Parent Conferences are this week!

Hello and Welcome back from the Thanksgiving break!

Just a reminder that November 29th-December 2nd are scheduled parent conference days.  Your child's teacher may have already contacted you with your date and time.  Tuesday through Friday of this week will be minimum days with a dismissal time of 12:45.  Please plan accordingly.

Thank you,

Mrs. Jenkins-Martin

Events for the week of November 14, 2011

Here are the events for the week of November 14, 2011:

November 14th- 11:30 a.m. Parent University class- "Math; What are you teaching my child."- Johnson auditorium

November 15th-9:15 a.m. English Learning Advisory Committee (ELAC) meeting- Conference Room 3

November 16th- Annual Bus evacuation drill beginning at 9 a.m.- Johnson blacktop
                         - Lincoln Cluster meeting Porter Elementary, 6- 8 p.m.

November 17th- Kindergarten Award Assembly, 5:30-6:30 (6 p.m. in the classrooms)

November 2011 Student non-attendance days

Hello,

November has several student non-attendance days.   Friday, November 11th is Veterans Day.  There is no school on this day.

Also, the week of November 21st-25th are student non-attendance days.  The students are off for the entire week.  Students come back to school on November 28th.


Thank you,

Mrs. Jenkins-Martin

Thank you for a smooth parking lot transition!

Good evening,

The first week of the new parking lot procedure has been very smooth.  Although, it is less convenient than in years past, most everyone has seen that closing the lot to through traffic during the times students and parents are using the parking lot most is in the best interest of pedestrians.

Thank you again for your cooperation!

Mrs. Jenkins-Martin

School resumes on Monday

Good evening,

Johnson students  report back to class on Monday, September 12th.  The first bell rings at 8:55 and the tardy bell rings at 9 a.m.

We look forward to seeing every student back in class tomorrow, ready to learn! 

Mrs. Jenkins-Martin

New Parking Lot Procedures begin September 6th

For the safety of our students,  the parking lot will be closed to through traffic from 8:30-9:05 a.m. and from 3:15-3:30 p.m.

On the minimum day the parking lot will close from 12:30- 1:00 p.m.

If you need to conduct school business, but need to leave before the parking lot will open, please find neighborhood parking.

Thank you,

Mrs. Jenkins-Martin

School Starts next Tuesday!

Good evening,

The first day of school is Tuesday, September 6th at 9 a.m.

The first bell rings at 8:55, students should  be in class at 9 a.m.

We look forward to seeing you!

Mrs. Jenkins-Martin

Recycling Event at Johnson STEM

This event will take place on August 6, 2011 on the dirt field beginning at 8 a.m..   More details to follow!

A very busy week!

Good morning,

This week has been a very busy week here at Johnson! 

We had our annual STEM Fair on Tuesday and had a great turnout!  The projects this year were great and showed some wonderful scientific thinking!  Thank you to Mr. Cook and all Johnson Staff Members for all of the work they put into making this event a success!

Many classrooms have activities scheduled for the last week of school.  Please remind students about being on their best behavior so that they are able to fully participate!

Thank you,

Mrs. Jenkins-Martin

STEM Fair, July 12th- 5:30 pm

Hello Johnson Families,

The annual STEM Fair is coming up on Tuesday, July 12th at 5:30 pm, here at Johnson Magnet School. I hope you will attend as your students have been working hard on their projects!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Jenkins-Martin

Less than 20 days of school left!

Parents,

Please remember that Johnson's last day of school is July 21st.  We look forward to continuing a strong educational curriculum these last few days, so attendance for students is still essential for their learning.

Teachers may have some fun activities planned toward the end of the year and excellent student behavior is part of the requirements in order to attend.  WE thank you in advance for your cooperation!

