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Maybe you’ve heard of Books on Bikes before. Just maybe. After all, I’ve mentioned it once or twice. Or three times. Or… maybe a few more than that. But if you’re new here (Hi, St. Anne’s-Belfield families!), you might not know about this ragtag band of librarians determined to save the world using books, bikes, and […]
Read MoreWHAT A MONTH. October is always a busy month at Johnson, but this month feels like it has been our busiest yet! From special guests and reading events to Creepy Carrots and engineering tools, October has been a blur. Take a look at some of the amazing things we’ve been doing in the Learning Leopard […]
Read MoreThis morning live on the Johnson morning announcements, I shared the winner of our Spring Book Fair Raffle. Just in case you forgot about all of the awesome stuff up for grabs, here’s a little reminder: Tickets were on sale all last week at the Spring Book Fair, and thanks to shoppers like you, raffle […]
Read MoreWelcome to a new series for the Learning Leopard Library blog – Student Spotlight. Check out Student Spotlight posts to learn more about some of the students that make the Johnson Elementary School Library so awesome! Today’s spotlight is on Laniyah, a Johnson second grader. I’m not exaggerating when I say that Laniyah is one […]
Read MoreCongratulations to the winner of our Ultimate Summer Reading Kit – Lucy, a fourth grade student! I hope that you love your prize! This kit included more than 20 books, games, and toys, guaranteed to keep students happy and entertained over the summer! Popular fiction titles like Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck and […]
Read MoreHave you heard?! The Learning Leopard Library’s Kiss the Pig Fundraiser has been featured in this month’s Charlottesville Family Magazine! On page 10, the Local Buzz News page, the bottom lefthand corner features a picture and a paragraph of text about our fabulous fundraiser. “Johnson Elementary’s recent fundraiser was full of squeals. Librarian Sarah Messham […]
Read MoreDid you miss our Kiss the Pig Results Assembly on Friday, March 28th? Maybe you heard all about it from your student, but didn’t get to see the show live? Or maybe you just want to relive the fun afternoon all over again! Whatever your reason, you can now watch our Kiss the Pig Results […]
Read MoreJohnson students, staff, families, and friends, I can’t thank you enough for all of the support that the Johnson community shared during our Kiss the Pig fundraiser. From the very first idea to the moment the piggies left the building Friday afternoon, every moment this adventure was more successful, exciting, fun, and special because of […]
Read MoreToday is day seven of our Kiss the Pig competition, which means that only two days remain to vote for which Johnson teacher you would like to see Kiss the Pig on Friday! The competition has been fierce, with the majority of votes going toward our biggest rivals, Ms. Croce and Mrs. Rickabaugh. These two […]
Read MoreGood morning, Johnson community! This week has been extremely busy, with both the Festival of the Book and the Kiss the Pig fundraiser occurring in the library, as well as Reading Under the Stars taking over Johnson this Friday night. So many reading events happening at once – what a wonderful week! Our Kiss the […]
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