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All week long, we’ve been celebrating Teacher Appreciation week at Johnson Elementary School. It has been a fun filled week of door decorating, flower picking, and other little surprises. The Charlottesville community shows support for their teachers every day of the year, but all of the extra love this week was very welcome! As part […]
Read MoreOur third and fourth graders have been working hard all year to learn their strategies and the practice their skills, and now they’re finally able to show it all off. With SOL testing in full swing, the school has been spending a lot of time in Super Secret Quiet Mode to allow everyone to concentrate […]
Read MoreThis afternoon, Johnson threw a pep rally to celebrate our third and fourth graders getting ready to ROCK their SOL tests this week. With appearances from SOL Man and Strategy Girl, there was singing, dancing, cheering, and lots of celebration! This video was made by Ms. Thompson and shared at this afternoon’s pep rally to […]
Read MoreAfter weeks of work, the Learning Leopard Library Cyber Safety Hall exhibition is finally up! Fourth graders worked for two weeks on creating posters to teach Johnson’s younger students about cyber safety. When discussing cyber safety, we used the widely supported SMART acronym, which outlines five different cyber safety ideas: safe, meet, accepting, reliable, and […]
Read MoreSpring has officially sprung! Just last week it feels like we were shivering in heavy jackets, and all of a sudden the trees are green, the flowers are blooming, and spring fever is in the air. Those three days of heavy rain at the beginning week didn’t help much with spring fever – we were […]
Read MoreHAPPY 101ST BLOG POST! That’s right, our little corner of the internet has now seen more than ONE HUNDRED posts! I am so proud of this blog and the way that it brings readers into the library. I love sharing our library activities with you. I hope that you enjoy taking a peek into the […]
Read MoreIt’s the last full week of April, and the countdown to the end of the year is in full swing. While end of the year testing draws ever closer, students are battling spring fever and trying not to spend all day daydreaming about the beautiful weather outside the classroom windows. One thing that hasn’t changed, […]
Read MoreWelcome to Everyone is Talking About, a feature on the Johnson Elementary School Learning Leopard Library blog that features books and series that students just can’t stop talking about! Check out our Everyone is Talking About posts to learn more about some of the most commonly checked-out, requested, and reviewed books in the Learning Leopard […]
Read MorePeter and the Secret of Rundoon by Dave Barry Peter and the Secret of Rundoon is by Dave Barry, and it is illustrated by Ridley Pearson. It is the third book in the Peter Pan series. I recommend it for third and fourth grade students because it has a bit of violence and sometimes it […]
Read MoreEvery morning, the Learning Leopard Library hosts an open checkout from 8:00-8:45. During this time, students of all ages are invited to return their old library books and trade them in for new ones. Students can come as often as they’d like – and many of our frequent fliers check out new books everyday! This […]
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