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