This month, JP students and staff will be busy with many academic and extra-curricular endeavors. To name a few:

• Grade-level residence that are sponsored by our PTO will begin in grade 5.
• The Winter Band Concert will take place at Jp on Wednesday, January 25, at 6:30 PM
• The Winter Choir Concert will take place at JP on Thursday, January 26, at 6:30 PM.
• Photo Re-Take Day will take place on Tuesday, January 10. If you have any questions, please call the main office and speak with Michele Cowell.
• Winter Club Sign-Ups are coming soon! Be on the look-out for information in the next week or two.

Please join us in welcoming our new PPS therapy dog, Tiger, who will be working at all four elementary schools on a rotating basis once he is fully trained.To select the right dog for the elementary schools, Ms. Sarah Moore, PPS Supervisor of Elementary Education, worked with a Golden Doodle breeder that has experience in training and placing dogs in therapeutic settings. Once Tiger completes his full course of training, which may take the remainder of this school year, he will join Ms. Moore at the elementary schools as an official therapy dog, rotating through the schools on a weekly basis.

As part of School Violence Awareness Week, October 17-21, Johnson Park students will have the opportunity to participate in pajama day, team jersey day and more!

October is a wonderful time in the Johnson Park Garden. Students are busy at JP sampling the last of our Sun Gold cherry tomatoes. Most students want to eat the tomatoes but even those who choose not to taste the tomatoes join in the investigation by breaking open the juicy fruits.

We are looking forward to seeing Johnson Park parents on Thursday, September 22 at 6 PM for Back to School Night!

The updated PPS Elementary Schools Family Handbook has information regarding just about everything you ever wanted to know relating to Community Park, Johnson Park, Littlebrook and Riverside. Check it out!

It is with great pleasure that I write to welcome you to the 2022-2023 school year.  I hope that your summer has been filled with fun family activities while enjoying the wonderful sunshine (and heat!). This is always one of my favorite times of the year! I love the excitement of beginning the new school year—meeting new colleagues, welcoming our students and families, and preparing for the adventures that lie before us! 

The faculty and staff at Johnson Park are working hard to see that your child(ren)’s learning experience is a successful and happy one. Our faculty and staff have an exciting year of learning planned. Your child(ren)’s homeroom teacher will be in communication with you to share specific information about their class—daily schedule/routines, expectations, highlights for the school year, etc. 

Durante la semana del 22 de agosto, recibirá un correo electrónico de PowerSchool que incluye información sobre el año escolar e instrucciones para obtener el nombre del maestro principal de su hijo a través del Portal Para Padres (Parent Portal). Este incluirá instrucciones sobre cómo configurar su cuenta del Portal para Padres. El maestro de su hijo se comunicará con usted para compartir información sobre el año escolar y cualquier material que pueda necesitar. Ese correo electrónico también proporcionará información sobre rutinas y procedimientos en JP, junto con nuestros protocolos de salud y seguridad para el año.

We are looking forward to seeing new and returning students on September 6, the first day of school!