Mrs. Jenkins-Martin

Young Scientists Summer Sessions for ages 3-5

Program Description:
Young Scientists is a hands-on preschool science program offered by the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center. This program provides informal learning experiences that support and enhance exploration, create excitement, and facilitate scientific discoveries.
Each session consists of four weeks of developmentally appropriate science-related topics.  Young scientists begin each class by exploring the science center galleries (before they open to the public), followed by 60 minutes of hands-on science activities led by the Fleet’s science educators. Each activity includes parent/child directed questions.
The program is designed for children ages 3-5 years with an accompanying adult. One caregiver must attend with each child. Siblings are not permitted.
Enrollment is limited and pre-registration is required. Participants must register for all four classes in each session. Classes meet on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays or Saturdays from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m.
Registration Information:

To register for the Young Scientists program, please contact our Client Services Department at 619-238-1233, ext. 806.

Young Scientists sessions 10 and 11 are now open. Register now, classes are filling up fast! Call (619) 238-1233 ext. 806 to register. Visit our website for more details, http://www.rhfleet.org/site/education/youngscientists.html

UCSD Jacobs School to Open Doors for First-ever Family Day

Parents of Johnson 5th graders,

Engage in fun, hands-on activities with your children. Visitors will get the opportunity to do all this—and more—when they take part in the first-ever Family Day at the Jacobs School of Engineering from 1 to 3 p.m. June 26.

For more information about how to register for this event please click on the link below.

http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/news_releases/release.sfe?id=1084

 

Mrs. Jenkins-Martin

Register online for the Summer Reading Program!

Kids, Teens, and Adults:

Register for the Summer Reading Program!

Go Green! Register Online!

 Visit www.sandiegolibrary.org to register
 Keep track of your books/hours through the website
 When you finish the requirements, see a staff member to get prizes!

Registration begins Sat, June 11. The Summer Reading Program runs until Sat, August 13.
Prizes can be redeemed beginning June 21.
All prizes offered while supplies last.

No school June 17th and 20th

Hello Parents,

Just a reminder that due to teacher furloughs, there will be no school on Friday, June 17th and Monday, June 20th.  Please plan accordingly.

Thank you,

Mrs. Jenkins-Martin

Golden Pyramid Awards this Saturday!

On Saturday, June 4th, several Johnson students are being honored with the Urban League's Golden Pyramid Award.  This awards recognizes academic achievement in Literacy and Mathematics. The ceremony will take place at the Jenny Craig Pavilion at the University of San Diego campus.

Congratulation to all of the students who will be receiving awards!

Mrs. Jenkins-Martin

Johnson STEM Magnet 2006 to 2010 positive API growth

Here is some great news!

Over the last five years Johnson has grown:

+73 API points schoolwide, +34 API points for African American students, +79 API points for Hispanic students, +12 API points for White students,+ 42 API points for English learners and +71 API points for Socio-economically disadvantaged students.

Johnson Magnet has been making double digit growth gains over the last five years!

A great time was had by all...

Good morning,

Thank you to all of the staff, parents and other volunteers who helped make the spaghetti and pizza event a successful one last night!  We had a few technical difficulties, but I still think we all had a great time!

Thank you to all those who attended!

Mrs. Jenkins-Martin

Summer Reading Program at Malcolm X Library

The library's annual Summer Reading Progarm runs from June 15-August 15th!  It's important that children continue to read over the summer and the library is offering this great program again this year!!

Take advantage of this opportunity.  Stop by or call the Malcolm X library for more information!

Address:  5148 Market Street

(619) 527-3405

Mrs. Jenkins-Martin

Johnson Band Performance this Tuesday!

Our wonderful Johnson Band will be performing this Tuesday, May 24th, at the Lincoln High School auditorium.  The performance begins at 6 p.m. Our students have been practicing very hard all year for this and would love your support!

We hope you can attend!

Next School Board Meeting

DISTRICT BOARD MEETINGS

Board of Education Meeting is on Tuesday, May 24, 5:00 p.m. in the Education Center Auditorium, 4100 Normal St (92103).  Agenda is posted on the Friday before a meeting, May 20.  This link will take you to the Board of Education website:  SDUSD Board Meeting Information.

