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Read past issues:

2025-2026
October 2025 - "Educating Hearts and Minds: Our Guiding Values"
February 2026 - "Designing the Future"

2024-2025
May 2025 - "Educating Future Shapers"
March 2025 - "The Benefits of Healthy Risk"
February 2025 - "Skills for Learning and Life."
November 2024 - "Grateful Hearts, Inclusive Minds"
October 2024 - "The Ripple Effect of Compassion"

2023-2024
May 2024 - "Measuring Success"
April 2024 - "The Journey Matters"
March 2024 - "The Magic of Mud"
February 2024 - "Smiling Hearts"

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The Gillispie Blog

Stay up to date with the latest news, events, and everyday moments at Gillispie School in La Jolla. Our weekly blog features engaging stories, photos, and classroom highlights that showcase the creativity, connection, and joy of our Pre-K to Grade 6 community. Visit often—there’s always something new to discover!

Happy Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week!

Because of our incredible parents, this week we celebrated our dedicated teachers and staff. Each day, they have been treated […]
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Book Buddies

Book Buddies

Weekly, Willow friends enjoy reading books with their Book Buddies from Ms. Haas’s Grade 4 class. On E days, we […]
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Gardening in Pre-K

Spring is Almost Sprung!

Spring is almost here, and we can’t wait to get our hands dirty! Playing in the mud, digging in the […]
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Book Madness

Book Madness is Back!

It’s time again for BOOK MADNESS, Gillispie Library’s annual book tournament! Students vote for their favorite picture books and chapter […]
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Airport in Willow

Fasten Your Seatbelts – Willow is Taking Off!

During a January Morning Circle in Willow, teachers asked students for ideas on what they’d like to create in the […]
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Mud Play

Rain, rain, stay and play!

The best part of rainy days? The muddy puddles that follow. Our friends had so much fun splashing in the […]
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Lunar New Year Celebration

Lunar New Year Celebration in Willow!

Last Friday, friends in Willow were treated to a special Lunar New Year Celebration! After learning about the Year of […]
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Grade One Connects with Authors

First Graders Connect with Authors

On Tuesday, both first-grade classes attended a live webinar with authors Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen. The duo read their […]
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Park Valley Field Trip

When you’re on a field trip and it snows!

“Ms. Busick, it’s snowing!” The Grade 6 girls were yelling in delight! They ran outside in their PJs to find […]
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Happy National School Counseling Week, Ms. Sara!

Happy National School Counseling Week, Ms. Sara!

We are celebrating National School Counseling Week and asked Ms. Sara to tell us a little about her day as […]
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World Read Aloud Day

World Read Aloud Day at Gillispie!

This week, we celebrated World Read Aloud Day with two virtual author visits, an author talk, and read-alouds! Two Virtual […]
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Entrepreneurs with a Purpose

Entrepreneurs with a Purpose

Ms. Cohn’s class started collaborating with the Design Team on a year-long business project! Students have been divided into three […]
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Natacha Hosy

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