With a Halloween buzz in the air this week, the library was anything but quiet and ordinary! Pre-school kiddos took a dip into my extensive costume collection this week! Hats, vests, scarves, boas, sunglasses, wings… you name it, and this librarian’s got it. Once we were all dolled up, we shared fun musical halloween stories […]
The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary The Mouse and the Motorcycle was a good book it was fun to read. You can learn about friendship with a mouse and a kid and a motorcycle. The mouse’s name is Ralph the kids name is Keith he is a good kid. I hope you have […]
The Big Wave by Pearl S. Buck The Big Wave is written by Pearl S. Buck. It’s about these boys named Kino and Jiya. The boy Kino loves the sea until a huge waves crashes on the village and its villages killing almost everyone who didn’t flee. Kino’s family survives but Jiya’s doesn’t. When Jiya’s […]
Chocolate Fever by Robert Kimmel Smith You should read chocolate fever it is about the boy geting chocolate fever. He love chocolate and then he start to get brown spots all over him at school and no body they did not no what was on him. So then they took him to the nurse and […]
Every year, Read for the Record connects millions of teachers and students across the country in support of one common goal: early childhood literacy. Jumpstart’s Read for the Record event challenges students of all ages to discuss the critical importance of literacy in their lives. At Johnson, this event is especially important as Jumpstart’s main goal […]
Creepy Carrots took over Johnson Elementary this week! Look out for these spooky orange guys throughout this week’s photos… 3 and 4 year old pre-school students work on their Creepy Carrot craft. The story Creepy Carrots, written by Aaron Reynolds and illustrated by Peter Brown, follows Jasper Rabbit as he realizes that he has a […]
The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Clear I think you should read Mouse and the Motorcycle. Cause it’s a funny adventurous book. A boy and a mouse loving each other. It’s hard to be friends with a mouse cause you don’t trust the mouse, but the boy did trust the mouse. I hope you […]
The Big Wave by Pearl S. Buck The Big Wave is written by Pearl S. Buck. It is realistic fiction and is about two boys, Kino and Jiya. They live on a coast of Japan. A big wave comes and kills Jiya’s family. Jiya is asked if he would like to live with Old Gentleman. […]
Less than 24 hours after being posted to the DonorsChoose website, our project, Help Our Students Fall in Love with Reading, was fully funded! Thanks to donations from family, friends, and generous strangers, more than 60 brand new, engaging books are on their way to Johnson. These books will be awarded to our Book It […]
You’ve read about it on the blog, you’ve heard about it from your student, maybe you’ve even started tracking and coloring towards reaching your child’s reading goals. It’s official – you’re a part of Johnson’s brand new Book It incentive. Congratulations, and welcome! We’re glad you’re here! Today, I’m going to tell you about an […]