ol. 2017-2018 No.7 March 2018 Jaguar Jottings Your Johnsburg Central School Newsletter Superintendent’s Corner March is here and our budget is almost prepared. We have been working diligently to prepare a budget that maintains our educational vision while at the same time being fiscally responsible to the community. We continue to work within the parameters of what the State allows without asking for a 60% majority vote. As a community, everyone needs to realize this does affect program growth to some extent. When the State created the tax cap back in 2011, and the fact that we were just starting to come back from the economic recession, schools including Johnsburg have had a very hard time implementing new programs. I feel we continue to Principal’s Message have a competitive and challenging curriculum that we offer our students, but at the same time, I do wish funds were available so we could do more. The 2018- 2019 school budget will be voted on by the full Board on March 26, 2018. Congratulations, Nordic skiers! The JCS boy’s Nordic team took 2nd in Section II. Ava Anderson & Seamus Tomb qualified for states. Good luck! Facebook Jaguar Walking Path Check out our Johnsburg Central School page on The ¼ mile Jaguar Walking Path is ready for use. Facebook. Walkers may enter through the main entrance https://www.facebook.com/JohnsburgCentralSchool/ from 3-7 P.M. on Monday through Friday, excluding holidays/vacations. Sign in/out on the clipboard near the main entrance and follow the Buy a Brick Program paw prints on the walls. Maps are available. To help raise money for our outdoor classroom, JCS has started a brick campaign. Personally engraved bricks will be placed on the ground as an entrance to the pavilion. Go to NYS Grade 3-8 Testing www.bricksrus.com/order/jcs to place an on-line Students in grades 3-8 will be taking the NYS order, pick up an order form in the principal’s ELA test on Wednesday, April 11th & Thursday, office, or see the attachments to this newsletter. April 12th. The NYS Math test will be given on Tuesday, may 1st & Wednesday, May 2nd. Grade 3 will take a paper-based test and grades 4-8 will take computer-based tests this year. Free Tax Return Preparation Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA) is offering free tax help to families and individuals whose household income is below Items for sale in the principal’s office. $54,000. In addition to free tax return preparation assistance, free electronic filing (e-filing) will be offered. Individuals taking advantage of the e-file “Raise the Roof” program will receive their refunds in half the time The “Raise the Roof” fundraising campaign compared to returns filed on paper – even faster if continues to go well. Thanks to those who have you have your refund deposited directly into your helped out, purchased items, or donated to the bank account. Tax Returns with stock sales, cause. Jaguar spirit items will be for sale at business or rental income cannot be completed by basketball games and in the principal’s office us. To schedule a tax appointment for Warren and throughout the winter. Stop by and take a look! Washington County call 800-211-5128. Lost & Found Is your child missing some clothing items? Have them check Lost & Found in the area across from the nurse’s office. REMINDER PARENTS: For your child’s safety, no one can go anywhere but home on the bus without a note or phone call from a parent. (This includes the Late Bus as well) Grade nor age matters. When students sign up for a sport, we do not need a note regarding the late bus unless they are going someplace other than home. This also applies to leaving school early; students need parental permission to leave the SchoolStore.net school grounds for any reason. Please let your JCS is participating with SchoolStore to raise child(ren) know these rules. Thank you. funds to help purchase the essential tools our students and teachers need to succeed. Visit www.schoolstore.net or www.schoolstore.com/video for more info. School Closing Procedure: If school is closed for any reason on a scheduled school day, such closings will be broadcast over stations WGY-810, WCKM, WWSC, WZZM- 93.5, WENU 107.1, WINK -105.7, WBZA-1410, WMML-1230, WNYT (Channel 13), WTEN (Channel 10), WRGB (Channel 6) and North Country Radio starting as soon as the decision is made. The automated phone system will also be in use. The decision to close school will be Staff Day made by school officials after consulting with Friday, March 16th will be a staff day at JCS. the Town Highway Superintendent. There will be no school for students on this day. Wesley SanAntonio- “If I found a pot of gold I would celebrate and buy a Lego set. I would play with my Lego set. I will go to Florida.” Huck Knickerbocker-“If I found a pot of gold I would buy every Lego set in the world. Yay! I QUESTION OF would go to Maine to see Zion.” Charlotte Morehouse- “If I found a pot of gold I THE MONTH would I would tell my mom, my grandma, my papa and my dad. If I found a pot of gold I would March buy all the toys I want.” “Imagine you find a pot of gold! Maggie Batha- “If I found a pot of gold I would buy ice cream. I would buy toys. Then, I would What would you do with it?” buy a bigger house. I would get ice skating Mrs. Olesheski’s First Grade: lessons.” Trinity Millington- “If I found a pot of gold I Ava Pesquera- “If I found a pot of gold I would would put the pot in my bedroom. I would save it buy a toy. I would buy cheese. Then I would make to buy a toy kitchen.” tacos. Then Gabe and I will eat them.” Eva Altman- “If I found a pot of gold I would go Alyssa Church- “If I found a pot of gold I would to Orlando to see VillainCon. I want to see Scarlet set it under a rainbow. I would buy ice cream. I Overkill. First she had piggy tails. When she was would give the gold to my mom.” 18 she became a villain. I would take my mom with me.” Amasia-Jae Smith- “If I found a pot of gold I would celebrate my birthday. I would watch the parade. My mom would get us subs. I would throw the gold up in that air! I would have all my friends and have a big party.” Katherine Moro- “If I found a pot of gold I would show my mom and dad. My mom and dad would be so surprised! They would pick me up and I would get a cat.” Aaden Sauer-Jones- “If I found a pot gold I would buy a lot of Legos. I would build a lot of the sets that I got. I would share with my brother and sister and my mom and dad.” Isla Lewis- “If I found a pot of gold I would buy all the toys in the world. I would go to Ohio to see my grandpa. I would take Griffin.” Mrs. Webb’s First Grade: Austin Lupo-“If I found a pot of gold, I would give the gold to a farm so they could buy a saddle. Abel Hitchcock-“If I found a pot of gold, I would I could buy a snowmobile for my mom and dad. I buy a new house. I would buy diamonds and give would buy a four wheeler for my sister.” some of the gold to poor people.” Mia Pace-“If I found a pot of gold, I would grab it Launa Morehouse-“If I found a pot of gold, I and put it in my pocket. I would buy a Barbie doll. would buy 400 Nintendo Switch games so I could I would get my sisters make up and a tablet.” play on it with my family and friends.” Dom Donohue-“If I found a pot of gold, I would buy a huge fire truck.” Liam Turnbull-“If I had a pot of gold, I would get a million dollars for it and go camping in a forest. I would buy a Nintendo Switch, candy, a dog, a cat, and a Splat ball.” Austin Lucia-“If I found a pot of gold, I would exchange it for money to buy toys. I would buy food. I would also like to go to Florida.” Tailyn Millington-“If I found a pot of gold, I would give money to the orphanage. I would adopt a kid. I would go on a vacation to Florida to swim. I would buy a bunny and a cat.’ Zoey Hayes-“If I found a pot of gold, I would buy ice cream. I would buy a baby doll. I would save some gold for me and my sister.” Evelynn Noel-“If I found a pot of gold, I would buy a horse and then dress it like a unicorn. I would ride it. I would buy a baby doll too. I would buy a blue nose Pitbull puppy.” Logan Bennett-“If I found a pot of gold, I would buy a diamond and toys. I would take my family to Las Vegas and buy expensive toys.” Madison Mansfield:-“If I found a pot of gold, I would save it for when I need it.