Book It Bash 2014-2015

April 16, 2015.Reading time 4 minutes.

Our 2014-2015 Book It season came to a close this morning, with a bang! Before I tell you about our Grand Finale Book It Bash, let’s take a quick look back at Book It over the last few months. In October, Miss FitzGerald and I introduced Book It to the Johnson community with a fun […]

October’s BookIt! Raffle Winners

November 11, 2014.Reading time 2 minutes.

This morning, the winners of our October BookIt Raffle were chosen! The numbers for our first official month of BookIt were impressive – 98 students reached their goals. That means that I had 98 tickets to choose from when I pulled my winners… but Johnson students were feelin’ lucky and excited this morning. A BIG […]

This Week in Photos: 10/13-10/17

October 17, 2014.Reading time 7 minutes.

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 […]

DonorsChoose, a huge success!

October 15, 2014.Reading time 1 minute.

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 […]

DonorsChoose: Johnson’s Book It Program needs your help!

October 13, 2014.Reading time 3 minutes.

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 […]