Our RJES 5th Graders are moving up to Charles R. Leask Sr. Middle School! ✨
We'll be holding the 5th Grade "Fly Up" on Tuesday, May 26th at 2:00 pm. Families, you are welcome to join us in the covered court- see you there!
#rjes #richardjohnsonelementary #metlakatla #wayiwah #charlesleaskmiddleschool
We'll be holding the 5th Grade "Fly Up" on Tuesday, May 26th at 2:00 pm. Families, you are welcome to join us in the covered court- see you there!
#rjes #richardjohnsonelementary #metlakatla #wayiwah #charlesleaskmiddleschool
Today at 3:00!
If your child will be attending Pre-K with us next school year, please join us TODAY for our Open House & Enrollment!
When: Thursday, May 21st
Time: 3:00 - 4:00 pm
Where: Richard Johnson Elementary
See you there!
#rjes #preK #preschool #richardjohnsonelementary #metlakatla #wayiwah
If your child will be attending Pre-K with us next school year, please join us for our Open House & Enrollment!
When: Thursday, May 21st
Time: 3:00 - 4:00 pm
Where: Richard Johnson Elementary
See you there!
#rjes #preK #preschool #richardjohnsonelementary #metlakatla #wayiwah
When: Thursday, May 21st
Time: 3:00 - 4:00 pm
Where: Richard Johnson Elementary
See you there!
#rjes #preK #preschool #richardjohnsonelementary #metlakatla #wayiwah
🦀 The RJES Sea Week is next week, May 18th - 22nd! 🦀
Parents/Guardians: please complete the Sea Week permission slip, which will also be sent through Remind:
https://form.jotform.com/AISD/seaweek2026
#rjes #richardjohnsonelementary #seaweek #rjesseaweek #wayiwah #metlakatla
Parents/Guardians: please complete the Sea Week permission slip, which will also be sent through Remind:
https://form.jotform.com/AISD/seaweek2026
#rjes #richardjohnsonelementary #seaweek #rjesseaweek #wayiwah #metlakatla
Tomorrow at 11:30 am! 🎶
Richard Johnson Elementary invites the Metlakatla Community to join us for our Pre-K through 5th Grade Luulgit (Feast)!
When: TOMORROW, Friday, May 8th
When: 11:30 am
Where: Town Hall
Please join us for this meal and celebration featuring performances by our Pre-K through 5th grade students!
#rjes #richardjohnsonelementary #metlakatla #feast #wayiwah
Richard Johnson Elementary invites the Metlakatla Community to join us for our Pre-K through 5th Grade Luulgit (Feast) THIS Friday!
When: Friday, May 8th
When: 11:30 am
Where: Town Hall
Please join us for this meal and celebration featuring performances by our Pre-K through 5th grade students!
#rjes #richardjohnsonelementary #metlakatla #feast #wayiwah
When: Friday, May 8th
When: 11:30 am
Where: Town Hall
Please join us for this meal and celebration featuring performances by our Pre-K through 5th grade students!
#rjes #richardjohnsonelementary #metlakatla #feast #wayiwah
Check out our RJES Lap Competition Winners!
Each year, Mr. Hamilton holds a running competition for 2nd-5th grade to see who can get the most laps! The laps were tracked over the last three weeks of school, with a boy and girl winner for each class (with a fourth grade tie!). These students put their best effort forward to win the competition, and the winners will get to have lunch at Skaters Lake with Mr. Hamilton and Mr. Joe eat lunch and play games!
The winners are:
-Lana H
-Dawson C
-Kaspen B
-Layla F
-Jesse J
-Anton H
-Giana H
-David B
-Gabriella B
Luk'wil aam dzapsm, runners!
#rjes #richardjohnsonelementary #physicaleducation #metlakatla #wayiwah
Each year, Mr. Hamilton holds a running competition for 2nd-5th grade to see who can get the most laps! The laps were tracked over the last three weeks of school, with a boy and girl winner for each class (with a fourth grade tie!). These students put their best effort forward to win the competition, and the winners will get to have lunch at Skaters Lake with Mr. Hamilton and Mr. Joe eat lunch and play games!
The winners are:
-Lana H
-Dawson C
-Kaspen B
-Layla F
-Jesse J
-Anton H
-Giana H
-David B
-Gabriella B
Luk'wil aam dzapsm, runners!
