Dennis Stromberg, Principal

Vicki Huffman, Assistant Principal

Karen Davis, Secretary

Verna Shahan, Secretary

STUDENT ABSENCE INFORMATION:

Absence Notification Number: 326-7177

If your child is going to be absent, please call this number to report the studentabsent. Provide the child and teacher’s name along with the reason for their absence. A note is to be sent in upon the students return as well.

Parents/Visitors: Must sign in on the sign-in sheet in the office and obtain a visitors badge; this includes morning escorts to the classroom. We encourage you to allow your child to be more independent, please encourage him/her to walk to his/her bus room on their own. We have helpers at the door waiting to escort your child if they need help.

Tardy Bell:The 1st Bell rings at 7:55 a.m. Classes begin at 8:00 a.m. Students arriving after this time must report to the office to sign in. Please remember that three tardies equals one absence.

Box Tops, Campbell Labels, Aluminum Tabs, Nestle Water Labels, and used Ink Cartridges: Please continue to save and send in these items to your child’s teacher.

HOP FOR LEUKEMIA dates have been changed to April 6th to 9th.

JUMP ROPE AND HOOPS FOR HEART dates will be February 2nd to 6th.

INK CARTRIDGES AND CELL PHONES: Thank you for turning in old/used ink cartridges. We have been able to get two printers for the school by recycling these cartridges. Please send in any size ink cartridges and old cell phones as well.

Faculty members have already begun working to outdo its 2008 “Relay for Life” contribution of (approximately) $2,000! Hand-knitted dish clothes and hand-made quilted potholders are currently being sold for $10 each as a contribution to the American Cancer Society. Several faculty members and parents have been working VERY hard to make these items, most of which include the cancer ribbon. So far, the group has raised over $400 – which will go toward our 2009 “Relay for Life” fund. Anyone interested in helping to make or purchasing any of the dish cloths or potholders, please see Kay Burnett or Kellee Shuttleworth at JES.

JOHNSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HOMEPAGE

The homepage contains information about JES. The school menu, link to Harrison County Schools website, school handbook, education games, staff directory, and WVDE emergency announcements are just a few of the resources that are available through this page. We will update the page during the school year and hope to keep adding more and more information. Visit us at:

Kindergarten Screening:Kindergarten screening for Johnson Elementary and Simpson Elementary will be held at Johnson Elementary on February 23rd. Parents need to call the school at 326-7109 to schedule an appointment. Children need to turn 5 years old prior to September 1, 2009. Children that are already in a Universal Pre-School program do not need to register. We will be receiving these names from Cubby’s and other certified pre-school sites.

Is your child struggling to do his homework every night? Join the free homework help offered at the Clarksburg Library. Literacy Volunteers of Harrison County provide free, one-to-one, after school homework help at the Clarksburg Library. Tutors will be at the library on Mondays from 6pm to 7pm and Thursdays from 5:30pm to 7pm. Tutoring is on-going and your child may join at any time. No registration is required. Tutoring is located on the 2nd floor of the library. Please contact 624-0533 for more information.

WESTEST Prep Tutoring: The WESTEST Prep Tutoring for 3-5 graders will begin Feb. 17th. There will be more information to come.

Retention Letters: Retention letters will be sent out by February 1, 2009 to those students that are being consideredfor retention. This letter does not mean that the student will definitely be retained. We are hopeful that their skills will improve so they can move-up to their respective grade level.

LUNCH APPLICATIONS: Applications for free or reduced lunch may be requested and turned in anytime during the year. If you would like an application please contact the office.

January Music Notes from Mrs. Kuhn

Happy New Year to all! Ithas been a great school year. Time has flown by and we have had a

lot of interesting things happen thus far. The dulcimer group from Fairmont gave a very interesting

folk instrument program for the upper grades; first grade presented a Thanksgiving program for

parents and third, fourth and fifth graders had opportunities to be a part of a musical program and everyone gathered together for our annual Holiday Get-together in the cafeteria. Kindergarten

and second graders will be giving programs in the future for the P.T.A..

We will be focusing on early American music and patriotic music again. Studentswill work on music terms and definitions (crossword puzzles) and various types of songs from their newmusic books in class.

All-State Chorus is in January and I cansend three students this year. Auditions will take place at school the first full week of school in January.

We will continue working with dulcimers and glockenspiels. Nathan Caruthers, my student teacher

from A-B College, will be with us for six weeks after the holidays. We hope to have each class write

their own poem, song and accompaniment during that time. Hopefully we can use someof the original

songs ina program for parents.

Again, I want to wish everyone a very happy, prosperous and healthy new year!!!!!

Jean Kuhn

JOHNSON ELEMENTARY

ELKS HOOP SHOOT WINNERS

BOYS 8-9 yrs oldGIRLS 8-9 yrs old

1st Place- Gavin GoffRory Marple

2ndPlace- Terrence HullChristina Guirguis

3rd Place-Gordon SwigerImoni Saab

4th Place- Noah DrummondAlex Busdecker

BOYS 10-11 yrs old GIRLS 10-11 yrs old

1st Place-Seth Marshall Francesca Steele

2nd Place-Paul McDaniel Emily McCarthy

3rd Place- Tanner Furbee Lindsay Edgelll

4th Place- Hunter Haddix Sarah Randolph

2009 Science Fair Winners

Johnson Elementary held its annual Science Fair on January 14, 2009. The following is a list of winners:

Chemistry and BioChemistry

First Place:Alec McAtee & Trey McAtee

Second Place:Julia Muller & Fallyn Swiger

Juliet Hart

Third Place:Gia Salentro

Alden Smith

Brooke Driscoll

Fourth Place:Erica Chalfant & Jeffrey Chalfant

Mateah Kittle & Julia Harbaugh

Harrison Strong, Preston Zirkle, & Dalton Elliott

Honorable Mention:Raeanne Beckner

Zane Byard & Callia Byard

Earth and Space

First Place:Tyler Bunnell & Zoe Bunnell

Second Place:Zachary White

Hannah Allen & Addie Posey

Third Place:Hayden Hamilton

Maria Salentro

Honorable Mention:Logan Smith

Nicole DeWitt

Kyleigh Church & Abby Davis

Life Science

First Place:Emily McCarthy & Taylor Steele

Second Place:Emily Fetzer

Third Place:Hannah Stewart & Mackenzie Steele

Danielle Wilson

Fourth Place:Olivia Rush

Samantha Wilson

Medicine & Health

First Place:Emily Estanich

Second Place:Falon Snodgrass & Mackenzie Fockler

Kim Morris & Ali McDaniel

Third Place:Brooke Foti & Eleanor Noone

Danielle Lodge

Samuel Cale

Physical Science

First Place:Ross Marra & Elijah Drummond

Second Place:Jenna Soltesz

Third Place:Audrie Sprouse & Virginia Noone

Marisa Young

Vincenzo Cava & A. J. Goodwin

Camron Sheldon & Carter Householder

Fourth Place:Frankie DeFino

Rachel White & Maddie DeBerry

Caroline Ferrell

Honorable Mention:Antonio Spatafore, Brent Sinsel, & Jake Runner

Cordell Hutcheson

Katie Reep & Brenna Shepherd