George F. Johnson Elementary School

This week, GFJ introduced Tiger Town Halls , a new monthly event where students come together to focus on building character and community. Each month, a specific character trait ...

Last week in Christina Bassano’s TK class at GFJ, students dove into all things apples! They explored the apple life cycle, from seed to fruit, and learned about the different par...

On a crisp fall October afternoon, the GFJ Garden Club gathered for its much-loved annual apple cider making! For several years now, the club has enjoyed making delicious cider, al...

The Tiger Kindergartners (TK) at GFJ have had a busy start to the school year, diving into learning with enthusiasm. Under the guidance of teacher Christina Bassano, the focus has ...

Before the Friday Night Lights U-E Varsity Football game, GFJ hosted a family-fun "Tailgate with the Tigers!" GFJ parents and staff, in collaboration with the UE Cheerleaders, c...

Do you have a child interested in learning more about wrestling? The UE wrestling program has a wonderful Pee Wee Wrestling Club. In-person sign-ups are on October 6, 11 a.m. - ...

Join your GFJ family for this fun evening before the UE Football game. Games, food, and more!

Any U-E girls in grades three through six are invited to sign up for this youth program. Click here for the Google form.

“Be kind.” “You matter.” “You are loved.” These are just some of the encouraging messages lining the sidewalks at many of our schools as students and staff participated in the 5th...

The week before the beginning of school, several fifth graders from all elementary buildings were invited to "The Dog Days of Summer" literacy academy, a four-day session focused o...

The saying still holds, “It takes a village.” That was the case at the GFJ End-of-Summer Social when seven businesses provided free haircuts to students. Donating supplies and the...

Kindergarten marks the beginning of a child's formal education and is often a child’s first step into a structured school setting. At U-E Kindergarten Jump Start prepares our young...

For the 2024-25 school year, the district can use grant funds and the current year’s fund balance to purchase school supplies (except backpacks) for all students TK-12. Supplies wi...

GFJ had lots of fun over the last few days of school. First and foremost, the school held its annual 5th-grade Moving-Up Ceremony. Students, with family in attendance, received th...

GFJ celebrated its monthly Very Important Tigers (VIT) with an assembly recognizing students and classes for exemplifying the monthly character trait. The traits for May were ...

With just a few days left of elementary school, the fifth graders are gearing up to become Tigers in the Middle next year. To help all fifth graders from the district’s four elemen...

Congratulations to GFJ teacher Meridith Jackson, the 2024 Lichstein Award recipient. The Alan Lichstein Award is given to a current district employee who exhibits the qualities ...

Each month, GFJ elementary students focus on a character trait. They learn the word, read grade-level appropriate books that focus on that particular trait, and discover ways to d...

GFJ TK students in Christina Bassano's class have had an exciting and enriching spring semester! From engaging in math games and literacy activities using iPads, to exploring sc...

National Baseball Day was 4/22/24 so GFJ celebrated with surprise visits from Ruby and Rowdy from the Rumble Ponies. Librarian Jodi Moscato read baseball books to students and feat...