 

Mrs. Jenkins-Martin

Family Movie Night and Spaghetti Dinner

Good afternoon,

Bring the whole family for dinner and a movie on May 26th at 5:30 p.m.  The Spaghetti is $2 a plate.

We hope to see you there!

Mrs. Jenkins-Martin

Pizza fundraiser May 27th

Good afternoon,

Students may purchase pizza for $2 a slice after the CST Kickoff Assembly on May 27th.  The pizza will begin being served at 3:15 and will be sold on a pre-sold basis.  If you would like to participate, please return the flier that went home with your child on May 19th filled out completely and with the cash or check made payable to Johnson Magnet School.

Thank you,

Mrs. Jenkins-Martin

Rally for Education this Tuesday!

COME RALLY FOR EDUCATION!

Balboa Park – Park Blvd & Presidents Way

Tuesday     May 24      4:30pm

Lincoln Town Hall Meeting May 23rd

 School board member, Ms. Jackson, has scheduled a Town Hall meeting with parents and the community of Lincoln High School.  It will be held on Monday, May 23, 2011, 7:00 p.m. in the Lincoln High School Theatre.

Mrs. Jenkins-Martin

Twelve days left until CST testing!

Good afternoon,

As we get closer to CST testing, attendance is more important than ever.  Please make sure that your student is here everyday and on time.  This is a habit that will serve the students well as they get older.

Thank you,

Mrs. Jenkins-Martin

Two Johnson students fly to Florida today!

Good morning,

Two of our students Taniya and Lauryn are off to compete at the Student NASA Explorere School Symposium in Florida!  Their sponsor Mrs. Matthews and the girls flew out early this morning and we wish them good luck during the competition!

Mrs. Jenkins-Martin

School reopens May 2, 2011

Dear Johnson Parents/Guardians,

School reopens May 2nd and we look forward to getting back into the groove of school!  It is important that kids get back into the routine of eating at a regular time and going to bed at a decent hour to make sure they are ready to get up on time and get back on the school bell schedule.

The warning bell rings at 8:55 and students are to be in class by the 9:00 bell.

We will see you on Monday morning!

Thank you,

Mrs. Jenkins-Martin

Jiji lab open April 18-22nd

Good afternoon,

We have the Technology lab (Room 8) open from 8-12 for those students wishing to log in some Jiji time.  The room is staffed by a Johnson teacher.  We welcome those who did not have the opportunity the first week.

Mrs. Jenkins-Martin

Parent Coffee- Tuesday, May 24th guest speaker

Good afternoon,

Our next parent coffee is Tuesday, May 24th at 9 am in the auditorium.  We will have a guest speaker, Officer Williams from the San Diego Unified School District Police Department who will speak on school traffic concerns and perhaps have time to answer other questions.  His availability will be dependent on whether there is something else going on in the district that needs his attention.

We hope to see you there!

Mrs. Jenkins-Martin

Upcoming Parent Meetings

Good morning,

Here are some of the events coming up for May:

May 1st-5th- Teacher Appreciation Week
May 4th-7th- Mrs. Matthews and 2 students go to Kennedy Space Station!
May 3rd- ILT/SGT meeting- 1:30
May 5th- Family Friday
May 9th- Lincoln Community Cluster Meeting- 6 pm (place TBD)
May 23rd- SSC meeting- 4:30 (auditorium)
May 24th- Parent Coffee -9 am (auditorium)
                -English Learners Options meeting- 10 am (auditorium)
May 30th- Memorial Day (no school)
May 31st- California Standards Test (CST) for grades 2-5 begin

Thank you,

Parents and Guardians your participation at school makes a difference!

Mrs. Jenkins-Martin

Johnson's attendance summary for March 2011

Attendance: Our school’s attendance percentage forMarch was 95.34%.  That is up 0.49% over our March attendance from last year, but down from last month.  We are ranked 7^th out of the 13 elementary schools in our cluster behind Horton, Porter, Balboa, Nye, Webster and Chollas/Mead elementaries.  

