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Reminder! Richard Johnson Elementary students will be released after Field Day at 1:30 tomorrow, Tuesday May 21st!
#richardjohnsonelementary #rjes #fieldday #metlakatla #earlyrelease #alaska #elementaryschool
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Attention RJES Families:
Tuesday, May 21st will be an Early Release Day (for RJES students only) at 1:30 after Field Day!
#richardjohnsonelementary #rjes #metlakatla #alaska #fieldday
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Richard Johnson Elementary's Field Day is Tuesday, May 21st from 8:30-1:00!
We are looking for some volunteers to help. If you are interested, please contact Mr. Mike: mstoesz@aisdk12.org.
#rjes #richardjohnsonelementaryschool #fieldday #fieldday2024 #metlakatla #alaska #elementaryschool
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Don't forget! Our RJES Family Glow Night is TONIGHT starting at 5:00! Please see the attached letter and map to see all the exciting activities we have planned. See you there!
#rjes #richardjohnsonelementary #familynight #glownight #metlakatla #alaska
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Check out our 1st Grade Students!
The month of April in Sm’algyax is Ha’li lax sis’waanx, which means the time to gather herring eggs! Mrs. McCarty brought s’waanx (herring eggs) on gyoos (kelp) and s’waanx on laxs (hemlock branches) to share in our classroom today.
#rjes #richardjohnsonelementary #tsimshian #herringeggs #metlakatla #alaska
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Don't forget! Our RJES Family Glow Night is on Wednesday 4/17 starting at 5:00! We'll have fun activities for the whole family, as well as pizza and beverages!
#rjes #richardjohnsonelementary #metlakatla #familynight #glownight
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Check out our RJES Soccer Club! Our students have been working hard on their soccer skills during practice, and on Saturday, they played their first games. Great work, everyone!
📸: Madi S.
#rjes #richardjohnsonelementary #metlakatla #alaska #afterschoolclub #soccer
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The Richard Johnson Elementary Bird Watching Club is looking for binoculars donations! If you have a pair that you are no longer using, please consider donating them to RJES.
Please contact Mr. Joe (jhenry@aisdk12.org) if you have any questions.
#richardjohnsonelementary #rjes #afterschoolclub #birdwatching #metlakatla #alaska
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Check this out! Our Pre-K students enjoyed the sunshine by completing a chalk-drawn obstacle course- how fun!
📸: Erin Johnson
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RJES Students in 3rd-5th grade are invited to join the Bird Watching Club! This club will consist of four different classroom sessions where they will learn about bird migration, wildlife conservation, and bird identification. These will be held on Wednesdays from 2:45-3:45 beginning Wednesday, April 3rd.
Students who attend three sessions will be eligible to spend a day in May on the beach with s'mores, hot dogs, and identifying as many birds as possible!
If your student would like to join, there will be a signup sheet in the RJES office. Please contact Mr. Joe with any questions at jhenry@aisdk12.org
#rjes #richardjohnsonelementary #metlakatla #alaska #birdwatching #afterschoolclub
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Check this out! Our Pre-K Students helped make these amazing spirit posters to celebrate our Miss Chiefs! Aam dzapsm!
#richardjohnsonelementary #metlakatla #alaska #aisd #aisdproud #misschiefs #wayiwah
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RJES Families:
Join us for a Family GLOW Night from 5:00-6:30 pm on Wednesday, April 17th at RJES! We'll have lots of fun activities including games, glow face paint and glow tattoos, and more!
#rjes #richardjohnsonelementary #metlakatla #alaska #glow #familynight
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On Friday, Mrs. Henry's 3rd graders went out to the sandbar with Gamaas and Ms. Pike to practice a scientific sampling method for Sea Week!
Students laid quadrats on the beach and counted the mussels, katy chitons (gumboots), and rockweed inside the frames. Later this spring, 4th and 5th grades will repeat the samples to see how the amount of each species changes as the season progresses, and all three classes will sample in quadrats on a variety of beaches during Sea Week in May. Students also learned the Sm'algyax words and scientific names for each species:
mussels - gyels - Mytilus trossulus
katy chitons - 'yaanst - Katharina tunicata
rockweed - p'aatsah - Fucus distichus
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Don't forget! Our RJES Math & Science Family Night starts at 5:00! We'll have fun activities and pizza for the whole family- see you there!
#richardjohnsonelementary #rjes #familynight #math #science #elementary #aisd #aisdproud
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Our Richard Johnson Elementary Math & Science Family Night is TOMORROW (Leap Day, 2/29) from 5:00-7:00! We'll have pizza and beverages, and fun activities for the whole family! See you there!
#rjes #richardjohnsonelementary #familynight #community #metlakatla #alaska #elementaryschool
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Don't forget RJES Families: Dr. Seuss Week is next week, February 26th-March 1st!
Here are the fun dress-up days our school has planned:
-Monday, Feb. 26th: “I am not going to get up today.” Wear your pajamas!
-Tuesday, Feb. 27th: “Cat in the Hat.” Wear your favorite hat!
-Wednesday, Feb 28th: “Wacky Wednesday.” Wear your hair crazy, your clothes backward, inside out, or mismatched!
Thursday: Feb. 29th: “The Lorax.” Wear yellow, orange or a funky mustache!
Friday: March 1st: “Fox N’ Socks.” Wear your crazy socks!
#rjes #richardjohnsonelementary #drseussweek #drseuss #dressup #metlakatla #alaska
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RJES invites our Richard Johnson Elementary families to a Math & Science Night, next Thursday, February 29th, from 5-7:00 in the RJES Gym! We'll have lots of fun activities for the whole family, plus pizza and beverages. See you there!
#richardjohnsonelementary #rjes #familynight #metlakatla #community #alaska
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RJES Mat Rats is excited to attend the "Rumble at the Rec" Tournament at the Rec Center in Ketchikan! If you would like your child to participate, please complete this form so we can see who will be attending and record weights for the meet:
https://forms.gle/ZKpVBKh9wHJZrj7J7
When: Saturday, March 2nd
Where: Ketchikan Rec Center
Time: Weigh In Starts at 11:30 am
*Please note: Parent/Guardian is REQUIRED to bring their child to the meet in Ketchikan. Transportation and meals will not be provided.*
#richardjohnsonelementary #metlakatla #matrats #wrestling
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RJES Families: Dr. Seuss Week is February 26th-March 1st! Here are the fun dress-up days our school has planned:
-Monday, Feb. 26th: “I am not going to get up today.” Wear your pajamas!
-Tuesday, Feb. 27th: “Cat in the Hat.” Wear your favorite hat!
-Wednesday, Feb 28th: “Wacky Wednesday.” Wear your hair crazy, your clothes backward, inside out, or mismatched!
Thursday: Feb. 29th: “The Lorax.” Wear yellow, orange or a funky mustache!
Friday: March 1st: “Fox N’ Socks.” Wear your crazy socks!
#rjes #richardjohnsonelementary #drseussweek #drseuss #dressup #metlakatla #alaska
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RJES Families:
Mat Rats Wrestling is starting on Monday, February 12th from 5:00-6:00 pm in the RJES Gym, for kindergarten through fifth grade!
#richardjohnsonelementary #metlakatla #alaska #rjes #wrestling #elementaryschool
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