George F. Johnson Elementary School

The holiday season is a time for giving, and this year, the GFJ school community came together in an extraordinary way to spread cheer and support those in need. Assistant Princip...

November is often defined by gratitude, a time to reflect on the things and people we appreciate most. At GFJ, students across the building embraced this theme as they focused on g...

Third graders in Colleen Salati’s class had a sugary adventure while learning U.S. geography! Using a sugar map shaped like the United States, students got creative by turning cand...

GFJ students in Courtney Hine’s first-grade class and Molly Grady’s second-grade class got a sweet introduction to the election process! The young voters first registered to vote i...

GFJ Very Important Tigers (VITs) make a difference in their building by displaying positive character traits. Each month, a character trait is highlighted and students, classes, a...

The GFJ library has been buzzing with excitement this past week! Therapy dogs Sulley and Wrigley from U-E visited Tiger kindergartners, snuggling up with students during reading ti...

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...