W.A. Johnson Family Newsletter
September, 2023
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District 2 now calls eLearning Days when closing schools due to extreme weather or other emergencies. eLearning Days will begin an hour later than normal school days to provide teachers planning time to adjust their instruction for eLearning.
On eLearning Days, Johnson students will log into their Chromebooks and go to their Google Classrooms through their Classlink page, and join eLearning from the Google Meets link(s) posted there. Attendance will be taken, and students will then be engaged in live instruction for the entire five-hour school day.
An eLearning Day counts as a regular school day, and does not require the District to use a built-in emergency day at the end of the school year. Parents will then be notified no later than 6 AM if the District is closing its schools and holding an eLearning Day. (No announcement means it will be a normal school day.)
Teachers will be available to support students with the content being presented for learning during live instruction or through email. Assistance with any technology issues may be addressed by contacting members of the District’s technology team. The Johnson School Technology Support Specialist is Mr. Joe West who can be reached at 630-766-2605 extension 3120.
Our students will be taking a variety of assessments this month to measure their learning and to guide our instructional planning.
They are:
- NWEA MAP Reading Fluency assessment
- NWEA MAP Reading and Math (Links are included for families)
- ACCESS (for our English Language Learners in all grades. Link is included for families)
Please let your child's teacher or an administrator know if you have any questions about these assessments.
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The Great Kindness Challenge (GKC) is the week of January 22 - 26th. "Create Kindness" is this year's theme. During this week students will be completing a GKC project during SEL.
On Thursday, we sent home a packet with information on how you can participate in the GKC this year.
Please click here for a digital version of the information sent home.
Please click on the link below to read our parent letter. These lessons will be taught at the end of January in your child's SEL class.
You have received or will receive forms for the yearly dental screening program for your child sponsored by the Dupage County Health Department in conjunction with the Illinois State Dental Program grant.
This is a voluntary program offered to any elementary child in the district.
Johnson's elementary schools dental event will be held January 23 and 24. Please return signed consent forms by January 19 to be eligible for the program.
If you sign and return the completed dental forms your child will receive a dental exam
- This dental exam will meet the state mandated requirement for Kindergarten, 2nd,.
- If the child meets the necessary requirements they will receive a dental cleaning, fluoride treatment, and sealants.
- A letter will be sent home with the exam results and what services were done.
However, once maintenance crews are able to clear paved areas of safety hazards like snow and ice, students will typically return to outdoor recess so long as the temperature is 15 or above. So parents should make sure they send their students with a warm coat, scarf, gloves, and boots in the winter months.
- Membership Dues: Click here to pay Johnson PTA membership dues online
- Our February PTA meeting is on February 8th @ 3:45pm
- Zoom option to share with families: PTA Meeting Zoom link. This will be the same link for ALL meetings this school year
PTA Board Members:
Victoria Myhre, President
Diana Sanchez, Vice President
Nicki Zengilani, Secretary
Christina Palacios, Treasurer
PTA email: johnsonjaguarspta@gmail.com
Google Voice phone: (773) 234-8284
Special Bonus: For every 2023-24 $10 membership, the PTA will give each member $10 in scholastic dollars to use at the Book Fair!