#rjes #richardjohnsonelementary #physicaleducation #metlakatla #wayiwah
Check out all of the beautiful sidewalk chalk artwork at Richard Johnson Elementary! We love seeing all of these postitive messages- great work!
#rjes #richardjohnsonelementary #metlakatla #alaska wayiwah
Check out our first graders!
They worked hard yesterday picking up garbage for Earth Day, and filled up four large garbage bags around one big block! Great work, first grade! 🌎
#earthday #richardjohnsonelementary #metlakatla #wayiwah
They worked hard yesterday picking up garbage for Earth Day, and filled up four large garbage bags around one big block! Great work, first grade! 🌎
#earthday #richardjohnsonelementary #metlakatla #wayiwah
Yesterday, our Richard Johnson Elementary students celebrated Earth Day with a Clean-Up around our island! 🌎 Check out our Pre-K students, who did did an awesome job helping pick up litter at the Brown Apartments area and Graveyard Loop! Luk'wil aam dzapsm!
#rjes #richardjohnsonelementary #metlakatla #alaska #earthday #wayiwah
Last week, we had two special visitors to Richard Johnson Elementary: the FBI! Jennifer and Erin visited Richard Johnson Elementary from the FBI Anchorage Field Office to talk to our classes about Internet Safety. They had a wonderful and interactive presentation with each of our classes!
Questions about Internet Safety? Check out the resources on Alaska Children's Trust:
https://www.alaskachildrenstrust.org/online-safety
T'oya̱xsut 'nüüsm Jennifer & Erin for visiting our school!
#annetteislandschooldistrict #aisd #aisdproud #metlakatla #wayiwah #rjes #richardjohnsonelementary
Questions about Internet Safety? Check out the resources on Alaska Children's Trust:
https://www.alaskachildrenstrust.org/online-safety
T'oya̱xsut 'nüüsm Jennifer & Erin for visiting our school!
#annetteislandschooldistrict #aisd #aisdproud #metlakatla #wayiwah #rjes #richardjohnsonelementary
RJES Families:
We are excited to offer the Aleutian Ballad Tour trip to our students in kindergarten through 5th grade on Wednesday, April 29th! We are grateful to the Aleutian Ballad Crew and MIC for making this trip happen! 🛥️
Here are the details:
-When: Wednesday, April 29th
-Time: 9:00 am - 11:00 am
-Location: A.I.R. surrounding area
-Transportation: Walking to state dock
-Who: Kindergarten through 5th grade
-Please ensure your child is dressed appropriately for the weather. It can get cold on the boat, please make sure your child has warm clothing!
-Students must have a completed permission slip in order to participate.
-Please note: Students must arrive on time on the day of the trip. If students arrive late, they will have to remain at the school with a staff member until the classes return from the trip.
Please complete the permission slip here:
https://bit.ly/aleutianballad26
#rjes #richardjohnsonelementary #aleutianballad #metlakatla #wayiwah
We are excited to offer the Aleutian Ballad Tour trip to our students in kindergarten through 5th grade on Wednesday, April 29th! We are grateful to the Aleutian Ballad Crew and MIC for making this trip happen! 🛥️
Here are the details:
-When: Wednesday, April 29th
-Time: 9:00 am - 11:00 am
-Location: A.I.R. surrounding area
-Transportation: Walking to state dock
-Who: Kindergarten through 5th grade
-Please ensure your child is dressed appropriately for the weather. It can get cold on the boat, please make sure your child has warm clothing!
-Students must have a completed permission slip in order to participate.
-Please note: Students must arrive on time on the day of the trip. If students arrive late, they will have to remain at the school with a staff member until the classes return from the trip.
Please complete the permission slip here:
https://bit.ly/aleutianballad26
#rjes #richardjohnsonelementary #aleutianballad #metlakatla #wayiwah
Is your student in Kindergarten or 1st grade? Join the Metlakatla Sparks Cheer Club, starting this Thursday, April 9th! 📣
When: Thursdays from 5:00-6:00 (starting 4/9/26)
Where: RJES Gym
Who: For Kindergarten and 1st Grade
Click the link to sign up:
https://form.jotform.com/AISD/metlakatla-sparks26
Questions? Contact cmartinez@aisdk12.org
#rjes #metlakatlasparks #cheer #wayiwah #metlakatla #richardjohnsonelementary
When: Thursdays from 5:00-6:00 (starting 4/9/26)
Where: RJES Gym
Who: For Kindergarten and 1st Grade
Click the link to sign up:
https://form.jotform.com/AISD/metlakatla-sparks26
Questions? Contact cmartinez@aisdk12.org
#rjes #metlakatlasparks #cheer #wayiwah #metlakatla #richardjohnsonelementary
Check out Mrs. McCarty's 1st grade class! They're practicing reading for longer periods of time, working on their reading stamina. They're really enjoying reading all by themselves! 📚
Luk'wil aam dzapsm, 1st grade!
