Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools

Reminder:
Half Day 03.05.26

⸻ Lewiston Cardinal Club – Spots Available! Lewiston Cardinal Club has a few spots still available for Thursday, March 5, 2026—a half day of school! We will be open after school until 6:00 PM, and we’d love for your student to join the other Cardinals for an afternoon of fun. Students will enjoy: • Building birdhouses 🐦 • Fun activities and games • Time with friends A light supper and snack will be provided. How to sign up: Parents can visit www.jlas.com to complete the required paperwork, or stop by Lewiston Elementary to pick up forms. Spots are limited—be sure to sign up soon!

💕✨ Daddy Daughter Dance ✨💕

Join us for a special evening of music, memories, and fun!

📅 Friday, March 13th
⏰ 6:30–8:00 PM
📍 Johannesburg Multi-Purpose Room

🎟 Tickets:
$15 for Father & Daughter
$5 for each additional daughter
💵 Maximum $20 per family

We can’t wait to see you on the dance floor for a night full of smiles and sweet moments! 💃🕺💕

Due to unsafe conditions on secondary roads and for the safety of students and staff, JLAS will be closed today, Monday, March 2nd. Let's get melting!

JLAS would like to thank the Otsego Community Foundation for their generous donations to the JLAS community. This year, they have awarded us just under $20,000 in grants to support both literacy and staff retention and celebration. We are truly grateful to their organization. We would like to thank the Amar-Fox Family Fund, Meemic - The Drzewiecki Agency, UAW Local 388 Educators Fund, Otsego County United Way, Youth Fun, Cwik Holly by Golly Fund and OCF Capacity Grants for their contributions as part of these grants.

~Day 4 awesomeness at Camp LOC~ More pirate compass, bread & butter, animal tracking/snowshoeing, indoor & outdoor initiative, cross country skiing, & structure building. Special events included: a whole group Animal Adaptation Auction and Option Time (advanced XC skiing, advanced fire building, indoor rec time, and candle making!). We enjoyed the “Well Done” Magic show for the evening program. What a great week at camp! ♥️

Day 2 adventures at 6th Grade Camp LOC! ~Dune School! (visiting the Hart Visitor Center museum, the Lake Michigan shoreline, climbing up Sleeping Bear Dunes) ~Outdoor Initiative (low ropes course) ~Bread and Butter class (homemade food) ~Tracking (snowshoeing + identifying animal prints) ~Building a Fire ~More sledding and tubing! ~Lots of delicious food and rec time fun with friends ~Evening Program: Trapper Rick (included an optional demo of skinning and gutting a muskrat! 😎😳)

Day 3 Fun at Camp LOC! More outdoor learning today~ classes included cross country skiing, fire building, pirate compass, structure building, bread and butter, indoor initiative (team building), and animal tracking/snowshoeing. Students also enjoyed the delicious food and more rec time fun with friends! ♥️ Evening program was a captivating event called “Story Be Told” with Jenifer Strauss.

It was a busy (and very cold!) first day at 6th Grade Camp LOC!! Meeting Camp LOC staff & getting to know the space/routines ✅ Group Names Skits✅ Pyramid Point Hike~ beautiful views of Lake Michigan & learning some history of the region ✅ Team Games~ Charade style ✅ Rec Time ✅ Sledding ✅ Night Hike~ focus on Gratitude ✅ Journaling about our day ✅

🏀 Join the Lewiston Cardinal Club! Our team has been busy shooting hoops and building teamwork in the gym! We still have spots available for our after-school program. • When: After school – 6:00 PM • Cost: $8/day (Financial assistance available) • Sign up: Grab an application at the Lewiston Elementary office or visit www.jlas.org.

Here is the JEMS Announcements for the week of February 23rd.

7th grade scientists studying Genetics found out in lab today whether or not they have the gene to taste a substance (PTC), by touching test strips to their tongues. They then graphed the class results. For some it left a bitter taste, others that don't carry the gene tasted nothing at all.

STEM opportunity for 7th and 8th grade girls presented by Gaylord area AAUW. Questions -see Mrs. Quesenberry

Lewiston Cardinal Club enjoyed a fun-filled afternoon decorating cookies and creating Valentine gnome portraits! The students had a wonderful time participating in enriching activities and building teamwork skills together. We have so many exciting enrichment and team-building activities planned — and we still have availability! 📌 Registration papers can be found in the Lewiston Elementary Office or online at www.JLAS.org. We would love to have your child join us!

Kindergarten had a busy day celebrating Valentine's Day and the 100th day of school!

The Foods and Advanced Foods students were sharing their love of baking this week. These sweet Valentine's treats were loved by all💜🩷

President's Day Break

Today in art class, 5th grade students learned about America artist Robert Indiana. Students then had to collaborate as a group to create a piece of art inspired by Indiana's LOVE statue and print. The groups did a fantastic job and even presented their creations to their classmates. Well done 5th grade.