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Veteran’s Day Card-Making Project
Thanks to our terrific students, teachers, and parents, for making our Veteran’s Day card-making project a rousing success! So many […]
Specialty Spotlight: Library
The Gillispie Library serves all students on our campus. Early Childhood students enjoy songs, fingerplays, and activities related to the […]
Ms. Fleming Visits Kindergarten
Recently, Ms. Fleming visited the Kindergarten students to read aloud the book “How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin” by Margaret McNamara […]
Author Share in Grade 1
Students in Grade 1 held an Author Share this month where they chose their favorite stories they’d written to share […]
Specialty Spotlight: Art
Every Elementary cycle, I display an image of a work of art in our art class. These are selected from […]
Visiting Author Dr. MacPete
Students in Kindergarten, First, and Second grade recently had an author visit from veterinarian and author Dr. Ruth MacPete, who […]
Specialty Spotlight: P.E.
Elementary students kicked off Running Club this week with over 30 students participating. They began with dynamic stretches, followed by running laps, […]
Grade 3 Visits the Map Museum
Pretending to be cartographers conducting research, Gillispie third graders visited the Map and Atlas Museum of La Jolla to investigate […]
Doing Good Together
DOING GOOD TOGETHER is a national organization that provides opportunities for families to volunteer, or “do good” together. Click on the […]
Specialty Spotlight: Spanish
Students in Spanish class have been learning about Hispanic Heritage Month. Students learned about Mexico’s Independence Day (September 15) by […]
Specialty Spotlight: Science & Design
To kick off the school year, students designed projects to warm up their hands and brains while remembering the importance […]
After-school Fall Enrichment classes are off to a great start!
In Ms. Leard’s Builders Club, architects each got a tray of Legos and were challenged to use all the Legos […]