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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!

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Handmade Birthday Cards for Meals on Wheels

Meals on Wheels delivers special Happy Birthday gift bags to older adults receiving their services. What a lovely way to […]
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Specialty Spotlight: Library

It’s time for BOOK MADNESS, Gillispie Library’s annual book tournament! Students vote for their favorite picture books and chapter books […]
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Specialty Spotlight: P.E.

Specialty Spotlight: P.E. Students in Early Childhood have been working on large motor movements to music, body control, and throwing […]
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Library Transformed into a Book Cafe

Recently, the 5th graders found the Library transformed into a Book Cafe! Students browsed titles from several genres: novels in […]
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Feeding San Diego Volunteer Opportunities

The Community Relations Committee is happy to provide three volunteer opportunities for the Gillispie community with Feeding San Diego. Space is limited, […]
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Ways You Can Help

The Gillispie community mourns, along with the rest of the world, the devastation and loss of life caused by the 7.8 […]
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World Read Aloud Day

To celebrate World Read Aloud Day, two classes had virtual author visits in the Gillspie Library! First, Ms. Leard’s and […]
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Specialty Spotlight: Spanish

Elementary students made Rosca de Reyes in the Sandbox Kitchen during Spanish Class last month! Rosca de Reyes is a […]
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Students Capturing our Winter Music Performance

With a generous grant from the Ellen Browning Scripps Foundation, we were able to acquire multimedia equipment that allows our […]
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Sign-Up to Donate at the Blood Drive February 9

Gillispie School will host its 13th annual blood drive on Thursday, February 9, 2023! Over the years, we have collected […]
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Specialty Spotlight: Library 

Student voice, participation, and leadership are vital to our Gillispie Library program. Students regularly request books to be added to […]
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Japanese Kamishibai Presentation in the MPR

Walt Ritter from Write Out Loud visited the third graders last week to share some stories in the Japanese Kamishibai tradition […]
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Read past issues:

The Sacred Work of Summer Play
Educating Hearts and Minds: Our Guiding Values
Designing the Future
Educating Future Shapers
The Benefits of Healthy Risk
Skills for Learning and Life.
Grateful Hearts, Inclusive Minds
The Ripple Effect of Compassion
Measuring Success
The Journey Matters
The Magic of Mud
Smiling Hearts

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Natacha Hosy

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