W.A. Johnson Bulletin
December 2022
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PTA
- Membership Dues: Click here to pay Johnson PTA membership dues online
- The next meeting is on January 19th at 3:45pm: The Specials team has signed up to attend.
- 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
Christina Palacios, Vice President
PTA email: johnsonjaguarspta@gmail.com
Google Voice phone: (773) 234-8284
MUSIC AROUND THE WORLD: VIRTUAL CONCERTS
We are excited to announce our Virtual Winter Concert taking place December 13th - 16th with our K-2 students. They will be showcasing music from around the world. The performances will take place during one of the music classes during the week, and will be livestreamed for the families to watch at home. The students will come into music at their regular time, and we will set up for 10 minutes. Each of the classes will then perform for 15 minutes. Please note, because there are sometimes two music classes performing at once, some classes will be performing together.
Links to the live stream will be sent out next week.
POWERSCHOOL PARENT PORTAL
This year, District 2 has transitioned to a new student information system – PowerSchool.
This transition consolidated several systems across the District, combining data management, the grading system, and the parent portal all into one platform. This transition is nearly complete, as the District is now set to open its new PowerSchool Parent Portal on Friday, December 16.
The PowerSchool Parent Portal is an online system that will provide parents access to their students’ schedules, attendance, assignments and grades.
Letters providing more information on the PowerSchool Parent Portal will be sent home with students later this month. In-person tutorials will be offered in January, and online resources to help parents create and use their accounts will be posted at www.bsd2.org/powerschool.
COLD WEATHER: RECESS AND ACCESSORIES
As the seasons continue to change, the weather will be getting cooler! Please be sure to send your child to school with a coat and necessary accessories for the forecasted weather. Elementary students will go outside for recess for 20 minutes every day when the temperature, including wind chill, is 15 or above. In those instances where the temperature is below 15 degrees, students will remain indoors for recess in their classrooms.
If you are in need of cold weather accessories (e.g., coats, gloves, scarves, etc.) please reach out to one of our SEL staff members.
December 7th: PTA McTeacher Night @ 4-7pm
December 9th: Multicultural Parent Committee @ 5:30pm-7pm
December 16th: Holiday Assembly at Fenton H.S. @ 10am (5th Grade Students Only)
December 19th: Holiday Assembly at Blackhawk M.S. @ 9:30am (2nd & 4th Grade Students Only)
December 22nd - January 9th: NO SCHOOL - Winter Break
January 9th: School Resumes
January 16th: NO SCHOOL
January 19th: PTA Meeting @ 3:45pm in the Innovation Lab & via Zoom
SCHOOL CLOSING INFORMATION
The District’s mass notification system will contact all student households when a school must be closed for emergency reasons such as extreme weather. In these situations, parents/guardians will receive a phone call, email, and/or text message no later than 6 a.m. if their contact information with the school is up to date. Please make certain your proper contact information is on file with the school to ensure you are notified through this system.
E-LEARNING DAYS
District 2 now calls eLearning Days when schools must close due to extreme weather.
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.
Students in Grades K-8 will be sent home with their Chromebooks when weather forecasts suggest school closures are a possibility. Attendance will be taken during eLearning Days, and the hours of the school day will be the same. Instead of traveling to school, though, students will join their classes through their teachers’ virtual links, which will be posted on the District website and sent to parents via email and text message.
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