#richardjohnsonelementary #rjes #metlakatla #alaska #wayiwah
Luk'wil aam dzapsm, 1st grade!
#richardjohnsonelementary #rjes #metlakatla #alaska #wayiwah
RJES Families:
Parent-Teacher conferences are this Wednesday and Thursday from 2:00pm - 5:30pm (with early release at 1:30 both days)! Letters to Parent/Guardians were mailed out with appointed times.
Please call the office if you have any questions or need your appointed times!
#rjes #richardjohnsonelementary #metlakatla #alaska #wayiwah
Parent-Teacher conferences are this Wednesday and Thursday from 2:00pm - 5:30pm (with early release at 1:30 both days)! Letters to Parent/Guardians were mailed out with appointed times.
Please call the office if you have any questions or need your appointed times!
#rjes #richardjohnsonelementary #metlakatla #alaska #wayiwah
RJES Families:
Richard Johnson Elementary is excited to announce that we will be updating our English Language Arts Curriculum from Wit & Wisdom to Arts and Letters, the newest curriculum from Great Minds!
Information about Arts and Letters can be found at their website:
https://bit.ly/rjes-curr26
If you have further questions, please contact Shannon Hudson: shudson@aisdk12.org
#rjes #richardjohnsonelementary #metlakatla #alaska #wayiwah
Richard Johnson Elementary is excited to announce that we will be updating our English Language Arts Curriculum from Wit & Wisdom to Arts and Letters, the newest curriculum from Great Minds!
Information about Arts and Letters can be found at their website:
https://bit.ly/rjes-curr26
If you have further questions, please contact Shannon Hudson: shudson@aisdk12.org
#rjes #richardjohnsonelementary #metlakatla #alaska #wayiwah
Richard Johnson Elementary will be hosting our annual Dr. Seuss Spirit Week February 23rd-27th! This week is always a blast, we encourage our students and staff to dress up with us!
Here are the dress-up days we have planned:
-Monday 2/23: Wear Red or Blue
-Tuesday 2/24: Favorite Hat + Red & White Stripes
-Wednesday 2/25: Wacky Wednesday!
-Thursday 2/26: Solid Color (like a crayon!)
Friday 2/27: Pajama Day!
#richardjohnsonelementary #drseussweek #metlakatla #alaska #spiritweek
Here are the dress-up days we have planned:
-Monday 2/23: Wear Red or Blue
-Tuesday 2/24: Favorite Hat + Red & White Stripes
-Wednesday 2/25: Wacky Wednesday!
-Thursday 2/26: Solid Color (like a crayon!)
Friday 2/27: Pajama Day!
#richardjohnsonelementary #drseussweek #metlakatla #alaska #spiritweek
Check out our RJES Pre-K students showing off these incredible carved wooden masks! These were purchased by AISD from our community so our students can have hands-on experience with them!
#metlakatla #aisd #aisdproud #tsimshian #wayiwah
#metlakatla #aisd #aisdproud #tsimshian #wayiwah
Happy Holidays from Richard Johnson Elementary!
Thank you to Jeannie Lindsey for these wonderful photos, and the beautiful gingerbread house and background!
Individual photos of each student have been shared with staff to send with families!
#rjes #richardjohnsonelementary #metlakatla #alaska #wayiwah
EARLY RELEASE TODAY - THURSDAY, DEC. 18th
AISD FAMILIES:
Due to the heavy rate of snow and limited staff to clear roads and sidewalks, we will be releasing students EARLY today, Thursday 12/18, to ensure students get home safely before it is dark out. The bus will also be running at the below release times:
RJES: 1:30 PM
CLMS/MHS: 2:10 pm
AISD FAMILIES:
Due to the heavy rate of snow and limited staff to clear roads and sidewalks, we will be releasing students EARLY today, Thursday 12/18, to ensure students get home safely before it is dark out. The bus will also be running at the below release times:
RJES: 1:30 PM
CLMS/MHS: 2:10 pm
