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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!

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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Fire Truck Friday

Fire Truck Friday

Last Friday, our preschool friends welcomed four firefighters from Fire Station #13! Excitement filled the room as a big-ladder red […]
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Gillispie's Grade 2 Recycling Initiative

Making a World of Difference at Gillispie School

Second graders are several months into an ambitious project to stop certain ‘unrecyclables’ like squeezable mylar snack pouches from ending […]
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The Creative Adventures of Loose Parts

The Creative Adventures of Loose Parts

In Willow, our young learners journeyed into the world of creativity and innovation. The focus of this adventure? Loose parts. […]
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Wintery Landscapes

Second graders recently completed lovely winter landscapes. Using two watercolor techniques, and inspired by aspen or birch trees in snow, […]
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Blowing Kisses and Jumping Like a Spider!

Blowing Kisses and Jumping Like a Spider!

The Gillispie Library offers something for every student, and we strive to provide children with joyful and educational experiences with […]
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Grade 1 "I Love Myself" Workshop

Bravely Learning

In the last week of December, our first-grade teachers, Ms. Traut and Ms. Towne, guided students in a writing activity […]
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Gillispie’s 14th Annual Blood Drive

A Service Project Near and Dear to Our Hearts

Gillispie’s 14th Annual Blood Drive Thursday, February 8 11:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Fifteen years ago, Gillispie welcomed a brother […]
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Natacha Hosy
Natacha Hosy

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info@gillispie.org
(858) 459-3773

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