Kindergarten and 1st graders will open April 14th and end May 2nd at 1pm. More information is here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z2AjnHrlJNNLgRkfP8KTD53b4c2Bz0dTFkGij8gDspo/preview?tab=t.0

Attention Johnston Families!

The Fun Fair is quickly approaching, and we need YOUR help to make it a success!

Each grade level has been assigned a unique theme for their raffle basket, and we’re counting on your donations to make these baskets extra special! You can contribute by donating items that fit your grade level’s theme. You may also make a monetary donation, and the funds will be used to purchase items for the basket.

️Items will be DUE to teachers by Thursday, April 17th.️

Each basket will be raffled off, so let’s make them the best they can be!

We’re excited to see the creative baskets each grade level comes up with! Thank you for your support!

Emma Allison

Bellamy Avina

Julius Campos

Miles Kozak

Tate McHenry

Lia Melgoza

Jacob Orris

Dahlia Phillips

Noah Sexton

Mackenzie Sutton

Tommy Szczur

Sanchez Tate

Jaxson Trevino

Cole Villagomez

Connor Welch

Hi families, please don't forget to check your MealTime balance for your students' accounts weekly. Payments can be submitted in person to your school's office or kitchen manager in the form of cash/check. Payments can also be made online via www.MyMealtime.com, and conveniently via the My Mealtime app in the Google and Apple app stores. You will need your student's ID number to register online/in the app. There is a small service charge to make payments online/app. Don't forget, you can submit a meal application at any time during the year. Paper applications are in the main office, and online applications are also on www.MyMealtime.com. Thank you for your contribution to tackling school meal debt.

Children under the age of 5 in LCPL school districts are eligible to receive a free book every month from Dolly Parton's Imagination Library! The books are theirs to keep forever.

The LCPL Foundation has provided the seed money for this program and pledged annual support so that we can bring books into as many kids' homes as possible.

You can pick up an application at any LCPL location or print one and mail it in. Start building your child's library today!

All students will be given digital access to our Lake County Library on their I-Pads via an app called Libby. This app allows the students to check out and read books at their convenience. If you do not want your child to have access to this, please email lbastaic@highland.k12.in.us, and Mrs. Bastaic will ensure they do not get a digital library card. Thank you!

If your child is riding the bus home with a friend, you need to send in a note with your child's name, the date, and who your child will be riding home with. The principal will need to sign off on those each time.

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

Only those that are eating breakfast can come in to the cafe at 7:20am. All other students can enter the building starting at 7:35am.

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 Lifeskills 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 Lifeskills 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
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