Our school goal is 98% daily attendance for students! Please make sure that students are here every day unless they are sick.  When they are here at school, they are learning!

As of today, there are 34 days until the California State Standards (CST) test.  Testing begins on Tuesday, May 1st!

Spring Break

Johnson STEM Magnet is on the year round schedule and is currently on Spring Break. 

School for students resumes on May 2nd at 9 am. 

The Jiji lab is open from 8-12 in Room 8 for those students who would like to come on campus to work on it!

Mrs. Jenkins-Martin

Parent Coffee March 22nd

There was a lot of learning going on at the parent coffee this morning!  Michele Arterberry, our English Language Support Teacher (ELST), presented information on the eight Thinking Maps that our staff have taught the students this year.  Today, we focused on the Flow Map which helps with the thinking process of SEQUENCE.  We demonstrated how to do one, did one together and then had the parents do one on their own.  Parents then were shown how to take the information from the Flow Map and create a two to three paragraph essay from it.

Thinking Maps is a school wide program we have taken on.  Ask your child's teacher about it!  Your kids are doing great things with the maps.  We will demonstrate another map at future meetings.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Jenkins-Martin
Principal

Prime Time Applications

Hello,

The window for turning in Prime Time applications for the 2011-2012 school year is from March 7-May 6, 2011.

If you would like to be considered for this program, please make sure to have your applications turned in by the deadline.  See the application for more details.

Thank you,

Mrs. Jenkins-Martin

Supervision

Hello Parents,

We would appreciate your remembering that there is no campus supervision at Johnson before 8:30 a.m.  Unless your child is in the 6 to 6 program or you have VERIFIED that they are meeting with a teacher for tutoring or in a club, students should not be here before that time.

After school, students should head directly home or to the auditorium if they ride the bus.  Again, unless they are in the above programs or are with a teacher, the campus should be cleared by 3:50 p.m. Please make sure that your child knows the plan for getting home from you before they arrive at school.  This avoids unnecessary traffic in the office.

Thank you,
Mrs. Jenkins-Martin

Free Class, March 10th! Testing; What Parents Need to Know

The Harold J. Ballard Parent Center invites you to attend a free evening class for parents  on

 

 Thursday, March 10, 2010.

5:30pm-7:30pm

 

 

       An African American Perspective with Lori LaPointe on:

 
                  "Testing:  What Parents Need to Know"

 

Parents will learn about the different tests students take to measure how well they are doing in school, and tips on ways to help your child do well.

 

                   CAHSEE                          STAR    

 

Complimentary dinner, homework station, free childcare, Spanish and Somali translation, door prizes.

 

Tubman-Chavez Center (across from the trolley station)

415  North Euclid Avenue. San Diego, CA 92114. 5:30pm-7:30pm

 

For more information, please contact Elneda Shannon (619) 293-4431

February 10th board meeting

Thank you to all of the staff, students, and parents who came to speak on the behalf of keeping the funding available for Johnson STEM Magnet!  You all did a fantastic job!!

Mrs. Jenkins-Martin

Parent Coffee, January 25, 2011

Today at the parent coffee, our ELST Mrs. Arterberry, shared with the group information about the importance of attendance for both Native English speakers and English Language Learners.  She talked about the School Attendance Review Board (SARB) process and how children who have excessive absences or tardies may be referred to this organization.  The purpose of this process is to make sure that students are in compliance with the attendance laws. Last week, Johnson had a only 406/526 students here at school AND on time.  That's only a 77% attendance and promptness rate. We can do better.  The school goal is 97% or better!!

The principal then shared information about the district budget situation.  She shared with the parents the budget  information specific to Johnson Elementary and its' students.  The parents had great questions and had great ideas for how to keep Johnson a STEM focused school in the years ahead.

Parents interested in volunteering in the morning at running club from 8:30-8:55, please contact the school office for more information.

Thank you,