Ms. Kinney’s class enjoyed their second to last week of swimming! We asked two students what has been their favorite part so far and they said….
James: “I like when we put our hands on top of our heads to make a point. Then we have to go under water and try to swim!”
Elias: “I like when the instructor puts toys on the bottom and we have to go under and go get them!”
Way to go 2nd graders 👏🏼
💓 November Photo Dump 💓
November was a fun filled month! 🙌🏼 Our jaguars had adventures to Maymont to a in house field trip from Jamestown to projects to enjoying the weather outside to coding during resource to everything in between! Check out all of our exciting things happening at JES during November! 💙 We are so grateful all of our jaguars!
Check out our social medias to see our full video!
🌟 Staff Stoplight Time 🌟 This is National Family Engagement Month and we are here to introduce you to our family advocate, Mrs. Coalson! Mrs. Coalson is such a huge asset to our jaguar family! She is so helpful, kind, and always goes above and beyond of what we need! We are so lucky to have you! 💙 Get to know Mrs. Coalson a little bit better:
Favorite thing about Johnson: “all the students and families”
Years in education: “7 years at Johnson, 6 years in Petersburg, and 5 years in Hanover”
Favorite activity at Johnson: “helping families connect and participate in our school community”
Hobbies: “I love to cook!”
We love you Mrs. Coalson! 💙
Mrs. Collier’s 5th graders are showing off their new ukulele skills in Mrs. Jackson’s class today! 🎶 Make sure your sound is up to hear these awesome tunes!! 👏🏼 Can you guess what song they are playing?
We are so thankful for our Jaguar family 💙 We have such an amazing community! We hope you enjoyed your time spent with your loved ones!
🌟 We ended our week last week with a stem project of recreating balloons for our own parade. Can you spy your favorite creation!? 🔍
🍁Step 1 : collect leaves in your hands…
🍁Step 2: throw up as high as you can…
🍁Step 3: dance in the leaves falling down!
Ms. Buechler’s class showing off their excitement on a lovely fall weather day ☀️
What is your favorite fall activity!?
Last week we celebrated ending our first quarter of the ‘23 - ‘24 school year! 💃🏼 The students showed off their dance moves, teamwork skills, and craft creating!
🌟 We are so proud of all our students hard work this quarter & can’t wait to see all the magical things that happen throughout quarter 2! 🌟
Let’s go jaguars!! 💙🐆
🇺🇸 Last Thursday our second graders put on an amazing performance to honor our Veterans for Veteran’s Day! Special shoutout to our lovely music teacher, Mrs. Jackson for helping our students shine! 🇺🇸
Let’s give a big round of applause 👏🏼 for our principal of the day: Principal Hart!! 💙
Principal Hart did a fantastic job at walking through classrooms, helped solve problems, and even showed us how to use our new book vending machine! 📚
Thank you for your hard work Principal Hart! ✨
🌟Staff Spotlight Time 🌟 Introducing a new Jaguar this year…..meet Mrs. Sterbenz! She is our P.E. teacher here at Johnson. Mrs. Sterbenz is such a bright light in our school community. She is always so kind, compassionate, and such a hard worker. We are so thankful for your calming spirit and are so lucky to have you join the Johnson family this year! 💙 Get to know Mrs. Sterbenz a little better!
Favorite thing about Johnson: “This school feels like a family!”
Years in Education: “ 1st year at JES, 6 years in education, taught at preschool, and previously taught in Chesterfield County. “
Favorite activity to teach: “capture the flag!”
Hobbies: “I love running, watching my kids play soccer and dance, and reading.”
We 💙 you Mrs. Sterbenz!
🧡 October Photo Dump 🧡
October brought us lots of projects, many spirit days, and even the Book Fair! October - you were a good month to us! 💙We hope November brings the double the happiness and even more experiments! 🧪🙌🏼
Check out some of our favorite memories from this past month! Check our our social media!
Our staff even joined in on the fun for Book Character Day!! 🙌🏼 💙 Way to go Jaguars! 👻
👻 Our Book Character Day last Friday was a huge success!! 🎃 we loved watching all the students dress up as their favorite characters and show off their amazing looks! 📚
✨Can you spot your favorite?!✨
Head over to social media accounts to check out the full video!
Watch out world… We have some 5th grade scientist on our hands! 🙌🏼 These 5th graders accepted the STEAM day challenge - making a witch’s potion 🧪 that bubbles to explore chemical reactions!
Can you spot some of the ingredients that they used!? 👀👩🏽🔬🧑🏻🔬
THANK YOU to Puritan for donating coats for our students to stay warm this winter! ✨ Special thanks to the Rotary Club for helping us partner with Puritan 💓
🌟 Staff Spotlight Time 🌟 Hani is our Head Custodian here at Johnson! He is so loved by all the students and staff. He is such a big help to everyone each and every day. Thank you for all your hard work! 💙 Get to know him a little better!
Favorite thing about Johnson: “Seeing the staff and students everyday”
How long have you been here: “12 years!”
Hobbies: “I love being with my family!”
We 💙 you Hani!
The 4th graders coded ozobots on the journey from England to Jamestown. First the students drew the maps then they carefully took a pit stop at the Canary Islands and the West Indies before making it to Jamestown! Swipe to the end to see the action 🎥 🙌🏼 💙
Ms. Kreck & Mrs. Evans classes paired up to take on double double this this challenge! 🖐🏽🖐🏽👊🏽👊🏽 These 4th graders are amazing with our kindergarteners during their morning meeting! 💙 Way to go 4th & K!
✨ Ooey Gooey Pumpkin Time!✨ Mrs. Herod & Ms. Taylor’s second graders read The Legend of Spookley the Pumpkin. While working on our story elements, the students also were able to carve and clean out the pumpkins!
🎃 We can’t wait to count to see which class had the most pumpkin seeds!
🌟 Staff Spotlight Time 🌟 Mrs. Davis is one of our ESL teachers here at Johnson Elementary. She is a huge part of our school community and will instantly put you in a good mood with her smile! We are so lucky to you, Mrs. Davis! 💙 Get to know her a little better!
Favorite thing about Johnson: “My favorite thing is the students and families!”
How long have you been here: “I have been at JES for 22 years.”
Favorite subject: “My favorite subject to teach is English.”
Hobbies: “My hobbies are reading and gardening!”
We 💙 you Mrs. Davis!
