Hola! En kindergarten practicamos decir "Hola, me llamo ___" y "Me gusta__." Por ejemplo, Me llamo Señora Dashley y me gusta español . Vamos a empezar con sentimientos y también números para contar nuestros puntos en la clase.

Hi! In kindergarten, we are learning how to say "Hi, my name is __" and "I like __." For example, My name is Mrs. Dashley and I like Spanish. We will begin learning feeling words and also numbers so that we can count our class points.

Julie Dashley

K-5 Spanish Educator

First Grade has been studying the music element tempo. We learned a song called Engine Engine and became trains that move at different speeds. We also played a game called Statues where the students have to move to the beat of the drum. This week we started creating our tempo brochures to demonstrate our understanding of the different speeds. In the next couple weeks we will have our first listening assessment.

Alyssa Vanderpool

K-5 Music Educator

Our Watch DOGS Pizza Night will be held on Thursday September 14, 2017 in the Johnson cafeteria!! All fathers and father figures are welcome to come, eat pizza with their special Johnson students and hear about how they can volunteer to help this year at Johnson!!!

WATCH D.O.G.S.® is an innovative program being used by schools across America to help students thrive and grow. Watch D.O.G.S. asks fathers and father figures to take off one day of work a year in order to make a difference in the lives of children. Research shows that a male presence in schools reduces bullying and improves academic outcomes for students. Our volunteers participate in classroom activities, ensure safety on Johnson's campus, participate in recess and lunch monitoring, and maintain a strong, positive presence for students. This is an active, successful program at Johnson, and we appreciate your support!

K- Students in Kindergarten have been learning how to stay safe online. They created videos about how to stay safe online using the Chatterpix app.

1- 1st grade has been doing a mini author study on Mo Willems! We read That is Not a Good Idea! and used PebbleGo to learn more about the author. Students are preparing for their Then and Now research project.

2- 2nd grade has been learning about online safety. They learned what a digital footprint is and what information is safe to share online. Now students are setting up their email account and learning how to send respectful messages through email and Schoology.

3- 3rd grade students are learning about text features to help them research using print and online sources. We have also learned how to use KYVL.

4- 4th grade students have been learning how to cite their print and online sources.

5- 5th grade students are re-designing the old technology lab to be an Innovation Lab where students can collaborate and create. They’ll be creating a pitch to submit to our PTO!

Please remind students to charge their iPads before bringing them to school.

Please make sure your student’s iPad is updated to latest IOS. Sometimes apps won’t work if the iPad is not updated.

Mark your calendars for some exciting events!

· Katherine Rundell will be visiting the 5th grade on September 27th at 9:00 A.M.! I have read her latest book, The Explorer, and it is a page turner!

Katherine Rundell is the author of Rooftoppers, Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms, and The Wolf Wilder. She grew up in Zimbabwe, Brussels, and London, and is currently a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. She begins each day with a cartwheel and believes that reading is almost exactly the same as cartwheeling: it turns the world upside down and leaves you breathless. In her spare time, she enjoys walking on tightropes and trespassing on the rooftops of Oxford colleges.

She is touring for her new book, The Explorer, which is the story of Fred, Con, Lila, and Max. On their way back to England from Manaus, their plane crashes and the pilot dies upon landing. For days they survive alone, until Fred finds a map that leads them to a ruined city, and to a secret.

Students will be adding to their digital portfolios on Artsonia. Parents - you can easily add relatives' email addresses into your child's account, and then they will be notified when new artwork is posted for viewing. It's a great way to share students' creativity with family members that live far away! (Their account keeps artwork from year to year, allowing you to see their visual art skills develop over time.) Visit Johnson's Gallery to see all of our amazing artworks.