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Field Day! Water bottles, rockin’ jams, dizzy bats, tie-dye… you all know what I’m talking about. Delighted screams in the air, sunscreen all over the place, and not a dry pair of shoes in the house. We wouldn’t have it any other way! This year’s Field Day Committee put together an action-packed three hours in […]
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 MoreThis March, Johnson students were lucky enough to get to see Kate DiCamillo speak during the Virginia Festival of the Book. The experience was spectacular, and I wrote a blog post to share the wonderful things that we learned. Since then, the post has garnered hundreds of page views, been shared by Charlottesville City Schools […]
Read MoreLast week I introduced you to Johnson fourth graders’ current passion project, the 2015 Book Awards. Students have the opportunity to nominate books for awards in seven categories, from Best Comedy to Best Biography and everything in between. To make things even more intense, 12,000 library materials are competing for the grand prize – Best […]
Read MoreThis afternoon, local author Priya Mahadevan brought the exotic and colorful world of India into the Learning Leopard Library! Mrs. Mahadevan’s new book, Princesses Only Wear Putta Puttas, tells the tale of Fey Fey (based on a real Johnson first grade student!), who visits India and loves the colorful clothes she gets to wear to her cousin’s […]
Read MoreToday is the first day of SOL testing at Johnson and our third and fourth graders are ready to rock! In case you need a little inspiration – or are just looking for a reason to smile – here is a video of the Let’s Move Club performing at Friday afternoon’s SOL Pep Rally (get […]
Read MoreIt can be a scary time to turn on the news, and an even scarier time to talk to an impressionable child about what they are seeing and hearing about the world around them. But that means that it can also be a critical time to have an open, honest conversation with your child – a […]
Read MoreIt was a day like any other. Students arrived via buses, cars, and bicycles, waved hello, and headed to their classrooms. Some munched on breakfast, and others chatted with their friends. But it didn’t take long to notice that something was different…. …is that famous American author Laura Ingalls Wilder using the Destiny Quest search station […]
Read MoreJohnson fourth graders have spent the whole year learning, honing, and perfecting their research skills. From developing well thought-out research questions to presenting their findings in an organized way, the fourth grade team and I have turned these students into lean, mean, research machines. Next week, these students will have an opportunity to share all […]
Read MoreThis afternoon, Johnson welcomed one of its favorite visitors. I’ll give you a hint…. this visitor is about six feet tall, and he’s not exactly human. His red bow tie matches perfectly with his black and white tail. And you can’t forget about that iconic cap on his head… If you guessed The Cat in the […]
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