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February 28, 2018

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Elementary, Gems

U.S.A. Team Snowboarder Visits Kindergarten

Olympic fever continues in Kindergarten! This week, students were visited by Team U.S.A. Snowboarder and local 16-year-old Judd Henkes! Judd shared with the children how hard he works to train to do something he loves. He also motivated students by stressing the importance of practice and persistence. Judd has been snowboarding since he was 4 years old and trains in Mammoth every year. He hopes to qualify for the 2022 Olympics in China with his best friend (and...

by Brittany Kaszas

gillispie school

February 21, 2018

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Elementary, Gems, Values and Community

Sportsmanship and Effort on Display

Great sportsmanship and effort were on display as our Gillispie Geckos played the basketball team from The Children’s School! What a treat to visit their school and meet fellow b-ball enthusiasts. In a squeaker of a game, our Geckos were able to pull out a win! Congratulations on your hard work, Geckos, and thank you to TCS for the great game! About Gillispie School: We are an independent toddler through Grade 6 school in La Jolla, CA....

by Brittany Kaszas

February 15, 2018

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Values and Community

Using Their Hands to Do Good Work

Margaret Mead said, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." The third graders here at Gillispie did just that last week during our Annual Blood Drive and Bake Sale, raising an astonishing amount during the one-day event. This year the San Diego Blood Bank collected 43 pints of blood from donors ranging from parents, grandparents, teachers, and community members. In addition, the bake...

by Brittany Kaszas

February 7, 2018

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Elementary, Learn by Doing, Values

A Student’s Reflection on the Museum of Tolerance

On Wednesday, January 24, the sixth graders of Gillispie School visited the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, California with the intent to further our knowledge on the Holocaust and other issues of injustice. Our class has been avidly studying the Holocaust as well as civil rights, reading books such as Miracle’s Boys, The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963, and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. This field trip offered us the opportunity to see directly how...

by Brittany Kaszas

February 1, 2018

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Community Service, Elementary, Values and Community

Grade 2 Students Clean La Jolla Beaches

Values and Community "Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'" - Martin Luther King, Jr. In honor of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service last week, Grade 2 students participated in a beach clean-up at La Jolla Shores. Students collected data on the amount and type of trash they collected that will be sent to the City of San Diego for their records. We are proud of our students for helping keep...

by Brittany Kaszas

January 12, 2018

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Elementary, Learn by Doing

Grade 1 Students are Paleontologists for the Day

Grade 1 students have been studying dinosaurs in Science class. Their lessons have brought about many questions, specifically centered on how we know so much about dinosaurs given that they are extinct. During a class discussion, students were introduced to the term "paleontologists," and they learned more about this researcher's important role in the discovery and classification of ancient fossils. Each student had the opportunity to be a paleontologist for a day during a hands-on project where they carefully...

by Brittany Kaszas

January 4, 2018

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Experts in Education, Parent strategies, Parents, Values and Community

Gillispie Welcomes Visiting Author David Schwartz

Mark your calendars! On Thursday, January 25 at 6:30-7:30 p.m., author David Schwartz will present a family program called Numbers, Numbers, Everywhere! David will be treating families to delightful storytelling when he talks about the connection between stories and numbers. Children (and parents) will long remember the difference between a million, a billion, and a trillion when the evening is over! Earlier that day, prekindergarteners through sixth graders will be participating in four separate assemblies David will be interacting...

by Brittany Kaszas

December 20, 2017

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Community Service, Early Childhood, The Journey Matters, Values and Community

A Former Gillispie Students Visits Early Childhood

A former Gillispie student was recently back on campus observing an EC classroom for her college Child Development course, and we were warmed by an email she sent us in regard to her experience: Coming onto campus for the first time in over 5 years brought more joy to me than I have had in a long time. Gillispie was my life from preschool to fifth grade and I am who I am because of Gillispie. I...

by Brittany Kaszas

December 14, 2017

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Elementary, Experts in Education

Creating a Balanced Literacy Program with Lucy Calkins

Gillispie's elementary teachers are coming together to learn with consultant Ryan Candelario as we continue to refine our delivery of the Lucy Calkins’ Workshops. Adding to our knowledge of the Writers Workshop (last year’s emphasis), we are currently focused on the Readers Workshop in creating a balanced literacy program. While on campus, Mr. Candelario taught students in some of our elementary classrooms while teachers observed his delivery of content in both whole and small group settings. A...

by Brittany Kaszas

project-based learning

December 5, 2017

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Elementary, Experts in Education, Learn by Doing, Specialties

Project-Based Learning Across Disciplines

This is a great example of the type of project-based learning across disciplines that helps students further deepen their understanding of the curriculum! As an Art, Science, and Technology cross-study, Grade 6 partners have been creating their own topographical maps of an imaginary island. In Art class, the students hand-shaped their island out of clay and included eight real geographical features such as a waterfall, mountain, sandbar, etc. Once their clay models were finished, the students sliced the models, decided...

by Brittany Kaszas

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